It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
Tarot & Meditations April 2025 Newsletter | Tarot, Spring Energy & Collective Renewal
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Hello April! As spring settles into Philadelphia, cherry blossoms bloom alongside charged conversations about community, justice, and what it means to belong. Across the city, the country, and the world, people are organizing, planting, protesting, gathering, and creating. There’s a collective sense that we’re being called to nurture something new—not only within ourselves, but in the structures and relationships that shape our daily lives. This month’s tarot spread speaks directly to that energy. With the 4th House Astrological focus on home, roots, and care, we ask: What are we being called to nurture in 2025? And how do we share our inner fire with a world that deeply needs it? This month's Tarot Spread:Drawn as part of our 2025 year ahead reading, our April card is the Ace of Wands—a fiery, blooming branch symbolizing potential, creativity, and the power of new beginnings. The collective message? This year, nurture what brings joy and light—not just for yourself, but for your community. Ask:
Two jumper cards—Judgment (Reversed) and Five of Cups—ask us to let go of criticism and grief in favor of perspective, gratitude, and generous discernment. Synchronicities from the Circle:
In the U.S. and Beyond April also brings Earth Day (April 22), asking us to nurture our shared home—both environmentally and communally. Consider joining a cleanup or planting project near you. Your Invitation Deck of the Month: Join us on Zoom for Second Thursday Tarot Reading Practice from 8pm to 11pm ET to read the monthly tarot spread together. No experience necessary. You need only a tarot deck to participate. And if you are not a tarot reader, feel free to use these tarot spread questions as journal prompts: From the Luminosity Tarot Spread inspired by the Ace of Wands tarot card: 1) What creative passion am I nurturing? 2) How can I share this with authenticity and compassion? This month's Meditations:Join us as we continue to explore the Major Arcana through meditation. Next up is the Hanged Man. We meet Mondays on Zoom from 8pm to 9pm ET for a guided meditation and discussion. Note: The link to register for any event can be found at the very end of this newsletter. The Tarot & Meditations YouTube page continues to be updated weekly. The latest release: The Seven of Swords Meditation. But this may be a nice time to revisit the Ace of Wands Meditation. This month's art workshop:Join us on Zoom for Second Sundays Asemic Art Tarot Workshop from 3pm to 5pm ET for some abstract art-making inspired by tarot. No experience necessary. You need only a tarot deck and art materials of your choice to participate. This month's writing workshop:Join us on Zoom for Last Sundays Generative Tarot Writing Workshop from 3pm to 5pm ET to write from the tarot together. Find link to sign up to attend events at the bottom of this email. No experience necessary. You need only a tarot deck and something to write with to participate. Current subscriber discount code: BLOSSOM2025(This 20% discount code expires May 31, 2025) xo kim Book a Private Tarot or Meditation Zoom Session--for yourself or a small group: https://www.kimberlyessex.com/services Sign up to attend Tarot Reading, Writing, and Meditation Events: https://www.kimberlyessex.com/events View Monday Meditation Replays: https://www.youtube.com/@tarotandmeditations |
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It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
Hello 2026! This month I decided to bring my art and tarot knowledge together to create an exercise you might find useful. I ended up writing quite a bit about my own tarot reading practice, specifically about the difference between projective tarot reading and intuitive tarot reading. You may be surprised at how I use both and why. The full post turned into a writing exercise you can try for yourself with any tarot or oracle card. After the excerpt from this blog post below, you will find my...
Hello December! This month's blog post has been in the works for months. I wanted to create a quick guide to help someone recognize whether a deck of cards is a tarot or not. As a tarot meetup organizer, I could see there was a need for this. Along the way I decided it was necessary to make clear what is not a tarot as well. So, if you already know what a tarot is, the section on non-tarot oracle deck systems may be of interest to you. Or the section on historical decks. I really went on a...
Hello November! That new collaborative project I told you about last month kicked off on October 23, 2025. Details about the next Amethyst Gate coming up this month on November 21, 2025 can be found at amethystgate.com. Our friend Elizabeth Kirwin did a write up on the first event that you can read at fairiesinamerica.com. I chose to write about the process that brought Amethyst Gate into being. Amethyst Gate is a new monthly literary series in Philadelphia that brings together poetry, music,...