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When you hear the words ‘living intuitively’, how do you feel? Is it something really familiar to you, or does it sound like something that mystics do? As someone brought up being encouraged to think critically and use data to make decisions, it’s only in recent years that I have come to fully appreciate the power and potency of my own intuition. (And that’s why I was so excited to interview tarot reader Theresa Reed in this week’s new podcast episode).

As I dived deeper into the topic of intuition in researching my book Freedom Seeker, I discovered something fascinating about birds, which taught me something about how we humans can better navigate the world.

It turns out most birds use a combination of three tools to understand where they are and how to get where they want to go: landmarks, the sun and stars, and the Earth’s magnetic field.

Natural landmarks such as mountains and rivers, and man-made landmarks such as tall buildings, can be helpful pointers for birds, but only if they have flown a particular route before. So this first navigational tool is all about knowledge and experience.

The sun and the stars are reliable indicators of position and orientation, particularly when the weather is clear. This second tool is therefore all about information and guidance.

Then last but not least, birds are thought to use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. We aren’t exactly sure how they do this, although scientists believe birds have a sense called magnetoreception – a kind of inner compass, which allows them to detect the magnetic field and perceive location, altitude and direction. So this third tool is all about using their sixth sense.

And so it is with humans, as we try to understand where we are and how to navigate to where we want to go.

First we have to look to our knowledge and experience – what we have learned from the road we have taken so far, our background, our education, the books we have read, the conversations we have had, the things said by the people who inspire us, the jobs we have done, the places we have been, all of it.

Then we need to fill in the gaps with information and guidance. This is about research, asking questions, talking to people who have done it before, finding role models and mentors, taking classes, gathering information and being prepared to ask for help.

And then there’s the third and final tool of navigating life. It’s our sixth sense – our intuition. It’s that inner knowing, the answers we already have inside if we just ask and then listen.

If you ignore the first tool you risk repeating past mistakes. If you don’t employ the second, you dive blindly into the unknown. But ignoring the third tool is the most dangerous of all, because it is the voice of your free self calling.

I encourage you to notice which of these three tools you are using as you make decisions – big and small – this coming week. Which could serve you better? Play around with them and see!

Beth

THE NEW PODCAST: THERESA REED ON LIVING INTUITIVELY

How often do you use your intuition to make a decision? Are you missing a trick by not trusting your gut enough? That’s the topic we got talking around in this episode – why leading with your intuition is the key to happy, balanced, free life for you and those around you.

I am thrilled to welcome Theresa Reed, aka “The Tarot Lady” to the show. She is the perfect fit for this episode having worked with entrepreneurs the world over to help them channel their inner guide and find their own sense of direction. Theresa has been a full-time Tarot card reader for close to 30 years. She reads tarot via email, over the phone and on Skype for clients and has become well known for her tarot business forecasting reading which she regularly offers for entrepreneurs seeking direction.

Grab a cuppa and join us for this one off, special chat where Theresa also shares some rich, parenting advice that she’s developed thanks to her career reading tarot. Be sure to stay tuned to the end, Theresa picks out a tarot card especially for you…

Key Moments:

[4m 0s] The importance of having a simple, peaceful life when you’re a tarot reader

[5m 10s] How Theresa retains detachment and separation from her tarot readings

[6m 30s] How Theresa discovered tarot reading and why tarot is a tool for conscious living

[11m 55s] Theresa tells us the goal of any good tarot reader

[13m 50s] The potential having a tarot reading can bring to you, the choices you make and predictions for your life

[16m 30s] How Theresa uses her experience and intuition to help her be a great parent

[23m 10s] Using Astrology and Tarot readings to map out your business trajectory

[29m 39s] The correlation between tarot and the law of attraction

[31m 45s] The readings Theresa gives for herself, how they work and why she does it

[32m 24s] Theresa tells us what it really feels like to read for someone else

[35m os] Why Theresa always starts he calls with a completely clean, present state only knowing the client’s first name

[39m 10s] Theresa pulls a card for all of us and asks “What can I do to feel more free?”

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How are you doing? I woke up at 5am this morning, feeling compelled to write to you even though my body clock is all over the place, having recently travelled 26 hours to Boise, Idaho, for an event, and sleeping at very strange times each day.

As soon as I awoke I wanted to go outside and sit with my laptop in the dark listening to the birds, watching the world wake up, and write to you, so that is what I am doing. The reason for this is that yesterday I spent a truly wonderful day here at Melody Ross’s beautiful Brave Girl Symposium, first telling a story of freedom to 500+ women, then having a Q&A with my soul sister Kelly Rae Roberts answering questions about life, love and business, and then signing copies of Freedom Seeker for over three hours. It was a love fest.

I felt bad for the people queueing up for so long, but treasured the opportunity to speak to each and every woman who so generously shared their story with me – where they are in their life right now, what they are looking for, and what resonated in my talk about finding freedom in our lives, whatever is going on.

Even though I’m still fairly new to the world of book signings, I’ve realised that it is one of my favourite things to do. There’s something about sharing your story in words, that seems to give other people permission to do the same back. I watch the women from the corner of my eye as they are waiting. Some chat among themselves, some are laughing, some are deep in thought. Some seem to be preparing what they want to say, others clearly have no idea what they want to say, but are trusting something will come when they get to the front of the queue.

I never know what someone is going to say when they get to me. I often ask them a question, and see what tumbles out. The truth is, often I go to events and people have no idea who I am until I tell my story and it resonates with them on a soul level, and they feel compelled to come and chat. Those are some of my very favourite conversations.

Anyway, what I woke up wanting to say to you is this. In every conversation I had yesterday, in every question I answered, in every pair of eyes I looked into while I was talking from that stage, I saw you. I saw you in the stories and hearts of those women, because in so many ways we are all the same. We are just doing our best. We are showing up for life in the best way we can, and sometimes we need support in doing that, and sometimes we can be the one to offer support. Sometimes we need a shining light, sometimes we are that light. And we are stronger and happier together.

If you were sat with me in a room right now, I’d ask if I could read you this paragraph from Chapter 17 of Freedom Seeker, as a gift to you today:

“Life is wild and glorious and hard and beautiful. We Freedom Seekers must keep choosing freedom with every decision, every detail, every dollar, every day. Because it’s the experience of it all that adds 
up to a beautiful life. Go now and live it with all you’ve got. Fly free, my friend, fly free.”

Much love

Beth

PS A quick round up of news from over here:

• We’re hiring (application deadline is Monday, UK position)
• Some thoughts on the importance of self care https://dev.dowhatyouloveforlife.com/blog/2017/05/importance-self-care-video/
• Kelly Rae and I just launched this and it’s going to be amazing. Would love for you to join us
• If you like a good story, I’d love to read to you
• Freedom Seeker is now out in Italian and German!
• Our round up of thought provoking + life-changing events this summer
• Freedom Seeker in-person workshops coming soon! Stay tuned…