Memories are such odd things. Sometimes they can be so vivid, while other times they are completely elusive, leaving me reaching, stretching to pinpoint it. And I never know what will trigger one–a picture, a smell, a song. And then the memory rushes up to meet me, taking me back in time, like it all happened yesterday.

Welcome to the June Pick-A-Card reading reveal! What is a pick-a-card reading? It's where I pull three cards based on a specific question for all of you out there. You'll look at the picture with the cards facing down and choose the card number that attracts you the most.

We’re progressing with the Major Arcana to The Empress this month. We started off with The Fool: new beginnings, new starts, adventures. Then The Magician: energy begins to manifest. Moving forward into The High Priestess: urging us to tap into our intuition. Going within helps to give birth more fully to that new beginning. And that’s where The Empress comes into play.

We’re progressing with the Major Arcana into The High Priestess. So far, we’ve explored The Fool, new beginnings, and The Magician, bringing those new beginnings to life. So how does the High Priestess fit in then? In order to move forward, you need to tune into your own inner wisdom for the next steps of your journey.

In my sessions and my classes, I chat a lot about this idea of your life’s story. I also think the term “story” can be interpreted many ways–your belief systems, your actual story plot point by plot point, your repeating patterns, etc. But at its most basic, story is the essence of who you are and how you came to be. That’s a pretty sacred thing, yet we often refer to our story in critical terms–as something we tell ourselves, but isn’t really true, or something that needs to be adjusted or fixed–so that we can go out into the world and live our fullest life.

It’s interesting, when I mention boundaries in my workshops and classes, I often get a mixed reaction about them. I have people that are like, “Yes! Boundaries!” and others that just groan and don’t want to talk about them. I get it. I sometimes groan about boundaries too. Like what even are they? And why are they so much work?