Lyndall McQuinn is the founder of Labyrinth of Learnings School of Magical Practice
TAROT IS THE TOOL OF PROCESS.
The Tarot is a wonderful pictorial guide of the journey of life. Its images evoke emotion and awareness that externalises the mixture of conscious and unconscious motivations held within us. It is a wonderful tool to sit down with. The deck helps to articulate what you are grappling with and then reflects back to you, via its images, the state of the inner terrain.
Our inner terrain is not a world of black and white answers. This is a complex world where it is difficult to find clarity especially when everything is revolving inside our thoughts. The Tarot is a tool of these processes. At any moment we can view the point we are up to in the NOW. The Tarot images extract the internal and place it externally so we can see. From there we can make decisions to create what is coming. This is an evolution on from being the fortune telling tool.
We have moved on from the fortune tellers. We have become people seeking awareness and knowledge of our inner selves. We are prepared to be responsible for our life and view it as our creation. We no longer need someone outside of us to make our decisions; we prefer to work with another to gain clarity of where things have gone out of balance and how to regain balance.
How many issues in our lives do we have to revisit to make decisions on? There are many times when we are confronted with situations which need more than one decision over a long period of time. We often know we could change and move on but something either practical or unexplainable stops us. We become frustrated with feeling trapped in a never ending saga.
Walking with the Tarot in the above situations leads us through very difficult journeys. It is helpful to check in on the Tarot to see where the situation sits NOW. Where can I step now? Sometimes the way out of the labyrinth takes weaves and turns. It may require a decision that actually leads to the next stage of decision making rather than a black/white answer.
Much of our inner life is about seeking answers. If we were just left with our thoughts we would spend most of our time seeking answers. The beauty of the Tarot is we don’t have to explain all the details, the images just begin in the now. We are immediately placed in the here and now. We can choose to view past if we want, but the journey forward is often where the relevance lies. It is the journey forward that motivates most people to seek out a reader.
This journey forward is about viewing NOW and evaluating how it is functioning and from there planning forward. The Tarot’s images are powerful images to project forward. They depict a pathway. The pathway interacts with your decision making, so it is flexible. The more awareness that you have of the forward pathway, the more precisely you can create it. Decisions can be made at any stage of this journey. We have outgrown the need to believe that situations are unchangeable. Negative situations mean we can relook and renavigate the path.
The Tarot is a companion to the processes that carry us through life. Some of these processes are personal to us and others are equivalent to age and set life situations. Using the Tarot in this way alters our perception of the Tarot and also the reader. Life has a tiny element of destiny and a huge component of choice. The two together are our creators of a journey.
Tarot offers us a glimpse of the now and a projected path forward. It profoundly taps into the images of the unseen within us and gives us a vision externally to ponder. It tells us when to stop and rethink and when to fly on by, all is going well. Viewing the Tarot from this perspective makes it a profound tool to move forward with us into our futures as our ways of being and perceiving are transformed.
©LYNDALL MCQUINN
30 /6/2011
The Tarot is a wonderful pictorial guide of the journey of life. Its images evoke emotion and awareness that externalises the mixture of conscious and unconscious motivations held within us. It is a wonderful tool to sit down with. The deck helps to articulate what you are grappling with and then reflects back to you, via its images, the state of the inner terrain.
Our inner terrain is not a world of black and white answers. This is a complex world where it is difficult to find clarity especially when everything is revolving inside our thoughts. The Tarot is a tool of these processes. At any moment we can view the point we are up to in the NOW. The Tarot images extract the internal and place it externally so we can see. From there we can make decisions to create what is coming. This is an evolution on from being the fortune telling tool.
We have moved on from the fortune tellers. We have become people seeking awareness and knowledge of our inner selves. We are prepared to be responsible for our life and view it as our creation. We no longer need someone outside of us to make our decisions; we prefer to work with another to gain clarity of where things have gone out of balance and how to regain balance.
How many issues in our lives do we have to revisit to make decisions on? There are many times when we are confronted with situations which need more than one decision over a long period of time. We often know we could change and move on but something either practical or unexplainable stops us. We become frustrated with feeling trapped in a never ending saga.
Walking with the Tarot in the above situations leads us through very difficult journeys. It is helpful to check in on the Tarot to see where the situation sits NOW. Where can I step now? Sometimes the way out of the labyrinth takes weaves and turns. It may require a decision that actually leads to the next stage of decision making rather than a black/white answer.
Much of our inner life is about seeking answers. If we were just left with our thoughts we would spend most of our time seeking answers. The beauty of the Tarot is we don’t have to explain all the details, the images just begin in the now. We are immediately placed in the here and now. We can choose to view past if we want, but the journey forward is often where the relevance lies. It is the journey forward that motivates most people to seek out a reader.
This journey forward is about viewing NOW and evaluating how it is functioning and from there planning forward. The Tarot’s images are powerful images to project forward. They depict a pathway. The pathway interacts with your decision making, so it is flexible. The more awareness that you have of the forward pathway, the more precisely you can create it. Decisions can be made at any stage of this journey. We have outgrown the need to believe that situations are unchangeable. Negative situations mean we can relook and renavigate the path.
The Tarot is a companion to the processes that carry us through life. Some of these processes are personal to us and others are equivalent to age and set life situations. Using the Tarot in this way alters our perception of the Tarot and also the reader. Life has a tiny element of destiny and a huge component of choice. The two together are our creators of a journey.
Tarot offers us a glimpse of the now and a projected path forward. It profoundly taps into the images of the unseen within us and gives us a vision externally to ponder. It tells us when to stop and rethink and when to fly on by, all is going well. Viewing the Tarot from this perspective makes it a profound tool to move forward with us into our futures as our ways of being and perceiving are transformed.
©LYNDALL MCQUINN
30 /6/2011
Labels: tarot tales from tarot reader
WHEN BABIES COME.
For centuries womyn had no choice as to when they conceived their children. Womyn conceived and birthed their babies in a wide variety of circumstances, whether they wanted to or not. Entering into a sexual relationship held the inherent danger of pregnancy leaving sexual activity associated with fear of pregnancy and rejection. The blame for the "weakness" of consent lay squarely on the shoulders of womyn. Despite the intense repercussions for womyn, babies were still conceived and born into unwanted circumstances.
The flip side of the coin was the respectable married womyn who couldn't stop conceiving, whether they wanted to or not. Depression, injury to personal health or financial capabilities weren't a consideration. A cycle of another child, another person to feed and another being needing a mother to care for them. This situation left some womyn trapped in a hell that took their life force away.
Aren't we glad the times have changed? We are the first generation of womyn on Earth who can choose to mother or not. The freedom of choice has given us our sexuality. A chance to love being sexual without having to think about conception.
Of course there are still babies conceived unexpectedly. Babies tend to choose for themselves when they want to enter the world often surprising the unsuspecting lovers focused on the joy of each other. We still have teenage mothers and unplanned family members and children born out of wedlock. One of the new expanding groups in our society would be single mothers either by choice or by circumstance. We also have childless womyn. Some whom have gladly known motherhood is not for them and have chosen not to walk the road.
There is another group, however who face the unenviable situation of not finding partnership that is right for them, thus they are forced to accept that there are no children. The reality of this circumstance usually occurs in the late thirties as time forces drastic decisions. A womon can either go it alone and choose single motherhood or forget the dream.
Finding a meaning for life, post this realisation is often a gruelling and empty process.
So often in the healing of this process previous abortions spring to mind. Many times there have been in the pasts of these womyn a time when their wombs were blessed. Looking back ten/twenty years later the choice would have been different.
People choose abortions for many reasons, all of which are valid at the time of making and nobody can underestimate the enormity of the decision weighing upon these womyn at this time. Often it is impossible to see beyond the difficulty of the moment we sit in. The responsibility of conception still sits squarely on womyn's shoulders.
These difficulties are usually around relationships, finances, health and general inappropriate timing, however we are often not conscious of the fact that life has offered us a time to be a mother. Life does not always repeat opportunities. We need to add this awareness to our decision making. At the time of conception there may only be a sense of relief that we had the choice but for some facing late thirties, no relationship in sight and no children ever, is a daunting landscape. The lost babies that life once offered often haunt them.
It is a revolution to have choice. A celebration in the journey of being a womon. It is necessary to keep a broad perspective in making our choices, as we are absolutely powerless in hindsight.
Blessed be.
Lyndall
For centuries womyn had no choice as to when they conceived their children. Womyn conceived and birthed their babies in a wide variety of circumstances, whether they wanted to or not. Entering into a sexual relationship held the inherent danger of pregnancy leaving sexual activity associated with fear of pregnancy and rejection. The blame for the "weakness" of consent lay squarely on the shoulders of womyn. Despite the intense repercussions for womyn, babies were still conceived and born into unwanted circumstances.
The flip side of the coin was the respectable married womyn who couldn't stop conceiving, whether they wanted to or not. Depression, injury to personal health or financial capabilities weren't a consideration. A cycle of another child, another person to feed and another being needing a mother to care for them. This situation left some womyn trapped in a hell that took their life force away.
Aren't we glad the times have changed? We are the first generation of womyn on Earth who can choose to mother or not. The freedom of choice has given us our sexuality. A chance to love being sexual without having to think about conception.
Of course there are still babies conceived unexpectedly. Babies tend to choose for themselves when they want to enter the world often surprising the unsuspecting lovers focused on the joy of each other. We still have teenage mothers and unplanned family members and children born out of wedlock. One of the new expanding groups in our society would be single mothers either by choice or by circumstance. We also have childless womyn. Some whom have gladly known motherhood is not for them and have chosen not to walk the road.
There is another group, however who face the unenviable situation of not finding partnership that is right for them, thus they are forced to accept that there are no children. The reality of this circumstance usually occurs in the late thirties as time forces drastic decisions. A womon can either go it alone and choose single motherhood or forget the dream.
Finding a meaning for life, post this realisation is often a gruelling and empty process.
So often in the healing of this process previous abortions spring to mind. Many times there have been in the pasts of these womyn a time when their wombs were blessed. Looking back ten/twenty years later the choice would have been different.
People choose abortions for many reasons, all of which are valid at the time of making and nobody can underestimate the enormity of the decision weighing upon these womyn at this time. Often it is impossible to see beyond the difficulty of the moment we sit in. The responsibility of conception still sits squarely on womyn's shoulders.
These difficulties are usually around relationships, finances, health and general inappropriate timing, however we are often not conscious of the fact that life has offered us a time to be a mother. Life does not always repeat opportunities. We need to add this awareness to our decision making. At the time of conception there may only be a sense of relief that we had the choice but for some facing late thirties, no relationship in sight and no children ever, is a daunting landscape. The lost babies that life once offered often haunt them.
It is a revolution to have choice. A celebration in the journey of being a womon. It is necessary to keep a broad perspective in making our choices, as we are absolutely powerless in hindsight.
Blessed be.
Lyndall
EXPECT ZERO FROM THE EX
The relationship to the Ex is the most disturbing interaction that has to play out over many years. Unlike any other family member, whom at worst case scenario can be ignored or never contacted, the Ex is always present like a thorn that you forget about until some everyday decision arises and then the prick is there.
This is acerbated by the Ex being the parent of your children; a significant other to the ones you love above all others. They too love the offspring just as much as you. Yes they understand wanting the best life can offer for your children but usually what was once a joint dreamland of goals and expectations becomes a battlefield of disagreements. The stage for revenge is set and as time rages by, the definintions of the "best life can offer" separates.
The breakdown of relationship takes time and exposes a vulnerability deeply set in both people. This vulnerability is fuelled by broken dreams, anger and deceptive images of who they thought each other to be. Money and children become the vicious weapons to fight out the battle. These two items slash deeply into the wounds of disappointment. Each warrior knows well the vulnerability of the other which is why such successful blows can be dealt.
The saddest part of this is- In the beginning there was love, passion and a desire to create. The dreams, goals, lifestyles and children were the very glue that binds. Somehow over time all this turns like a darkening of the prism to hatred. Yes a harsh word but the Ex becomes the person who never cooperates, who never tries to help establish any aspect of your life, the person who considers you last or probably not at all. In many cases the person who goes out of their way to make life difficult. The Ex can wish you harm and wish that you were gone forever.
So why then are we surprised when the Ex constantly steps in our way? They are likely to become the obstacle to almost every road you want to take. If there are no expectations for consideration from the Ex, there is a reduction in the grief that can be caused. If you are separated and gladly so, why would the Ex consider you?
Time is the remedy.
Time to separate personally.
Time to separate belongings and reorganise family.
Time to adjust to new relationships that create an extended family.
Time to redevelop history.
Time is on everyone's side.
LYNDALL MCQUINN 2011
The relationship to the Ex is the most disturbing interaction that has to play out over many years. Unlike any other family member, whom at worst case scenario can be ignored or never contacted, the Ex is always present like a thorn that you forget about until some everyday decision arises and then the prick is there.
This is acerbated by the Ex being the parent of your children; a significant other to the ones you love above all others. They too love the offspring just as much as you. Yes they understand wanting the best life can offer for your children but usually what was once a joint dreamland of goals and expectations becomes a battlefield of disagreements. The stage for revenge is set and as time rages by, the definintions of the "best life can offer" separates.
The breakdown of relationship takes time and exposes a vulnerability deeply set in both people. This vulnerability is fuelled by broken dreams, anger and deceptive images of who they thought each other to be. Money and children become the vicious weapons to fight out the battle. These two items slash deeply into the wounds of disappointment. Each warrior knows well the vulnerability of the other which is why such successful blows can be dealt.
The saddest part of this is- In the beginning there was love, passion and a desire to create. The dreams, goals, lifestyles and children were the very glue that binds. Somehow over time all this turns like a darkening of the prism to hatred. Yes a harsh word but the Ex becomes the person who never cooperates, who never tries to help establish any aspect of your life, the person who considers you last or probably not at all. In many cases the person who goes out of their way to make life difficult. The Ex can wish you harm and wish that you were gone forever.
So why then are we surprised when the Ex constantly steps in our way? They are likely to become the obstacle to almost every road you want to take. If there are no expectations for consideration from the Ex, there is a reduction in the grief that can be caused. If you are separated and gladly so, why would the Ex consider you?
Time is the remedy.
Time to separate personally.
Time to separate belongings and reorganise family.
Time to adjust to new relationships that create an extended family.
Time to redevelop history.
Time is on everyone's side.
LYNDALL MCQUINN 2011
Labels: tales from tarot reader
Most people have no idea about what a Tarot reader does. There are many assumptions and judgements made about what the job description actually is. There is often an awkward pause when I tell people what my vocation is.
A Tarot reader sits in an intimate seat in many people's lives. She listens to the stories of life Over time she see a progression of life's stages. She hears the uncensored version, not the story we are all supposed to be a part of, but the truth of what people are actually feeling and thinking.
As a Tarot reader I find this to be a sacred place to sit in people's lives. It is an honour to work with people to construct the directions they want life to go. To read is to provide a space of privacy and sharing and a setting whre deep connection to other develops. A place where all truth is allowed to stand, a space where no one has to believe anything other than what they know to be correct for them.
Once a reader and a client sit in a space of truth and trust, issues of concern can then be altered. Life is not pre destined, it is created. We are the artists but to begin a masterpiece we must first look closely at each of the pieces. We must look from a perspective of what is right for each person, not what is right by external value systems.
Tales from the Tarot Reader are a group of stories that have evolved from many years of talking to people about life. They discuss the issues that are common to humanity. Issues when experienced alone seem huge, but really are common to many, just not spoken about.
A Tarot reader hears the stories again and again. She sees human process emerge and evolve over time. She sees the thinking changing and is a part of changing the thinking. Often she is challenged on her own beliefs, in fact to read is to really hold a perspective that all realities exist if they are held strongly enough in someone's psyche.
This is a silent vocation, a place of secrets and pondering of many of life's problems. The seer listens and watches and opens doorways with her cards. She plots pathways and the images of her cards become her greatest friends because they hold the answers too many issues. There are no set answers but there is a path for everyone to walk in their own special way.
With love and blessings
Lyndall McQuinn
A Tarot reader sits in an intimate seat in many people's lives. She listens to the stories of life Over time she see a progression of life's stages. She hears the uncensored version, not the story we are all supposed to be a part of, but the truth of what people are actually feeling and thinking.
As a Tarot reader I find this to be a sacred place to sit in people's lives. It is an honour to work with people to construct the directions they want life to go. To read is to provide a space of privacy and sharing and a setting whre deep connection to other develops. A place where all truth is allowed to stand, a space where no one has to believe anything other than what they know to be correct for them.
Once a reader and a client sit in a space of truth and trust, issues of concern can then be altered. Life is not pre destined, it is created. We are the artists but to begin a masterpiece we must first look closely at each of the pieces. We must look from a perspective of what is right for each person, not what is right by external value systems.
Tales from the Tarot Reader are a group of stories that have evolved from many years of talking to people about life. They discuss the issues that are common to humanity. Issues when experienced alone seem huge, but really are common to many, just not spoken about.
A Tarot reader hears the stories again and again. She sees human process emerge and evolve over time. She sees the thinking changing and is a part of changing the thinking. Often she is challenged on her own beliefs, in fact to read is to really hold a perspective that all realities exist if they are held strongly enough in someone's psyche.
This is a silent vocation, a place of secrets and pondering of many of life's problems. The seer listens and watches and opens doorways with her cards. She plots pathways and the images of her cards become her greatest friends because they hold the answers too many issues. There are no set answers but there is a path for everyone to walk in their own special way.
With love and blessings
Lyndall McQuinn
Labels: tales from tarot reader
I HAVE PLACED ALL THE WORKSHOPS PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR ON MY WEBSITE UNDER CALENDAR OF EVENTS . The year has been in turmoil so far and this morning I noticed that there are six planets in Aries so be prepared for busy and assertive. I am busy in my beautiful room in Daylesford where I can be contacted any day. I am trying to establish a venue in Melbourne which will be permanent and available for me to do night readings and workshops. If you know of one could you please let me know. I am also busy writing. I have a new article that I am working on which Ihope to publish any day soon. The March 22 workshop was superb. Being a day of profound energy we perfomed the Chiron Rituals which I wrote in year 2000 but for some reason have only used on one other occassion. I find it frustrating to teach a lot of what I do in one off sessions as much of the work I offer needs people who are constant students otherwise we can only stay on the surface. I felt with the March workshop I finally reached that level with the people who chose to come . They were awesome. Next up is a Tarot intro in Melbourne . I always love to teach Tarot it is such a valuable tool to have in your handbag. Then back to Daylesford for the first of three Shamanic Astrology workshops. This work is the beginning of Astrology but from the perspective of being inside the Astrology Wheel and experiencing what flows freely and what doesn't. Eventually this will lead to the work that I call Astrological Circuits. I have only done this work in one on one sessons that are ongoing so far. This is when we have enough awareness of how the energy is actually running in your chart and we can then decide to re direct it if we feel it can function in a more positive way. Love and blessings for now. Enjoy the Autumn
This workshop is run in two sessions.
The morning session will focus on preparing you to recognise and understand your talents and gifts. What you have to use in your tool bag and what you are actually creating in your life.
The afternoon session will then turn your attention to the externals. It will question what you actually believe in. It will then teach you many different ways of viewing situations in your life.
If we learn to look from a distance before we react, we then can have choices.
The sessions can be attended seperately at a cost of $75 or both sessions for $130.
The workshop will run in Daylesford on March the 20th. Morning session runs from 11 -1 and afternoon session from 2.30 to 4.30pm
Blessings Lyndall
The morning session will focus on preparing you to recognise and understand your talents and gifts. What you have to use in your tool bag and what you are actually creating in your life.
The afternoon session will then turn your attention to the externals. It will question what you actually believe in. It will then teach you many different ways of viewing situations in your life.
If we learn to look from a distance before we react, we then can have choices.
The sessions can be attended seperately at a cost of $75 or both sessions for $130.
The workshop will run in Daylesford on March the 20th. Morning session runs from 11 -1 and afternoon session from 2.30 to 4.30pm
Blessings Lyndall
Labels: shamanism
FEB 20 2011- TAROT ALL DAY
JOURNALING WITH THE TAROT
If you enjoy writing and love the Tarot you will enjoy this workshop
11 -1pm
Writing the story of the situations in your life at present.
2-4pm
The minor arcana- writing the journey of the minor arcana.
Both session $130 or individual sessions $75.
MARCH 20 - Virgo Full Moon
INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANISM at Daylesford
MAY 22- SHAMANIC ASTROLOGY ALL DAY at Daylesford.
JOURNALING WITH THE TAROT
If you enjoy writing and love the Tarot you will enjoy this workshop
11 -1pm
Writing the story of the situations in your life at present.
2-4pm
The minor arcana- writing the journey of the minor arcana.
Both session $130 or individual sessions $75.
MARCH 20 - Virgo Full Moon
INTRODUCTION TO SHAMANISM at Daylesford
MAY 22- SHAMANIC ASTROLOGY ALL DAY at Daylesford.
Labels: workshops tarot
About me
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- Lyndall McQuinn has spent her lifetime dedicated to the study of various occult practices. Now commencing her Crone years she wishes to share these learnings and techniques with you. Lyndall shares her knowledge via personal readings, the books she’s written and her courses. Lyndall’s tools for guidance are ASTROLOGY shows us the energetic pattern we have chosen to live in. It delineates the cycles of our existance and guides us with the knowledge of time. TAROT is a pictorial guide which doesn’t need words to relay situations. Potent Images draw out what is locked inside. ENERGETIC HEALING allows us access to our energy patterns and gives us the opportunity to re-route blocked passages. MEDITATION is taking the time to process. So often we just need time and space to let things unfold. RITUAL is the conscious acknowledgement of needing to make changes and directing what those changes may entail. SCHOOL OF MAGICAL PRACTICES is my dream to explore techniques, knowledge and research of the dark world called the Psychic. BLESSED BE.
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