It’s sometimes a little disheartening to see the saccharine ‘love and light’ posts all over the internet. Sometimes, you are stuck in the dark and twisties, and you need someone to meet you there, take your hand, and show you the way out. This is the book for those times. Shaheen Miro and Theresa Reed show you how to welcome in the shadow side of life, give you tools to deal with it, and teach you how to embrace it, make it a shield or a weapon, and walk forward with confidence. This book is a safe space for those who struggle and isn't arrogant enough to try to force a smile on your faces. This is a real, honest handbook for peace of mind and I'm thrilled that it's in the world.” —Melissa Cynova, author of Tarot Elements and Kitchen Table Tarot
Tarot For Troubled Times manages to be a primer on shadow work, tarot, and magick for the collective and the personal all at once while also digging deep and providing plenty of information for seasoned readers and magickal practitioners. The book manages to stay empowering and uplifting even though the topic at hand can get heavy on it's own. Reed and Miro are both seasoned and skilled at what they do but what makes them both special is the heart that they put into their work. It's that heart that shines brightest in this book, not only leading us through navigating our own and the world's darkest waters but holding our hand and making us feel supported every step of the way." —Cassandra Snow, author of Queering the Tarot
Tarot for Troubled Times is a powerful and poignant spiritual handbook for breaking through self-limiting belief systems and stirring hope and awakening to new personal discoveries. Filled with journaling prompts, affirmations, and tarot reading spreads to deal with depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, this book will show you how to work through your own fears and inner shadowscapes and break detrimental cycles. Miro and Reed will inspire you to believe in your own magic. Heartfelt, encouraging, and beautifully written, Tarot for Troubled Times is a book of healing and personal evolution.” —Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot
"Tarot For Troubled Times is a treasure to anyone interested in blooming in the face of shadow. Far more than your standard instructional tarot guide, this is a book of hope, of healing, and of insight. Filled with rituals, meditations, journal prompts and lessons on the tarot, you will come away feeling whole, validated, and magical." —Lisa Marie Basile, author of Light Magic for Dark Times and Wordcraft Witchery
Tarot for Troubled Times is just what the spiritual doctor ordered for our current energetic climate! A significant guide for modern times, it offers the powerful antidotes that can help us effectively cope with the turmoil of our inner and outer worlds. This book has deepened my relationship with Tarot in an innovative way and has sharpened my lens on how I can use this intuitive tool medicinally for myself and others.” —Tatianna Morales, creator of Tatianna Tarot
Tarot for Troubled Times is an ally, a guide for us to understand our shadow, our inner wisdom, and the voice of the tarot. This is the sort of book I’ve needed in the past without knowing it; a comprehensive guide for tarot as a tool and resource to process and grow. Both Shaheen Miro and Theresa Reed’s light shine through in this book, allowing us to use the tools and symbols of the tarot to lend a more delicate ear to our shadow, self, and needs. Through shadow work, magic, healing, the archetypes of the tarot and collective work through activism, this book guides you into harnessing your fullest self, even in the hardest times. A true gift that any mystic, witch, or tarot reader deserves and one that everyone needs.” —Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft
Get ready to do some deep and powerful inner work with this book. Shaheen and Theresa do not pull any punches. They hold a mirror up to the reader in a way that is both empowering and challenging but much needed. Tarot for Troubled Times goes beyond Tarot 101 to the core of who we are, our energy as tarot readers, and what we can allow our lives to become. Through personal insights, rituals, meditations and reflective exercises you the authors lead us on a supportive journey through self-discovery and tarot card exploration. Tarot for Troubled Times is a treasure for any tarot reader or student.” —Ethony Dawn, author of Your Tarot Court
Tarot for Troubled Times is exactly what we all need right now. It's not a book on Tarot—it's a book on living, using the Tarot as a tool to deepen our understanding of ourselves and compassion for others. Smart, sharp, and kind, this books is a crucial navigational tool for a tumultuous era.” —Courtney Weber, author of Tarot for One: The Art of Reading for Yourself and The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might
"Tarot for Troubled Times is a brilliant look at how to work with the sacred art of Tarot and divination to support ourselves during the tough times—when we need the gifts of Tarot the most! Theresa Reed and Shaheen Miro do a beautiful job of walking the reader through the basics that they need to know in order to get started. Then they address a host of situations that are stressful, frustrating, and down-right troubling in manner that is practical, calm, compassionate, and full of wisdom. Everyone interested in Tarot—professional reader and enthusiastic amateur alike—needs to have this book on their shelves." —Briana Saussy, author of Making Magic: Weaving Together the Everyday and the Extraordinary
Theresa Reed and Shaheen Miro's Tarot for Troubled Times is a truly beautiful and essential book for anyone who desires to take their Tarot practice to a deeper level. This book encourages us to look to the Tarot as a North Star for the times we live in and to open its arms to the hard, the scary, and the confusing aspects of life. Filled with helpful tools, beautiful examples, and guiding prompts to support readers on their path, Tarot for Troubled Times is part of a missing link in the canon of Tarot books — one that invites us to embrace the mud on the path to the lotus rather than try to bypass it.” —Lindsey Mack, creator of Tarot for the Wild Soul
Are you ready to be empowered? Like Spirit speaking directly to you, Miro and Reed here share many paths to intentional, energy healing. Discover how healing yourself heals the world; how honoring yourself honors life. Through self-questioning and practices that are focused and enhanced by Tarot spreads, rituals, affirmations, birth and year energies, and elemental tools, this empowerment journey will be profound and deeply meaningful.” —Mary K. Greer, author of Who Are You in the Tarot?
