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Set it and forget it

I guess I’ve set up my website well when I haven’t blogged in years and having to catch up on adding at least 40 client testimonials to the website since the end of 2019.

This is not to say that I haven’t been working incredibly hard at and in my business (clearly the testimonials come from somewhere!), but while blogging used to be a key fixture of it, it’s been placed into the back burner lately in favor of client care and livestreaming weekly on YouTube and Facebook. It’s nice to be able to not exactly coast on my laurels, but have a healthy treasure trove of articles and videos to fall back on when I’m asked a FAQ.

When I first created this website you’re feasting your eyes on now back in 2011, it was a lot of work. I had help in the form of a business mentor, Theresa Reed (The Tarot Lady) that was a proponent of “learn to do everything yourself first” before hiring help. This included me taking both business courses and website creation courses, such as Marie Forleo’s B-School and Laura Roeder’s WordPress Made Easy (this is so long ago that I don’t even remember if that was the exact name of the course).

TBH? I kinda hated all of the minutia, the tediousness of crafting marketing jargon, of writing out all of the pages I wanted in my website in a Word document, of planning behind the scenes, of building tension with the eventual “big reveal” of my site in September of 2011.

Now, over a decade later, I realize in the “setting and forgetting” how invaluable it all was to set me up for the success I have now, the luxury of checking back in and having so many testimonials to post… knowing that my website is doing exactly what we set out to do all those years ago: be a 24/7 business card/love letter to my joy of reading tarot for others, and additional modalities I’ve added like tapping.

If you’ve been here from the beginning, thanks for being an OG. And if you’re new to my world and my work, then welcome! You’re in good company here.

Blessings,
~*~Hilary~*~
www.tarotbyhilary.com
hilary@tarotbyhilary.com

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HILARY PARRY HAGGERTY is a tarot reader, witch, mentor, editor, and teacher. She has been reading tarot for over 21 years (13 years professionally). She was the winner of Theresa Reed’s (The Tarot Lady) Tarot Apprentice contest in 2011, and has taught classes on tarot and spell-work at The Tarot School’s annual tarot conference Readers Studio and at Brid’s Closet Beltane Festival. She writes a weekly blog on tarot at her website www.tarotbyhilary.com and has been featured in Maxim Magazine and BuzzFeed. She is the author of How to Read Tarot.

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Waiting on the sidelines: why observing over doing is keeping you stuck

Everyone’s familiar with that feeling: Frozen. Stuck. Uncertain. Deer in headlights “I don’t want to make the wrong move so I won’t make any move at all.”

Thing is, choosing not to decide is still a choice. At least, that’s what the band Rush says in their song “Free Will”. I tend to agree.

I used to think about choice in a few different ways:

If you don’t like where you’re at, choose something different.
Most choices are not permanent, so it’s not a big deal if you “choose wrong”. Choose again, try something different.
In every moment, there is always a choice: a choice to continue along the path given, a choice to change, and a choice to remain in-between: not the path given, but not choosing a new one, either.

What is EFT tapping and how does it work?

What is EFT tapping, how does it work, and what are the tapping points? Find out in this introductory video! I’d recommend starting here, and then trying out one of the tapping videos available my YouTube channel.

Tapping points:
Side of hand (setup statements)
Crown of head
Start of eyebrows
Side of eye
Under eyes
Under the nose
Under the mouth
Collarbone
Under the arm
Wrist to wrist

For more information about tapping and to book a 1:1 session, go to http://tarotbyhilary.com/eft-tapping/

For more research on the science of tapping and clinical studies, Dr. Peta Stapleton https://www.petastapleton.com/ or @DrPetaStapleton on YouTube.

Tarot is my main squeeze but the Emotional Freedom Technique, aka EFT or Tapping, has quickly become a modality that has personally helped me with a number of issues, including self-worth, manifestation, healing parental emotional abandonment and trauma (with the aid of a separate licensed therapist), writer’s block, upleveling, boosting intuition, and more.

What is EFT? The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a combination of acupressure and positive psychology, created by Gary Craig. Verbalization of an issue while also stimulating the acupressure points creates a sense of calm within the body’s energetic systems. Tapping can be used for many issues, including pain, anxiety, phobias, and stress relief.

My EFT certification was provided through the Gala Darling Method, which included 3 months of weekly classes and practice sessions facilitating tapping sessions, from February to the end of April 2022.

Disclaimer: This site is for entertainment purposes only. By participating in/reading my tarot or EFT tapping service/website/blog/email series, you acknowledge that I am not a lawyer, licensed psychologist, financial advisor, business consultant or health care professional and my services do not replace the care of attorneys, business consultants, financial advisors, psychologists or other healthcare professionals. Tarot or EFT are in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counseling or any other type of therapy or medical advice. I will at all times exercise my best professional efforts, skills and care. However, I cannot guarantee the outcome of tarot or EFT efforts and/or recommendations on my website/blog and my comments about the outcome are expressions of opinion only. I cannot make any guarantees other than to deliver the tarot or EFT services purchased as described.