Tori Hartman – Chakra Wisdom Oracle
Tori Hartman: In this book, I teach the techniques to read the cards as a professional would. I also go into the difference between your intuition and your brain, and what to do to get the message directly from your intuition, using buzzwords and autopilot.
Insightful Example from the Chakra Wisdom Oracle
OMTimes: What are Buzzwords or Autopilot?
Tori Hartman: Let me give you an example: I was teaching and a participant said that she was abandoned by her mother. We all know ‘abandoned’ is the buzzword here, right? That’s because we all know what abandonment means. I asked her to elaborate on how she knew that her mother had abandoned her. After a bit of ‘you know what I means,’ she finally relented and told the story of coming home each day to find that her mother wouldn’t even turn to look at her. Instead, she would simply tell her to take a snack off the table and leave the room.
She also mentioned that her father worked nights, was rarely around, and was a violent man. Then I asked her if it had occurred to her that perhaps her mother wouldn’t look directly at her, not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t want to reveal her bruised face? Shocked, my student then remembered her mother always being purple underneath her makeup.
My student’s entire life shifted in that one moment. She had framed her experience as abandonment but it never was. We then changed the buzzword from ‘abandoned’ to ‘protected.’ Can you imagine how differently you would approach your life if you saw yourself as being safe and protected versus abandoned? It’s a completely different mindset.
In my new book, I detail my own techniques to know the difference between your brain and your intuition, to learn about how cards represent buzzwords. This helps to discover the different aspects of a chakra while you uncover your real personal truth.
OMTimes: How did you develop your intuition?
Tori Hartman: I learned early on that my brain was not going to be a good barometer of how to survive. My parents often fought and I walked in on them engaged in a full-on fist fight. I gasped and they stopped, calmly looked at me, and told me to go back to bed and that everything was okay. It was because of this that I had to learn to trust what I didn’t see, not what I was told, because that was more trustworthy. I believe that our greatest wounds will become the gift we are here to give others.
Unique Appeal of Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards
OMTimes: How do your oracle cards differ from others?
Tori Hartman: Oracle cards are like people – completely individual. We can look at a deck and see how deep it goes to address our consciousness at the time. Decks themselves are prophets of their era, oracle or otherwise. Doreen Virtue, for example, brought out her “positive” Angel Cards at a time when people were afraid of their shadow side. I remember someone asking me at a party years ago if I could use her deck to do readings for guests, instead of using Tarot, because her deck didn’t ‘frighten’ people. At that time, people wanted to see their light, or divinity, not their darker side.
What makes Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards unique is the idea that there are no good or bad cards. It speaks to where we are now.
OMTimes: How important is the understanding of the chakras to develop intuition?
Tori Hartman: They are everything! They are our internal map that holds our wisdom. It is why some people can simply pick up a chakra wisdom card and by just reading what is in the booklet, they tell how spot-on their reading is. Our answers are within, and the Chakra Wisdom Oracle reflects our inner wisdom. When you really know the chakras, it’s deep work. But the cards are only as powerful as the person using them.
OMTimes: What is spirituality for you?
Tori Hartman: You are spirituality. It is our consciousness as a society; we all create it together.
OMTimes: Do you have a message for your readers?
Tori Hartman: Yes! “You” are the magic that makes these cards, these fables and the readings come to life. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am, forever humbled.
Connect with author, Toni Hartman, and discover more about the Chakra Wisdom Oracle and her other intuitive aids at:
Twitter: @ToriHartman
Her website: www.torihartman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToriHartman/
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