7. Staying Awake During Difficult Moments: The Hanged Man, The Sevens & Reversals

Summary: Lindsay flies solo in this Soul Tarot Lesson episode, where she goes deep around a topic that she holds dear: how to stay present during the difficult moments of life, presented through the lens of The Hanged Man, the Sevens, and Reversed cards in the Tarot. In moments of life that are unexplainable, unfathomable, how can we stay awake? How can we stay present through hurricanes and raging forest fires, or times in life when we might experience deep helplessness and overwhelm? When we stay awake during difficulty, we become a force for collective transformation, ensuring that history will not repeat itself, allowing ourselves to be available for service and support when it is needed. If we can stay soft in the midst of discomfort, present in the moment, committed to moving through whatever arises within us, we will remain awake in this life. In this episode, Lindsay dives deep into: • The importance of staying awake in moments when we feel helpless (5:31) • The medicine of The Hanged Man, how it prepares us for an egoic death, and shatters the spiritual illusion that enlightenment is a linear narrative (15:40) • The deep and beautiful work of The Sevens in the Tarot, how they all bring us from an external desire to an internal investigation (29:20) • Seven of Wands (31:37) • Seven of Cups (34:06) • Seven of Pentacles (39:10) • Seven of Swords (40:42) • The gifts of Reversals, how to understand them, and what they offer to us as readers when we receive them (45:33) • How to come home and be with ourselves in moments when we would prefer to just stay asleep -- and how these three aspects of The Tarot can help (57:47) Find full show notes for this episode: https://wildsoulpodcast.com/blog/hange-man-sevens-reversals-tarot ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by intuitive tarot reader, holistic counselor and teacher, Lindsay Mack, Tarot for the Wild Soul is a weaving of deep conversations with folks who use Tarot in their lives, channeled energetic offerings, intuitive readings on the months ahead, and mini Tarot lessons. ABOUT LINDSAY Lindsay is an intuitive tarot reader, holistic counselor, teacher and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder of Wild Soul Healing and Tarot for the Wild Soul, as well as the host of this podcast. She has been studying and reading Tarot for over 20 years. As a joyful and healthy survivor of childhood abuse & PTSD, Lindsay is passionately dedicated to honoring and helping to bring space, light and healing to those who are experiencing mental, emotional or physical suffering. It is an organic part of her healing work with the Tarot, and she is honored to be sharing these offerings to those who feel called to them. WEBSITE: www.lindsaymack.com INSTAGRAM: @wildsoulhealing MUSIC: www.bensounds.com