Tarot Spotlight is a new feature here on The Four Queens blog. It aims to give us all the opportunity to meet and mingle with the wonderful people who are making Tarot magic happen. I'm delighted to kick things off with one of my favourite online Tarot High Priestesses, Louise Androlia. She is also a coach and motivational speaker with a hugely inspiring message which helps people to find their empowerment and live fulfilling lives.
I absolutely love the creative way
in which you approach your online presence. Your branding, design aesthetic and
writing is super sumptuous. How do you approach the creative aspect of your
business and what do you enjoy most about the online experience?
Louise: Thank you!
Previous to working as a therapist I ran my own handmade lingerie brand (Loulou
Loves You) online for 5 years and during that time I had a lot of practice with
how I sold myself to the world, so I guess I’ve been at it for a while. My
first love has always been being creative so it makes sense for me to try and
make things look nice – but also it’s fun and a way to keep evolving.
The best thing
that the online experience has given me is the ability to connect to people all
around the world. While there are many negatives from time spent staring at our
phones, some of my best friends are people I met via the internet and for that
I am forever grateful. I also see over half of my clients over Skype and I love
to be able to work in a number of time zones!
Which Tarot card best describes
your approach to Tarot and why?
Louise: Good question,
I could certainly bring a few cards into play but the first that popped in is
the Two of Wands. The thing I love so much about this card is that it reminds
me that the world is what we make it and, in every given moment we have the
option to choose to perceive our situation as we like. I believe we are always
learning and on the brink of learning something new, our job is to always
validate what we are feeling and trust that our journey is unique and of
purpose. I feel this works well with my approach, which is allowing Tarot to
expand your viewpoint of the present moment.
There has been a big shift in
people's approach to Tarot in recent years. More people are seeing it as a
viable tool for life coaching, counselling and personal development. What is
your favourite thing about this current attitude towards Tarot and how do you
envision the future of this amazing tool?
Louise: I truly
believe that this is the most productive and inspiring way to approach Tarot
and divination in this modern day. While I fully believe you can see the
future, and I can work psychically too, it is completely fluid up until the
moment it happens and if we project ourselves out of the present moment we
become very static. Often people want to know the future and then they then
just sit and wait for things to happen. Nothing will happen if we don’t start working
hand in hand with destiny and understand that we are the co-creators of our
lives. I avoid offering fortune-telling services because I want to guide my
clients to create their own futures! I find that people often get a high off
having the future told but then it fades out and they are left wondering why
the things didn’t happen. Isn’t it way more futuristic to put the magic wand
into our own hands and see what we draw up?
Of course Tarot has been used as a form of divination but when you look at it as a whole it teaches us about the human experience and what we might encounter on the way through – so really is the perfect guiding tool. I love modern day mystical adventuring and can really see more and more people using Tarot as their own form of self empowerment and help.
You also offer workshops and
coaching consultations which is so awesome! How would you describe your
services and how do you want clients to feel after working with you?
Louise: I work with clients via coaching and Tarot and my goal is to
provide a safe and inspiring place to help them validate their experience and
know that it’s ok to not always feel ok and that every feeling and moment in
their life is of purpose. I help clients identify the fears that are
restricting their flow and how to learn to return to a more love guided state
of thinking. I don’t believe in being anyone’s guru, instead I hope to help
guide my clients to get to know, love and trust their mind-body and spirit so
that they feel confident in making their own choices and following their
passions. I hope for everyone to get more comfortable within reclaiming
personal power and not being afraid of their own thoughts.
I find as a therapist I attract those who need me and often my
clients mirror challenges I have experienced in the past so I am able to share
how I overcome difficult periods and provide empathy for their experience. The
lessons I teach are formed from what I have learned from my own life so far due
to overcoming health and mental traumas, combined with what I pull down from
spirit. I work and teach in a very practical way. I want to make sure that all
my clients can apply tools I teach them to their every day lives – it’s
important to me that we participate in this world that we live in.
I have started running workshops on Energy Awareness which is
one of the foundations of my coaching lessons and helps those understand how to
better connect to the present moment – which I feel is the basic stepping stone
to changing your life for the better!
Do you have any plans to expand
with your business in the future? What can we expect from you for the rest of
this year and beyond?
Louise: Yes yes yes! I
am a woman with octopus hands and like to keep stretching. I’m working on
creating a syllabus to teach my own Tarot method and starting working one on
one with clients this month. I hope that I will expand this to en e-course at
some point.
I also have
some books up my sleeve and currently working on secret collaboration with a
dear friend, returning to something a little more fashion-based, with some
magic thrown in of course. I have a feeling that this year is going to keep
being very busy and with a lot of change, so I’m doing my best to stay holding
on to the reins and saying yes to my adventure!
Louise on facebook
Thanks so much to Louise for being the first Tarot goddess to take part in Tarot Spotlight.
Keep shufflin', cupcakes!
x
