I am a Taurus! I also had bosses who corrected my grammar and/or spelling and made me feel like I was an idiot. Excel spreadsheets make me feel boxed in, and so does office work (especially the gossip and office politics). I love the term 'embodied leader', that sounds right for me. Expert implies one has nothing left to learn and that's impossible! Healing Out Loud (HOL) is one of the most beautiful things to witness. That's an embodied leader. Thank you so much for this!
Yes, Healing Out Loud! That pretty much describes what I’m doing, and I’ve always felt a little embarrassed by it, like I should wait to say anything until I’ve learned how to manage or fix whatever it is. But I’m pushing back against that fear more now and starting to be much more bold and open about what I’m working through. If I were to wait, there’s a good chance I’d never share my voice. The thought of that is scarier.
And I know I already said it on my comment to you on the other post, but I wish you a very happy belated birthday!! Can’t wait to have you as part of the group for this next month. I’ll send you a note as soon as I get the membership active.
Marcy, I absolutely love this piece. Swapping “expert” for “embodied leader” feels like a reclamation. One that honors lived experience, integrity, and authentic storytelling as valid and essential credentials. When someone lives their values out loud, you feel it before they even speak. Their leadership becomes magnetic, not because of what’s on paper, but because of how they move through the world.
The Hierophant is my life path number (5), and I’ve always felt aligned with the reversed energy of that archetype. I lead through a quiet rebellion. Challenging outdated ideologies and structures. It’s the story behind my key tattoos. 🗝️💜🗝️✨
You describe an embodied leader here so perfectly! That’s exactly how I feel about it. It’s hard not to see the Hierophant as a traditional religious figure, which I also have a lot of feelings about as someone who was formally part of traditional religion. But when I removed that authority aspect and tried to view it as more of a lived expertise/experience, it shifted my view. And I couldn’t have done that without thinking about it through the lens of Taurus, who is all about being grounded, present, and in the body. It was surprising to me just how much this shifted my beliefs around expertise and the Hierophant.
Also, you having tattoos on your physical body to represent your vision around this quiet rebellion…how perfect! You are embodying it! So cool.
Have you made your Hierophant card yet for your deck?
Marcy, that must have taken a lot of effort—to separate yourself from traditional religion. It’s so deeply ingrained, and breaking away isn’t easy. I truly admire you for that. And yes! The Hierophant was one of the first cards I created, but I’ve been holding onto her. I know that when I finally share that letter, it will mean I’ve fully stepped into my power. I’m almost there. 😉✨
True story most people don’t know about me: I used to help run a Christian singles group at my former church! Oh gosh that was the final straw for me. I realized I was trying to be someone I definitely wasn’t. And I couldn’t pretend to agree with a lot of the things being said. It’s been a process to let go of it, for sure, and it still is hard for me to hear religious friends or connections tell me Tarot is dangerous. But I’m building my own set of spiritual values now!
I very much look forward to seeing your Hierophant card 😊
Marcy, wow! You were really steeped in it. I’m so glad you found the strength to trust your inner voice and compass. That’s incredible. And my hierophant is coming up sooner than anticipated. Stay tuned 🗝️🗝️💜✨
This is NOT a mindset problem. That's just capitalist BS that's meant to keep you small, lost, and scared. WORRYING about all these typos like they're an indication of your worth. LIES!!!
This is a programming problem. A remembering problem. It's an internal glitch that was installed + strengthened over our lifetimes.
You DON'T have to call yourself an expert!! You don't have to be perfect!! And you don't have to pretend to have any of this figured out.
I'm proud of you for writing this... admitting this... and living this. You're healing, gurl!!! ❤️
P.S. I can't wait to see YOUR deck start to come to life!
Yes!! I fully admit to have imposter syndrome over some things, and that brings up more specifically fear…but the way “expert” is used just makes me hard roll my eyes.
I’m still trying to be less embarrassed about typos and grammatical errors, but honestly, once I left school and stopped being evaluated on it, I mostly just forgot most of the more impractical rules! If you don’t use it in every day life, it just sorta goes out the window so it can make space for more interesting things in your brain. And I’d rather have that.
Yes! But true, sad story—I didn’t retain them at first at all either! But then I got tired of the teachers criticizing me and making me feel dumb, telling me I wasn’t a good writer. So I made a decision in seventh grade to prove them all wrong so I went HARD and forced myself to learn and do everything. I did eventually prove them wrong by getting the good grades they thought I was incapable of, but it unfortunately led to a lifetime of people pleasing and perfectionism that I’m still trying to recover from. 🤦🏻♀️I’ll probably write more about this someday….
Gosh, the Hierophant! I went to an online Tarot group last night and the card chosen for the week was . . . the Hierophant. 👏 So thank you for the insights on this card, Marcy - much appreciated and very serendipitous!
Ohh how appropriate! I hope this helps you work with that energy in a balanced way. On a side note, an online Tarot group sounds lovely. I used to be part of one pre-babies, but then I wasn’t able to attend the sessions live anymore. One day I’ll go back to them! They’re so much fun.
Beautiful, Julie! I love that image of embracing your truth with a bear hug. That’s what it (and us) deserve! Thank you so much for sharing. Your card reading for Taurus Season is coming soon!
I am a Taurus! I also had bosses who corrected my grammar and/or spelling and made me feel like I was an idiot. Excel spreadsheets make me feel boxed in, and so does office work (especially the gossip and office politics). I love the term 'embodied leader', that sounds right for me. Expert implies one has nothing left to learn and that's impossible! Healing Out Loud (HOL) is one of the most beautiful things to witness. That's an embodied leader. Thank you so much for this!
Yes, Healing Out Loud! That pretty much describes what I’m doing, and I’ve always felt a little embarrassed by it, like I should wait to say anything until I’ve learned how to manage or fix whatever it is. But I’m pushing back against that fear more now and starting to be much more bold and open about what I’m working through. If I were to wait, there’s a good chance I’d never share my voice. The thought of that is scarier.
And I know I already said it on my comment to you on the other post, but I wish you a very happy belated birthday!! Can’t wait to have you as part of the group for this next month. I’ll send you a note as soon as I get the membership active.
Marcy, I absolutely love this piece. Swapping “expert” for “embodied leader” feels like a reclamation. One that honors lived experience, integrity, and authentic storytelling as valid and essential credentials. When someone lives their values out loud, you feel it before they even speak. Their leadership becomes magnetic, not because of what’s on paper, but because of how they move through the world.
The Hierophant is my life path number (5), and I’ve always felt aligned with the reversed energy of that archetype. I lead through a quiet rebellion. Challenging outdated ideologies and structures. It’s the story behind my key tattoos. 🗝️💜🗝️✨
You describe an embodied leader here so perfectly! That’s exactly how I feel about it. It’s hard not to see the Hierophant as a traditional religious figure, which I also have a lot of feelings about as someone who was formally part of traditional religion. But when I removed that authority aspect and tried to view it as more of a lived expertise/experience, it shifted my view. And I couldn’t have done that without thinking about it through the lens of Taurus, who is all about being grounded, present, and in the body. It was surprising to me just how much this shifted my beliefs around expertise and the Hierophant.
Also, you having tattoos on your physical body to represent your vision around this quiet rebellion…how perfect! You are embodying it! So cool.
Have you made your Hierophant card yet for your deck?
Marcy, that must have taken a lot of effort—to separate yourself from traditional religion. It’s so deeply ingrained, and breaking away isn’t easy. I truly admire you for that. And yes! The Hierophant was one of the first cards I created, but I’ve been holding onto her. I know that when I finally share that letter, it will mean I’ve fully stepped into my power. I’m almost there. 😉✨
True story most people don’t know about me: I used to help run a Christian singles group at my former church! Oh gosh that was the final straw for me. I realized I was trying to be someone I definitely wasn’t. And I couldn’t pretend to agree with a lot of the things being said. It’s been a process to let go of it, for sure, and it still is hard for me to hear religious friends or connections tell me Tarot is dangerous. But I’m building my own set of spiritual values now!
I very much look forward to seeing your Hierophant card 😊
Marcy, wow! You were really steeped in it. I’m so glad you found the strength to trust your inner voice and compass. That’s incredible. And my hierophant is coming up sooner than anticipated. Stay tuned 🗝️🗝️💜✨
This is NOT a mindset problem. That's just capitalist BS that's meant to keep you small, lost, and scared. WORRYING about all these typos like they're an indication of your worth. LIES!!!
This is a programming problem. A remembering problem. It's an internal glitch that was installed + strengthened over our lifetimes.
You DON'T have to call yourself an expert!! You don't have to be perfect!! And you don't have to pretend to have any of this figured out.
I'm proud of you for writing this... admitting this... and living this. You're healing, gurl!!! ❤️
P.S. I can't wait to see YOUR deck start to come to life!
Yes!! I fully admit to have imposter syndrome over some things, and that brings up more specifically fear…but the way “expert” is used just makes me hard roll my eyes.
I’m still trying to be less embarrassed about typos and grammatical errors, but honestly, once I left school and stopped being evaluated on it, I mostly just forgot most of the more impractical rules! If you don’t use it in every day life, it just sorta goes out the window so it can make space for more interesting things in your brain. And I’d rather have that.
I’m kinda blessed that I didn’t retain any of the fucking rules from the beginning. 😂
Yes! But true, sad story—I didn’t retain them at first at all either! But then I got tired of the teachers criticizing me and making me feel dumb, telling me I wasn’t a good writer. So I made a decision in seventh grade to prove them all wrong so I went HARD and forced myself to learn and do everything. I did eventually prove them wrong by getting the good grades they thought I was incapable of, but it unfortunately led to a lifetime of people pleasing and perfectionism that I’m still trying to recover from. 🤦🏻♀️I’ll probably write more about this someday….
You should!! It'll probably be really therapeutic. 🫶
Gosh, the Hierophant! I went to an online Tarot group last night and the card chosen for the week was . . . the Hierophant. 👏 So thank you for the insights on this card, Marcy - much appreciated and very serendipitous!
Ohh how appropriate! I hope this helps you work with that energy in a balanced way. On a side note, an online Tarot group sounds lovely. I used to be part of one pre-babies, but then I wasn’t able to attend the sessions live anymore. One day I’ll go back to them! They’re so much fun.
I commit to truth. To living my truth and embracing it will a full bear hug, claiming it and allowing it to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance.
Beautiful, Julie! I love that image of embracing your truth with a bear hug. That’s what it (and us) deserve! Thank you so much for sharing. Your card reading for Taurus Season is coming soon!