Hello Anita,
Thank you for your kind words. Honest, friendly and kind sums me up (although I would say that, wouldn’t I?) There’s no need for regret. Everything you’ve said is data which will help me position myself as a spiritual coach to the people who would benefit most from what I have to offer. So I’m grateful for what you’ve shared.

I’m happy to share my perspective on what you’ve written, which will help clarify things for other people reading this as well. From a coaching perspective, my whole approach is to take people from A (where they are) to B (where they want to be). Since 2.5 sessions is not much time, my aim would be to spend 30m getting to know what you want to work on, either high level (maintaining peace in turbulent times, balancing unity and duality, etc.), or something specific regarding one of my areas of speciality. It could be dreams, it could be cards, it could be astrology…it depends what unfolds, and I’m led by the person I’m working with. I certainly wouldn’t impose anything that they weren’t comfortable with.

Personally, I don’t regard cartomancy as fortune-telling, neither do I think the cards are random, so I would take issue with that specific definition. I use the cards as just one type of tool that connects with the collective unconscious (see Jung for a defintion of that). But I’m sensitive to the fact that some people aren’t interested in them, are skeptical, are afraid of them, etc.

As for astrology, you’re right that a full chart would need a lot of personal details, but again, we would only go down the astrology route if it was something we both wanted to explore.

I know there’s a lot of ‘probablies’ and ‘maybes’, but I’ve found that the subconscious, spirit, higher power – whatever you prefer to call it – tends to set the agenda, so my aim is to balance this flexibility with some structure.

I should mention that I have a BSc in Psychology, so I do have a bit of scientific training under my belt.

Returning to honesty, everything started changing for me when I stopped trying to prove anything and just focused on being authentic in the moment. Paradoxically, that’s when the things I only believed in became real to me. Sorry if that sounds cryptic.

Thank you again for your engagement, Anita.

I can feel my other half glaring at me to go for a walk with her, so I’d better sign off.

Best wishes,
Neil

Hello Thomas. If you were open to a 30-40m Zoom, this is exactly what we could discuss. It mainly depends on what you want to change. Some people might want something more high level (staying centred amidst life’s drama). Others might have a specific question regarding a tool (I had a powerful dream about a frog last night. What might it mean? What’s the difference between a rising sign and a sun sign? What’s the Strength card all about?) I don’t have any experience in physical disciplines and I’m not a therapist, so specific coaching on yoga, therapy for trauma, etc. would be out. As an example, one lady I’ve been working with revealed that her meditation strategy wasn’t working, so we focused on improving that. But I couldn’t have told her that was going to be the case before talking to her. Let me know if you’re up for exploring this.