After wrestling with the idea for a long time, I've made tentative inroads into selling tarot card readings online. It's something I'm actually very good at but I've always had issues with taking money for that kind of work.
Anyways, me and my conscience had been at it hammer and tongs over the matter for a couple of days and I decided to ask the guides what they thought. M-L reminded me of some advice he'd offered previously:
Accept your gifts with grace and use them with wisdom.(Heavy emphasis on "use them!")
Of course, in this instance he was talking about my ability with the cards, which is pretty solid if I do say so myself as shouldn't. However, this could apply to any skill--musical talent, say, or training in a craft. What he indicated to me was that if you're doing something you're good at, if you are offering something to the world
with love, then it's okay to ask for something in return: not just obvious stuff like money or goods but intangibles such as respect and approval.
What are your gifts, friend? How will you use them?
