Introduction

Kimmi Auerbach tried everything in her search for enlightenment: therapy, a Reiki Master, even hypnosis. Finally she made an appointment with a tarot card reader. Instead of predicting the future, each card sparked a memory. In a Wizard of Oz-like twist of fate, Kimberlee realized she had the answers all along…and that it's not about looking into the future, but about trusting yourself along the way.

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My mother was different after the divorce.
She had lost a lot of weight and was finally feeling good about herself. She wasn't skinny, but she could get into size 12 jeans and her butt looked cute. With her blond hair, baby-doll face, breathy voice and new svelte body, she looked a bit like Marilyn Monroe, and attracted the attention of men everywhere: doormen, handymen, businessmen, men in Fairway, men in Starbucks, old men, middle-aged men, even men my age. She sauntered and smiled and batted her eyelashes like a sex kitten. She was fifty going on twenty. I was twenty-four going on twenty-five, not used to my new sexy mother. I wanted my old mom back, my big, cuddly, muumuu-wearing Mom. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1) Kimberlee uses tarot more as a Rorschach inkblot test than a tool for divination. Kimberlee sees her life in the cards, and the cards help illuminate the lessons she has already learned. Her reading serves as a reminder of who she is and what she already knows. Do you think we project our meaning onto everything and find our own meaning or do you believe in divine inspiration?

2) In today's world, more and more is expected of women. It's not enough to have a heavy hitter career, you have to a family too, and you have to know how to juggle everything, including staying fit and looking young and beautiful. Where does this standard of perfection for women come from? Is it possible for a woman to have it all? What are some ways to combat this pressure to be perfect and to find peace about your own individual journey?


3) The overriding message in The Devil, The Lovers & Me is: Let go of the past. Let go of future expectations. Live in the present. How realistic is this way if living in the world? If you are an ambitious person with the desire to manifest certain dreams, a particular job, a family, etc, what is the line between going after what you what and appreciating what you have? If you tend to obsess over the past, how can you put it behind you? If your dreams don't seem to be happening, is there a way to remain hopeful? How can we stand up and claim our most authentic, most beautiful lives? How can we feel free?

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