What people will remember about your tarot readings
A lot can happen within the span of a tarot reading.
Like any conversation, a reading might cover all kinds of territory within a short period of time. You might start out with one question, and then quickly move to another once the answer is clear.
Or you might meander along the same discussion from start to finish, digging deep into a single issue.
Sometimes readings offer so much information that it’s hard to keep up. Other times, the message might be succinct but circular, as though all signs lead back to the same answer.
When you’re on the receiving end of a tarot reading, the experience can be exciting and fascinating, but also overwhelming.
When you’re the one delivering the reading, you might feel a lot of pressure to capture every detail there is, and to be as clear, helpful, and relevant as possible.
And all of those are good, important aims when we’re reading for others.
It’s also important not to lose sight of what your querents –...
Tarot As a Reset Button
It’s one of the most common questions I hear when people sit down for a tarot reading with me.
But it’s important to remember that tarot isn’t always about knowing the future – instead, it can be about healing the present.
It’s not always easy to be yourself in this world.
In fact, it can feel pretty scary to share your feelings. Or to express a part of yourself that you’ve been told is wrong because it doesn’t fit into society’s preconceived notions of how you are “supposed” to think, act, look, or speak.
The problem with assuming that a tarot reading only serves to see the future is that it overlooks so many other ways that tarot can help you break out of limiting expectations.
It can help you begin to heal from the pressure and burnout of work, routine, and daily survival.
It can help you to see where your desires got lost or neglected along the way in lieu of...
I know I shouldnā€™t take this personally. But I do.
It’s not always easy to dedicate yourself to something like tarot.
One of the hardest things for me to reconcile on this path is how dismissive skeptics and non-believers can be towards anything they perceive as too “out there,” too esoteric, or too spiritual.
Some people genuinely love to hate on anything they see as “woo,” including tarot.
No matter how many ways you try to explain that tarot is about so much more than a gimmicky parlor trick, there are some people out there who just don’t want to hear it.
I’ve written before about my thoughts on skeptics. The short version is that I don’t feel it’s my role to convert anyone. I’m not interested in telling people what they should or shouldn’t believe in, and I don’t get caught up in any ideas that everyone has to like the same things I do.
What I do wish I could change, however, is the pervasive assumption that anyone who is interested in tarot (or related...
The problem with being of service
Do you want to be of service?
I know I do. Being of service is one of the reasons I became a tarot reader.
And I know that a lot of you out there feel the same, whether you read tarot yourself or use it for guidance in your life.
A lot of us who are committed to spiritual growth and intuitive development are often people who also want to heal ourselves, and others.
And so it makes sense that a lot of set out to find paths that allow us to be of service.
How? There are many ways we can be of service:
Volunteer work through a charity or community centre, lending a hand to a neighbour or family member, or pursuing a career path to puts you on the front lines are just a few examples.
Before I landed on my tarot journey, I wanted to be a writer. But when I was looking into college courses, I also considered a social work program.
I ended up in journalism, feeling that it was a good way to bridge the two. Later, after I transitioned out of the media industry, I started working on...
