What Tarot Consultation services do you offer?
Readings are available via email or phone. Spreads are tailored to your question and my intuitive sense of what might be most helpful to you, as well as feasible within the allotted time. You may contact me to book a reading here.
For Phone readings, please be aware that phone readings are only available for the 5-Card or In-Depth Tarot Readings. If you purchase a phone reading, I do request that you also send me a message including your weeknight and weekend availability over the following 10 days.
3 card reading $25
5 card reading $35
In-Depth reading $45
Phone reading $50 (30min) or $65 (45min)
So what happens during a Tarot consultation?
First, you Book and pay for the reading
It is my policy to receive payment in advance of conducting a reading. Upon booking your reading, you will be directed to pay for the reading, after which the reading will be conducted through the desired medium (email or phone).
Readings will be conducted within 10 business days from the time of payment through PayPal. For Phone readings, I will endeavor to schedule a mutually agreeable time to meet within that timeframe. For email readings, I will send you a write-up of my reading within that timeframe. For both types of readings, you will be provided with a picture of your tarot spread as well.
Second, we identify the question for the reading
When I perform a Tarot reading for you, the first step will likely be a request from me to hone your question further, and to make sure we are on the same page about what exactly is the core issue that you would like to explore. In my experience, the question is one of the most important parts of the reading, as it directs our focus for meditation and informs how we will interpret the cards that come up during the reading. With a good question, we are well on our way to learning our answer!
This is not to say that I do not do general, or “open” readings. However, if you would like me to do a general reading, please know that the reading will be more vague, and it may not be clear what area(s) of your life it is referring to. A general reading may suggest energies or themes to be aware of in your life, but it will not yield the same specific information as a targeted reading will. This is because the meaning of the cards changes depending on what they are referring to, and with a general reading, there is a lot more leeway regarding what the cards might be trying to say. That being said, if you prefer to have an open reading, that is an option. I do recommend a phone reading in those circumstances, so that together we can tease apart what the reading might be helping you notice in your current circumstances.
Third, I conduct the Tarot consultation
For email readings: The next step will be for me to make time to sit in a quiet space and ground myself for a moment, take a couple of mindful breaths and connect with positive energy, and keep your name and question in mind as I shuffle and lay out the cards. I will then focus on the cards, record the positions of the cards, and write up a report of my impressions and interpretation to send to you via email.
For Phone readings: We will greet each other on the phone, reaffirm your question, and proceed together from there. By the time I sit down with you, I have taken a couple of deep breaths and centered myself in preparation to be fully present. I may ask for you to participate in the process, for example, by taking a couple of breaths yourself as you think on the question, by letting me know which cards to choose, etc. Once the layout has been made, I will talk through my impressions and interpretations with you, inviting you to let me know what pieces of my interpretation resonate most strongly. Once I have given you a sense of my overall interpretation, I will invite a dialogue where together we collaboratively discuss the reading. The amount of time dedicated to this discussion, and the extent to which additional feedback, card pulling, and exploration can happen, depends on the time allotted to the reading.
Fourth, I send you a follow-up email inquiring about your experience
I am always eager to hear about your experience with our Tarot consultation. I am always honing my skills, and learning what did and did not work well for you about my reading style, or learning about what did and did not resonate for you, is immensely helpful as I continue to grow as a reader!
I am always happy to hear any updates, at any point, about your experience with the reading, or any insight that developed over time!
Regarding the content of the reading itself, a Tarot reading can range from one card to ten cards and beyond. The spread I choose is based on the nature of your question, and my intuitive sense of the format that will be most helpful in addressing your concerns. Keep in mind that the depth of your reading will be directly related to the depth of the question you present. In other words, you will get out of it as much as you put into it. A clear question that reflects an issue that is meaningful to you, and which is matched by your willingness to explore your own personal power in the situation, will yield the richest results in my experience. Please contact me to book a reading today!
Can I give you updates weeks or months after our Tarot consultation?
YES PLEASE! Regardless of the reading you choose, I am ALWAYS happy to hear your feedback and would very much like to know how a reading has resonated with you! Please do contact me to let me know your experience of the reading. Keep in mind that sometimes, we do not fully understand a reading right away, and later when we have had a chance to reflect, or have experiences in the next few days or weeks, we come to a better understanding of what the reading means to us. In fact, I encourage you to follow up after a reading! I enjoy hearing how things have gone since the reading, and additionally, feedback helps me grow as a reader.
Informed consent and Tarot:
Disclosure Statement: A tarot professional cannot predict the future with certainty and you should not rely on a tarot reading to make any decision that would affect your legal, financial, or medical condition. If your inquiry involves the law, finance, or medicine, then you should seek the advice of a licensed or qualified legal, financial, or medical professional. Also, tarot reading cannot replace qualified mental health care. A tarot reading can only facilitate how you cope spiritually with a given situation. In certain jurisdictions, a tarot professional is required to disclose to you that tarot readings should be for entertainment purposes only, and if such a law applies to your reading, then you are hereby on notice thereof. Your tarot professional is bound by a self-imposed code of ethics, which can be provided to you upon request.
Unfortunately, there is stigma against Tarot in many circles. And unfortunately, like in other fields, not every practitioner in this field bases their practice on ethical standards. Therefore, I believe it is important to explicitly state my commitment to providing an experience that is based on clear expectations, mutual understanding and respect, and fully informed consent. By informed consent, I mean that you know before booking your consultation with me what my philosophy and approach is to the Tarot. I also mean that we negotiate prices before I begin the reading, and there are no hidden fees. Finally, I mean that you are aware of the limitations of what I offer.
I do not give any guarantees as to the accuracy of my Tarot readings, nor do I conduct readings that have a purely predictive focus.
My Tarot consultations focus on empowering you as the expert and actor in your own life. I see the Tarot consultation as a process that may potentially help you access your own inner wisdom. I believe part of being an ethical Tarot consultant involves emphasizing your agency in your own life, rather than reinforcing your sense of powerlessness, or encouraging you to look to me or the cards to make your decisions for you. The cards may act as a form of entertainment, or they may act as a mirror or a point of reflection, but they should never take the place of your own experience and judgement.
I do not offer refunds for my readings
Tarot by its very nature this is not an art that can offer a guarantee of any type of result. A reading can be entertaining, thought provoking, and at its best, incredibly relevant and helpful. There is always the possibility that a reading may not quite fit with your experience, or be inaccurate- again- it is not foolproof and there are no guarantees in Tarot! What I can guarantee is that I will treat your consultation with respect and seriousness, and do my best to provide a thoughtful response to your question based on the cards that are dealt, my intuition, and my meditation on your request.
There are certain kinds of questions I will not read for.
I will not answer questions about medical or legal matters, Yes/No questions, or questions that focus solely on third parties. There are also situations in which a reading is not appropriate, such as when you are concerned about your safety due to the level of your distress, in which case I strongly advise you to seek mental health services immediately rather than seek a Tarot reading with me or anyone else. If you are concerned about your immediate safety, please call a suicide hotline, 911, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room. Tarot consultation is not a replacement for mental health treatment, or medical treatment of any kind.
I reserve the right to refuse a reading at any time, at my discretion.
Sometimes, for whatever reason, it may not feel right for me to read for a particular client at a particular time. Sometimes, there is a clear and observable reason regarding why, and sometimes it may just be an intuitive nudge whispering “no.” Whatever the reason may be, if it doesn’t feel right to me, I won’t do it. I thank you for respecting those boundaries.
So when can we start?
How about now?? If you like what you have read about my philosophy and approach to Tarot, and if you are curious about how Tarot might be meaningful for you, please contact me to book a reading. I look forward to hearing from you!