more about my reading style

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So, first off, I’m not a “fortune teller”.

Free will is real. You are an active participant in the unfoldment of your life in any given moment.

 

Tarot cards are tools, plain and simple. They are pieces of paper with pictures, numbers and symbols on them. They suggest both overarching and significant themes in your life, down to some smaller day-to-day or short term circumstances, situations and energies present in, or available to you in your life. 

 

Depending on the questions you have, and areas/circumstances you’d like to focus on, I design a custom layout in the moment, and, together, we follow the messages coming through.

 

I endeavour to create an emotionally safe space for you, and will interpret the messages and guidance from the cards with as much humility, grace and authenticity as possible. 

I allow the cards to serve as a communication tool to help me understand the information that will most benefit you.

 

I employ a variety of decks and intermingle them as I’m intuitively called to, as each artist’s interpretation offers unique visual vocabulary. “Oh it HAD to be that deck, because look, it shows a _____, the thing you were just asking about! Confirmation or what?!” 

 

Note on gender: Although some of the figures depicted on Tarot cards appear gender binary, (Queen of Wands, The Emperor etc) please know that they actually have nothing to do with gender identity, and everything to do with Feminine and Masculine energies, which we all carry, and seek to find balance with, regardless of our gender. 

Patriarchal systems would love to have us identify these as “Passive” (feminine) vs “Active” (masculine) energies, but that makes me want to throw something. 

In my practice, I observe Energy on a spectrum from intuitive flow to intentional action. 

 

working with spirit

Tarot and Oracle cards act like a vocabulary for communicating with higher energy forms…universal intelligence, if you will. I personally tend to use the term “Spirit” to describe this energy, but we can approach this however is most comfortable for you! I can also request support from your ancestors, guides, angels, higher self….whatever floats your boat. The spirits on your team would LOVE to get a word in, to guide you, to give you signs…they’re just waiting for you to ask. Regardless of your higher intelligence of choice, I respectfully ask only for guidance that is of the best and highest intention, and in the interest of serving your best outcome.

 

Each reading is totally organic- Sometimes I don’t even need the cards, or I’ll just use a few before the downloads start coming (the information appears like ideas in my head, like I’m a computer downloading it), and then I continue to channel from there (meaning, I serve as a conduit for this information). It just sounds like me talking. It’s not weird. Or any weirder than usual. (Note: I’m a bit weird).

 

you have a say in how it goes

I’m a collaborator not only in my artistic practice, but also in my intuitive readings, so I encourage you to be part of it, ask additional questions, make your own observations and interpretations, and jam on the meaning and application of the advice you’re receiving as it’s coming through. And for crying out loud, be honest with me as we go- if I say, does this make sense? Don’t lie to me if it doesn’t! Be honest. I am but a humble interpreter and sometimes I don’t quite get it right, or I miss a connecting idea…so we can go in and clarify. Or we can leave it and come back to it. (Often things make sense later in the context of the whole reading). 

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Of course, If you’d rather just sit quietly and let me channel and do my thing—then spend time with it on your own after, that’s cool too, (it’s all about your comfort level) but I find there’s a special energetic charge that comes when we both engage in the reading and you follow your impulses and intuition throughout. This is also how you can squeeze every drop of value out of the reading and get the most clarity possible.

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the focus of the reading is your choice

"What can I ask about? Career? Love? My dog’s upcoming surgery? My aunt Mildred’s health? My new project? A plot line in my novel? How to get out of my creative block? Should I paint the bathroom blue? How can I help my child/friend/parent etc?"

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You can ask about whatever the heck you want. This is a ‘choose your own adventure’ situation. I tend to specialize in guiding my fellow artists, because I have the greatest frame of reference in creative living/the arts world for understanding the info that comes through. Spirit shows me things I can understand and explain, so if you’re asking about some complicated engineering thing or something in the world of big finance…there’s a heightened chance of me misunderstanding the info, or having to be vague about it because I don’t quite know what it means. Spirit is always right, it’s the guide that is fallible. That having been said, I’ve channeled winning modern dating/relationship advice and I personally haven’t dated in over 20 years, so… you never know!

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It’s a personal passion of mine to guide folks who work in creative fields or have artistic practices, but heck, I’ll read for anyone who’s interested, open and willing, just know I’m not going to suddenly solve your physics equation. I might lead you to a new way of thinking that allows you to unlock it for yourself, but I’m not going to suddenly become Einstein or some weird sh*t like that. (Not how it works, friend.)

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Regardless of how your reading unfolds, signs and synchronicities will make themselves known, you’ll be led to some significant “aha” moments, and charged up to step into the next phase of your life with focused intention. It’s a fun way to get thinking about your life from a higher perspective, step out of your ego for a hot minute, and recalibrate toward what your highest self wants for you— to feel as amazing as possible in your life moving forward.

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bonus guidance

Each reading is its own unique adventure- I don’t use a template or a specific formula.

I listen to your needs and requests, then follow my intuition and let the reading take its own course…leading you toward the information required for your best and highest good. 

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Sooo, sometimes information comes through that wasn’t even on your radar to ask about. In that case, I’ll say, “I know you’re not asking about _____, but this is coming up. Are you cool hearing about it?”

Often, since these readings are ultimately holistic, information comes forth about a part of your life that significantly (but indirectly) informs the thing you’re asking about, whether you have knowledge of it or not! Spirit is smart that way.

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sometimes it doesn’t all make sense

Occasionally, some info doesn’t resonate in the moment. In those cases, SPEAK UP. I can ask for more clarity, and usually chase down what was actually coming through vs. my initial interpretation of it.

If my clarification efforts still don’t get us there, I’ll say something like, “this is coming forward for you to ponder on. Give it no great importance, let it be neutral, sit with it. Use your discernment. It may or may not prove helpful.” You know, something like that. 

Usually, in rare cases like these, a few days later, I get a message like, “holy #@! That thing makes sense because ____ just happened.” or “Oh, that thing just clicked. I was suddenly confronted with ___, and then that info popped into my mind and I knew exactly what to do.” 

You know, stuff like that.

 

If, after a while, parts of your reading still don’t resonate, it probably means that your humble interpreter made a whoopsie or missed something. It happens. Let it go. Focus on the parts that do resonate for you.

 

in summary

Every reading is completely customized for YOU. It is intuitively engineered to best serve your needs, your questions, and bring forth actionable guidance.

I always record the session and it’s yours to have for reference so you can focus on the reading in the moment, and you don’t have to worry about taking a bunch of notes.

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Lastly, but certainly not leastly…

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privacy 

I acknowledge that this work can get personal or even wander into creative propriety if we’re discussing a new idea. I know that this kind of vulnerability requires trust, and I promise to respect your privacy and hold anything you share like a vault—much like a counsellor or a therapist would. (Unless you tell me you murdered someone or harmed a child or animal, or are thinking of causing harm, for obvious reasons.)

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legal stuff

These sessions are purely for your own self reflection and personal growth purposes. 

Use your discernment when applying any advice received in our sessions. I will not be held liable for the result of any action taken as inspired by information received in these readings.*

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*When everything goes gorgeously and you’re thriving, of course, I’d love a testimonial speaking to my part in it, but the credit is all yours, baby. It’s your free will. It’s yours for hearing, listening, and acting when it feels right and good.