Tarot for Good

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  • Who Stops When Others Keep Walking

    Who Stops When Others Keep Walking The man walks past the table, stops a few strides beyond it, then turns around. “What the hell? Let me try this.” Wayne drives a truck for a living now. Before that, he managed… Continue reading

    Who Stops When Others Keep Walking

  • Perched and Waiting

    Perched and Waiting It’s 8am on our cruise ship and the deck is nearly empty.  A few other early birds have finished breakfast and are wandering around looking for some morning entertainment. But me? I’ve got a small table cover… Continue reading

    Perched and Waiting

  • The Questions and the Cards Rhyme

    The Questions and the Cards Rhyme I look across the coffee table, where I’ve laid out my cloth to create the space, and give the seeker across from me a conspiratorial wink. “Now I need you to ask a question,”… Continue reading

    The Questions and the Cards Rhyme

  • The Question You Didn’t Bring

    The Question You Didn’t Bring We’re in a private room. The seeker sits across from me as I prepare a space. She nods along as I walk her through my reading process: the more introspective and non-predictive style, what happens… Continue reading

    The Question You Didn’t Bring

  • Synchronicity: When the Cards Know Things They Shouldn’t

    Synchronicity: When the Cards Know Things They Shouldn’t “Wow… so that’s the second time I’ve drawn this Seven of Swords reversed this evening. That suggests there’s something sneaky or underhanded that’s been going on but that it’s being exposed. Maybe… Continue reading

    Synchronicity: When the Cards Know Things They Shouldn’t

  • The Deck Doesn’t Know You. That’s the Point.

    The Deck Doesn’t Know You. That’s the Point. There’s a debate that runs quietly underneath almost every tarot reading. On one side: the believers, who hold that the cards you draw are guided by the universe, by fate, by something… Continue reading

    The Deck Doesn’t Know You. That’s the Point.

  • “Are You Free?” Readings at the Church Fair

    “Are You Free?” Readings at the Church Fair The scene before me: a folding table adorned with a gold tablecloth, a blue runner, two battery-operated candles, a donation jar, my notebook, and one of my tarot decks. Purple lights strung… Continue reading

    “Are You Free?” Readings at the Church Fair

  • The Reading Is Free. The Donation Is Up to You.

    The Reading Is Free. The Donation Is Up to You. Here’s an awkward question I get asked sometimes: “So how much do you charge?” The honest answer is: it depends on the context. For friends, family, and coworkers who are… Continue reading

    The Reading Is Free. The Donation Is Up to You.

  • Deep Roots, Open Branches

    Deep Roots Open Branches The seeker leans across the table. “What I really want to know,” she muses, “is what I’m supposed to do now.” Empty nest. Open calendar. Time and intention in abundance — but no direction. It’s one… Continue reading

    Deep Roots, Open Branches

  • The Skeleton in the Room

    The Skeleton in the Room There is a scene in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die where the villain’s personal tarot reader (“Solitaire”) is asked if she foresees Death in the cards. (She draws the Lovers instead:… Continue reading

    The Skeleton in the Room