A tarot deck is, more or less, an expanded playing card deck, and in fact started out as a game. As a tool of divination, each card in the deck has a set of associated traditional meanings, which are interpreted in reference to the question being asked and in relation to the surrounding cards that are drawn, as well as whatever stands out to the reader and/or seeker in the cards that are drawn.

There are 78 cards in a tarot deck:

• 22 Major Arcana—these cards deal with larger themes in life and are generally illustrated with evocative images.

• 56 Minor Arcana—these cards deal with the day-to-day, are divided into four suits (which can correspond to the suits in a standard playing card deck), and are sometimes fully illustrated and sometimes just depict the symbols of the suit. The four suits are as follows:

  • Cups: this suit is associated with emotion and intuition.

  • Swords: this suit is associated with thought and communication.

  • Wands: this suit is associated with passion and creativity.

  • Pentacles or Coins: this suit is associated with material things, such as the body and finances.

Just like with a spiritual companionship session, no two tarot readings will be exactly alike. Generally, however, a tarot reading over Zoom will look something like this:

• I will start by asking you what you’re looking for clarity on—if you have a specific question you’re trying to answer or if you’re just looking for the general energy of a situation.

• I’ll present you with a selection of 2-3 decks to choose from, and once you’ve chosen, I will shuffle the cards, and then draw them and lay them out face down in whatever spread (a configuration of tarot cards in which each position usually has a predetermined question assigned to it) I’ve decided makes the most sense to use in relation to your question.

• We’ll then look at the cards one by one and discuss possible meanings. I will tell you the cards’ traditional meanings and any additional details I’m intuiting in the moment, and I will ask if anything in each card particularly stands out to you. Your input in this process is even more important than mine—what you see in the cards will often reveal things that have been happening in your subconscious mind and help bring them to the surface.

After the reading is over, I will type up a brief summary of what we discussed for your reference and email it to you along with a photograph of the spread. Everything we talk about will be kept in strict confidence.

For an email reading:

• You will submit your email address and the question or what you're looking for clarity on at the time that you purchase the reading.

• I'll choose a deck and a spread that I feel will provide insight into your question.

• I will take a photograph of the spread and type up my notes on what I'm seeing in the cards, and email those to you, typically within 48 hours of receiving your request (if it will be longer than 48 hours, I will let you know as soon as possible after I receive the request).

As with a Zoom reading, everything that comes up in an email reading will be kept in strict confidence.

In my experience, tarot is a great tool to help reflect what’s been happening in your subconscious and bring it to the foreground. I generally believe that tarot isn’t going to tell you anything you don’t already, on some level, know. It’s great for answering questions about the energy around a situation, possible paths forward, or what might be getting in your way, for example.

As a general rule, I won’t do readings about other people beyond the person I’m doing the reading for (consent is important). It’s also important to note that a tarot reading is not financial, legal, or medical advice—those things are best left to professionals in those respective fields.

If you’re not sure how to frame your question, that’s okay! We can work that out together.

Zoom readings can be brief (up to 20 minutes, for quick questions, usually 1-2 cards), or standard (up to 45 minutes, for deeper questions, usually 3-5 cards). Email readings can be brief (1-3 cards), standard (3-5 cards), or in-depth (5-10 cards).

I charge $45 for brief readings (either Zoom or email), $75 for standard readings (either Zoom or email), and $105 for in-depth readings (email only), but I have some capacity to work on a sliding scale if this cost is prohibitive—please reach out using the contact form on this website if that is the case.