Tarot is a centuries-old card system that when used a specific way, allows one to tap into the subconscious and deepest parts of the self. To do that, it uses pictures and meanings assigned to those images – all tied together to tell a tailored story that relates to you and your situation, whatever it may be – to help bring clarity and guidance to the everyday questions sit deep within or are pressing and top of mind.

We'll get together and talk through whatever it is you've got on your mind. A tarot reading is a dialogue, so with each card as it relates to your inquiry, we'll engage together to help understand the nuanced meaning that applies most to your situation. Reading is the act of looking at a card, in relation to itself, the situation, and other cards that are around it. So we can take a card at face value but to get the most out of the reading, it's looking at the cards, talking through things, and then together developing your next steps based on the information received. Understanding, empowerment, clarity, confidence, self-reflection, direction, and reassurance are at the heart of the takeaway in any session I offer.

Remain open. Think about what it is you want to know. If you’re not sure where to start, we can work through formulating our reading focus together. Before your session, center yourself. Take some time before the reading to clear your mind, relax, and get to a place where you're focused on you, being ready to receive, and nothing else.

Absolutely. A quick photo of your cards can help trigger memories and be a way to reference your reading in the future. If you want a photo together, we can do that too. If you share your photos on social media, I always enjoy seeing them so I happily invite you to tag @melliesterrace or use #melliesterrace in any of your posts.

Tarot is a lens for the now but is by no means prescriptive unless you want it to be. The highs and lows and the in-betweens that weave this gorgeous tapestry of our existence. Your reading might not be all rainbows and sunshine but rest assured it will be given in a way that empowers you with how to manage the uncomfortable. I practice a free will approach and believe you have the opportunity for growth and change to help shape and manifest the life you want, based on the information you know and anticipate to experience.

Tarot can often be a great intuitive catalyst for self discovery, inner knowledge, and navigating personal understanding, but is definitely not a replacement for therapy. A tarot reader is not a mental health professional.

Contrary to Hollywood depictions and misinformation, tarot is not evil. Like a brush to get knots out of long hair or hammer to drive a nail, tarot is a tool – the means – to accomplish a specific objective, which is to get answers and direction. People use things for good or for bad all the time, and can do harm by using fear tactics and other nonsense exploit people searching for answers. The realm of tarot is no exception. Do your vetting, make smart calls, and – now this goes for everything – trust your intuition.

EVENTS

If you’re signed up for a time slot at an event to receive a reading, your email confirmation should show an option to reschedule. I can sometimes make acommodations if you miss your time slot, this will just depend on availability in consideration of the amount of other people who also signed up. If you are an event host and need to reschedule, please email me directly.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS

If you're running late for your reading, just let me know. I can usually be flexible but I'll sometimes have back-to-back readings or be off to some place so we'll have to figure things out on a per-case basis. If you missed your reading because you forgot or had technical difficulties or for whatever reason, no need to fret. Life happens sometimes. All I ask is that you respect my time, and I'll respect your time, and we'll come together for a rescheduled session.

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