Most people fail to understand Tarot readings WORK.  But don’t worry, it’s never too late to try a Tarot reading.  As a professional Tarot reader, I will explain exactly how a Tarot reading works, why it works and why such information is invaluable to you.  In a world full of information at your fingertips and literally a Google search away, the Tarot gives relevant information, guidance and advice for you.  

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The Tarot is a pack of 78 cards with five suits, used for fortune-telling. The suits are typically swords, cups, coins (or pentacles), batons (or wands), and a permanent suit of trump.  The cards have very few words on them and they are full of pictures and symbols, like this:

Forget what You Heard About the Tarot

For as long as we can remember, the Tarot has been called evil, the work of devil, magic and therefore fake, dismissed by science or simply ignored as mere entertainment or wishful thinking.  

But I am here to tell you that none of the above is true.

I am a professional Tarot reader and I have given dozens of readings that were useful, enlightening and emotionally relevant for my clients.  

In a world where science is the be all and end of all of evidence and logical thinking prevails, it is  incredibly challenging to prove that the Tarot works because the proof relies on the client's feelings.  Yes, feelings.  

A Great Tarot Reading Makes You Feel Better About Your Decisions

How do we measure feelings?  How do you measure happiness?  A sense of peace? Relief? If my client receives a Tarot card that warns her that someone is being dishonest with her and she finds out that it is true, is it because she expected it?  Or because she was looking for that dishonest person in her life?  Or did the Tarot card actually accurately predict what happened?

You know my answer right?  The Tarot predicted it.  Rather, the Tarot warned her about it and she received useful advice.  

What could a deck of Tarot cards with pictures and symbols tell you about yourself?  Everything.

Time and time again, my clients have reacted to Tarot readings by asking, “How did you know that?” or proclaiming  “That was amazingly accurate” or “You were right, the Tarot cards predicted it and it happened.”

How Does a Tarot Reader Know All That Stuff?  

How did I know so much information about a client from a few Tarot cards?  The card’s pictures and symbols offer the answer, and I, as the reader, decode the meaning of these  pictures and symbols, along with my sense of feeling, knowing, hearing and intuition.  

Forget the image of the dicey fortune teller who reads the Tarot, pulls all the scary cards and demands more money from you when you need more information.  

Folks, the Tarot is a real and extremely valuable tool to get guidance from your higher self and your spiritual team of angels and spirit guides on the path you are taking or about to take in life.  

If you come upon a fork in the road, do you choose a path blindly?  Or do you want to consult  an accurate and reliable source for advice?  I would choose the reliable advice and that is what the Tarot gives you.  In addition, the advice is personal, custom, valuable and accurate for you.  

The Tarot Told Me All the Information I Needed to Know About You

I don’t need to know anything about you to read your Tarot cards.  In fact, I don’t want to know anything.  The more I don’t know, the better.  The Tarot will reveal everything I need to know and more importantly, what you need to know.  Anything my client needs to know will come up during the Tarot reading for sure, 100 percent.  Nothing important is left out.  

The Tarot will choose the topics, regardless of the questions that you ask of it.  You have now consulted a higher power and that higher power is giving you the answer you are seeking.  It’s now time to listen and pay attention.  

Spirit (anything in invisible form, like passed loved ones, angels guides, ancestors, even elementals etc.) works through me to help interpret the Tarot cards in your best interest.  For example, I gave a Tarot reading to a mother who was getting ready to divorce her husband after many years of marriage.  She wanted to know what would happen in her future.  She was a teacher by training and was expecting to return to teaching in the fall.  I pulled a card that said, “A Change in Career is Possible.”  She didn’t know what it meant at the time, but I advised her to keep an open mind about what could come across her path career-wise.  

Tarot Advises and It Happens

A few weeks later, the mother sent me a message that she is pursuing a career change!  And she seemed delighted that it came true.  She received a warning and even an invitation to be open-minded about her career and it happened.  This is what the Tarot can do for you.  

In the end, what do you lose?  Maybe you don’t want to invest $80 in a Tarot reading, but do you want to make decisions blindly?  What do you gain?  What if you could receive really good advice and save yourself a lot of heart ache in the process?  I would say that $80 was a bargain!  

You gain insight, knowledge, advice or warnings of what can come to pass for you.  To me, and for all of my clients, that information is priceless and that's what a Tarot reading can do for you.  

Are you ready your personal Tarot reading full of insights, invaluable knowledge and wisdom on YOU?  Tina Clarke of Stargazing Angel is a professional Tarot card reader and she can do readings in person, by phone or video.  You can book a Tarot session with her here.  

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I met Dr. Allison Brown at a grand opening party of a local community center.  When I learned that she was looking for Reiki volunteers for a program called Reiki for Vets, I quickly signed on.  I now share this amazing healing experience with others, including disabled military veterans and their families in the Charleston, SC area. 

For those of you who do not know, Reiki is a Japanese word that means Universal Life Energy.  It is a practice where practitioners are trained to channel this healing energy to clients, friends, families or animals.  There are three levels of Reiki and the highest level practitioner has the title of Reiki master. 

You can learn more about Allison on her website www.drallisonbrown.com and www.reikiforvets.org/

SG: Describe your latest projects.  How did you get started? 

Reiki for Vets started in 2016.  We now have 10 volunteers and provide free Reiki at two clinics in Charleston: one in Goose Creek and the other at the downtown VA hospital.  Reiki is free for disabled Vets, their caretaker or significant other, and the VA medical practitioners.  Our goal now is to raise money to certify veterans in Reiki 1 so that they can utilize Reiki for themselves and their families. 

Around the time I learned Reiki, I suddenly had a creative burst of inspiration and started to explore my spirituality.  I found solace in exploring and expressing myself in my writing.  I am now working on a book entitled The Journey Within.  I write about the fear conservative Christians face with certain taboo topics, such as psychics, mediumship, angels, energy healing etc. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

I am assisting the disabled vet population, particularly vets with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Any disabled veteran with health or mental health issues currently being served through the VA can participate.  My book the Journey Within focuses on Christians who are seeking love instead of living in fear.

For people who know very little about Reiki, what is the most important thing one should understand?

Reiki draws upon the Universal Source, God or the Creator.  We can draw on that energy, and all humans can do that.  It’s not scary, it’s just who we are. 

I am doing the same thing that I did in the Christian church when I was called to create a team of hands-on healers. 

Why does Reiki exist?  What are we supposed to use it for?

Reiki exists because the founder, Makao Usui, was able to put energy into a useful form.  It has always existed, but he figured out how to make it usable for the lay person. 

Reiki is used to restore emotional, mental and physical condition.  It helps restore balance and peace, allowing our bodies to heal. 

SG: Who inspires you?              

In her book Big Magic, the author Elizabeth Gilbert writes that creativity is out there ready to be manifested.  I also love to follow Martha Beck’s column in Oprah magazine because she has a wonderful way of describing spiritual subjects.

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

Don’t rely on another person for spiritual guidance; I need to seek it myself and trust myself.  It’s not wise to lean on a spiritual guru. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

When I was 13, I started questioning the priests in my Episcopalian church.  I brought up subjects that didn’t make sense to me.  For example, I wondered how could God create humans and punish them for not being Christians? 

I am a “why” person. I have an inner rebel that’s supposed to figure things out.

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

In the late 1990s, I was called to be a healer and create a group that practiced hands-on healing.  Six to seven healers would lay their hands on one person.  A year and a half ago I learned Reiki.  There’s not much difference between hands-on healing and Reiki. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

Stop being afraid, everything is based in love. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Seek out a mentor, but do it cautiously, and trust yourself.  You need to learn, but you must return to your own authority. 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love the gift of healing, and I receive as much as I give.  My least favorite is that I feel a responsibility for not only the veterans I serve but also for the volunteers that I coordinate. Sometimes it’s difficult being in charge.

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I worked very hard on the proposal to start Reiki for Vets. When I submitted it, I got back a message simply saying, “Yes!”  I thought it would be harder to get the program approved. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

Everything we do on Earth is to learn how to give and receive unconditional love.  Have fun and enjoy each other! Life is meant to be fun! 

SG: Why are we here?

We are here to give and receive love.  We choose an agenda before we incarnate here.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

It’s not about me.  Do not be a sheep, choose your own path.  I want to guide people out of fear.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

Love yourself first, trust yourself and don’t be afraid.  We are all interconnected. Imagination is important, and it’s another form of reality.  Imagination is how you create your reality.  We are here to create! 

What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

Pay attention to the stars, the solar system and the energy from the sun.  We’re undergoing a change and loving energy surrounds us. Humans are changing and the earth is changing – we are waking up and will create a better world!
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5 Quick questions:

1. Favorite angel/ascended master? Jesus
2. If you could meet anyone in the world and have coffee with them, who would it be? Elizabeth Gilbert
3. What would you talk about? Creativity and inspiration. 
4. Favorite place in the world to unwind? My back deck. 
5. A place you would love to visit? Italy

 
If you are ready to try Reiki and you live in the Charleston SC area, I am a Reiki master and offer one hour sessions and Reiki packages of three sessions.  I also give a 15% discount to Vets and their families.  Please contact me for information or click here to see the types of Reiki sessions I offer--Tina Clarke, Stargazing Angel. 

Last month my only aunt on my dad’s side passed away suddenly in her sleep.  We weren’t close at all and barely talked since my grandmother’s death in 1996. 

My aunt had acted like she didn’t want to have anything to do with us (me, my mom and my sister) so essentially we went our separate ways.  It wasn’t a hard thing for me to do, since she said some pretty nasty things to me when we visited my grandmother in the hospital.

On the night that she passed, I had a really strange and disturbing dream about my father (who passed in 1991).  I was walking with him and he told me he felt dizzy.  I told him to hang on to my arm for balance.  We came to some stairs and as he started going down them, he fell, in achingly slow motion, down the stairs until he landed on his back. I ran to him and he was crying, trying to sit up, and he said, "I'm sorry.  I am so sorry." I told him it's OK, just don't move.   

I knew he was telling me sorry for leaving me, at the age 18.  I know he is sorry and I accept that he is gone. 

Another strange synchronicity is the day my aunt left Oregon to drive to New Hampshire was May 24th, the anniversary of my father's death.  By the time she made it to New Hampshire, she was gone. 

Now being a natural and practicing medium for over three years, I figured she would show up soon after she passed and she did, along with my grandmother and my father.  I was surprised they ALL showed up in my bathroom, of all places, to talk to me. I mean I have been in touch with them but they pretty much stay on the Other Side (like healthy spirits do). 
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This is how the conversation went:

Aunt: Tina, I am so sorry about what I did and said, I really felt close to your mom.

Me: You did?  Because you really didn’t show it. You didn’t even talk to us for 20 years.

Aunt: Yes I really did, I wish I had done many things.

Grandpa:  I wish I had told you more about my family history, especially when you asked about all the old pictures I had.

Dad: I wish I had tried hard and stayed longer with you. 

Me:  Well it’s too late, there’s nothing we can do about it now.  Next time, if you incarnate, TRY HARDER.

Was I being harsh? Yeah!  I couldn’t believe I was getting all little this remorse.  I mean, isn’t it a little late for this?

All three of them died fairly young.  My grandmother was very overweight and died of liver problems in her 60s.  My dad passed away next, of a massive heart attack at the age of 46 (yes that is NOT a typo).  My aunt died in her 60s too.  They were all big people and they have one thing in common:  they gave up because now they are expressing all this remorse to me. 

All can NOT be well when you pass.  When you go to the Other Side, you have much more awareness and a hold of the big picture.  But if you didn’t do the things you wanted to do and experience, guess what, you’ll regret it. 

Yes life is hard.  A life on Earth is not for the faint of heart.

But you have to make the most of what you have.  You have to find joy in your life.  You have to treat yourself well and be healthy so you can live a long time.

I felt like my grandmother, my dad and my aunt all gave up.

They just couldn’t deal with life.

And guess what, they regret it. 

Don’t let that be you. 

Do your best and never stop trying.  When you fall, get BACK UP.  And keep going.  Everything’s temporary. Trust me.  If you wait long enough, your back will stop hurting, that headache will go away and that person you hate at work will quit their job.

Trust me. 
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Now go out there and live your life and never ever give up!  

Darren Taylor, aka Asbjorn Torvol, actually reached out to me after reading and loving my blog interviews.  I interviewed a friend of his earlier this year Jerrod Reader.  He has been experiencing great success after publishing several books on magick and calls himself a Norse shaman and magician. 

Darren woke up at a young age, in fact, I believe he was born awake.  He never took what was taught to him and accepted it.  He always questioned it and searched for his own answers.  In that way, we have that in common.  Growing up Catholic, the teachings never sat well with me.  By the age of 14 I actually resented the vengeful God and decided if that was God, then I didn’t believe in Him.  Later I started to believe in God once again and you can read about that story here. 

Being a Shaman myself I was curious about his views of the world and how we can use magick to help us achieve our goals in life.

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I grew up in a Christian family and started exploring other religions at the age of 7.  I just had too many questions about Christianity.  I was fascinated by all religions.  At age 11, I started to practice magick.  I was fortunate enough to study under many mentors. 

I have a passion for ascension and elevating the self.  It was a form of escapism, like a hobby. 

I started to share my research with others, including my views on the connection between psychology and magic. I dissect magick.  I want to understand why it works and how it works.  Magick isn’t mystical, it’s playing with cause and effect and it is psychological. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

A lot of people are lost and don’t have answers. 

Magick is everywhere and it is life itself.  My job is to give people information to challenge their perspectives.  I started sharing information on what I have learned.  I did livestreams and videos addressing psychology and dogma. 

Spirituality has become so commercialized.  There are people out there to make money and complicate things so people can’t do it for themselves.  I want to teach people how to use magick for themselves. 

My first book Ramblings of an Apprentice Vitki became very popular.  I wrote it just to see if people would buy it and to my surprise, they did.  I created the Heathen podcast and soon got thousands of followers. 

Even though I have a lot of people who read my books and follow me, I also have people who hate me.  When you are doing something worthwhile, you become divisive. 

For people who know very little about magick, what is the most important thing one should understand?

How do you relate to magick?  What do the tools mean?  For example, why do you use the color green for healing?  What does it mean to you?  This is how magick becomes meaningful to you, by individualizing it and analyzing its meaning. 

Why does magick exist?  What are we supposed to use it for?

You are always using magick.  Magick is the experience of life.  It’s the mechanics of how life works.  Magick is always in motion. 

SG: Who inspires you?              

S.Ben Qayin inspires me as a friend.  He is genuine and worked hard for his success.  He is also a mentor and father figure to me.  E.A Koetting does what he does and gets it done.  He’s not afraid of to be himself. 

SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

Grant Cardone said “don’t be a little bitch.”  This is how I approach my work, I own it and I am not victimized by circumstance.  I persevere.  I have a vision of myself and I choose to act like I am successful and that I am a rock star.  If you embody it, you become it. 
I am not afraid to blow my own trumpet. 

Timothy Donahue taught me to espouse perspectivism.  Mythology is always open to man’s interpretation. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

I was too young to remember.  I have always been the black sheep and a freak.  My family calls me the weirdo.  I’ve always embraced this about myself. 

SG: When did you decide to find out what your gifts were and how to use them?

At 11 I learned that magick and the study of religions was worth my time.  Since then I have always been searching for answers. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

I don’t think I would give my younger self advice.  The only reason why I’ve learned is because of the mistakes that I have made. 

SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Keep it simple.  Explore the self and don’t over complicate things.  If you can’t make it manifest for yourself, don’t offer it others (in a business). 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love my ability to dissect and observe; to  identify things that work and doesn’t work.  My least favorite is being able to see who is genuine and isn’t and exposing the scam artists.  I have discovered that some friends weren’t real friends this way. 

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I decided to do a dedication ritual and chose the desert as the location.  The problem was it was freezing and I was trying to do this naked so I lasted about 60 seconds.  In addition, it was next to an apartment building so anyone could see me.  Not the best choice. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are the gift; we are the creators and the destroyers.  There are no degrees of separation.  We create an individual and collective consciousness. 

The universe is a large mind.  How did the universe start from nothing?  Where do you think thoughts come from?  Silence (the infinite possibility). 

SG: Why are we here?

Because we are and because we can.  Free will and infinite possibility allows it. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I do genuinely care about people and I love Taylor Swift (laughs).  I am not out to make money as my critics would have you believe, I will help people even if they can’t pay me.  It’s not about the money. 

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

There are no set guidelines to do magick, ascend or be successful.  There is no true way, it depends on the individual. 

What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

I am not sure.  I don’t know if we have a future, maybe we will become extinct? 
I would like to have a great future.  We have to work together to accomplish anything.  

You can contact Darren via his website www.asbjorntorvol.com, Youtube videos and podcast.  He is the author of Ramblings of an Apprentice Vitki, Magick: It’s All in Your Head and the upcoming book Heathen: a Viking Grimoire of Norse Sorcery, which all can be purchased on his website. 

I met Violet Moon of Soul Centered Momma, through a mutual friend and high school classmate Maisha Hudson (click here for Maisha's interview).  After reading some of her insightful comments, I friended her and I had a wonderful time interviewing her.  She is certainly an old soul who has done a tremendous amount of work on herself and can therefore guide others, especially mothers, in their healing work as well.

SG: Describe you and your business.  How did you get started? 

I started over five years ago with general readings for people and I discovered I was an empath. 

My work mirrors my life.  In a sad way, I had four small children at home at the time and I was mirroring their emotions.  I tuned in with myself and I realized that I was feeling their feelings.  I am very connected to the emotions of the people around me and this led me down the rabbit hole, so to speak. 

SG: Who are you helping and how?

When I have the opportunity, I help mothers, this is my passion. Mothers in general have gotten lost in the logistics of motherhood and living their lives.  I help mothers understand their energetic connections with their children so they can parent with awareness.  I bring the big picture to them and give them steps on how to stop struggling with their children’s behaviors and patterns. 

SG: Who inspires you?
             
My husband and children inspire me.  My husband is very much present in our world and he forces me to be practical.  My children remind me of the importance of going within myself so I can release what is not serving them.  There is a connection between their behavior and my reactions.  I always have to check within myself as their mother.
 
SG: What’s the most important thing a teacher or mentor taught you and why?

My mother is a very intuitive woman but she runs on her emotional side.  Her lack of balance created results that she did not want.  She reminds me to look deeply into situations.  She teaches me to approach life holistically and to be more accepting. 

SG: When was the first time you realized you were different, especially spiritually?

About six years ago I became curious when I participated in a group for empaths. I decided to test myself regarding the emotions I was picking up from others by reading other people’s energies.  My abilities grew from there. 

SG: If you could give advice to your younger self about your gifts, what would you say?

The best thing to do at any moment is to tap in.  Don’t be afraid.  Your inner wisdom is always there, go for it.  These gifts don’t have to look a certain way, be open to what happens. 
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SG: What advice would you give to someone who just discovered their spiritual gifts?

Spend time with your emotions before you put yourself out there.  We are so quick to jump into it and there is a lack of understanding that your emotions can create attachments.  To do your best work, you need to get to a place of clarity. 

SG:  What part of your gift is your favorite and why?  What is your least favorite and why?

I love being able to connect to the whole picture because it reminds me that we are all connected.  I love seeing the whole picture as the information comes in.  I see the past and present at once.

My least favorite part is Spirit waking me up at night.  I also refuse to allow Spirit to show me the dark traumatic things that has happened to us.  Instead, I tap into the emotions of those events. 

SG: Tell me something funny about your gifts.

I was working with a client who had an intense relationship with her mother, who had passed. She kept hinting to me to connect with her mother.  Her mom then poked me and grabbed my foot so I could pass on her messages to her daughter.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand about you?

I am a human being with a normal life.  I am just a mom and I struggle too.  I am nobody’s guru. 

SG: Why do you think the Creator gave us these gifts?  And what are we supposed to use them for?

We are the chosen ones that are able to do something with our gifts.  These gifts are cultivated over many lifetimes.  These gifts are needed because the world is chaotic.  The timing is right for us to step in and do these things. 

SG: Why are we here?

We are here to experience and grow.

SG: What do you wish the world would know or understand?

We are all one.  Everything is connected to everything else.  A lot of suffering comes from our inability to understand emotionally and energetically that we are one.
 
What do you envision the world will be like in the future?

A really beautiful place, it will be like a utopia.  We’ll be connected to the source and Mother Earth.  We will release our dependence on the dark side. 
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You can contact Violet at www.soulcenteredmomma.com and her Facebook page www.facebook.com/Soul-Centered-Mama
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