My 8 of cups trip
You may know that I am passionate about tarot. I love teaching tarot, reading for others, and using tarot as a tool to reflect, guide,...
My journey to become a tarot teacher
A life-time ago I was a nursery school teacher. I saw myself as a “facilitator” creating an engaging environment for the children and...
Thoughts on "regular" tarot clients
I love to read for the same question- both for myself, and clients (I can hear those clients who repeat the same question week in, week...
The best way to do a yes/no tarot reading
#1 Decide if the question can be answered (and is best answered) with a yes/no question. I have seem some mightly strange tarot card...
For the Love of tarot
I first came across tarot at the end of a three month journey exploring America. I had completely run out of money and accepted a lift...
Dogged by the 5 of pentacles
As a tarot reader I check in regularly about ideas & plans- just to get a feel if they are “on track” or not. As I planned an entire year...
How to be a Tarot pro, But where do I find my clients?????
Before you think about where to find your clients you need to think about how you will explain to them what you do, and how it could help...
So you want to be a Tarot professional? Lets talk about money.
What makes a Tarot professional a professional? They charge money for their services. #1 Do you have issues around money? Let’s get this...
Why I don't read about runes
I have never read a book on the runes, yet the runes are the basis of my spiritual (and everyday) life. I have read plenty of books on...
The first thing you need to be a Tarot Professional?
There are thousands of people out there offering tarot readings- and some of them are bloody terrible. I know- I’ve had a few bad...
Insights on the 8 of Pentacles
One of the key skills of reading tarot is how to take cards with quite a traditional meaning (perhaps the 2 of cups- lovers) and...
When Tarot predicts trouble ahead.
In January this year I lead a workshop where everyone did a month by month reading for the year ahead. I demonstrated by reading for...
How can tarot predict the future? (and what about fate & free will?)
….”We were in the shed, setting up her old loom. She pointed to the vertical lines of the yarn fixed to the wooden frame. “There are...
Tower, Terror & Shadow work
The Tower- a fascinating card. Some people love it, and get really excited. Others just stare in horror "I knew that card would be there"...
Finding novel inspiration through the tarot
A few years ago, I was writing a novel that wasn’t working. I had a main character that I loved, but the story wasn’t high concept enough...