The Notebook

I’m standing in the front lobby of Anam Cara, a wellness center in Burlington, MA, in the gap between my first two readings. My first group has just stepped out of my …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

"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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

When first introduced to Tarot, most see it as fortune cookies and horoscopes on steroids. (I confess, I was no different.) After all, how can 78 pieces of cardboard have …

When you hit a wall in your professional or personal life, your first instinct is usually to reach for a familiar tool. You might talk it through with a trusted friend to …

There is a certain comfort in the idea of an all-knowing oracle. At some point, all of us find ourselves staring at a crossroads in our lives, wishing for definitive …

When I decided to transition from reading tarot as a personal hobby to offering sessions for others, I knew I needed to level up my process. Part of that evolution …

People seeking a reading have the same basic questions: what do I do? Do I tell you my question out loud? How does this actually work? Let me demystify the mechanics of a session so you can worry less about logistics and more about receiving insights.

My origin story explains how I got hooked on Tarot, but there isn't an obvious straight line from "reading for friends" to "launching a charity-driven …

“My tarot card person had to cancel does anyone know how to read tarot cards” It was October, 2025, and I had no idea this call for help would launch a new hobby for me. …