No! We are the ultimate creators of our lives, we use tarot as a guide, not a director.

No! They interpret cards, everything they access if accessible to you also. They have no more power than you do. 

No! We co-create with the universe. Our karma (physical matrix, environment, conditioning) interacts with our free will, the power of our will and personal choices. 

Tarot reads the current energy, this energy moves and shifts as we do.

What might have felt/been certain in our future last year, may change depending on the choices we take as free agents.

Tarot can inspire us, helping us grow, transform, and set ourselves on new, positive paths. It can even help us avoid some struggles on our journey. Tarot provides valuable insight, enabling us to let go of outgrown relationships and patterns. It offers clarity that allows us to release the past and shift toward a more empowered future.

However, uncertainty is a natural and necessary part of the human experience. We are not meant to control or know everything about our journey. Tarot readings are best used as a tool for reflection on current energies, rather than as absolute answers to everything that will come to be. It is far healthier to embrace life’s changes with grace than to try to control the future.

Yes, Tarot is connected to the occult. Occult means ‘secretive’ or ‘hidden’, and typically refers to mystical or magical practices or phenomena. The word ‘occult’ has connotations of always being something ‘dark’ or connected to negative forces. This is not the case. I use the word occult through its definition as relating to ‘hidden/unknown knowledge’.

The unknown can, at times, feel scary to some people but this doesn’t make it inherently bad. Dogma frequently reinforces a fear of practices or tools that fall outside its framework of acceptable knowledge.

A long time ago, practices like tarot and other forms of divination were vilified as heretical and punishable by death.This created a lasting impact on the consciousness of many people and attitudes of fear around the mysterious still persist today throughout societies, fueled by misunderstanding or misrepresentation, as these beliefs ignore the fact that tarot is often used as a reflective tool, helping individuals gain clarity rather than dictating fate.

Many people still view things outside of traditional religion and science - like tarot, astrology or energy healing as bad and scary.

Tarot's symbolic and mystical elements can appear mysterious, leading to suspicion and rejection in communities adhering to strict, literal interpretations of scripture or tradition.

Institutions rooted in dogma may discourage practices like tarot because they empower individuals to explore their own spiritual paths, potentially challenging the institution's authority over spiritual guidance.

By reinforcing fear and misinformation, dogma has contributed to a lasting stigma around tarot. However, as understanding and openness to alternative spiritual practices grow, many people are rediscovering tarot as a non-threatening and insightful tool for personal exploration and self-awareness.

Yes, tarot can be linked to witchcraft. The term "witchcraft" originates from Old English, derived from the root word wic, meaning "to bend" or "to shape," which may refer to the ability to shape reality or fate through magical means. In this sense, tarot can be seen as a tool for shaping our realities.

In medieval Europe, witchcraft was deemed illegal and punishable by death, associated with heretical powers aligned with evil forces, particularly the devil. Women healers, midwives, and herbalists were often accused of witchcraft for challenging male-dominated institutions like the church and emerging medical professions, and they were targeted for defying societal norms and holding positions of influence outside patriarchal structures. Today, "witchcraft" has been reclaimed by many as a term of empowerment.

Today many religions still condemn divination tools like tarot as they can open the door to other beings, deities, and spirits. I believe the safety and purity of a tarot reading depend on the reader's ability to connect with their intuition and benevolent beings, such as spirit guides or Source itself. As a non-dualist, I do not condemn all other non-corporeal spirits that exist as evil or linked to the devil. I support practices that empower humanity, and increase individual’s connection to their spirituality, their desire to do good and desire for growth and positive transformation, especially when the tools are linked to personal choice and power, or the pursuit of truth, not dogma or fear

Seekers of tarot should always practice discernment and discretion, understanding that some tarot readers interpret the cards through their personal filters and perspectives, which can influence the guidance provided. Therefore I always encourage seekers to stay in tune with their own inner knowing and never give their power away to another person. What a reader tells you might not be your truth.