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My first tarot deck was The Vampire Tarot
I am a cartomancer! That means I can tell fortunes with a variety of cards. As part of Olana Sisters Divinatory Services, I now read cards for a living but it wasn't always that way. I used to be a sceptic that thought it was all a bunch of hooey till things happened to me that changed me forever.
Growing up with my maternal side of the family gifted in occult talent, I used to take reading cards for granted, a simple little parlour trick and something I could do to amuse my friends. My skills as well as my empathic abilities dramatically increased when I reached the age of forty. It was like someone turned on a switch and all of a sudden the world was all different. I could not deny my clairaudience or my psychic abilities any longer. Weird things would happen to me daily to solidify that I was not imagining things or that it was all coincidence. I would occasionally read playing cards for friends and co-workers with incredible results. Outrageous predictions would come true even within hours of a reading, making my 'entertaining skills' in high demand.
The clairaudience came to me late in life and still hits me unexpectedly in miraculous and curious ways. One morning as a barista, I accurately predicted every customer's drink for a full four hour shift. Scared the heck out me! Then in the last few months of my Mother's life, my Sister and I would care for her and pass our time a few feet from her sick bed with tarot cards and other oracles like Doreen Virtue's Angels. We acquired countless books to keep the activity amusing and we would read various things, events and people over and over till we had recognized the meaning of every card and knew hundreds of spreads.
I never liked the term 'fortune teller', it isn't what I do when I read cards for someone. No one can truly tell you your future because ultimately, you have free will in your destiny. For example, I can tell you when you go out the door to turn right but if you do or don't is entirely up to you. What I believe I do is a lot more divine and left to the influence of higher powers working through me. I am a map maker and a tour guide to life's path. I help people make better decisions based on what the cards tell me. In a way, I take the fear, worry and insecurity out of someone's journey, kinda like AAA helps you plan a vacation. I help folks to feel better prepared, heal, side step negativity and I also encourage, shed light on shadowy situations and show others their potential. I have helped hundreds of people this way and I really love what I have come to do. The rewards for easing the burden of a heavy heart or setting a spirit free have blessed me in so many ways.
So today, I am with my Sister, at the local alternative healing & herb shop. We are reading cards for folks who wander in or seek us out. It never fails that every one we read for seems to be fated to come before us. We often are told that we exceed people's expectations with our kindness, helpfulness and accuracy and that makes me feel so good about my job. To me, it is just a moment to share what I love, the cards do all the work.
Growing up with my maternal side of the family gifted in occult talent, I used to take reading cards for granted, a simple little parlour trick and something I could do to amuse my friends. My skills as well as my empathic abilities dramatically increased when I reached the age of forty. It was like someone turned on a switch and all of a sudden the world was all different. I could not deny my clairaudience or my psychic abilities any longer. Weird things would happen to me daily to solidify that I was not imagining things or that it was all coincidence. I would occasionally read playing cards for friends and co-workers with incredible results. Outrageous predictions would come true even within hours of a reading, making my 'entertaining skills' in high demand.
The clairaudience came to me late in life and still hits me unexpectedly in miraculous and curious ways. One morning as a barista, I accurately predicted every customer's drink for a full four hour shift. Scared the heck out me! Then in the last few months of my Mother's life, my Sister and I would care for her and pass our time a few feet from her sick bed with tarot cards and other oracles like Doreen Virtue's Angels. We acquired countless books to keep the activity amusing and we would read various things, events and people over and over till we had recognized the meaning of every card and knew hundreds of spreads.
I never liked the term 'fortune teller', it isn't what I do when I read cards for someone. No one can truly tell you your future because ultimately, you have free will in your destiny. For example, I can tell you when you go out the door to turn right but if you do or don't is entirely up to you. What I believe I do is a lot more divine and left to the influence of higher powers working through me. I am a map maker and a tour guide to life's path. I help people make better decisions based on what the cards tell me. In a way, I take the fear, worry and insecurity out of someone's journey, kinda like AAA helps you plan a vacation. I help folks to feel better prepared, heal, side step negativity and I also encourage, shed light on shadowy situations and show others their potential. I have helped hundreds of people this way and I really love what I have come to do. The rewards for easing the burden of a heavy heart or setting a spirit free have blessed me in so many ways.
So today, I am with my Sister, at the local alternative healing & herb shop. We are reading cards for folks who wander in or seek us out. It never fails that every one we read for seems to be fated to come before us. We often are told that we exceed people's expectations with our kindness, helpfulness and accuracy and that makes me feel so good about my job. To me, it is just a moment to share what I love, the cards do all the work.
Beautiful article. I am proud to be your sister, and share all these wonderful things with you.
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