Happy New Year 2025 - What is a tarot reading with me like..?

Whether you choose a reading via Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp, email or in person I always begin by suggesting we take 3 deep breaths in order to relax our environment and to initiate a link between us.

Your question can be kept to yourself at this stage (if you prefer) and I read the general situation. During the reading I invite you ask questions and take part in a two way conversation or you can choose to remain silent. Whatever you feel will benefit you most.

When the reading is finished, I send a photo of the cards chosen in your reading so you can look over them any time at your leisure.

If this is the first time you've ever had a tarot reading, I'll send photos of cards that have meanings written on them so that when you look over them it will be more helpful to you rather than you trying to make sense of images that you are unfamiliar with.

Radleigh Valentine's deck called 'Angel Wisdom Tarot' is illustrated by Dan Craig with words by Radleigh Valentine and I find this deck to be very helpful anyone new to tarot.

My favourite tarot decks are the Rider Waite Smith (RWS), The Gill Tarot, The Llewellyn Tarot by Anna Marie Ferguson, Tarot de Marseille, The Spiral Tarot, the Psychic Tarot and the Thoth.

Over the years I have accumulated quite a lot of decks..! I love the history of tarot and I am fascinated by the mystery schools and their different approaches to the systems they used. I confess I am a tarot geek lol. I prefer the 'Old School' decks. They feel more magical to me.

I sometimes use oracle cards.

What's the difference between Tarot and Oracle ?

Tarot is an all rounder. Oracle is more niched.

I feel oracle is vey good for times when you're feeling very sensitive and just want to hear gentle words of encouragement. Each oracle deck will be for a specific mood or topic.

Tarot is all encompassing. It's built on a system of subliminal symbology and is able to cover a wide range of topics. It can be both gentle or very straightforward depending on what you need to know at this present moment.

This is only my personal very 'nutshell' view and I use both systems when reading for myself. Ultimately, I think the purpose of any cards is to help unlock our psychic abilities and show us where we can improve so that we live our lives to our fullest potentials and become the very best versions of ourselves with the ability to recognise when we're going off track and correct our lifes direction.