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Posted on October 20, 2017October 20, 2017

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I'm Emily, a professional tarot reader in Washington DC, and for #fridayintroductions I thought I'd share about my experiences reading professionally before starting my small business, Woven Psyche, a little over a year ago. 🔮Reading for a psychic hotline: It wasn't lucrative bc we only got paid a small share of what we brought in for the minutes we spent on the phone, not the time we spent waiting by the phone (& we received no compensation for our phone bills). More than that the readings ended up being poor quality because the people who called didn't appreciate how tarot works,, just wanted easy answers, & rushed me bc they were paying by the minute. But that's not how tarot works - it's a process.🌙Reading by video chat online thru a big website that offered many professional services:. Again, it only paid for the minutes I spent reading and not for the time I sat idly at the computer. Worse, bc it was partnered with a porn site almost all of the guys who came to me for "readings" ended up being creepy. No thanks.🌟Etsy business doing readings in writing with a 72 hour turnaround: A lot better bc I had total control. I did this for a few years, but Etsy's marketplace model forced me to undercharge for my services to be competitive so I was putting in tons of effort for very little payoff. Many of the Qs I got reflected that people didn't have to invest a lot - silly nonsense Qs about unimportant stuff. It sucked all the joy out of reading. By the end I had actually started to dread having to read. That's when I knew it was time to close my Etsy shop. ❤ Then came Woven Psyche & it is totally right. I've been able to market myself and work thru in-person networks to attract amazing clients who are appreciative and get that tarot is a mindfulness practice, not a parlor trick. The in-person nature of my business lets me really connect with clients & forge actual relstionships. Plus Woven Psyche is as much about teaching tarot, self care and mindfulness as it is about 1-on-1 readings, which is super fulfilling and sets the tone for the whole business. & I get to thrive in my own brand of witchy feminism. It took a long time to get here but here I am!
I ❤ the new Sabrina but let's separate fact from fiction. 🌟First of all, witches and Satanists are very different things and, while it's possible to be both, these things don't really overlap much. Wiccanism and Satanism certainly don't overlap - Wicca is founded in practices that predate Christianity.🌙Second, Satanists don't actually worship Satan or even believe Satan exists. They basically just reject the principles of Christianity. It's more of a dark badass cousin to secular humanism (the philosophy behind Star Trek). And modern Satanists believe in complete gender equality - it's Christianity that promotes strict gender roles, and that is one of the things that Satanism rejects. I happen to really LIKE the Satanic Temple and, as a Jew, I feel like they're sticking up for all religious minority members. And a lot of Satanists, including @thesatanictemple , also reject the possibility of magic, considering theirs to be a science-based religion - even though Sabrina featured a statue of Baphomet taken directly from the Satanic Temple (which they sued over). The Satanic Temple is, however, based in Salem 🐱. 🔮Third, the tarot readings featured in the second season are exactly what I tell people is NOT going to happen when they visit me for a reading. I and my colleagues in the tarot society I belong to have been actively working to dispel the myth that tarot is spooky and has to be done in some shady back corner somewhere. It's a self empowerment tool and a really great way to help understand and organize your own emotions and thoughts. I think of it is having more in common with mindfulness practice than anything occult, magical or even spiritual. Not that I don't like getting witchy with it sometimes, but tarot can be done in many styles and can be accessible to anyone, even skeptics. . . . . . . . . . . . #wovenpsyche #creativityplusintuition #everydaymagic #mysticaldemystified #dmvmetro #acreativedc #bythings #730dc #mydccool #newage #occult #magic #sacredfeminine #sabrina #thechillingadventuresofsabrina #blackcat #satanism #witchcraft #blackmagic #tarot #tarottribe #taroteveryday #tarotcommunity #catsofig #instacats #witchythings #witchyvibes
I regularly talk to my clients and at the tarot presentations I give about tarot as a feminist practice. Tarot and magic, or, If you prefer, witchcraft, are separate but in some ways connected practices. Both require getting in touch with inner strength and inner wisdom, with intuition, and are fueled by a strength that is not brute force from without but derived from inside. 🔮♀️ This is a feminine form of power, and the practice of introspection and showing receptivity to the ebb and flow of natural energies around us is a manifestation of feminine energy, yin energy. ☯️ As compared to masculine or yang energy, which is forceful and blunt and outward-facing. It is a feminist practice to engage in these arts, to take the time to look within, in a masculinity-worshiping world that tells us not to bother with our inner life or our emotions, to focus on money and image and purely external vestiges of power. 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘Tarot and witchcraft are essentially both the practice of subversive, unapologetic feminism. . . . . . . . . . . #wovenpsyche #creativityplusintuition #everydaymagic #mysticaldemystified #dmvmetro #acreativedc #bythings #730dc #mydccool #newage #occult #magic #loveandlight #spiritjunkie #blessedbe #sacredfeminine #goddess #feminism #girlpower #raiseyourvibrations #witchythings #witchyvibes #tarot #botanicalmagic #moonchild #girlboss #witchesofinstagram #hecate #wellpreneur #feminist
How do you choose the right tarot deck? This question has been coming up a lot lately. Featured here is the eight of cups from @fountaintarot - It's one of my absolute favorite decks. Because I prefer calm, less cluttered imagery it's one of the easiest decks for *me* to work with, but that may not be true for everyone. I can only provide so much guidance because this is very much controlled by personal reading style & taste, & also because it takes a lot of trial and error to figure out sometimes. Here's the guidance I CAN offer: 🌟I recommend the Rider Waite Smith for beginners. This is the deck on which most other modern decks are based &, while I don't think it's the *easiest* deck to read with, it provides a foundation in tarot imagery, structure & traditional interpretations so that you can recognize callbacks to these things when you try new decks. Also, your nuanced understandings of card meanings in different contexts will evolve as you read more, but you need to understand the rules in order to break them.🌟Think about your personal learning style & how visual you are. There are some very busy decks out there with lots of elements, swirling colors, collage images, etc. I personally need cards with a calm, less busy energy or I get overwhelmed by too much information. But others may thrive from a deck that presents lots of visual stimulation.🌟Definitely consider your audience and when and how you plan to use your deck - some decks have a lot of very sexual nudity. Some decks have blood and violence, or are intentionally meant to be gothic or horror. If you intend to read at parties or for kids or for your parents, etc, make sure to have at least one G rated deck in your arsenal. I like Fountain, Goddess Tarot and Vision Quest Tarot. 🌟Interact with other readers so you can work with their decks and figure out what you like without having to purchase decks to try them out. 🌟Check out deck reviews at Aeclectic Tarot online. 🌟Avoid gimmicks. Maybe a deck has a theme that interests you (eg steampunk, cats, fairies) but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll find it easy to read with so definitely try before you buy.
Tarot is for the inquisitive. The curious. Those who want to turn over the metaphorical rock (this photo is of me curiously peering through a fence, get it?) 🔮🌙🌟 I've noticed that my clients are, generally speaking, awesome - they're smart,, successful, thoughtful, articulate, communicative, considerate, reliable, interesting people, but this wasn't a given so how did that work out? The common denominator has to be tarot, and the fact that this is a self-selecting group. The people who come to me for readings are *inquisitive* - they want to explore and understand their inner experiences as well as their outer world. This is a group of people prepared for introspection and change and development. It takes a certain level of personal fortitude to be comfortable operating in these spaces. 🔮 Do you have what it takes to be one of my tarot clients 😙 ? . . . . . . . . . . . . #wovenpsyche #creativityplusintuition #everydaymagic #mysticaldemystified #tarot #tarotreading #tarotreader #sacredfeminine #newage #occult #magic #loveandlight #spiritjunkie #blessedbe #dmvmetro #acreativedc #bythings #730dc #mydccool #igdc #igersdc #dcfocused #createthestandard #walkwithlocals #washingtondaily #raiseyourvibrations #pursuepretty #inspiredbynature #inspiredbypetals #sacredspace
This gorgeous spread is grace a the lovely folks at @dpcloulou who are hosting my tarot event this evening! Featuring amazing looking tarts from @firehook - and AI am seriously going to eat them all if you don't come help! Stop by and say hi. No tickets or registration necessary. . . . . . . . #wovenpsyche #creativityplusintuition #everydaymagic #mysticaldemystified #tarot #tarotreading #tarotreader #sacredfeminine #newage #occult #magic #loveandlight #spiritjunkie #blessedbe #dmvmetro #acreativedc #bythings #730dc #mydccool #thingstodoindc #dmvevents #dupontcircle #retailtherapy #dceats #igdc #igersdc #dcfocused #walkwithlocals
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