into the shade🌙
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
me and tarot,
a love story
I’ve been reading tarot for 6+ years. It started as a secular exploration of the subconscious, but since then it's morphed into a mix of the intuitive, esoteric, philosophical, and psychological. I approach it somewhat as a mystic-scientist, humbly and reverently acknowledging that there’s so much I don’t yet understand, while also rigorously checking myself for bias and delusion.That was enough for tarot, it seems, as given the chance it’s certainly disrupted and challenged my worldview in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I don’t pretend to know how it works—only that it does, time and time again. I’m still learning and stretching the limits of what it can do.
my approach
My decks and I have a long-standing private language developed over the years. They’re a medium, and I’m a translator. It’s somewhat of an unconventional approach, and while I’ve always been able to read my cards from the moment I picked up my first deck, I’ve never truly been able to read someone else’s spread. I could recite meanings by now, but that isn’t really what one looks for in a tarot reading, is it?Storytelling is a huge part of my approach. I draw on my background as a hobbyist and professional writer to take the characters in the cards and use them as archetypes in the querent’s situation, layering in how they each interact and how that forms a progressive narrative that reveals the deeper patterns at play.Most of all, I just let the cards speak for themselves. I translate what I see honestly, but never harshly. My decks adapt to the gravity of the situation, evolving with the querent’s needs. This means I don’t try to force metaphor where practicality is required, but I don’t shy away from depth psychology when the moment calls for it, either.Over the years, my cards have advised querents on a variety of topics such as shadow integration, recognizing their child’s bids for affection, identifying the voice behind anonymous harassment, validating a business pivot post-breakup, and flagging red flags in a second-hand espresso machine.It’s not for everyone, but if you’re open to receiving direct insight filtered through a lens that blends the mythic, psychological, philosophical, and esoteric, then you’re exactly where you need to be.
from my hands
to yours
Curating these services came from deep reflection on my relationship with the tarot and what it is, exactly, that I have to offer. It reminded me of this line from Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving: "What does one person give to another? He gives of himself, of the most precious he has, he gives of his life."In truth, the greatest thing anyone could really offer to another is of themselves, and that is exactly what I offer here. Each of these offerings contains pieces of my own journey, from the more light-hearted ones like the Personality Profile (courtesy of my own obsessive studies of Jungian type theory in the years I was desperate for language to explain myself) to the Web of Fate—the same spread I use to spelunk through the underworlds of my own psyche, which tore down and rebuilt everything I thought I knew about life.
services
All readings are delivered as thoughtfully written documents that you can return to over time.
Oracle cards are included as needed.
1. Freeform Insight Reading – 33€
A 5-card tarot spread focused on one key area of your life, providing a zoomed-in look at the present terrain and hidden dynamics.2. Pay-what-you-can for those in need – 11€ to 22€
Same as above. Pay what you can, from 11€ to 22€. This is not a discount! Please only choose this if you’re genuinely in need but unable to afford the full rate. I understand that life is hard and I want help to be accessible.3. Crossroads Reading – 33€
You’re weighing two options: two jobs, two homes, two degrees, two purchases, two somethings. I pull 2 cards for each path, plus a 5th card for the deeper “consider this” message you may be missing. This uses a grounded, practical approach to help you choose with clarity.4. Archetypal Personality Portrait – 55€
Who are you, really? Beyond the roles you play and the masks you wear, what are the core archetypal patterns that drive your personality? I create a custom personality profile that reads like a personalized mythology, drawing from Jungian archetypes, classical mythology, and depth psychology to reveal your authentic self-expression, hidden motivations, and natural talents. Perfect for self-reflection and self-actualization, character development, and knowing yourself in new ways.5. Your Villain Era – 55€
This is the shadow-focused version of the Personality Portrait, detailing the parts of yourself that you hide, repress, and/or disown. I map archetypes behind your “villain era” to reveal your most potent hidden traits, the line between power and sabotage, and how to harness the darker sides of your psyche. It’s a less intense entry point for those new to shadow work, and incredibly clarifying if you’ve ever self-sabotaged and wondered why you acted the way you did.6. Light & Shadow Bundle – 99€
When we meet both our heroes and our villains, we sometimes discover they’re more connected than we realized. This is the complete archetypal picture: who you are when you're thriving, and who you become when you're not. This two-part reading combines both the Archetypal Personality Portrait and Your Villain Era into one comprehensive psychological deep-dive. We'll explore your natural talents alongside your most potent hidden traits, your core motivations plus the unconscious forces that sabotage you, and how to integrate both light and shadow for genuine self-actualization.Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed psychologist, but I have extensively (a tad obsessively) studied type theory, enneagram, and psychoanalysis, with a writer’s eye for character.7. Deep-Dive Custom Spread – 77€
A 12–14 card reading using a spread I design specifically for your question or situation. This is for complex choices, emotional patterns, spiritual frictions, or shadow work. I draw not just on the cards, but on my own lived experiences in disintegration/reintegration, plus insights from psychoanalysis, philosophy, and esotericism when relevant. You’ll get clarity, perspective, and potential pathways along with their consequences.8. Deep-Dive + Freeform Follow-up – 99€
Two-part session:
– A full deep-dive custom reading (see above)
– A follow-up 5-card freeform spread to expand on one thread you want to explore further, or a shift that comes up after the first (discounted from the standalone price)9. Web of Fate Reading – 88€
This uses divination to map out the psychic/astral terrain around you. It’s less about situational clarity like the other offerings and more about contact with the unseen, for those in the midst of spiritual upheaval, deep transformation, or initiatory experiences. Because of the nature of this reading, I don’t use a fixed spread because that tethers it to my limited human lens; instead, I let whatever messages come through by pulling 7 tarot cards mirrored by 7 astrology-oracle cards to reflect which forces are shaping your path.No legal or medical questions. Please consult a professional!
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If you’re in a transitional place, facing uncertainty, or just want to understand what’s happening beneath the surface, I’d be honored to read for you.
Thank you for trusting me! ✨ You’ll get your reading in a PDF file within 3 to 5 business days.