Who I am
I look into the mirror and see my own beauty;
I see the truth of the universe revealing itself as me.
I rise in the sky as the morning sun...
I am Light itself, reflected in the heart of everyone...
—from Lama'at (Divine Flashes) by Fakhruddin 'Iraqi'
(Trans. Chittick & Wilson)
No all-knowing guru am I—
instead, a mirror reflecting back brightly
the spark of divinity we each share with all the universe.
I am an intuitive Tarot reader performing divination.
While defined in many different ways, at its most basic, divination implies accessing hidden knowledge through a particular method.
I do so with the Tarot.
And while I do not have the answers to this mysterious existence we share, perhaps I can assist in illuminating the path we tread together.
My approach expresses decades of spiritual exploration, practical experience, and academic training in the cards with a keen sense of knowing. This has included study with such divergent, world-renowned Tarot specialists Enrique Enriquez, Rachel Pollack, Craig Junjulas, and Mary K. Greer.
In addition to numerous private sittings, I provide ongoing professional reading services for Earth Spirit New Age Center (Red Bank, New Jersey). I have also read for Opal Moon (Croton-on-Hudson, New York), Mirabai of Woodstock (Woodstock, New York), Kindred Spirits Center (Wilton, Connecticut) and The Metaphysical Center of New Jersey (Northern New Jersey). I have guest read for such corporate clients as The New-York Historical Society, Hudson Highland Group, Jones MediaAmerica, and Sofitel Luxury Hotels. My charitable activities include guest reading for Wainwright House (Rye, New York) and The Quest Bookshop (New York City) in benefit of The New York Theosophical Society (New York City).
I have even conducted impromptu readings without my cards in the galleries and on the streets of Woodstock, New York, during the latter of which I connected a curious seeker to one of the Tarot's archetypal figures.
My Sunset Tarot private reading series has completely sold out at Wainwright House (Rye, New York) in both 2009 and 2010.
As a Tarot instructor, my approach to the cards reaches students both in-person and Online worldwide. It has been an honor to share what I know about Tarot in such splendid settings as the Library of Wainwright House (Rye, New York) and within the Sacred Space Gallery of Mirabai of Woodstock (Woodstock, New York).
As for my credentials, I have been a Certified Professional Tarot Reader (CPTR) since 2007, following the successful completion of Certified Apprentice Tarot Reader (CATR) and Certified Tarot Reader (CTR) levels, not to mention years of private readings. To be sure, most readers do not undergo the rigors of certification since they can easily practice without these qualifications. But I have done so to honor the Tarot, believing such training promotes genuine, recognizable, and effective proficiency with the cards. I completed my own certification through The Canadian Tarot Network as licensed by The Tarot Certification Board of America, under the mentorship of Kristin Lee-Gray, Certified Tarot Instructor. While several organizations of varying quality offer certification programs throughout the world, I chose the one I did because of its well-balanced comprehensiveness.
In 2008, I had the honor of accepting a personal invitation from Marcus Katz, Founder of Tarot Professionals, a global network of leading Tarot innovators, to receive an ACE (Accredited Certificate of Excellence) founding membership. ACEs are bestowed in "recognition of valuable contributors to the development of Tarot in contemporary society".
The wisdom of the Tarot for Today / www.tarotprofessionals.com
In addition, I have been a member of Association for Tarot Studies, The American Tarot Association, The Canadian Tarot Network, and The Tarot Association of the British Isles.
With a passionate interest and extensive knowledge of the fine arts, literature, and world spirituality, I base my ever-evolving and unique perspective on the Tarot on a cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary, unbiased, and well-informed foundation.
Additionally, I am a successful writer. Among my published works is the regular column The Common Reader, as well as mystical and Tarot-inspired poetry.
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I am the taste of pure water and the
radiance of the sun and moon. I am the sacred
word and the sound heard in air, and the courage
of human beings. I am the sweet fragrance in the
earth and the radiance of fire; I am the life in every
creature and the striving in the spiritual aspirant.
—from The Bhagavad Gita by Vyasa (Trans. Eknath Easwaran)
Following here are those personal beliefs and principles guiding my Tarot work.
I view the Tarot as a mystical tool capable of producing wide-ranging benefits. These include providing practical advice and promoting spiritual illumination.
While attuned to many levels of existence as an intuitive reader, I do not claim myself to be “psychic” in the simplistic, popular, and overused meaning of that term. Therefore, I do not predict specific future events, read the thoughts of others, or make contact with those who have passed on in the most obviously direct way promoted by the media.
What I do offer is a transformative Tarot reading experience.
The sensitive, caring, and respectful tone of my reading style always promotes your direct involvement in the process. While recognizing that which is beyond our control, a steadfast belief in the ability to change one’s life course through personal choice influences my overall ethical viewpoint. My straightforward approach to Tarot reading combines common sense and the encouragement of inner-reflection.
In the reading process, I do not adhere to any religious ideology whatsoever—mainstream or alternative. Indeed, I respect diversity, taking a completely nondiscriminatory stance on age, race, color, ethnicity, gender, culture, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, and marital status.
I never misrepresent the scope of my skills by offering legal, financial, medical, or counseling advice of any kind. Nevertheless, I conduct all of my readings with the utmost professional confidentiality and appamada—the Buddha's word for vigilance, earnestness, and enthusiasm.
The great Indian spiritual teacher Eknath Easwaran once said: “It is only because we haven’t developed the capacity for appreciating miracles that we don’t see them all around us. Life is a continuous miracle: not only joy but sorrow too; not only birth but death too. But the most precious miracle of all is to see the divinity in every creature—when we see that the divinity in our hearts is our real Self, and that it is the same Self shining in all.” I believe the Tarot can make us aware of our miraculous existence and unique potentialities, while accessing the divinity residing in each of us—that most hidden heart expressed so beautifully in the quote from The Bhagavad Gita beginning this section. For this reason, I see my role as a reader to be a sacred privilege—one that has enriched my own life immeasurably. And I am honored to have done the same for many others, as you can see from testimonials of my work.
Finally, as for the majority of us who become either detoured or lost on the path we share in together, an effective Tarot reading can help regain our bearings. Moreover, it can suggest alternate routes to a desired destination. And this is what I strive for in each and every reading.
It will be my honor to offer guiding illumination on your profound journey.
