Rev. Vikki Anderson

and You Before Reincarnation?

I have talked with colleagues and friends about this topic in great length throughout the years as I think that if I had the gift of working for a lawyer for twenty years in another lifetime, as I did in this one, I don't think I would have ever agreed to such a contract for this lifetime. I have been on a journey of learning since I can remember, but there must be a time during a one's lifetime when you can say with certainty that you learned your lessons and want to experience some of the benefits of that knowledge. Apparently I have not come to that point in my life yet as I am still being put to the test almost every day.

So the question is, "Would we choose a difficult life?" Most respond, "We are spiritual beings and would know which lessons we need to learn during a particular lifetime. We would put ourselves in those situations where we would learn the most from those types of experiences." That is a neatly rehearsed and packaged answer, however, would we really agree to all of the hardships that we endure lifetime after lifetime? Would you agree to lose a child? Would you agree to go through the anguish of divorce? Losing very important relationships in your lifetime that really causes you heartache and pain? Would you agree to never marry in a lifetime and handle all of life's problems alone? Would you really choose to be poor or go without a job for years until your pride, dignity and self esteem were nearly gone. Would you agree to go through bankruptcy or lose your home and move to a very small apartment where your family could hardly even move without bumping into someone or something? Would you really agree to being disabled or crippled so that you could learn some sort of important lesson? In my opinion, I don't believe that this is a realistic outlook to learning lessons and; therefore, throughout the years my viewpoint about Contracts with God have drastically changed.

As luck would have it, I was guided to attend a lecture given by Tony Frishichella, sponsored by The Metaphysical Center of New Jersey. I was relieved and intrigued to learn that someone else thought as I did. He affirmed that he did not believe in contracts and thought that reincarnation into third dimensional realm was random. That is something I could understand and believe. Why wouldn't people choose to be beautiful, rich, famous, and successful as opposed to being plain, disabled, poor, unknown and unsuccessful? Why would you choose a life of struggle and discontentment rather than a very fulfilling life where everything you have ever wanted came easily to you? His sentiments exactly mirrored mine.

I have learned that whatever you feel you should be doing in this lifetime is what you are supposed to be doing, even though this changes throughout various stages of life. People come and go in your lifetime and when you no longer learn lessons from a partner or friend, you must move on to new relationships. Sometimes you must be the strong one and just let go of the familiar or safe relationship. There are plenty of other experiences awaiting you after each stage of life.

Of course, there is also a time to be alone, to meditate, to learn, to experience life on your own and to concentrate on one's future. You may go through a period when you no longer want to be part of a group or have many people around you at all and take comfort in sharing your life with a pet or getting engrossed in a hobby. Perhaps you only want to be surrounded with trusted family members where you feel safe and secure. Sometimes you outgrow organizations and jobs and must look for new experiences in all areas of life. The cycle continues and changes throughout the years you have upon this Earth until the day you are left with the option - sign the contract or not for your next lifetime.

Did you sign a contract to come back to Earth in this incarnation? We'll never know until we are standing in front of God with a contract in one hand and a pen in the other; then it will be up to us to sign the contract or lead a random life in which all the lessons presented to us will still be valuable experiences even though they were not planned or agreed to ahead of time.

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Introduction to Tarot

I have found TAROT to be a useful tool to help people in conflict. I have never had an appointment with a Querent (the person who has the queries or questions) who had a balanced or crisis-free life. When people are desperate, they seek answers from others who can help them get through these obstacles and challenges. They need the hope and solutions psychic or TAROT readers can provide.

Studying TAROT has always been a fun and relaxing pastime for me as I read the many books available on the subject throughout the years. I did the usual thing in the beginning by practicing on friends, consulting books and then trying to figure out what the cards really meant. I wondered how to put it all together in a reading in a spiritual, yet practical way. Then I tried relying on memory after awhile, but I would regularly have to consult my books for the actual meanings.

It was always a mystery to me that all the TAROT books had different meanings so "the student" had to compile information from various sources to eventually devise a "general" meaning of his/her own choosing for each card. There was just too much information available on the subject and too many books. With practice and patience, one learns to pick up on the overall vibrations of the cards. Each reading is a totally different experience, even if you place the exact same cards in a spread for two different people! You feel different vibrations; you get different messages, even if the messages personally don't make too much sense to you. I usually say the messages I receive, and generally it means something quite important to the Querent.

I remember how difficult it seemed to remember the 78 cards and their reversed meanings. The belief is that with the coming of the new millennium, we do not have to read the reversed cards, but should make note of them. I not only note them, but usually find that the reserved cards show the problem areas that are surrounding the Querent (the person for whom the reading is being done). I also use reversed cards in a year ahead spread to denote the meaning of that particular card would not come to pass for at least six months - half the time span of the reading. It seems to work out quite accurately. It is also useful to know what obstacles are ahead of you, so realistic solutions to the problems facing the Querent can be handled in a very organized, efficient and logical manner.

For those who would like to learn TAROT in a quick and easy manner, here are some suggestions:

Read the cards through the interpretation of colors, backgrounds and symbolisms. In that way, it's easy to remember any card without memorizing its textbook meaning. Eventually the meanings will just come to you after practicing with them, but for now, the associations will do nicely. For instance, cloudy skies mean that "situations" are brewing behind you; unexpected secrets are going on behind your back. Storm clouds indicate, "You'd better watch out; problems are coming; be prepared."

Level or smooth ground means you are standing on firm ground or are balanced, but rocky ground in turn means you may trip, fall, stumble, be on shaky ground, and have unsure footing. Standing in water means there is too much emotion or sentimentality surrounding the Querent or situation. By learning these symbols or associations with the colors, you can put so many clues together that one would have a meaning for the card without ever having to refer to text books.

Lastly, add the four suits (Wands, Pentacles, Swords and Cups) and interpret the cards by what the figure in the card is doing, holding, not doing, etc. Are the figures happy, celebrating or are they sorry for themselves or look desperate? Putting all the associations together gives the reader a very good indication of the cards meanings. Readings do become more intuitive each time you do one, but it still amazes me that the meaning is different or varied each time. You will find that it has a special meaning to the Querent. Simply put, WANDS represent jobs, careers and your status in them; PENTACLES are finances, possessions and how one relates to them; SWORDS stand for conflicts, arguing, fighting or honor, while CUPS relate to the love one gives and receives as well as how much of it surrounds that person or the lack of it in his/her life.

TAROT doesn't have to be a mystery nor require years of study and practice unless you plan to give advice to others in a psychic/counseling position. Practice is definitely a confidence builder and gives more insight into a reading, so ask friends to help by letting you "practice" reading for them. You'll also be surprised at how many new friends you will attract as soon as they know you need volunteers to practice this ancient art of divination. But please be sure to tell them you are a beginner and doing this just for fun. Many people take this advice as gospel and unless you are proficient in reading the cards, you may unknowingly cause some anxiety or concern.

Giving this sacred advice or guidance is not to be taken lightly nor used for your own personal gain, but rather to receive insight into a situation or relationship that may be helpful to the person asking the questions. You are a facilitator of the cards and the Querent must know that if they choose to do nothing with the information you give them, it is okay. It is their choice. They do not have to change their lives; they do not have to learn the lessons of this lifetime nor progress on the right path. It is always their choice. You may guide or suggest, but ethical practitioners NEVER use scare tactics or instill fear (as in saying curses were placed on them, their family, etc., especially if there are large sums of money involved. Be wary of these readers - they are con artists and nothing more)! The reader helps clients understand and be able to cope with the circumstances by giving them practical alternatives to their current or future obstacles and challenges.

In this way, you are using TAROT for the highest good of all, guiding souls to a more productive and happy life and in turn feeling a sense of accomplishment and inner harmony because you have made a person's life a little easier to handle. You have made an important difference in that person's life and in the world. You may be the only one that this person trusts or comes to for advice, so make it appropriate and for their highest good.

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 Quick Guide Into

TAROT Symbolism

Armor - Any figure wearing armor was hurt in the past and is taking steps never to be hurt again. They are protecting themselves.

Birds - The Querent must take a necessary risk to achieve her goal or objective.

Black Birds - These indicate hidden secrets or negativity that is yet unseen. (Notice which part of the card they occupy - past: left; present: center; or future: right).

Chains - Chains signify feeling imprisoned, helpless, restricted, or limited in some way. These are self-imposed feelings, not reality.

Clouds – Puffy - Things are brewing behind you. Be prepared for life to get a little more upsetting in the near future.

Clouds – Streaking - You are in the middle of fighting at the moment and things have escalated beyond your control. You must take control of the situation.

Beard - A man with a beard is enlightened, wise, and honorable, with much integrity and spirituality.

Black Animals - Animals denote hidden meanings, secrets, or concerns where the animal is can help one understand if the Querent is noticing the issue, avoiding it, or not seeing it.

Castles - These indicate love, happiness, prosperity, joy, inner peace, inner strength, self-esteem, and confidence. (This also applies to towers, houses, tents, or cities-any place in which one can live). If the castle is behind the figure in the card, one must pay more attention to his home life to reap the wonderful benefits of having a castle in the card at all. Is the castle in the past, present, or future? Facing the castle, home, tower, or tent is the goal of the Querent. If one is not looking at the castle, there are none of the benefits signified from the symbolism.

Cement - This is the most grounding substance on which to stand or sit. It indicates determination, security, stability, focus, endurance, and being totally grounded.

Cliffs - You need to make a decision quickly before falling over the cliff and finding it hard to recover. Making the proper decisions in a timely manner will save you from issues and concerns in the future.

Clothing - Clothing is an integral part of interpretation. What is the figure wearing? The clothes closet to the body is how they were in the recent past; the layers of clothing over that is how they are now and all the emotion and traits that are relevant to them at this particular time.

Circle(s) - Circles stand for completion, eternity, oneness, wholeness, following a total cycle of beginning to the end of a situation, the one, the all, and totality.

Crown - A crown symbolizes royalty, regality, knowledge, and high status in life. What color is the crown?

Cups - Cups stand for the water signs of the zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pieces. They represent nurturing love and a desire to be thoughtful, kind, compassionate, and sensitive. They also represent love relationships or extremely close friendships.

Dog(s) - The beloved house pet symbolizes fidelity, loyalty, and trust.

Feet - The color on the figure's feet is their grounding color or foundation. If it is blue, they are compassionate by nature. Red would indicate a fiery temper and are passionate. Brown would indicate grounding and stability. Yellow means a very good intellectual foundation. White stands for naiveté, goodness, purity and ignorance.

Flame - Fire represents Spirit, passion, burning desire, and consuming energy.

Foundation - Whether the foundation in the card is in the background or the color of the shoes the figure is wearing, foundations are very important. They indicate what is really holding or not holding the situation together.

Fruit - Fruit indicates prosperity, abundance, fertility, growth, ideas, and being productive.

Future - Anything on the right side of the card is in the future. These are the things that are possible if a step is taken in that direction.

Gecko - These represent challenges or obstacles that must be handled. If they have completed a full circle, the concerns and issues are at an end. If they remain open, the issues have not totally been resolved or will continue. When a gecko has hold of his tail in his mouth thus forming a circle, the obstacles and problems are either self-contained or being properly handled. If there is a break from the mouth to the tail, additional problems may come into your situation unless they are promptly handled.

Gloves - Covering the hands indicate hiding the truth, not being honest, not telling the whole story, and keeping things to oneself. Take note of the color as well.

Head - Anything on the head of a figure in the cards is very important. The hair color is an indication of the figure's motives or temperament. For example, white on the head indicates spirituality and goodness, a sharing and caring nature while red may indicate someone with a fiery nature who is passionate, aggressive and controlling in the way they handle circumstances.

Horse - A horse is often seen carrying the present figure back to the past or ahead to face the future. The horse's color is also important for a proper interpretation. For example, beige or brown would be a grounding influence. White would be someone who is now in control of his or her spirituality or has taken a step towards not being taken advantage any longer.

In Between - if a figure is "in between" anything, whether it is a tower, trees, columns, etc., something in the Querent's life is out of balance. However, sometimes getting in between two towers also showers luck on the Querent by the very nature of the meaning of towers, castles, homes, and cities. Pay Attention to the objects the figure is standing in between.

Leaves - Depending upon the color of the leaves, they usually represent fertility, growth, prosperity, and new beginnings. Add the color of the leaves to the position in the card for a more precise meaning.

Lilies -These flowers are indicative of purity, naiveté, kindness, being overly giving, and trusting. If there are too many lilies in a card, it may indicate that the Querent is always being taken advantage of or is always doing for others. One must stand up for themselves and try to say "No" more often.

Moon - The moon stands for illusion/delusion, not seeing the truth, seeing what you want to see, or hearing what you want to hear because it is easier to face than reality.

Mountains - The positioning of the mountains in a card is very important in reading. If they are in the past, they mean procrastination is an issue. If they are in the future, your goals and objectives will be easily met and will come to fruition quickly if they have not already come to pass. If the mountains cross the whole card, they indicate all the opportunities and goals you have set for yourself are waiting for you. The trick is that you have to grab them or they will slip away as easily as they were brought before you.

Naked - Naked people in the cards are extremely vulnerable and easily hurt. They should try to set more limits so that others will not take advantage of them.

Past - Anything on the left side of the card indicates the past. You are going in the wrong direction, so you must handle the issues of the past, turn around and get on with your life.

Paths - Be sure to note if a path is straight, crooked, or going off into the sunset or mountains. Usually paths are put into a card to show the Reader where she has come from or where she should go. Also, take note of the color of the path. For example, if the path were yellow, you would follow the path of intellectual and logical thought rather than emotional thought.

Pentacles - Pentacles correspond to the earth signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. They represent prosperity, abundance, inheritance, possessions, and money.

Present - The absolute middle of the card represents the present. This indicates the way things are now, whether good or bad, and possibly a current situation you need to handle.

Rabbits - A rabbit connotes someone in a hurry to conclude a situation or to get on with a particular concern or issue. It represents not looking before you leap.

Serpents - Having a serpent in a card means trouble, secrets, hidden problems or concerns, mistrust and negativity. Do not trust everyone so easily.

Ships – Ships float so as long as they are floating, you are ahead of the game.  Keeping emotions and dreams inside will keep your life as if an emotional roller coaster.  However, sometimes a ship is just to escape from a situation quickly.

Shoes - The shoes are the foundation of the wearer. Notice if the shoes are the same color, or the same kind, and all the other possible combinations.

Sky - Clear skies indicate smooth sailing, happy endings, and everything working out for the best. Notice the color of the sky as well; which indicates in what area your good fortune will come to you.

Snails - A snail indicates preceding with extreme caution or not moving fast enough for others. You feel as if "slow and steady" wins the race.

Snakes - This reptile represents wisdom and knowledge (both practical and enlightened).

Stars - Stars represent choices or decisions. Take note of the color and number of stars. White stars indicate spiritual guidance; while yellow mean that the Querent must remain logical and rational. The bigger the star, the more important the issue.

Sun - The sun stands for vitality, goodness, optimism, illumination, focused energy, new beginnings, and reality.

Swords - Swords correspond to the air signs in the zodiac: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. Swords represent arguments, fighting, responsibilities, conflicts, concerns, limitations, creative thinking, ideas, actions and energy.

Sunflowers - Like the sun, these flowers represent new beginnings, fertility of ideas or creative energy. New ventures and new growth.

Towers - Something between two towers indicates that there is a balance issue - something must be dealt with. It may have taken the Querent a long time to get between the towers to experience the balance of home life and love. Look at the color of the towers for further clues. However, if there are towers in a card, it usually represents love, happiness, prosperity and joy.

Trees - The green leaves indicate prosperity, possession, and things concerning money and abundance. The brown trunk of the tree stands for grounding and clarity of purpose in regard to finances.

Water - There are so many depictions of water throughout the Rider-Waite deck, but in particular, it stands for emotions. Calm water indicates secrets and emotions below the surface. There could also be hidden agendas. Ripples in a body of water mean that some troubles or negativity is coming into your life. If a body part is causing the ripples, the Querent is making his own emotional problems. If the water is very wavy, there are rather serious problems to handle.

Wands - Wands represent the fire signs of the zodiac; Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. This suit represents career, jobs, and how one works on the job (from procrastinator to workaholic) while sharing all the career-related opportunities available to the Querent.

Wheat - Wheat symbolizes fertility, growth, abundance, fruitfulness, bounty, and plenty.

Wood - Wood is the second most grounding substance to stand, lean, or sit on. This color also brings one in connection to the earth or Mother Nature.

Yods - These small, usually yellow flecks of light are blessings from God. If Yods are present in a card that looks negative, this always indicates that God is blessing that person and pushing them into a necessary change.

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All of us make wishes.

Wishes give us hope for the future that everything will be okay and that we will be happy, prosperous, gainfully employed in whichever career we wish, and that we will find our soul mate.

The difference is the size of the wish, the intent and the long-term celebration or consequences of the wish. It is also in the ways in which we try to manifest our wishes. One bit of interesting information an esteemed colleague gave me at a recent psychic fair was that all wishes should be done on birthday candles!

“Why?” you might ask? Because the whole purpose of the birthday candle is to be used for wishes on your birthday or in a CELEBRATION event. They are made with the intent of celebrating a birthday, anniversary, retirement, birth of a child, baptism, graduation, etc.

So if you need to make a wish come true, or at least give it more intensity, use birthday candles for your wishes. Not only will the candle burn quickly but also it is a celebration candle which will push your intent into the universe quicker manifesting your desires in a shorter timeframe than burning day, 7-day or longer candles to burn.

Hope this little tidbit of information was useful. I know I will be buying tons of birthday candles from the dollar store to get my wishes off the ground in a quicker fashion.

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Ancient Paths, Modern Choices
by Vikki Anderson

I have been teaching and conducting workshops for many years in both astrology and tarot. I am always asked the same questions. What's better, tarot or astrology? Is there a difference? Is one better than the other? Is one more accurate? The answer is that it all depends on what type of guidance they are seeking.

Let's start with astrology since I have been reading charts for over three decades. The natal chart is almost like a doctor's file on a patient. Everything that is positive or negative is in it. It contains many different aspects of one's personality, how well or poorly you react to emotional situations or crisis, your intellectual abilities, why relationships succeed or fail and generally if you are the kind of person that others want to know or have as a friend. The houses of the chart tell different areas of life that are affected, for instance, the first house represents the personality you show to the world or the one you want to show to the world and not necessarily the true one; the second represents your money or material values while the third represents communication, short trips, siblings, etc. Twelve distinct areas of life are covered. Depending upon which planets are in that house, what sign(s) are in the house and what aspects hit that house, the personality is formed. Throughout the years with the planets moving forward (or progressing) from your birth chart (which was a map of the sky at the time of your birth), one's personality, likes, dislikes, intelligence, relationships and reactions to situations change. Adding in solstice points and solar eclipses which usually occur twice a year (lunar eclipses are best used for Cancerians or Cancerian Ascendant natives), the next six months can be forecasted. Many different possibilities are touched upon as the planets and aspects represent a vast variety of probabilities. One must remember, however, that we choose our own future. We make a million decisions throughout our lifetimes that change our future day by day. Planets and aspects can stand for many different alternatives. When the sun and moon on an "eclipse" day falls into a particular house, that house is activated and an astrologer knows what would be in store for the native throughout the next six months. I usually tell my students that whatever happens on an "eclipse" day will represent the next six months of your life. For example, I recommend spending money on the eclipse so you will have money to spend for six months; be with friends and family you wish to see throughout the next six months; go to work as students who thought they would take it easy the next six months, did exactly that. They lost their jobs since they weren't working on the eclipse! Think. Complete lists of projects, affirmations or goals. Plan for the next six months. I usually find it helpful to get things in order before an eclipse and then read the list in a positive manner on the eclipse so that the universe will set the stage for your next six months in a very logical and organized manner.

In order to make a competent prediction, an astrologer would know the meanings of the houses, planets and aspects affecting the "eclipse" planets and how they aspect the natal and progressed planets. Simplified, if one has more positive aspects such as sextiles or trines, life within the next six months will be more calm, relaxed, focused, organized and fulfilling without many obstacles. The more squares and oppositions the updated chart has, the more challenges and obstacles might be before the person you are reading. But whether the outcome is a positive or negative one, truly depends on the overall outlook. Obstacles or challenges may be for the native to learn some particular lesson or start handling responsibility, etc.

So in essence, astrology gives you a road map to your life year by year. Once given a road map, one can decide to get to any destination in many ways, by plane, train, bus, car, motorcycle or boat. There are also different roads to a destination, the super highways of life, the interstates, the local roads or back country dirt roads. All lead to a certain destination, however, the path is altered by the mode of transportation and the route one chooses. Remember as in any modality, you have complete control over your life and destiny.

Tarot is basically a different method or concept of predicting the future. First of all, the cards explain what will happen if you do nothing to change the situation. If there was something perceived to be negative by the Querent (person for whom you are doing the reading), it will stay negative unless that person takes a positive action to change the event or circumstances. You are always given options and choices.

One can do various spreads to predict what will happen in a day, week, month, year or particular time period in the future. Most of the spreads can pin point an exact month by month prediction in addition to an overall view of the current situation and how one will handle those situations. Tarot can let you know particular occurrences, obstacles or love with a glance of the cards; it can give you definitive yes or no answers to exact questions as well. The remaining cards in the yes/no spread will also shed more insight into your current situation. Remember that we can change anything we don't like in the cards if we know what message the card is giving us. Whether we take that information to use to our benefit is our choice.

By using the tarot, one can get an immediate answer to a question and insight into a situation or circumstance and know what to do to change that situation to their benefit. Tarot shows you when to balance your love life, money, career or. It foretells what you must do to correct these areas of life. It often gives us not only the mundane solutions to life, but tells us of the spiritual path we must also follow to be happy in this lifetime.

Tarot suggests blessings from God after going through changes; it tells when one must rest so that the Querent could be protected from an illness or concern with the proper rest and care of himself or herself. Tarot helps build character because it gives the Querent something to fight with. It paves the way for an adaptive attitude towards conflicts, obstacles and concerns. Tarot uses a variety of scenery, backgrounds, figures, and colors to portray each card's meaning. Sometimes adding one’s knowledge about numerology helps give added meanings to the cards although one can get a feel for the cards just by looking at it. This cannot be done in astrology. If the person has no practical knowledge of the planets, houses and aspects, an astrological interpretation cannot be properly done. It would look like Egyptian to the person -- without meaning.

Tarot can also prepare one for issues that need balance in order to be happy or fulfilled - it could represent balance in a relationship (is one partner too dominant and the other too submissive?), money (spending too much and not saving enough?), career (is it really necessary to work 12 hour days? What about time with the family?), and conflicts (can I ride these conflicts out? Should I settle them peacefully? Can I handle what is ahead of me? Is there an end in sight?). Just by adding some common sense and a time frame, one can look into the future and know what must be done to correct any negative situation.

Astrology charts, although very automated now and can be called up on a computer and printed in a few minutes, are extremely difficult to interpret properly. Massive reports can be generated with all types of probabilities for the next year. The reports are so long (usually 50+ pages) because there are so many variables. If you make a decision today or now, you change the future from a few moments ago.

Tarot usually takes anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half to read properly. Astrology can take long hours to decipher and then read to the native. Reference for planet configurations (some use asteroids as well) must be used and placed in the chart and then one must go through each planet of the natal chart, progressed chart and how it affects the natal chart. Many combinations can actually make other configurations of planets better or worse by being in aspect with several planets at the same time. You can guide through astrology and then you have to wait to see if the future comes true. With tarot, you are taking an active role in your future by knowing what will come up and how to alter the outcome for the most positive result for the good of all involved.

I feel tarot is more like psychology. It highlights the problem or concern indicated by the number of cards in a particular suit, and gives you many alternatives to deal with it. Each card also has an answer in it.

Although I love both astrology and tarot, I would imagine it depends on the type of information you are looking for. If you want a very philosophical view of yourself, your character, moods, emotional status, likes, dislikes and the general road map to your life with the next year, then astrological charts are for you. Remember that one does not need to have a chart done more than twice a year. I usually place both eclipses in a chart for a year's reading, so that my clients need only return once a year for the upcoming year's events.

Tarot is a useful guidance tool since it can give you the areas of your life causing concern, gives answers to deal with anything from the four suits indicating the problem or challenge.

Remember that we have total and complete control over our lives and the decisions we make. No one can make those choices for us. Tarot is an easier and gives more practical answers to the year ahead; astrology gives us an overview of what is to come and makes us think of all the possibilities and consequences ourselves.

Both are fun, both are guidance tools and both can be very dangerous if used for negative purposes. Never go to a reader who says there is a curse on you; there are no curses, only fear that overtakes us and makes us vulnerable. You do not need to go for readings more than twice a year although once a year is also very accurate and lighting candles and prayers by a reader will not help rid you or your family of the curse usually for a large sum of money. Get references of a tarot reader or astrologer from a reputable new age shop or ask friends or family who they consider to be a reputable reader. Is the price fair? Are they trying to use scare tactics? Are they reading with insight, helpful suggestions and giving positive guidance. No one can or should light a candle for you. Some readers charge ridiculous amounts to burn a candle for you, if they are doing it at all. Spend $1 and light one for yourself in a church! Also, never give any readers large sums of money in cash! I had a client who gave $20,000 to one of these readers in a very vulnerable and depressed state, and then she asked for her deceased husband's jewelry to also take the curse off of that too. However, the woman was wearing my clients jewelry when she went for another reading. For the $20,000, she got 7 readings and a future with no money and a lost sense of pride and a desperate feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. It seems to be my crusade to steer people in the right direction when it comes to reputable readers. It is not acceptable to have a few greedy and unscrupulous charlatans ruin the path for the rest of us.

Whether you read tarot or astrology, keep your message clear, optimistic and focused. Anyone can change the future. We have the right to mold and shape our own destiny as God intended. Take your future and mold it into something you would be proud of.

Some think astrology is all right to have done while attending a tarot reading is the work of the devil. People -- these are useful guidance tools that God gave his people here on earth so we could guide others who have temporarily lost their way or needed some insight into the future. There is no witchcraft involved in these predictive modalities. They are subjects, which are studied and practiced like anything else to become good at it.

Give them a chance, and I believe they will surprise you with their accuracy, their insight and the level of philosophical awareness that is given you.

Also, it is much easier to predict time periods with tarot than it would be in astrology. In tarot, the suits represent different months, signs or time periods. In astrology, one must rely on their intuition (and some help from the progressed moon) to predict when something will happen.