I had always wanted to have a tarot card reading done for me. After looking around unsuccessfully around town for a reader, I was referred by a friend to a woman that understood the tarot and was able to do it for me.

When I arrived at her place, she greeted me and then proceeded to turn down the lights and brighten the room with candles. As soon as we sat down across from each other, I wanted to start asking questions so that I could get some answers. She stopped me short, and said that the cards would reveal my concerns. First, she gave me a daily reading, which involved 4 cards. Each card had its own meaning: How I am feeling now, what I hope to accomplish, what is holding me back, and what I hope to be like.

After shuffling the cards, she told me to pick 4 cards randomly from the spread out deck on the table. By themselves, the cards did not mean anything to me. However, I was amazed at what the cards revealed when my reader interpreted them. She accurately revealed to me my current feeling of disillusion about my career.

She also successfully interpreted to me that I hoped to be happy from my career choice, and what was holding me back were the people around me who did not understand my desire to derive happiness from a career instead of just monetary gain. Finally, she also told me the last card (which was the magician) meant that I hoped to be wise and that I lacked a sense of direction from a wise and stable person. The last reading involved her shuffling the deck and me picking one of the cards. This card would reveal the right path to take. You can probably imagine the horror I felt when I drew the death card! However, she told me that death should not be interpreted literally. Rather, this card meant that change should take place. I should interpret it as a harbinger for change. With that in mind, I thanked the reader for her help.