A word of caution before you watch or see that intuitive. ✋🏽
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There are so many frauds/actors on social media and elsewhere, pretending to be Tarot readers, intuitives, et al.
Before you watch that person you have deemed sweet, nice, so down-to-earth, funny, real as they give predictions or channeled messages, I’d ask myself these questions first:
Why do I need to watch this?
What do I expect to learn about myself?
Is it possible that this person is an actor/AI/fraud?
If you feel resistant even reading my words, ask yourself, Why do I feel resistance? It’s just your favorite Auntie Raven, cautioning you from the forest. Take it or leave it.
You can certainly learn from every interaction, both in person and online. It’s just a matter of how you want to feel before and after — because your subconscious mind hears everything, records it and starts to be proactive. Your energy is affected, one way or another and as a writer and Tarot reader, I understand the power of words. Like someone said, That’s why it’s called spelling.
If you are comfortable using a pendulum, tune in and ask the following questions: Is this person a fraud? Are their words trustworthy?
I did this with several online teachers/spiritual books — and received surprising answers. This included Christian/Catholic and other religious teachers. One or two shocked me — but have learned to never question my inner guidance. If it’s yes to fraud and no to trustworthy, it doesn’t matter if the reason is hidden. I’ll never listen or read them again, no matter how familiar and compelling the message. I trust my inner wisdom.
I’ve spoken ad nauseam about unscrupulous Tarot readers and psychics but it cannot be said enough. There are people who seem genuine, even a bit magical, in their promises and assertions — millions of online healers/readers/psychics, many who spew airy-fairy nonsense for clicks/revenue.
It’s good to remind yourself that who you watch/listen are not your best friend and you have no idea who they actually are, once the screen goes dark. It’s easy to read or memorize a Tarot book/cards. Easy to speak of law of attraction, angels or apocalypse. Easy to blabber about things that sound amazing but are actually ridiculous and make no sense.
Think for yourself and sit in silence.
You don’t need anyone but yourself to gain the insight you seek from strangers.
Many people who are healers are unhealthy or mentally ill. Be careful.
I say that not to denigrate anyone and their struggles — but I’ve worked in this industry for over 20 years. My mentor has been reading Tarot for nearly 50 and has met lots of famous “spiritual” teachers and channelers. Many are/were unhealthy, mentally ill people who acted as healers. Now add in the millions of people on social media who have intuitive channels and that’s a whole kettle of stinky fish.
But wait: aren’t you supposed to be love and light, Raven?
No. The reason why clients return to me year after year is because I'm good at what I do and speak it straight. Their session is the best I can offer and done in the simplest terms possible. No need to make it fancy or load it up with silly nonsense or far-out spiritual concepts. I love every one of my clients and hold the highest vision for them, like a crazy Auntie who always has their back. That does not mean it is my job to figure out their lives.
I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to all healers/readers because you DO NOT need someone like me. I’ve said it from the beginning of my career and I’ll say it again: psychics/intuitives/channelers are not special. We are not riding on a cloud above everyone, even though it’s easy to start thinking you are special when certain people who misunderstand the gift give “the eye” (you know, the one that widens because they think you can read their minds. Not true and no thanks. That’s not how it works.)
A great reader/healer is a normal person, for the most part — with similar concerns, responsibilities and the ups/downs of life. Our job is just a little . . . different. We’ve always been here and always will be, yet the real ones don’t wear fancy costumes, proclaim from the rooftops, act weird or shill in a video. Quite frankly, you probably don’t even know who we are.
I got caught up in the image once.
I’ll admit: there was a time in the earlier years that I got caught up in the image and liked being Queen Bee at the wellness center. It felt great to be seen as a reader and hear wonderful accolades. Be known for something. It was great. Yet like any business, there is always someone “more psychic” than you, more “booked” than you and I dealt with feelings of money scarcity, imposter syndrome and inadequacy. Plus, it really sucked when clients would sidle up to me at the supermarket and said, Hey, can I just ask you this one thing? or those that said my reading was crap and of course, those who said they were praying for me.
It was all part of working out what it meant to do what I do — it’s not like I was taught how to be a lesbian or a Tarot reader at Christian college (thus the term reluctant). I met many healers/teachers/gurus in my travels and to be honest, a large portion creeped me out, gave me a jangly feeling or felt like flat soda. A few fooled me — and wasn’t surprised to hear that they were charged with embezzlement and other crimes down the road.
Yet it’s SO easy to get caught up in the illusion of being special when people look at you like you’re a god/goddess. That’s when it is certain that something or someone will come along with the reminder that you and I are all the same. We’re all in this together, no one more special than anyone else.
There’s a reason I could pass a client on the street and never know them.
I watched and grew with each client through every in-person session — learning to love myself exactly as I am with nothing to prove. I wasn’t there to predict their lives but to mirror an image of acceptance and love for them.
Now I make it a point to never use a camera during sessions — I went completely virtual 7 years ago — because my best work is done when connecting to my client’s energy. Sounds woo but it actually helps keeps any internal bias at bay, plus there is no concern over their physical comfort or how their face changes during the session. I don’t want to know anything other than the issues on my client’s mind — and it is so much easier to “dial in” when I hear their voice and tune into their frequency. The color and images of the cards point to the journey they are presently on but I’ve done this work long enough that it is more of a light guidance system than craning my neck at the map. It’s funny to think but I could literally pass 99% of my clients on the street and never know them — and it would please me so much to hear their voice saying, Hey! It’s crazy Auntie Raven!