Why Free Will Matters in a Tarot Reading

A lot of people get uneasy, or even scared, by the thought of a tarot reading, and the reason is often the same. They don’t want to hear that something bad is going to happen.

And I understand it. Tarot has a reputation for being this mystical determiner of fate - a predictive device that tells you that something will or won’t happen. Naturally, that puts a lot of pressure on the outcome of a tarot reading - your entire future hanging in the balance.

This perspective on tarot ignores something very important - our free will and agency to create our own future, as our life unfolds.

This is something I’m deeply passionate about as a tarot reader.

It makes me sad, and a little mad, when I hear past horror stories from nervous clients. No one should be afraid of getting a tarot reading. No one should be scared of living their life because of what they heard in a tarot reading. No one should leave a tarot reading riddled with self-doubt.

Because life is not something that happens to us. We are not passive observers. We are active participants in it.

So, if a tarot reading is not a declaration of our pre-determined fate, what is it?

More accurately, you could describe a tarot reading as a snapshot of the present moment…