Tarot with Krysta

What is a tarot reading and what happens during a reading with Krysta? 

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What is the tarot?

The tarot is a deck of 78 cards that represent every aspect of life: spiritual, physical, mental, emotional. The deck is divided into two arcanas (arcana means secret). The major arcana of 22 cards represent the archetypal energies we all contain. The rest of the cards, the minor arcana, represent how the 22 archetypes are played out in our lives.

The tarot’s history is not totally clear but the best information we have right now is that it began being used in the mid 1400’s. Some people use the tarot as a psychic tool and others use it as a spiritual growth tool. There are many different decks and books available offering a myriad of ways to look at and use these cards.

What is my history with the tarot?

I have been using and studying the tarot since the mid-1980’s. Many tarot books and decks have been and are in my possession. I studied for ten years with the Builders of the Adytum, a mystery school based on the study of the tarot and Kabbalah. My book, 22 Steps to Success, published in English and in Spanish, is a series of essays inspired by the major arcana.

My primary use of the tarot has been as a spiritual tool; a way to contact and communicate with my higher self, angels, guides, teachers, and masters. Do I need the cards for such communication? No. Using the cards, however, allows contact with a larger pool of knowledge, inspiration, and spiritual guidance. The tarot also makes learning and growing spiritually a lot of fun. 

What happens when I read the cards for others?

Once your appointment has been set, I will energetically place you on my altar where I pray for you daily. Immediately prior to our session, I will pull one card from the deck to show me the primary energy we’ll be dealing with. I set this card aside where I can see it during the reading. This is my way of ensuring I am in touch with guidance for you. Invariably within the first ten minutes of the session I receive validation. I usually share this at the end of the reading.

Once we are together by phone or Skype, we center ourselves and ask for guidance and assistance from our guides, teachers, and masters.

Next, I will ask you to tell me what you want to get out of the session. Once I feel we are both clear, which could involve my asking clarifying questions, I begin selecting cards… or should I say they volunteer themselves to be selected. When I do this, it is with the realization that the reading may or may not directly respond to the person’s question or issue. Sometimes, there is something else more pressing that needs to be dealt with first. If the cards do not seem to respond to the question, you and I look into why this could be.

There are many spreads or ways to lay out the cards that tarot readers can use. Rarely do I use a set spread. I might draw as few as three cards during a reading or as many as 10-12. It truly depends on your needs and what sort of information comes through.

My readings are very interactive and individualized. I depend on my clients’ willingness to delve into their issues for the greatest clarity to emerge on their behalf. It is not uncommon for us to come up with a plan of action related to their issue.

Are you psychic and are these psychic readings?

No, I do not consider myself psychic and I don’t do psychic readings. Generally, psychics are gifted to see such things as the location of  missing people or objects, or to offer predictions of future events.

I am very intuitive and because of my longtime work with the tarot cards and their imagery, I am able to tell you about energies that are present in your life, even if these energies are unseen by you. During a session, I do share such energetic information as it exists at the time. We discuss what sort of actions you might want to take. The future, however, is very much up to you and the choices you make. 

If, during a reading, you don’t like the way the energies are stacking up for you, we can ask for guidance about how to change the directions of the energies so you can enjoy a different outcome. Your destiny is always in your hands and you always have choices. The future is never set in stone.

How can you do readings for animals?

Our companion animals have souls and they are with us for a variety of reasons. As souls they also emit energy just as humans do. The energy is a little different and their understanding is not the same as ours since their intellectual abilities are different. However, animals definitely have feelings, thoughts of their own, and energy fields.

Using the tarot to read the energies of an animal just requires a shift in interpretations. I have been an animal lover my entire life and I have shared my life with a variety of creatures including: dogs, cats, fish, birds, snakes, lizards, chickens, turkeys and turtles. I have lived with or near wildlife such as owls, armadillos, coyote, and deer. I have an energetic connection with animals that helps me interpret the information I receive.

Are you an animal communicator or animal psychic?

No, I don’t consider myself either of these. I am able to tune into the energies of animals and, using the tarot, interpret this into words we humans can understand. I can share this with you as the animal’s friend and caretaker. We discuss what this could mean in terms of the animal and your relationship with them. Frequently, the reading has as much to do with the humans as it does with the animal.

I am not an animal trainer or health care practitioner and can make referrals for those professionals as necessary.

How long do readings last and what do they cost?

Readings  are $50 for a 1/2 hour, $90 for one hour. Sometimes I read at holistic fairs and then the readings are 20 minutes for $20.

How do I make an appointment for a reading?

Send an email to krysta@krystagibson.com telling me what length reading you want and some days and times you are available. Also give me your telephone number and your Skype contact information, letting me know which you would like to use. Let me know if you will be recording the session or if you would like me to do that. 

After the session, I will email the recording to you as an MP3 file and as well as a scan of the cards pulled during the session.

Once we set the appointment, you can pay using PayPal. Sessions not paid for 24 hours in advance are cancelled.