The Other Side of the Tarot Table
“I do not make decisions for a client. I may talk through choices with them. My obligation to the client is to remind them of their responsibility for their life—what they choose or do not choose for themselves. I remind them to be patient with whatever they decide for themselves. No one should expect instant gratification is the result of following guidance received during a reading.”
“It seems people have forgotten that manifesting (a verb) requires intention, action and surrendering expectation for a particular outcome. It took me a long time to understand this and it is a lesson I relearn on a regular basis!”
Karen continues with a smile, “its part of human experience to learn such things, part of evolving. Psychic guidance, intuition contributes to the process. Again, a psychic’s ethical responsibility is to share information from Source without interfering with a client’s decision-making process. [If they ask], I can try to help them think through consequences of choices they may be considering but I don’t interfere with free will.”
This lesson she learned from her grandmother and mother both of whom demonstrated the ability to know things before they would happen. “I never thought my mother or grandmother were different from anyone else’s. . . while they didn’t read cards or anything of the sort, they did honor their own powerful intuition and recognized the great responsibility tied to it. My grandmother taught me, no matter what ‘my feelings,’ not to meddle in other’s lives without their permission.”
Psychic or Intuitive: Do You Predict Your Own Future?
“I believe that the word ‘psychic’ has taken on too many negative connotations. There are fraudulent people who call themselves psychics, and I do not wish to be associated in any way with those folks. People who have genuine psychic skills will never tell you that you have a curse on you. They will not increase your anxiety in any way. They will not promise you things without some action on your part.”
“Are psychics accurate at their own readings?”
“I can’t predict my own future. It is my position that psychics should not attempt to read themselves. We’re too close to our own stuff to see objectively,” she responds with conviction.
“No matter the extent of one’s training, I don’t think it wise to read for one’s self.”
She reflects for a moment. The space around Karen is luminous. I don’t know if it is the lighting in the room, which is like an inter-spiritual chapel where you are surrounded by cross-cultural icons, or if it’s her aura. (If it is the latter, thanks Karen – yours is the first I’ve seen and, at the time of the interview, it’s a soft golden-green hue.) As if she were reading my mind, she continues:
