Free Readings (Steven/Open)

"Oh, I'm reading tarot!" She said as she turned the deck over and spread the cards out, giving view to the various cards of her deck. The artwork on hers was a variation of the traditional with a bit of a zombie theme to them. Still, they served a purpose as a tool that carried her energy and her intent as well as being open to the energies of others. "I shuffle the deck, the person whose tarot I'm reading cuts the deck after telling me a little bit about what they would like read, romance, work stuff, interpersonal issues, I have various different formations for different scenarios basically or the basic three card. Anywho, they cut the deck and then I lay the cards into position."

She began idly shuffling the deck as she continued to give a rundown of the situation, "I read the cards meanings and how they might apply to situations, their position alters their meaning a little bit and sometimes cards play off each other to alter their meanings a little as well. Some people don't believe in it, most people actually, but regardless of whether or not you believe it, it can be really fun and give you a new way to see things."

She finished shuffling and set the deck down. "If you'd like I can read yours, just tell me what you would like read, what possibly insight you'd like in your life, and I'll lay out the cards and read. I can do multiple readings too if you wanna check different situations out."

"Troubles at your school huh?" She said as she watched him put a twenty into her jar. She was suddenly overcome with a need to be as accomodating as possible. Twenty bucks for Sarah was like... it was like a lifeline. That was lunch money for a week, which was amazing! Screw telling this guy his romance fortune, if he kept tipping like that he was going to get a kiss from some really pleasantly surprised girl. "I know the feeling."

She would hold out the deck to him to cut, "Cut the deck and I'll get on with the first reading!"

Once the deck was cut she would lay out a six card spread.

The first card?

Temperance.

"The first card is how you feel, this card, temperance, suggests that you have a desire for balance or peace. If you've had some trouble recently or if you have had some sort of traumatic event it suggests that perhaps you are feeling a brief or extended period of peace."

She turned over the second card.

The Emperor

"The second card in this spread is what you want most. The emperor represents that what you want most is success and achievement, and that this in particular will be accomplished through some sort of male figure in your life. That could be a brother, a father, an important male friend, boyfriend perhaps? It's important that you know a male influence in your life is key to the success you desire."

She flipped the third card, Strength.

"This position represents your fears. It's pretty straight forward. You may fear that you are not strong enough to accomplish your desired outcome, the aforementioned peace. Perhaps Strength is what you hope to garner from this male figure in your life? The most important thing is to not listen to this fear. The fear will consume you far sooner than any perceived lack of strength. Overcome your fears, don't focus on your weak points."

She paused before turning the next three cards, "Any questions before I continue? Does this seem to feel relevant to your situation?"

"Not personally, it could be someone you know of. Maybe a significant figure at school, a teacher, someone of notable standing perhaps. In truth I've heard people say it can be perceived as your ideal self if you happen to be male identified." She gave a smile, "It also can speak of a person who you do not know yet, but will meet very soon."

She flipped the fourth card, "Let us continue."

The moon.

"This position is all about what you have going in your favor. This is the moon obviously, but what it symbolizes here is nothing short of a great omen. You might be fearful, you might be disheartened, the moon suggests that you have good fortune on your side, you need only to be open to new ideas when working toward this peace." It was a pretty favorable card to be honest. It wasn't quite a guaranteed thing just that luck would be on your side if you kept an open mind, fate would show it's hand in subtle ways.

She flipped the fifth card, "This is what is going against you, the forces working against you."

The Magician.

"And with that I have to say, your reading sucks, this is a true fucked up card to get. You literally just got the emperor earlier right? The whole male figure who will be a great ally and help you out and help you to your success? Yeah the Magician is like the exact opposite of that. There will be a male figure most likely, sometimes it speaks to those of a feminine lean but typically it's male. This person will be deceptive, this person will lead you down a not so great path. So basically you have or will have two most likely masculine figures enter or make themselves known in your life or otherwise just sort of be between you and your goals. The emperor will help you, the magician will deceive you. The moon says to keep an open mind and fortune will be on your side but this is a rough predicament."

She flipped the final card.

The Hermit.

"Annnnnd that's your outcome. Not as in, what will come of all this but the typical here's the answer to your predicament situation. You want peace at your school? There will be figures that offer that as a possibility. One will definitely lead you on a path to success and another will deceive you with this goal. The hermit suggests taking time to figure this stuff out. Introspection will lead you to the answer. Take plenty of time, keep an open mind, and take time to figure out who you can really trust around you to help your school."

"Any questions? Did anything here not quite fit? Not so sure on this whole tarot thing? If you feel like you aren't satisfied you're free to retrieve your 20 bucks. I'd rather not make money than make someone feel like this whole tarot thing is a scam. I do readings for myself every morning practically."

He implied that she should keep the money and tossed him a bottle of water. She grabbed the half empty bottle, not really caring about the implied shared drink germs and had at it before collecting the cards up and going back to shuffling. After all, he did say that he wanted to do one regarding romance. For that one she would do just a quick three card read. She shuffled it up well while continuing the conversation.

"It's all about intent, it's all about belief. I cast runes, I read my tarot, I meditate, I use herbal remedies and even perform spell work from time to time." She would look up and smile softly, "Not like Harry Potter but like, mantras and candles and sigils, sending energy out into the universe to try and bring positive things back you know?"

She shuffled the deck until she was satisfied and then laid the cards down again. "If you'd like me to read your romance I'll do a quick three card for that one once you cut the deck once more. Sort of a past, present, future situation. Also if you have any other questions, just let me know!" She would wait to see if he would cut the deck.

Sarah's eyes went wide as he did that. She was both shocked and amazed, she had seen some crazy stuff but she had never encountered anything quite like this. It was definitely the water though, there had to be some sort of mystical quality to it. She went quiet as she simply looked and her mouth hung open. She felt like she should just hand him her tip jar.

"That...." She was so unsure of what to say to that. "That's quite possibly the most important life experience I've had in some time and I'm not sure what to make of it." She hadn't been this confused since Lexington magically appeared between her boobs in the form of a tattoo. That one at least she had blacked out beforehand and assumed that she had taken something she shouldn't had and ended up at a tattoo parlor.

"Where did you find that?"

"Perhaps it was your brains way of trying to tell you that you had found this power?" She thought about it for awhile. "Our brains problem solve in our dreams, they work out problems and often find pretty meaningful solutions whether or not we are aware of it at the moment." She was still in a daze and trying to rationalize it with her brain but everything in her body told her that there wasn't anything able to do so. Maybe something about the polarity of the water but even that was a little out there to think about.

"I don't know just, that has me so... enchanted."

She looked at him straight in the eyes looked down once more to her cards. "Yeah your thing totally kicks the shit out of mine that's for sure. Yours has this tangible effect, immediate. It makes me wonder if my stuff actually is effective? It kinda gives me hope but also makes me feel insufficient at the same time in a really weird way."