Mirror & Shadow Tarot
Tarot readings for introspection and guidance. See the story of your life and recall your powers as protagonist and creator of your own life.
Why Choose Me?
Talon T
pronouns: they/any
"If you try to live anyone else's way, you'll end up with regrets." - Masamune Date, Ikemen Sengoku
What I most love about tarot is getting to admire people’s insides. To me, tarot is the great beautifier, and you will sense my affection in my readings. Tarot enables us to see ourselves as a beautiful story, a great epic. It shows us how we are the compelling main character of our lives. It reveals our motivations, our trials, and our resilience. When it is all too easy to slip into autopilot, tarot wakes us back up to the journey we were always on. It reminds us that this life means something to us.
My unique approach to tarot interpretation is studious, compassionate, and proactive. I’ve studied every card and spent time with each one that makes me uncomfortable, so I can expand as a person and bring their lessons to you. Proactively, I am a nerd for life organization, introspection, and shadow work. I've gathered a wealth of tools to help you find the habits that will best serve your true passions and needs. I don’t believe in being perfect or pushing yourself all the time. I believe we live our lives in seasons, in ebb and flow, and I nurture both structure and room to flow with feelings and imperfections instead of against them.
The theme of one’s shadow comes up often in my readings. Our shadows are the parts of ourselves where we feel shame and pain, and they are also our repressed gifts and lessons. Having benefited from traditional therapy, energy healers, life coaches, and other diviners, I understand the role of each and how they complement each other. I give you ways to use my tarot readings to get more out of professional help, your support network, and your own introspective routine.
Other fun details about me: I have a Literature Cultural Studies degree. My muggle job is in accounting and administration. I love Buddhism, Taoism, and chaos magic. I love geek media, urban fantasy, and bullet journaling. I'm Vietnamese-American, nonbinary, queer, and kinky. Scorpio sun/moon/stellium, Cancer rising, if you must know.
I also like to treat each of my decks as having a life of their own. I find Crow Tarot is blunt and opinionated, and Banksy Tarot is punk and mischievous.
Method and Ethics
The Tarot Reading: What to Expect
• You will receive a typed pdf within 7 days. I will contact you if I need more time.
• Pdf includes my interpretation, a picture of the reading with symbolic adornments, affirmations and exercises to apply the themes to your life, and some cards for self-care to help you keep an attitude of empowerment instead of shame.
• Trust any memories or messages that come up for you personally as you view the cards and read my words. That is part of the experience.
• As always, keep only what resonates and serves you, and compost the rest.
• Optionally, I would love to hear what resonates and what doesn't. This allows me to add one final word and tool about how to apply the themes to your life more specifically.
• Before reading your results, I recommend you have a journal ready and say to yourself, "I delight to know more about myself and what moves me. I give myself permission to heal anything that needs healing. I give myself permission to learn about the choices that serve my highest good.”
My Ethics & Legal Disclaimers
• I do not use tarot to predict what will happen or make choices for us. I use tarot to inform our choices.
• I am many imperfect things myself. I will not judge your lifestyle, background, or choices.
• I do not read for minors because they don't have full control of their circumstances.
• I am not a legal, financial or health advisor. I encourage you seek professional support in addition to the tarot reading.
• Please do not book me if you self-harm or are suicidal. Other things will serve you better than a tarot reading.
• I reserve the right to refuse service and refer you to someone else if I feel we are not a good fit.
• I don't do astrology, mediumship, dreamwork, pregnancy readings, or psychic/predictive readings. I can refer you to others that do. Feel free to ask me.