How to make real money working tarot events

I know we have talked about this before, but most of you missed it, and I wanted to address this from a new angle: what to actually do when a new deck shows up in your life. Gift, impulse buy, online order, it fell out of the sky . . . it doesn't matter how it got to you. Every new deck comes out of the box stiff, slippery, and completely indifferent to you. Too many decks today also have sharp edges that cut into your fingers after an entire day of shuffling and giving readings. New decks have zero connection to your energy. Your job is to fix that. You need to get your psychic essence into those cards by working them in properly, because a deck you have truly made your own will always give you better information than one you just pulled out of a box and started using. This doesn't mean that you can't give great readings with someone else's deck(s), but new decks are like new Doc Martens. They are a p.i.t.a. until you break them in, so in this short session you will learn how to physically condition a new deck so it actually cooperates when you shuffle. We will cover things like how to psychically clear a used deck you picked up from someone else and how to develop a real relationship with decks that use unfamiliar art so the images start communicating with you. We also give you an easy technique for seeing the essential image allegorical meanings without ever relying on keywords. We even go on about how to read a deck's color palette and it's themes so you understand what that deck is trying to tell you. Also of course we have a fun storytelling exercise that works with any deck. Okay, so listen up and give yourself a few days to work your new deck through all of these techniques and exercises. You will find your new deck much more pliable and friendly in your hands. For much deeper training, come see us at easytarotlessons.com. We will help you become genuinely great at this, and yes, we will show you how to make serious money doing it. Thanks for being here! Now go be awesome!

This is a special episode: Pardon the sound quality: This was a secret recording specifically for our students about creating and running your own tarot events. This lesson is broken down into four parts (you will want to take notes on this). There is a lot of ground to cover and every bit of it can save you real money and real headaches. You will learn the difference between events you participate in and events you organize yourself, and why knowing which one you are actually ready for matters. We examine your options as a participant: private tarot parties and psychic fairs, pop-up vendor events, and becoming a house reader at a local business. Then we get into the good stuff! This is a solid lecture on how to build your own event from scratch without burning through your budget before your first client ever walks through the door. That means finding the right host business, curating your vendors so everyone walks away happy, building a marketing machine that draws on the combined reach of every person at your event, and knowing your numbers before you commit to a single thing. We also cover how to price your time, how to turn every attendee into a referral source, and how to debrief after your first event so that everything that follows runs even smoother. After you listen, start your market research before you spend a dollar. Visit local events as a guest, talk to vendors, and watch what draws a crowd. Find one business in your area that already attracts the kind of people who would love what you do, and start a conversation. If you want the full course on how to get a lot of paying clients, come to our free Saturday workshops and ask Dusty, or sign up at easytarotlessons.com since it is already part of our tarot course. Once you are certified you can access our $5,000 course on landing lots of paying clients WITHOUT having to pay the five thousand dollar fee! Okay, thanks for being here!

Today we're focusing on *specifically how* to access your intuition on demand and recognize it. We have covered tapping into your intuition before, but this subject is so essential I wanted to come back at it from a fresh direction and give you a practical method you can start using right now (tonight), because a year from now you need to have this fully developed. Your intuition is a gateway of course, not some mystical gift that a lucky few are born with and the rest of us aren't. It is a real, teachable function of your subconscious mind, and in this free lesson I'm walking you through one of the step-by-step methods we have spent decades teaching. You'll learn how to settle your awareness into the exact state where intuition flows naturally, how to set a clear target so your subconscious has something to actually work toward, and how to move into a receptive, proactively searching state that opens you up to real impressions. I'll walk you through a quick 60-second reset technique that keeps you focused, how to work with The Fool card from your tarot deck as a training tool. After you develop even a basic skill any card will work, but after you listen, pull out your Fool card, carve out a few quiet minutes, and try this out. Do it again tomorrow. In fact, do this on a regular basis. It helps if you have a pen within reach to capture everything your impressions. Want to go further? Come find us at our free Saturday workshops! Also when you're serious about developing REAL magical abilities, come see us at easytarotlessons.com. Thanks for being here! Now go be awesome!

Most tarot readers think the hard part is getting hired. It's not. The hard part is sitting there for two hours with your cards laid out watching people walk by and nobody asks you for a reading. Not only is that embarrassing *and* boring, but how can you possibly make any money that way? In today's session Dusty and Maggie break down what actually gets you hired at a metaphysical shop—and more importantly, what gets people to sit down, trust you, and pay you. Because this isn't about luck. It's not about being "gifted." And it's definitely not about undercharging until someone takes a chance on you. This is about understanding the real job. 🔑 What you'll learn in this episode: Why you're not applying for a job (and what shop owners actually care about) How to position yourself as a partner who brings in customers The #1 mistake that makes readers invisible (and how to fix it instantly) How to create demand instead of waiting for it Why your setup is silently selling for you (or quietly driving people away) The truth about pricing—and why cheaper does NOT mean more clients How to structure short readings that feel valuable and lead to longer sessions The "souvenir reading" strategy that turns strangers into repeat clients What makes a shop worth working with — and when to walk away Most people think reading at shops is about what happens at the table; but it's not. It's about everything that happens before someone ever sits down. It's about how you approach the shop to begin with, and whether that shop is a good fit for you. It's about the way you present yourself to the owner, so they see you as a value add-on instead of another mouth to feed. Shop owners have their own bills to pay and endless paperwork, contracts, and taxes. They have to guess what people will actually pay for, and how to get them into the shop to pay for things at all. I know from personal experience that running a shop is not as glamorous as working at one. So we need to get you spiffed up so you can look like a real professional who will bring value and customers in to their shop to spend money on books and supplies. If you understand that — truly get that — and apply even a few of the ideas we are covering today, you won't be the reader sitting in the corner hoping someone notices you. You will be a valuable addition to any retail environment. You'll be the one people walk across the room to find. Keep in mind that this is a 20 minute crash course on getting yourself into shape to read at a store. The most important steps are there, but we have an entire academy at easytarotlessons.com where we do more than teach you how to read cards like a seasoned professional. We teach you how to get LOTS of paying clients. But today's lesson is about getting you out the door and knocking on doors (of places you want to start reading at this week). ✨ Here's the bottom line: You're not just a tarot reader. You're an experience that brings energy, attention, and revenue into the room. And when you start presenting yourself like it, well . . . everything changes. If you really want to learn how to be a tarot ninja, check out our textbook: Advanced Tarot Secrets and our community at easytarotlessons.com. These free lessons are just the beginning, but if you want to learn how to make $20 an hour right now reading cards, we have a lesson on that as well. It's just down the list, and it is free as well. You should check that out now.

Use this spread! Everyone falls in love. And everyone gets their heart broken. One of the most common questions you will be asked over and over is how your client can get the love they want. How can they find someone (they want) to worship them? How can they get in a relationship they want to be in? This is what people pay for — in matchmaking services, dating apps, an endless amounts of money on makeup, fashion, fancy cards, and tons of money going to clubs. How much money do people waste on drinks at clubs trying to get people to date them? Today's spread is called "How do I meet someone I like?" If you learn this five-card spread (today's spread is called "How do I meet someone I like") and really master it, you can specialize in getting people dates, getting them business partners, getting them new friends, and helping business owners get MORE PAYING CUSTOMERS — all of the real questions people want answers to — you can make a fortune! So come listen to how this spread works. Also, go to https://www.advancedtarotsecrets.com and click on Handouts to get the PDF of this spread free! But we explain it all to you in today's free lesson — and also — we give you inside secrets only in this lesson hon how to really get the most from this spread.

Hi! Today's tarot spread is a binary choice spread that gives you simple, clean, clear, ACCURATE answers instantly, but also goes deep into the "how's, and why's" of each option so that you can give your client really DETAILED and highly specific answers when they want to know whether they should "do this, or that." This spread is super-easy, but it won't do the work for you. You get three significators to help you absolutely focus on the person you are reading about "in the context of the dilemma they are facing," and even their preferred outcome. Then we cast a short spread, and then we flesh out each option. This is the secret method we use in the mystery school, and experts use for their very best executive clients who demand specificity and accuracy — but they also want depth and validation that these answers are based in reality. Grab your cards and learn this spread. This is not a spread for casual readers or beginners. This simple spread goes deep into the cause and effect of ANY situation, and you should be charging at least $100 every time you cast it, even though it is not a large spread; but it's okay if you want to charge less so that people can afford your services. But if you do, you are giving them a real bargain price. So come listen to how this spread works. Also, go to https://www.advancedtarotsecrets.com and click on Handouts to get the PDF of this spread free! But we explain it all to you in today's free lesson — and also — we give you inside secrets only in this lesson hon how to really get the most from this spread.

Today we're breaking down one of the most important shifts you can make as a reader: the difference between a $20 reading and a $100 reading! Not more cards, not more theatrics — better structure, clearer thinking, and delivering real value your client can actually use. This episode covers what separates casual, low-paid readings from professional sessions people are happy to pay for. Whether you're reading for friends, clients, or looking to turn this into real income, the principles here apply immediately. We focus on how to use structured spreads, ask the right questions while shuffling, and turn a reading into a problem-solving session instead of vague spiritual commentary. We walk through how to choose spreads that match the question, why card positions matter as much as the cards themselves, and how to guide a session so your client walks away with clarity, options, and next steps. This is the difference between someone saying "that was interesting" and someone saying "that helped me" — and coming back again. Grab your cards, take a few notes, and let's raise your rates!

Today we're kicking off a new series called Spread of the Day — short, focused tarot lessons built around a single spread you can actually use. No fluff, no filler. Just the cards, the layout, and everything you need to walk away ready to read. This episode covers one of the most requested tarot readings out there: how does a specific person feel about you — or about a proposition you're putting on the table? Whether you're asking about a romantic interest, a raise, or a business deal, this four-card spread delivers the kind of specific, actionable insight that separates a good reader from a great one. We walk through the full layout, how to use two significators to sharpen your focus in a small spread, and what each card position is actually telling you — what they like, what they want, what's holding them back, and the direct advice that ties it all together. This is the kind of tarot reading you can do in five minutes or stretch into a full client session, and it's versatile enough to keep in your core rotation for years. Grab your cards, download the free PDF handout at AdvancedTarotSecrets.com, and let's get into it.

Dusty White here with Cathy, and we're on a mission today. Just like I'm the world's first vegetable rights activist (remember kids: (and tell your mom!) "Love your veggies! Don't eat them!"), Cathy and I are the world's first reversals rights activists. Reversed cards are your friends, and here's why. What We're Covering: Reversals Double Your Visual Cues: You're literally getting twice the information for free. Every card has a higher and lower energy, and when you use reversals, the deck just tells you which one it is. You don't have to guess. Reversals Make Readings More Efficient: Here's the thing: if you're not using reversals, you have to decide for every single card whether it's representing the upright or reversed energy—higher versus lower meaning. That's an extra interpretive step you're doing in your head. With reversals, you skip that step entirely. The card does the work for you. If you're reading a Celtic Cross, that's 10 steps you don't have to take. You can spend that energy feeling into the spread instead. Reversals Reduce Reader Bias: This is huge. I've read for tens of thousands of people, and I'll admit—sometimes I've twisted an interpretation because I emotionally didn't want something bad to happen to my client. Reversals act like a safeguard against that. It's like scientific processes that guard against subjective bias. The deck makes the upright/reversed decision for you through divine "randomization," not through your wishful thinking. Real Example - The Magician Reversed: Cathy did a reading for a guy making a big move—new city, new job, everything. All the cards looked great. He was prepared, his mindset was clear, everything was lined up perfectly. Then the outcome card: Magician reversed. If she hadn't been using reversals, she might have read that as "You're making this happen! Everything's great!" But reversed? Something out of his control was going to derail him. Using reversals prevented wishful reinterpretation and prompted deeper investigation with clarifying cards. Some Cards Get Better Reversed: Three of Swords? I'd much rather see that reversed. All those swords fall out—"I haven't got time for the pain." Ten of Swords? Same thing. Reversed can mean the worst is over, you're recovering, you're getting past it. The Devil, the Tower—these cards can soften when reversed, indicating you dodged a bullet or the intensity is lessening. But Also: Some Cards Need to Be Negative: Life sucks sometimes. Most people come to us because something's wrong. We can't just have unicorns and rainbows. Cards have to reflect real life. And when a reversal flags a problem—especially in an outcome position—that's when you dig deeper with clarifying cards. That's the mark of a professional: you don't just do three cards and call it done. You investigate. Practice Exercise: Pull the Four of Wands. Upright: celebration, connection, community, house party. Reversed: disrupted connections, cancelled celebrations, feeling separated. Pull the Ten of Wands. Upright: burden, grind culture, hustle mindset. Reversed: dropping the load, rejecting that whole "sacrifice everything for work" mentality. Creative Interpretation: Here's a cheat sheet: if you come up with a meaning that makes perfect sense and nobody's done it before, look through your deck and ask, "Does some other card already answer that question?" If not, you're onto something. The Ten of Swords giving the benediction gesture? That could be forgiveness. Reversed? "I want him dead, I want his family dead"—no forgiveness whatsoever. The point is to allow outside associations to connect with your cards. Look at a card and say, "This makes me think of . . . " and just have fun with it. Using reversals isn't about cutting corners—it's about letting the universe make decisions instead of you. It's about getting clearer, richer, more honest readings. Worth the time to learn. Thanks for being here. We'll be back with more soon. Books mentioned in this podcast: The Easiest Way to Learn the Tarot—EVER!! The Easiest Way to Learn Astrology—EVER!! Advanced Tarot Secrets Website: AcademyofDivination.com