Trigger warning: mentions of domestic abuse. Please reach out to the domestic abuse hotline for help. It’s late at night, and no sleep is coming. Anxiety fills the mind and body due to the uncertainty of the future. So far, a proactive plan has been set in place to move forward, be a better person, and have faith that things will work out. A ping sounds from your smartphone, and it’s a notification from your favorite YouTube tarot card reader- “What do they feel about you right now?”

When people think of tarot cards, they think of a fortuneteller with the headscarf in a backroom accompanied with a giant crystal ball shrouded by mystery and feelings of unnerved or welcomed into this experience. Or maybe they think of tarot cards in horror films as a prop or as a plot device. Tarot is not meant to scare people or to be afraid of the future. It is not a cure-all for all problems. It is supposed to be a mirror and to give a new perspective to what you seek.

Altar: (n.) a place for sacred offerings; the front of a church or focus of any place of worship Shrine: (n.) a sacred place, a place of worship, a site or structure respected for its importance; a memorial dedicated to a person, event, etc. What do you value most in your life? What represents these priorities if you had to pick a small item to define it? Altars and shrines come in many shapes and sizes. But sometimes, we do not know these specially selected items are dedicated to our lives...

“What’s the tea?” is what comes to mind for this delicious and soothing divination book. Authors Sandra Mariah Wright and Leanne Marrama managed to stir up emotions and catharsis within these pages while teaching the art of tea leaf reading. Both authors are professional psychics in Salem, Massachusetts where they are known for their spectacular tea readings. “Reading the Leaves” has an accessible introduction to this unique divination technique.