Looking for a tarot reading for answers, insight or inspiration?
My name is Shana Ruth. I’m a professional tarot reader as well as spiritualist and Orisha priest (Santeria/Lucumi). My tarot readings give helpful insights and advice for everyday life and/or spiritual life. They also demonstrate the power of tarot as a practical and spiritual tool.
My tarot readings and other spiritual work prioritize ethics and principles of social justice. I aim to help people build self-knowledge and self-empowerment. I don’t claim to know the future. But I’ll tell you how certain actions are likely to pan out and give you insight into what’s going on beneath the surface. And suggest helpful courses of action.
I give private readings in Amsterdam (Netherlands) or online. These readings are for one hour, although on-line readings are also available for 30 minutes. For more info on types of readings, please go to Services and then Tarot on this site. I also give couples readings and group sessions. I furthermore give short tarot readings at business and cultural events, festivals, markets, etc. These are designed to inspire. They are generally announced in the agenda. My readings are in Dutch or English. I’m originally from the UK.
My readings combine my extensive knowledge of the classical meanings of the cards with a well-developed psychic ability. Each card is a world in itself.
I have a broad-based background in Western esotericism and I’m a Santeria-Lukumi initiate. My readings draw on my wide experience and knowledge of diverse spiritual areas.
An added service I am currently offering in conjunction with tarot readings is exploring your personal astrological decan. How does it relate to the corresponding tarot card, and might it relate to your life. This does not require knowing your time of birth, just the date.
What to expect from a tarot reading?
A tarot reading with me can suggest answers and provide insight and new perspectives around issues and challenges in your life. It may also advise you on the best course of action to take or warn you about potential negative developments it would be best to try and avoid.
A reading can also help you arrive at an important decision in your everyday or spiritual life. It may also help you get in touch with your own spiritual nature and/or open you up to healing spiritual vibes.
Tarot can support a spiritual practice and help you go deeper. The cards function as signposts on the spiritual journey of opening up and communicating with the wisdom and intelligence of the benevolent spiritual world. They can also serve as a source of inspiration for personal development.
My readings combine my detailed knowledge of the cards with my mediumship, intuition, natural pychism and my daily spiritual work. A reading with me is always interactive. I gradually enter into conversation with my clients, moving towards conclusions together.
How does a tarot reading work?
A tarot card reading consists of an interpretation of the cards chosen by the querent (except an online reading, when I choose on your behalf). You can ask a specific question, or first let the cards speak about the energy they sense around you and give you advise. The cards (the spiritual energy behind the cards) will comment and speak on the issues they see as important to address at that time. Either way, your question(s) will always be answered. Examples of frequently asked questions are around themes like love, work, money, family, business, travel, etc. They may also relate to a spiritual path.
A full reading is an hour long. The readings I give at public locations such as stores and festivals and at parties and business events are much shorter. These can be seen as introductions to tarot and/or snapshots in time. See the Agenda for short readings.
In my readings I mostly use the beautiful Thoth cards. These allow me to dive in deeper if need be. In my workshops I use the Rider Waite Smith cards, the best known tarot. These are the best and easiest cards for beginners. The ‘tarot’ section under ‘services’ on this website gives a brief description of the cards in this deck. As well as an overview of specialised readings. Examples of specialised readings are ancestral readings and couples readings. See the ‘tarot’ section under ‘services’ on this website.