And yet, for those willing to take the chance, the leap can bring joy, adventure, and finally, for those with the courage to keep going when the wonderland becomes more fearsome than joyous, the leap can bring knowledge, peace, and liberation.”

— Rachel Pollack

I’ve always been fascinated by Tarot. From the first time I saw a card shuttered behind the squeaky hinge of a cabinet in an antique store when I was young, it felt like a mystical art to me. More than that — it felt like a passion I had forgotten.

It took me almost 30 years to get back to passion I left behind before truly discovering. On a work trip to New Orleans, I got my copy of Arthur Waite’s The Pictoral Key to the Tarot, found it endlessly confusing (if you haven’t given it a shot, it’s written like an academic text), and moved on to more…contemporary methods of clamoring my way into enlightenment.

I could spend hours yammering on about my love of the metaphysical world and my spiritual connection to the people I share space with, but this journey is more about us than it’s about me. I feel connected to this idea of bringing more people into appreciation and use of Tarot, and I want to make it easy to ask difficult questions — to stumble your way into your first reading with half a heart and an eyebrow raised. It’s okay if you aren’t fully on board with “this stuff.” I want to help you sort through your thoughts. Whether you feel they are divinely guided by spirits or whether you want to see Tarot as a physical tool to talk through your needs, hopes, fears, and competing drives, I want to make myself available as a guide.

Put simply…I want to be your Bro.

About that word: “Bro,”…let’s get it out of the way–it feels as weird to say and I’m sure it does to hear. But hey, it rhymes, and it works with the ideals I’m trying to uphold. Humor me?

As I continue on this journey, I’ll talk more about my philosophies and my approaches, but for now I just want to leave it at this: I believe that there is something in Tarot for everyone. If it’s not “for you” today, that’s cool with me. But if you want to challenge or explore the notion, I’m here with and open mind and a penchant for writing and conversation. Whether you are a seasoned Tarot veteran, or someone hearing about it for the first time, a college quarterback, or a middle-aged housewife, let’s be Bros, shall we?