I was in 10th standard when in the yellow pages of a phone directory the word Tarot caught my eye and I didn’t know then what it was but it had all my attention. High school years passed it was a faded memory and I continued with my education. When I was graduating it was then while taking a stroll I went into a bookshop and there it was my first set of Tarot Tin waiting for me. It brought back my memory when I first saw the word Tarot. I opened and saw the cards for the first time and finished reading the book that came along with it. I was interning at that time in Shimla and I started practicing my cards on the people around me to see if it could really predict and guide. I did this with all my friends; read their cards and many of them could relate and came back telling how the readings were true. This intrigued me because I use to wonder how it can say out the correct things for people. Of course, I lost touch with them because interning was a priority. It was then that a friend of mine said why aren’t you done with reading the cards yet? To which my response was a casual one and he said, “ if you really want to read tarot you could have done it by now.” That got to me real bad.
So I decided to take it further. In my early days, I use to read from the book and with 3 month’s practice I memorized all the card meanings. And I was ready. The intuitions, the premonitions that use to happen with me during my childhood all started to make sense when I held cards in my hands. Sleeping with them brought up my memory as to why I was attracted to them and it is all about intuitions while reading. The story that forms in your head and the insight you get into other’s person’s life is far away from the literal meaning of the cards. The meanings just give you a headstart, it’s all about our intuitions, our understanding of human experience and our ability to interpret it.
Still I had no plans to pursue it as a career because in India you don’t do that as per the ‘societal norms’. We as kids are expected to go ahead with mainstream careers and I tried that too. Finished my graduation, did Masters. I use to read during those years but only for people close by. It was after my Master’s that I was looking for jobs but the jobs weren’t looking for me! I struggled a lot to make my way into the Journalism field but nothing was working out and my Masi use to ask me to take my ability to Heal, read Tarot as a profession but I thought no it ain’t respectable thing to do! Phew! Conditioning you know..
Finally, with doors being slammed at my face, I went to Dubai to my relatives to cool of the stress, gain new perspective, understand why my career isn’t working out, why media houses don’t want me? It was my experience there with people that gave me confidence to take Tarot Reading, Healing as a full time career because no lying I was good at it. I knew it, my Masi had seen it in me.
So I came back, did everything to set up my work, gave up looking for jobs and gave my full attention to building my brand, my career. It was very challenging because I had to tell my parents what I have decided and be able to live off it. One thing I realized that many people in India are not really willing to pay for the Tarot reading or healing. Yes that was the challenge for me to normalize the fee charging process, being punctual for the reading and that Tarot Reading is not Palm reading. The word got out and I guess I have built a small community wherein people know me for my work. All that crying, being sad, sleepless nights, fear of failure, anxiety all went away when I chose to do what comes naturally to me. Now, with the thought that I am able to guide and assist many people along the way gives me the peace that I was looking out for all my growth years. So, that’s how I became what I am today a Tarologist, a Healer and a Yoga Instructor.