If you grew up in the 1990’s, you probably sat at that table alongside me... with Thora Birch, Christina Ricci, and Janeane Garofalo. The movie Now and Then was my first exposure to tarot and I was immediately captivated. A sensitive child with an ironic fascination of the macabre, I desperately wanted to get my hands on a deck so I could learn the mysterious art of reading tarot. After several months, I finally gathered the nerve to make a purchase at my airy local New Age shop. But when I opened the deck later that night as the rest of my family slept, I was overcome with fear upon seeing the Devil card. Terrified, I hid the cards in a closet and admitted to my mother a few days later that I was too scared to touch them. Into the garbage they went.

 

I rediscovered tarot nearly two decades later while attending a conference with my good friend and colleague. We skipped an afternoon session to explore Charlottesville’s main street where we found a man sitting on the sidewalk with a deck and sign in front of him offering readings. My friend, who is very mystical, plopped down $20 and asked what each of our futures had in store. Without a single word of context, the reader gave such an insightful and accurate reading that it literally took my breath away; the predictions he made came to fruition in less than a month.

 

I wanted -- needed -- to learn how to do what he did.

 

Now armed with a fully developed frontal lobe and enough common sense to realize the images didn’t always literally portend what they depicted, I devoted hours each week to studying the art of becoming an intuitive tarot reader. Without the Hollywood’s trappings of spooky music, unnerving quick cuts, and Jeanane’s off-putting microbangs, I quickly found tarot the exact introspective self-therapy I longed for. Soon thereafter realized I had a nuanced ability to read accurately for others as well.

 

Can tarot predict the future? In a way, yes. It provides a snapshot of the paths currently available at the moment. How does that work? I don’t really know -- or at least, I don’t have a nuanced enough understanding to eloquently articulate my thoughts here (yet). What I can say is that tarot somehow taps into something bigger than all of us. If you’re quiet and open enough to really pay attention, whatever guidance is needed can be available to anyone and everyone.

 

My immersive study into astrology is a more recent obsession. I have voraciously devoured books, workshops, conferences, and podcasts for the past five years and am endlessly energized by all there is to learn -- you can study your entire life and still unearth secrets in your own natal chart. My particular passion lies in solar returns and astrocartography (using astrology to identify a place to vacation or live). I am nearly ready to begin accepting clients but I want to hone my technique and confidence before offering services.

 

Magnolia & Moss was launched concurrent with the Great Conjunction of 2020. My core desire is to offer approachable, constructive, and accessible readings for any and everyone.

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xoxo

Enid

(she/her)