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 1. How do I set up a reading?
Set up a reading via emailor phone (646-784-3628). It will help to have the exact time, place and date of your birth ready so I can run your astrological chart. (If you don't have the exact time, a time-frame [i.e. between 6am-8am] would help.) Cash is accepted in-person, and PayPal or Credit Card payments may be made before the start of the reading--just go to the services section of the site.

2. Where are you?
Currently, I'm on the Upper West Side, 106th + Columbus. The exact address will be given when you book. I also travel to clients throughout Manhattan and Los Angeles when I'm there.

3. What about phone and email readings?
Sure thing. Just call or email, furnish your birthdate data and pay via credit card or PayPal using my email address, psychic1979@gmail.com. Just choose the length of reading you want in the Services section of the site.

4. How can you do phone or email readings without me being there?
Energy is energy. So whether I have your energy sitting next to me, on the phone, or in the email you sent me, I can tune in and get information. With email readings it'll help if you ask me to answer specific questions and include the names or even pictures of people you want more information about. In-person, phone or email--none is better than the others; its success depends on whatever the client finds the most comfortable and convenient--email readings are great, for instance, because you can refer back to what I wrote as opposed to having to remember or take copious notes throughout our session. Still, some people like taking a more active role in the reading and just prefer to see me in person.

5. How does the tarot work?
The tarot is a collection of 78 archetypal images rooted in collective consciousness. Each one of us will "appear" in each of the major and minor "scenes" of the tarot at some time or another. The way in which the cards are appear (the position, other cards nearby) tell of a story or a situation that I interpret in conjunction with your energy.

6. How much should I disclose in a reading?
It's entirely up to you, but a balanced approach is best: Too much information ("feeding the meter") could obfuscate an otherwise clear channel. Too little information is a waste of everyone's time.

7. I don't want to hear anything bad. Will you scare me?
Nah, I only relay information I believe will help you. This doesn't mean that I only see the white picket fence, 2.5 kids--I see reality, and show my clients what I see likely to occur, based on how things are now. I also emphasis choices--how anyone can choose to do anything at any moment: Howard the drunk could stop drinking, Mr. Wonderful could start cheating, Miss Rich Bitch could go bankrupt. But as things are now, Howard's a boozehound, your hubby doesn't appear to be cheating, and Miss Rich Bitch is doing her best Joan Collins in a luxurious bath. Most importantly, I emphasize the choices you can make in order to make your dreams manifest. I will say, "If you want that, keep doing this," or "if you want that, you'll have to stop doing this."

8. Do you do parties?
I do. It's $130/hourly, with a two-hour minimum, plus the cost of transportation. The shortest reading would be 7-9 minutes; so if you have 20 people getting a reading, book me for 3 hours.  If you have less people and/or more money to spend, your guests get longer readings and I'll gladly stay for up to 4 hours. Half of the deposit fee is required to book the party; the remainder upon my visit. There's a deposit option on the Party sub-section of the Services page; you may pay the whole party fee via PayPal or Credit Card as well.

9. What's a relocation chart?
Whereas a natal chart shows a snapshot of the heavens at the exact time and place of your birth, a relocation chart shows those aspects somewhere else. Due to time zone changes, who we are can substantially change based on where we are in the world. For instance, I'm double-Aquarius (Aquarius with an Aquarius rising) natally, from my Boston-based birth. In NYC, though, I have a Capricorn rising, which makes me more grounded; in LA, I have a Sagittarian rising, making me more of a party animal. Knowing these differences based on place is not only good for avoiding pitfalls, but for playing up your strengths and expediting the growth inherent in living--or even visiting--some place else in the world.

10. What's a psychometry reading?
Psychometry is a method of divination that reveals the energy around objects or pictures. For instance, your grandmother's ring will tell about her life; a picture of your boyfriend will give me insight/information about him.

11. What's the chakra reading all about?
We all have millions of chakras (a Sanskrit word meaning 'wheel' or 'disk'). We have seven major ones, however, and their direction and color determine our "energy" and physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual health. If you have trouble holding down a job, for instance, your base or root chakra is most likely out of whack, and you'd benefit from grounding exercises and the color red. If you have throat issues, or problems speaking up for yourself, your throat chakra may out of balance and you could benefit from singing as well as wearing the color sky blue. In essence, the chakra reading endeavors to get your seven chakras spinning in the right direction and empowered with universal color energy.

12. Do you teach classes?
I do and I love to teach. Currently, I do one-on-one sessions in which students and I work together to create a curriculum based on what they wish to learn. Beginning classes create a strong framework (i.e. Tarot Level 1, Astrology 1) upon which more advanced levels can be built.  

Have more questions that you'd like to see answered? Drop me a line.