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Tarot spreading using Modern Witch Tarot deck
A colorful altar setup with various objects on a textured cloth. Items include a candle, feathers in a vase, crystals, a drinking goblet, a small basket with papers, painted paper art, and a seashell. The scene is surrounded by additional artworks and papers on a wooden floor.
A young white oak tree with a memorial plaque in a forest setting. The plaque reads 'Planted in memory of Judith Schenkel.' The area is surrounded by various plants and fallen leaves.
A collection of tarot-like cards on an orange and red plaid fabric. The cards feature various artistic imagery, including a woman with butterflies titled "Releasing Allegiances," a woman underwater titled "In the World, Not of the World," a serene face titled "Heaven Sent," a colorful portrait titled "Trust Yourself," a woman with a plant titled "New Birth, Guarded Vigilantly," and a side profile of a woman titled "She Feels, She Knows."
A colorful setup featuring a table draped with a rainbow-patterned cloth and covered with sheer fabric, red ribbon, lit candles in jars, and decorative bowls. The table is surrounded by a cozy interior with chairs, a bookshelf, and art supplies in a red container.

Tarot

I have been reading and sharing Tarot for over 30 years and it is my deepest honor to interpret the cards that arrive for you. I read through a Jewish lens and connect Jewish mystical traditions to the Tarot framework. A tarot reading is a tool for insight and spiritual guidance, not divination, prophecy or fortune telling. I focus on you and your area of focus (if you have one) and lay the cards. Then I tell the story as I see it emerge. I read intuitively based on the strong story that the spread indicates.

Coaching through Tarot offers support, guidance and accountability. It’s perfect when you are making changes, in the midst of a significant life event or when you feel stuck. Coaching through Tarot provides support for:

  • Dealing with change and insecurity

  • Exploring different aspects of your relationship with business, career or job

  • Connecting with your own intuition

Ritual

Ritual and ceremony help us mark and honor the passage of time and the moments of our lives.

Judaism has rich containers and guidelines for how to observe moments of transition such as introducing babies through brit milah/circumcision ceremony or baby namings, welcoming teens into Jewish adulthood through b’nai/bat/bar mitzvah/ coming of age observances, weddings, or mourning the loss of a loved one.

I’ve been honored to create ceremonies to support people in rituals of baby naming, conversion, divorce, “red thread” ceremony to honor a first menstruation, saging ceremony to honor transition into menopause, home blessings for a new abode and tree planting following death. In my own life I have created numerous rituals that I needed to feel present and nourished through both celebratory and difficult times.

I am eager to work with you to craft a meaningful ritual that you can either do by yourself or with your community or that I will facilitate for you.

A pregnant woman sitting on a sandy beach, looking at a lake with trees in the background. Next to her is a decorative setup with a vase of wildflowers, seashells, and a candle on a colorful cloth.
women with masks at a Purim ritual