Later tonight: full three card Tarot reading in Taijitu layout. I expect it to post late evening tonight, 23 October ’25
See you then!
Tag: announcement
August Announcements
- NEW MEMBERSHIP TIER – $3 /month includes one free private yes/no style Tarot reading by email at your request each calendar month
- Sage Sips Membership Tier is still only $5/month and includes one private tarot reading by email at your request. YOU choose your reading from of any layout available on the readings menu
- Both tiers include DM access and exclusive content on the Ko-Fi blog
- Private Readings are available to order 24/7, no appointment needed. Proceeds support the creation of Sage Sips tarot blog on Ko-fi, on Substack and here on TaoCraftTarot.com.
- This blog is all-access, free to read, no paywalls at all. Use the search bar to explore years of tarot archives.
- Ask Me Anything HERE: your answer might be featured in an upcoming Tarot reading blog post at no charge!
Join now to read the newest member post “Pick a Deck, Any Deck”
Given enough time, it seems like we all end up this way.
Multiple deck owners.
Some of the professional tarot readers that I know are unabashed deck collectors. Others have a few favorites and stick to those. I count myself among the latter, and I have what I consider to be a ridiculously large- and fabulously delightful – collection of decks …
NaPoWriMo ’25
I’m participating for the first time in years.
NaPoWriMo, as we affectionately call National Poetry Writing Month, has been recognized every April since 2003. It’s gone global since then, but Na/GloPoWriMo is a bit of a mouthful.
Watch this space for a Tarot inspired Haiku every day in April (hopefully)
You can read more about NaPoWriMo on napowrimo.net and on Wikipedia
Still available on Amazon, believe it or not
Close Enough To Spring – Membership benefit upgrade
New! Upgraded membership free tarot reading benefit
My day job schedule is getting busy, and the spring equinox is just under two weeks away. I had originally planned to refresh member benefits at the spring equinox, but in the name of all things squirrel rave
It’s Close Enough To Spring!
Membership will remain $5 per month throughout 2025 and includes:
- UPGRADE- Two FREE ADA (action dissolves anxiety) Tarot readings by email at your request per calendar month. These aren’t automatic – seeing your request each time is how I connect to your individual energy message. Non-member price = $10 each reading. Membership gives you access to the equivalent of $20 of Tarot for $5. (was one card readings and $15 equivalent) Click HERE to join.
- Automatic discounts on larger readings when purchased from the readings/commissions menu on ko-fi.
- Exclusive content
- random special offers
Happy Spring!
All special offers and member benefits dated before March 9, 2025 are now null and void. Sorry about that – but these new Tarot benefits are better anyway. I hope you enjoy the new layout!
Choose a Card / Holiday Hours
Sage Sips is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee
Holiday Hours: all of them!
Need a minute to yourself this holiday season? Spend a little quiet time with a Tarot reading crafted just for you. Cozy, down to earth, no-drama spirit / energy guidance at stocking stuffer prices.
Order anytime, no appointment needed. Most readings are to you within 24 hours from the time that you receive your order confirmation.
King of Pentacles: As always, the pentacles are real-world and practical. Think of the king of pentacles as a steady, reliable, trustworthy protector of the kingdom who has done the hard work to succeed. Perseverance and practicality win the day.
Four of Swords: Wait. Watch. Meditate. Contemplate. Rest while you can. Now is not the time for impulsive or radical changes. You are not alone in this energy. This card has been popping up a LOT lately.
Don’t comply in advance, but don’t panic either.
Both cards together give a sense that it is important that cooler heads prevail.
Sorry about the splash
The squirrels are raving! Everybody daaaance!
The squirrels are raving! Everybody daaaance!
Private email readings are OPEN but my have unexpected delivery delays – might take me a couple of days to get it to you instead of the usual less than 24. I’ll be in touch and give you updates and estimates as we go a long. If that is cool with you, you can order readings HERE. My prices are still flat rate for the whole reading, from $5 to $30 for email distance (my specialty)
I’m a writer-type of psychic, so if you like to read books, if you are busier than I am and need maximum convenience, if you need an affordable first reading, then these are the readings for you!!
The blog, however, is anybody’s guess. Posts will be erratic, but the rave should settle by October 7 or so. Part of it is private family stuff, with a busier than usual fall kick off at the non-Tarot day job.
IN THEORY will have a you choose card of the week on Monday. See you then!
Sage Sips blog is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee
Back Up and Start Over
Sage Sips blog is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee
You can do anything you want.
Sure, there are consequences to our decisions, but you can choose anything if you are willing to deal with the fallout.
Unless you are a physician, health care professional, public safety first responder, military commander or one of some very special people, we typically don’t make irrevocable life and death decisions in our daily life.
Some decisions change us forever. The old version of ourselves is forever changed; Birth, death, marriage and more
The simple passage of time changes everything. Every moment is new. Every moment is forever gone after its brief spark of existence.
And there are some decisions that just don’t matter all that much. Wear one shirt today, wear the other tomorrow. Have whatever for lunch, have the other thing tomorrow. The ability to adapt and change – including changing your mind about things – is an essential skill. Adaptability is a survival skill.
In the big picture of things, the name of a side-business is a trivial thing.
You all know me, my work. I want it to reach new people and thrive. Sage Words just isn’t getting the traction I’d hoped and honestly, I just like the name TaoCraft better.
I made a bad choice, so now I’m rolling it back. Sure, it isn’t the best idea from a marketing or business standpoint, but that isn’t why I do Tarot. I read because I enjoy it, I’m good at it, it’s fun to do something you’re good at doing. If Tarot is some measure of comfort or entertainment for other people – double bonus!
And yes, I want the money. I’m earning it honestly through the writing skill, high level of professionalism and Tarot reading experience that I bring to your readings. Plus, I like being able to buy food and stuff, so getting paid for my time and work comes in mighty darn handy. Especially when it’s that web hosting bill time of year.
As the frosting on top, I just plain like the TaoCraft Tarot name better. It makes me happy. I don’t care that it sounds odd, or that I have to spell it for people all of the time. Taoism and witchcraft have brought joy to me over the years. It’s not cultural appropriation to honor that, as this name is intended to do.
I’m rambling on and on about names again because over the next few weeks I’m reclaiming my favorite one.
The writing name and blog name is staying though. I like those.
Just wanted to let you know to expect a gradual un-rebranding over the next several weeks. If you want a reading, and a link is broken or you can’t find what you want, please don’t hesitate to email directly to TaoCraftTarot@gmail.com OR to SageWordsTarot@gmail.com (both will work for a long time moving forward)
It’s still me, it’s still all the same quality, the same policies, the same coffee-loving blog metaphor.
And Zombie Cat yes/no readings are still on the main reading menu until 9-21-24
See you at the next re-re-branded sip!
IMPORTANT
UPDATE STUFF!!!
Holey Smokes! I just realized it’s almost June and the TaoCraftTarot.com domain name is going to go away before too long.
PLEASE update your bookmarks, browsers and all of that online stuff….
Everything is going full SAGEWORDSTAROT.com this summer !!!
Everything will be fully changed by fall and I don’t want you to miss anything.
- Email Tarot is always OPEN, no appointment needed (I’m eastern time zone, USA. Delivery times for readings are longer if you order during our nights, weekends and holidays)
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- Paid subscribers on WordPress, Ko-fi and Substack get exclusive content
- Ko-fi Sage Sip members get BONUS member perks including discounted email readings (readings menu) and free one card readings (shop)
- In-person (select Pittsburgh locations) and live online readings are available by appointment – details HERE
Warmest Welcome and Hello Friends
Welcome Followers old and new! I’m so glad you are here.
Thank you so much to everyone who has ordered private readings and subscribed to the free blog over the past couple of months! It really means a lot.
A lot.
Part of my brain thinks changing names is Internet suicide while another part of thinks it is genius because, let’s face it, Tao could just as easily be a Chinese boy band member as could be a philosophy reference and Craft brings glue guns and Martha Stewart to mind just as much as anything witchy.
So much for trying to be clever. Thank you from the bottom, top and middle of my Tarot heart for sticking with this through all of the renaming nonsense. At least now we are back to normal words that everyone can recognize and spell and whatnot.
Here is the rest of the 2023 overhaul:
- Email, this site, the podcast, Ko-fi (shop, member’s blog, email readings) the YouTube channel, Facebook page, Instagram, Tumblr, and TikTok have been changed to the new name.
- Closed the Twitter account because I wasn’t really interacting with it after the whole Musk/Trump’s back kerfuffle. If you want to say hi, and I hope you will, Instagram and TikTok have become the two accounts I actually scroll every day.
- Party Tarot is CLOSED (let’s just say it didn’t survive covid)
- In-person, live online, and small group Tarot are OPEN and available by appointment on a limited basis in select Pittsburgh (South Hills) neighborhoods.
- EMAIL READINGS are open for purchase 24/7. Email is my specialty, my true Tarot love, and my priority. Reading orders are usually fulfilled within 12-18 hours but may take longer when you order nights, weekends or US holidays. Vacations and emergency closures are announced here on the main blog.
- Social media content is not on any particular schedule. THIS BLOG is the one and only place to get ALL of the free Tarot content. If you follow the blog by email, it all shows up in your inbox – even if it isn’t on youtube, the podcast or the socials (like this post)
If you have followed for a while, you know I’ve sworn off sales, giveaways and all of those cutesy pants promotions. That will stay the same.
THIS on the other hand is a sincere thank you, from me to you, in appreciation of you being here at the end of the chaos and for joining up as everything moves forward. Welcome and THANK YOU.
As a way to say thanks, I’m doing this once, right here, right now, only on this blog and only until February 28, 2023. If you email me at the new address (SageWordsTarot@gmail.com) before with:
- Your name
- Your age
- Your question (or permission for an open reading)
- and the coupon code BLOGREADER
I’ll reply with a one card Tarot reading just for you …yes YOU…as an individual, not a general audience reading like we usually do for blog posts or the podcast.
That’s pretty much it.
I hope you like the new energy vibe. Names are symbolic mini-affirmations of who we are, what we have done and what we still hope to achieve.
Sunday evening cuppa tea
It’s hard to believe, but I’m not all coffee all of the time. In the evening when the day is winding down, I switch to tea. Unpaid spontanious fan-girling: Celestial Seasonins is a favorite. Depending on the weather and time of year, it might be cinnamon-y (like Bengal Spice) or something fruity and zing-y like Red or Wild Berry Zinger, although I have been into GV Strawberry hibiscus lately too.
Before I curl up with a good book, wanted to pop in to let you know that the Tarot Turnover intuition exercise is up on the ko-fi members blog.
The Path through the Month reading will go up tomorrow morning.
Have a good evening everyone! Cheers!
Sage Sips / TaoCraft Tarot 
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