Sage Sips is Tarot for your day in the time it takes to sip your coffee
There still isn’t one. The squirrels have been raging hard the past few weeks.
I’m liking the one card meditation posts, so will continue those for the time being sprinkled in between week ahead, choose your own tarot card, weekend Oracle and Action Eases Anxiety type posts.
As always, no appointment is needed for email readings. Order any time 24/7. Most readings arrive to you within 24 hours or so. Sometime there are delays when you order on weekends or around holidays. These readings are all just me, one real person with no Tarot assistance, AI or otherwise.
Fingers crossed, the squirrely-ness will settle now, at least a little bit.
See you Sunday or Monday with a choose your own card week-ahead reading!
Tarot inspired haiku for National Poetry Writing Month
Irrevocable
Change is death of the old self
The phoenix will rise
Sage Snow
“Tarot doesn’t tell you what will happen in life, Tarot helps you figure out what to do when life happens”
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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!
I feel like there are a thousand other things I should be doing, but if you can’t follow your instincts in a Tarot blog, where can you? There is no reason for this post other than to say hello and hopefully reconnect with the whole blog and newsletter thing. It’s been a weird winter for me and this newsletter hasn’t gotten the energy and attention it deserves. That whole “Sage Words Tarot” thing was a huge detour. TaoCraft is home and I’m back. I hope to hear from you moving forward. 2025 is still young and my website has an easy to use contact form for any questions or comments that you might have. That includes questions for a free Tarot reading of some sort in the public blog. It’s a fair trade, I think. You get a free sample-size reading and I get writing inspiration. Deal?
In the meantime…
There has been a weird, strange, surreal energy during the holidays right through until now that reminded me of 2020. Don’t get me wrong – I’m NOT predicting a pandemic an you should listen to science about all of the bird flu, flu-A, RSV and measles worries out there. Not to mention the slow moving juggernaut of an utter political catastrophe unfolding in America right now. Compound that with some epic personal stress, and the time since Thanksgiving has been, well – unproductive. High levels of BLAH mixed with high anxieties is the best way I can describe the feel of it.
Stepping out from the psychological fog leftover from this winter, I wanted to say hello and tell you how thankful I am to have you all as readers and Tarot clients. It is so very appreciated!
On the outside chance there is anyone new here, I’ll add a little to the hello so you can know who is behind this whole Sage Sips Substack.
Hello! My name is Sage, I read Tarot, write things and knit stuff.
Sage is a pen name to try to provide privacy for both of us. It is inspired the double meaning the word sage has in English. It can be a plant with remarkable aromatherapy properties; comforting, negativity clearing, uplifting and empowering. It also means wise advice or a person who is wise. I believe Tarot is all about exactly those things. Tarot can lead us to wise advice at the same time as it calms anxieties, inspires us, and empowers us. It’s always an honor to be part of that process for someone. But like I always say…
“Tarot isn’t about predicting what will happen in life. Tarot helps you figure out what to do when life happens.“
What I do –
Tarot readings by email (and phone by special arrangement – contact me for details and scheduling)
What I don’t do –
Predict the future.
How I do it –
Transparently, conveniently and privately. All of my policies are TaoCraftTarot.com for the world to see.
All of my prices are for the total reading – not per minute. Your reading gets all of my attention, however long it -no clock watching – which is one of the many advantages of working by email. There are no time constraints or appointment needed for email. No hidden fees. No spam.
If you want a reading, you have to let me know. I don’t have the time or energy to contact anyone individually and offer readings. If you get that, it ain’t me. Did I mention, no spam is tolerated here or on the website, incoming OR outgoing?
You can purchase an email reading from my ko-fi page, no appointment needed. There are several different layouts to choose from, which let’s YOU choose the layout (and price) that fits your question (and budget) the best. I use ko-fi because the check out is PayPal secured and lets you send me your topic or question for the reading all in one easy transaction…no more delays while I ask for your question / permission for an open reading.
Email readings are perfect for busy schedules –
You don’t have to set aside travel time – the reading comes to you. You don’t use one drop of expensive gasoline.
In addition to being super convenient, email readings are extra private. No one sees you going to a psychic. You open and read your email in a time and place that is right for you.
Phone readings work by contacting me. We will set up an appointment time. Then I’ll send you a secure PayPal invoice and you call the phone number provided at your appointment time. All the details about appointments are on the policy page.
What a reading looks like:
All of my readings follow the same basic format. It starts with a photo of your real world layout. Then there is a “general pattern” section where we talk about the layout as a whole. That’s followed by a card-by-card discussion. Then it all wraps up in a “psychic summary” that includes any other impressions. It might relate to the cards, or it might be pure intuition. This part often includes aromatherapy and crystal recommendations but this final summary is very attuned to your personal message and there is no guarantee what it will or won’t include.
Relationship readings:
I do lots of those, but mine are probably different from what you’ve had before.
My readings focus totally on you. I follow the same professional ethics as holistic health providers. I don’t read other people’s energies without their permission. That means relationship readings won’t predict who you will marry or if you’ll get back together with your ex or if your crush loves you back. Relationship readings are for any kind of relationship and simply give advice to help you give your best in your part in the relationship.
Wealth and money readings:
Wealth and money readings tend to focus on your career and what you can DO to find your best path forward in your career or in any part of the physical realm. I’m not a career counselor, or a financial advisor – and did I mention that Tarot can’t predict the future?
Medical, pregnancy and legal questions:
Nope.
I won’t answer those. Tarot is terrible with those kinds of questions. I’m not wasting my time or your money on a question that is best left to other professionals. We should spend our time on the things Tarot that does very well: Easing troubled emotions, finding inspiration, creative problem solving, stress reduction, diversion and entertainment.
Sage Sips is the name of my blog and Substack. I love coffee. I love pithy Tarot advice. Sage Sips is Tarot in the time it takes to sip your coffee.
TaoCraft Tarot is the name of my website and the book I plan to write about how to read Tarot. It is a reflection of the philosophy behind my 30 years of Tarot and intuition development.
And that is pretty much it in one big omnibus nutshell.
Your turn!
Feel free to say hi in the comments or in the contact form.
I’m also on Bluesky if you want to say hi there. It’s the one social platform where I’ll actually talk to people instead of just like and repost.
My Tarot ebooks are available in the Sage Sips / TaoCraft Tarot shop. Private readings are open, no appointment needed
Click HERE to purchase and download My Tarot Valentine
Email Tarot readings are my specialty. With 30 years of Tarot experience to each layout, I give you the exact same information as in a face to face reading. As a writer, I can give these readings vivid depth and detail. Excellent for book lovers or anyone wanting privacy and no appointment needed convenience.
As a member you never pay for one card Tarot readings by email. All you have do is DM me on ko-fi or email TaoCraftTarot@gmail.com to request your reading. Please don’t use the readings/commissions menu to order your one card readings, or it will charge. Non-member price is $5 per one card reading.
BUT as a member you ALSO get a discount on all larger readings.
NEW: the discount applies to video and pen and ink readings too
ALSO NEW: A 30% discount is automatically applied to all readings for members! No code, no separate listing…just order and POOF members get 30% off of their order.
Sage Sip Members receive:
Free one card Tarot readings by email available upon request
30% automatic discounts on all larger layouts available on the commissions / readings listing
Random other special offers
Exclusive content on the members-only blog on ko-fi.
Some years have a recycled, ‘lather, rinse, repeat’ feel about them just like 2021 & 2022 energy felt like a continuation of 2020. 2025 is not one of those kinds of years.
The advantage to reading for multiple other people, or a daily meditation practice for yourself is seeing larger patterns emerge over a period of time and across multiple readings. It is like a meta-reading that unfolds over the course of weeks instead of minutes.
One pattern I saw during the holiday into new year season was a message of progression through challenges and upheaval toward a “happy ending.” Almost all of the readings in the past few weeks have had a feeling of something good on the other side of whatever sh-tstorm comes our way in 2025. Intuitively, the energy came through as “happy endings,” the Avril Lavigne song “happy endings” and a sense of “2026.” In short, hang on, better things are on the other side.
Of course, things getting better means change. Change includes loss and grieving. Change includes letting go of bad things to make room for the good. Change includes the arrival of happy things, too.
2025 seems to be a year of change, and my goal for this year is to flow with that change as best as I can.
After all, that’s the Taoist approach. Time and time and time again, that philosophy has brought me enormous comfort in the most stressful times. I honor that. It’s right there in the name of this website, and hopefully, through the title of a book I hope to write: TaoCraft Tarot.
That’s the first change for 2025. This will be the first full year of TaoCraft 2.0, so to speak. “Sage Words Tarot” was heading toward all of the inauthentic ‘comply in advance’ fearfulness that led to adopting the TaoCraft name in place of “Modern Oracle” in the first darn place back in 2018.
Letting all the “Sage Words Tarot” stuff expire will save a little time and expense on my part, which in turn will help me keep prices steady for you.
The second change is that I’ll be focusing on email and pre-recorded video readings. If I’m honest with myself, that is the kind of reading that I do best. I write much more powerfully than I speak, and I speak with more impact when I can back up and edit. The end result is a superior quality reading for you, and a much more comfortable reading process for me. Steady prices, better process, best quality; it’s a win-win-win all around.
All of that being said, time flies when life is a squirrel rave.
They say re-introducing yourself and your services is a good idea, especially when you have a social media presence. Never did get all of the posts written that I wanted to do for a Fall refresh and re-introduction. Lesson learned. This is a once, at most twice per year thing.
This time around, I’ll condense it all into one post.
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”
Albert Einstein
2025 might be a whole new thing, but welcome back to TaoCraft Tarot.
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