I’ve been involved in professional spellcasting for nearly 20 years, and apparently that means I’m also supposed to be a psychic, a tarot reader, a medium, an astrologer, and possibly capable of locating your missing car keys. 😂
I have disappointing news.
I’m not a psychic. I don’t give tarot readings, and I don’t predict the future. I’m a spellcaster.
I don’t claim to know what somebody’s ex is thinking while they’re sitting on the toilet scrolling through Instagram, either.
There. Glad we cleared that up.
I have genuine respect for people who offer readings, and for the people seeking them. But the spiritual services industry has a habit of putting every practice under one enormous umbrella. For someone trying to decide where to spend money, that can get confusing fast.
What does a psychic or tarot reading offer?
A reader’s service is generally a conversation about insight, interpretation, possibilities, or guidance. Different readers have different traditions and methods.
Someone looking for a reading might ask: What is happening in my relationship? Is reconciliation possible? How should I understand this situation?
The service is the reading itself. Even a reading that feels remarkably accurate is not a promise that a particular future event will occur.
And a reader who provides insight is not automatically offering to perform a ritual afterward.
What does hiring a spellcaster mean?
When someone hires me, they aren’t paying for a prediction. They’re commissioning performed spellwork directed toward a particular intention.
That might be a relationship intention such as reconciliation, attraction, or strengthening an existing bond. The casting is the service, not a forecast of what will happen.
Some spiritual practitioners offer both readings and spellwork. That’s their choice. It doesn’t make the two services interchangeable, and it doesn’t mean everyone practicing one must offer the other.
A reading is intended to offer insight. Spellwork is performed toward an intention. Neither should be sold as a guaranteed outcome.
The question I’d ask before spending money
Forget the impressive titles for a moment. Ask the person you’re considering hiring:
What exactly am I paying you to do?
If it’s a reading, what type of reading will they provide? If it’s spellwork, what work are they offering to perform, over what casting period, and what are the communication and privacy arrangements?
Ask what is included, what isn’t, and whether they make promises about results. Ask about the terms before you pay.
If a reading turns into a recommendation for an expensive ritual, you’re allowed to ask why. You’re also allowed to decline it.
A good practitioner should be able to explain their own services without pretending to be qualified in every spiritual discipline known to humankind.
So which one should you choose?
If what you want is guidance or interpretation, a reading may be the kind of service you’re looking for.
If you’ve already decided you want to commission performed spellwork, talk to a spellcaster about the work they actually offer. You don’t necessarily need a reading first, and nobody should convince you that buying additional services is a required step.
Sometimes the most useful conversation is simply figuring out what you’re asking for.
That’s how I work. I don’t sell readings. I discuss a person’s intentions and, when appropriate, the spellcasting services we offer. I won’t pretend to know someone else’s thoughts, and I don’t promise a particular result.
If your situation involves a former partner and you’re exploring spellwork, you can read about our Ex Back Spell and the other love spells we offer. You can also learn how I approach an initial conversation.
Different practitioners. Different disciplines. Different services.
And that’s a perfectly respectable distinction to make.
— Lilly