Code of ethics
I do not read about anyone but you. Though other people may feature in your situation/question and may be mentioned in your reading, I will not use the Tarot to find out information about them. I will not look into the heart or mind of anyone but you. It is unethical, and in my heart, I firmly believe it is impossible. When I do a reading – it is focused on YOU.
I do not do ‘third-party questions.’ Example “Will [another person] become my partner?”, “Does [another person] think about me?” or “What will be the outcome of my relationship with [another person]” Questions that ask about other people’s feelings, thoughts, or actions will be refused.
I do not predict the future, though I may read about your path and where it may lead.
Readings are given on the understanding that you are an adult with your own free will. I am not responsible for any actions or events which may take place following this reading. My readings are based on my firm belief that we choose our paths in life and are responsible for our actions.
Life isn’t chiseled in stone, and it’s more like a stream Flowing here and there based on what is in front of it (the future) and what is behind it (the Past). Every event in our life can give a little extra push, hold us back, and nudge us.
My intention is always to help the querent arrive at their own conclusions.
I will not encourage anyone to become dependent upon me. Though I provide follow-up readings, I will refuse readings where I feel that a querent is becoming dependent or using reading to avoid an issue.
My goal is to always provide the querent with tools to connect to their higher self and make choices to understand the path ahead of them and where it may lead.
I will not give medical, legal, or financial advice.
Code of Ethical Conduct
for Tarot Professionals
Mission
A Tarot professional strives to uphold the highest ethical standards in all services rendered and act affirmatively toward maintaining public trust in the Tarot profession. A Tarot professional’s practice is grounded on using the Tarot as a tool to assist clients with tapping into their intuitions, spirituality, or creativity.
Article One | Professionalism
Adherence to Applicable Laws. A Tarot professional will take the initiative to be knowledgeable of all applicable laws including but not limited to fortune-telling statutes and local municipal codes that may cover their business or the practice of Tarot.
Scope of Profession. The Tarot professional applies Tarot in a way that falls outside the area of occult sciences and is not reading Tarot in a manner that claims or purports to tell fortunes or with the ability to foretell with any certainty future events or disclose in unequivocal terms the mental faculties of any persons.
Role of the Tarot Professional. The Tarot professional provides a client with spiritual guidance and empowers the client toward making more spiritually empowered decisions for him or herself within the framework of the client’s own personal spiritual beliefs or practices.
Limitations. A Tarot professional shall never claim the ability to cure other ailments outside the legal practice of medicine or provide financial benefits outside the legal practice of financial analysis and management. The Tarot professional shall never purport to offer legal, medical, or financial advice. Unless the Tarot professional also possess the applicable educational background, licensures, certifications, and qualifications to be a psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other mental health professional, they shall not purport to be one.
Referrals to Qualified Professionals. A Tarot professional owes a reasonable duty of care to their client. If an inquiry touches upon legal matters, even by a tangential connection or in passing, the Tarot professional will refer the client to seek the counsel of a licensed attorney. Suppose an inquiry touches upon health or medical matters, even by a tangential connection or in passing. In that case, the Tarot professional will refer the client to seek a diagnosis by a licensed medical doctor. Suppose an inquiry touches upon financial or real property matters, even by a tangential connection or in passing. In that case, the Tarot professional will refer the client to seek advice from a qualified financial consultant, analyst, or real estate professional.
Duty to Reject Subsequent Reading Requests. Suppose at any time a Tarot professional believes or has reason to believe that a client is using Tarot readings to substitute, and not merely supplement, counseling from a qualified mental health professional. In that case, they have a duty to reject subsequent reading requests from the client and refer the client to seek qualified mental professional support. However, Tarot readings may be used as a supplement to qualified counseling or serve the function of life coaching or general spiritual guidance.
No Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit, or Misrepresentations. A Tarot professional shall not use Tarot in a way that purports definitive and absolute knowledge of the future or matters that are otherwise hidden or occult. The Tarot professional shall not represent him or herself as matter-of-factly having communication, access to, or knowledge of any supernatural phenomena. The Tarot professional shall never guarantee any one outcome, positive or negative. A Tarot professional shall never engage in deceptive business or unfair trade practices. A Tarot professional shall not misrepresent their competency, certifications, qualifications, or abilities.
Third-Party Consent. A Tarot professional is discouraged from providing reading services on inquiries into the personal affairs, business, intentions, mental faculties, or activities of third parties who are not present for the reading unless the client represents and warrants to the Tarot professional that such third party’s express consent has been obtained. A Tarot professional may reasonably rely on such a representation made by a client, though best practices include noting the reliance in writing in the Tarot professional’s notes. However, a Tarot professional may provide reading services on inquiries about how that third party might affect the client’s affairs, business, intentions, mental faculties, or activities.
Article Two | Communications
The Reading Process. A Tarot professional is encouraged to make reasonable efforts to communicate their reading or interpretive process and analytical or intuitive methods, particular traditions, or the interpretive framework utilized. A Tarot professional will refrain from speaking to a client about curses or the manifestation of malicious intentions through supernatural or occult means.
Disclosures. A Tarot professional shall make reasonable efforts to disclose to all clients that Tarot readings cannot replace the counseling services of a mental health professional, and a Tarot professional can never guarantee their accuracy in interpreting a reading. Also, if and when a jurisdiction’s applicable laws would explicitly bar Tarot practice, then the Tarot professional must communicate to the client, in unambiguous terms, that such readings are for entertainment purposes. See also Article Five, Disclosures.
No Duty to Retain Records. A Tarot professional does not owe a client any duty to retain the client’s reading records. At the discretion of their customary practice, a Tarot professional may maintain records or files on client readings.
Records Retention. Suppose a Tarot professional does elect to retain client records. In that case, they must develop and maintain appropriate record-keeping systems for storing their clients’ personal information to reasonably preserve their confidentiality and privacy.
Article Three | Fees
Statement of Fees. A Tarot professional shall state their service fees before the start of reading and cannot raise or increase the displayed price later unless prior contractual terms allow for the increase. The Tarot professional must communicate their fee schedule and payment terms before the commencement of any reading. A fee for any service that is USD 500.00 or more must be contractually agreed upon in writing.
No Pressure for Additional Services. A Tarot professional shall never pressure, compel, or even imply to clients that additional paid services from them are needed after the reading. A Tarot professional shall never purport to possess the power to manipulate the outcome of events through supernatural or occult means.
Referral Fees. If a Tarot professional makes a referral, they must disclose whether any referral fees have been paid as compensation or consideration.
Article Four | Confidentiality
Duty of Confidentiality. Although there is not likely to be a legal evidentiary privilege between a Tarot professional and a client, a Tarot professional agrees on their own accord to be bound by a duty of confidentiality. A Tarot professional shall not reveal personal or private information relating to a client’s reading unless that client has given informed consent.
Reasonable Diligence to Protect Confidentiality. The Tarot professional shall exercise reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of or access to information relating to their clients, which includes password protection to any electronic accounts, computers, or data storage units that would consist of client files and lock and key to any physical storage units containing hard copy files.
Exceptions. However, Tarot professionals may reveal personal or otherwise private information relating to a client’s reading if the Tarot professional reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent substantial bodily harm or death or if a court order overrides the confidentiality. Partial information from a Tarot reading may be disclosed under the client’s anonymity for academic, civic, census, survey, or research purposes.
Article Five | Disclosures
General Practice Disclosures. A Tarot professional shall post a disclosure statement prominently at office locations, storefronts, on websites, reading venues, or commercial marketing materials that state essentially as follows:
Disclosure Statement: A Tarot professional cannot predict the future with certainty, and you should not rely on a Tarot reading to make any decision that would affect your legal, financial, or medical condition. If your inquiry involves the law, finance, or medicine, you should seek the advice of a licensed or qualified legal, financial, or medical professional. Also, a Tarot reading cannot replace qualified mental health care. A Tarot reading can only facilitate how you cope spiritually with a given situation. In certain jurisdictions, a Tarot professional must disclose that Tarot readings should be for entertainment only. If such a law applies to your reading, then you are now on notice. Your Tarot professional is bound by a self-imposed code of ethics, which can be provided to you upon request.
Certification Disclosures. A Tarot professional is not required to be certified. However, if they obtain a certification related to Tarot practice, the Tarot professional will disclose the certifying body or organization that issued the certification.
Article Six | Public Service
A Tarot professional is encouraged to dedicate at least 10% of their practice per year to public services, such as offering reading services to support fundraisers for non-profit organizations or charitable causes, free readings to persons of limited financial means, teaching Tarot to others for free of charge, creating educational materials on Tarot for the public free of charge, or participating in activities with the mission of improving the practice of Tarot or the Tarot profession.
Article Seven | Continuing Education
A Tarot professional shall take the initiative to continue their education for the entire duration of and throughout their professional practice. A Tarot professional is encouraged to take classes or workshops on Tarot, attend Tarot conferences, symposia, or conventions, meet and collaborate with other Tarot professionals, regularly read on the practice of Tarot, and exercise diligent efforts to hone the Tarot professional’s craft and skill.
Last Updated: July 2nd, 2022