Keeping It Real
All the information below reflects the beliefs and practices of Shanon at Seraphim’s Keep. Other practitioners may work differently. If your question isn’t answered here, feel free to email me at shanonofseraphimskeep@gmail.com
Why Get a Reading?
Readings—whether psychic, tarot, astrology, or otherwise—are meant to give you insight and perspective on situations you may not fully see or understand on your own.
A good reading should empower you, never make you feel powerless. You should leave with information you can act on—or at least consider—so you can make the decisions that are best for you.
Readings don’t replace common sense or your own intuition. No reader “knows more than you” at your core; we simply access and communicate information in different ways. Often, we confirm things you already sense but haven’t acted on yet.
Tarot Reading vs. Psychic Reading: Which Is Best?
Neither is inherently better—it depends on your comfort level and the skill of the reader.
Tarot Readings provide structure through cards, layouts, and archetypes. The cards help guide the reading and involve you in the process. Many tarot readers also use psychic or intuitive abilities to deepen their interpretations. Over time, readers develop a unique “language” with their decks, which shapes how they interpret the cards.
Psychic Readings rely less on physical tools and more on tuning into energy fields, intuition, and messages from spirit. Psychic readers can “download” information—like receiving a direct data transfer from higher consciousness—that comes through as images, sounds, or impressions.
In my own practice, I combine both—using my custom Words to the Wise Oracle deck, mainstream decks, and psychic abilities to deliver detailed, practical insight.
How to Spot a Fake Reader
Trust your gut. If they ask for too much information or speak in vague terms. eg; you have had a lot of problems in your life… ah who hasn’t? Just saying….
I will ask for the first name of the a person or situation. I will sometimes ask for the relationship; personal or work, but that is about the extent of it.
My personal belief is stay away from anyone who wants money to light a candle, do a prayer or some other thing that is suppose to “fix” something in your life.
Also be careful of any reading you are given where you are told ” that is all I can see right now, but they will show me more in you come back two more times,” etc.
In my practice, if within the first couple of minutes you feel the reading isn’t resonating, you can leave with no charge.
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How to Get the Best Reading
Readings are a co-creation. I tune into the information you give me and share what I see. If you need to add to it please do so we can keep building from there.
I work with the “higher self” not the personality. What does that mean?
I guess in a nutshell, it means, you already know what you like , what you don’t like, I don’ t need my psychic abilities to tell you any of those things, but by reading the “higher self,” I am tuning into the part of you that has no limits. It is not chained by past experiences or fears. It is the “powerful you,” that often our personalities forget exists or doesn’t know how to reconnect to it.
My job, is to re-introduce you to that part of yourself, so you can apply it to your current situations and move forward in your life from a place clarity and power.
I must say, my personal peeve is when someone comes to me and says; you’re the psychic, you tell me.
To not put too finer point on it…. I just don’t have time for games and tests and jumping through hoops to prove if I am the “real deal” or not.
TRUST YOUR GUT
Ask me something and see how my answer lands.
With holding information as way to test my skills is a waste of your time and mine. If you come into an appointment “not trusting”, basically not me, but yourself, to know the truth when you hear it, I am probably not the right person for you. I don’t do psychic tricks to prove myself. I am there to help you not entertain you with party tricks.
If You Don’t Have a Question
Often people aren’t clear on what they want to ask. In those cases I will do a tarot spread. You are welcome to have a general focus eg; work, love etc, or you can let the cards speak to you.
It is important to remember that what spirit thinks in important for you to know may be very different from what you think you want to know. So, please, if you have a question, ask it.
I find that sometimes people with-hold questions to see if they turn up in the spread. Maybe to test me, maybe to see if spirit agrees with them on what’s important. What I do know, at least in my case, very rarely does spirit address those unasked questions. For me, the tarot reading will get to the core of a matter and often it is completely different from what you thought was important.
Medical Advice
I can share energetic impressions about health, but always verify with a medical professional before taking action.
If You’re Afraid of “Bad” News
Often people don’t get readings because they don’t want to hear anything “bad.” That can be a wide range of things, from not being able to go on a trip to the loss of a loved one. Just let me know up front what you would like me to “not see,” and I will always respect that.
In regards to seeing “death” in a reading. I don’t. And even if I did, I would not say that to a client. Nothing is locked in stone. So any statement like that, at least in my view, is irresponsible. What I will share is if I see someone getting ready to go through a major change, or in the process of “making decisions”.
Remote Readings
Phone or remote readings are just as effective and on point as in-person sessions.
I find first time clients like in person as I feel it gives them a sense of being more involved in their reading and also able to tell if “I am the real deal.”
For me, both are equally effective, and the information is coming from the same place. When I do my readings, I am not reading “your personality,” though is is lovely to meet clients in person, I am working with your higher self which is always present either in person or remotely.
I find sometimes an environment can create a false sense of security and distract you, where as a remote reading, you are only focusing on the person giving you the reading.
Spiritual Beliefs
Do I believe In Jesus and are you a Christian?
Yes. 100%. Yes. I feel Jesus around me when I do readings and healings and also in my personal life.
As far as being a Christian. I would say no. I recognize the good and love in many different beliefs and work with those to better myself.
Am I A Witch
No, I am not.