I found this set of prompts through Laura of Aquamarine 18 Tarot and Books, which was a response to Coyote Tarot. It’s quite a long list of questions, so I’ve broken it into separate posts and videos for each of 4 topics.
1. Where are you from?
I live in the upper northeast of the U.S., aka New England.
2. How did you come up with your YouTube name?
The phrase Water Moon means a lot to me on various levels: my sun sign is Pisces, and I have always loved being around and in water and relating to the moon.
Water Moon also has many associations in various Buddhist traditions.
My Dharma names both refer to this concept, and the phrase “like the reflection of the moon in water” speaks to both a mirror-like nature of wisdom, and also the foggy or blurry quality we perceive when the moon is hidden by clouds or the water is disturbed, which is what I was trying to point out in the video: we don’t know if the woman on the card is a living person or a skeleton, or perhaps both.
This quality is also one I experience when giving readings: our tools reflect what is happening, but sometimes the image is not clear because of our own biases, lack of knowledge, or other hinderance. Tarot always answers the question, but whether we understand the answer is up to us.
3. How long have you been reading tarot?
Just over 5 years now.
4. How did you get into reading tarot/oracle?
Originally I started trying to figure out tarot in high school when my mother loaned me her Albano Waite deck from 1969, but without any solid learning resources it was a failed attempt. I took to it seriously after discovering Rachel Pollack’s books, particularly Tarot Wisdom, and Tom Benjamin’s YouTube channel in 2020, during a period of unemployment. I had a lot of time and needed something new to learn, and tarot was the perfect combination of technical knowledge, history, and also a sprinkling of spirituality-adjacent ideas that were just starting to become interesting. (I grew up around Christianity and Buddhism but until this point I had no interest in any kind of spiritual path; studying tarot made me curious about that, too.)
5. Do you read for others?
Yes, and I actually prefer reading for others to reading for myself. I started by reading for friends, which I found easier because I could be more objective. I still read for friends semi-regularly, for free. I usually charge a modest fee when reading for strangers as I find it helps them be more invested in the process and remember to keep their appointment with me if they have scheduled ahead.