Frequently Asked Questions

In brief, tarot has been traced back to the late 14th century — and it's endured centuries as a tool for divination. In the Victorian Era, these types of divination and spiritualism in general became a popular practice for wealthy families. Looking back, divination comes in many forms: palm readings, astrology, tea leaves, and if you really want to go there, seers were essential for Viking royalty back in the 9th to 11th century.

Tarot is simply a type of divination that has become a lot more popular and widely used today.

One of my favorite cards is the Six of Swords. The card indicates progress, traveling away from challenges and overcoming obstacles. Of course, the card has a deeper meaning, but I always like to see tarot as a positive path moving forward.

First, I have no qualms saying that I've always been fascinated with the metaphysical. Maybe it's because, when I was younger, I was able to see and feel things others couldn't. You could call it "psychic" or a "sixth sense" or a deeper connection to my intuition. In college, my "sixth sense" was so in tune, I would literally see things (aka: "psychic pops").

As an example, after college, I had a friend who had insecurity issues. One day, while we were having a drink, I had a "pop" of him working at an orange juice factory. It came out of nowhere. I told him about this vision, and he was shocked. He said that when he was young, his family didn't have a lot of money, and he had to work at an orange juice factory when he was a kid, and he's always been embarrassed of that. This helped him explore the root of his problem.

Another example: back in the days when you could sublet your apartment in NYC, I had a subletter from Denmark take over my roommate's room. My "psychic pop" was out of control, and I told him that he would be living in London soon. Of course, he was skeptical and thought I was a weirdo because he had absolutely no plans to move to London. Eventually, he went back to Denmark, and six months later, he wrote me out of the blue, telling me he got a job offer in London and he would be moving there.

I eventually gave psychic readings, but I realized it was not my path, so I closed that part of my mind. It started opening up again the past few years, and tarot has been the tool I prefer for guidance. Ultimately, what I'm trying to say is that some people are born with a natural gift. Whether it's an athlete, or a musician, or an astrophysicist, some people are just wired the way they are… and I'm wired with strong intuition and the ability to connect with people on a higher level.

I also spent 5 years working for a world-renowned astrologer. I know some of you might roll your eyes (haha), but astrology has been used by millions of people beginning with ancient civilizations. There's truth behind astrology — it's just gotten a strange rep — and there may be people who focus on its "horoscope" appeal rather than the math, science and astronomy behind it. Did you know sailors used constellations to navigate? That the Sphinx in Giza aligns directly under the Leo constellation (which was directly above at the time it was built)? Did you know Galileo was an astrologer? And Benjamin Franklin? No, seriously. While some people say he was anti-astrology, he was the one who told his colleagues to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4 (not July 2, the actual day of the vote and when it was supposed to be signed) because the astrological alignment was far better on July 4.

Anyway, my point is that there is as much truth to tarot as there is astrology, and tarot and astrology are connected. You'll find a lot of astrological symbols, even Zodiac, in tarot cards, so a tarot reader should have basic knowledge of astrology.

As a psychic, all my predictions have landed since I started doing them publicly in August 2024. That's nearly 60 predictions. I'm proud to say I'm 100% accurate as a psychic clairvoyant. Of course, I've made predictions that take time to manifest. For instance, I predicted an 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 29, 2025, back in August 2024. I do have several pending predictions at a time, but the level of accuracy may come from the fact that I have psychic visions, I channel, and I can do remote viewing. I never thought I'd write something like that!

I do get a lot of questions about verified celebrity predictions. Absolutely! In May 2022, I predicted Johnny Depp would win his trial versus Amber Heard on my YouTube channel, The Tarot Ship w/ Jimmy.

When I first started giving readings to friends (for free), they were detailed, in depth and hit so many marks that helped them solve personal problems or prepare for unexpected events.

Eventually, my friends would refer me to their friends, co-workers and family members. Some readings with these people I didn't even know lasted up to 2 hours, and I would never charge them money because the most important thing for me was providing them clarity and insight into their lives. The way that my friends have described my readings: I am not only offering divination, but each session is therapeutic and cathartic. I've been told I'm better than certified psychologists and therapists (but that's for you to judge!).

And that's where I excel. I don't just give readings. I give advice, guidance and actually spend time to listen to what's happening in your life. When I personally received tarot card readings in the past, I would have sessions with readers only to feel that I was just another reading that day. Now that I'm in the driver's seat, I don't want anyone leaving my sessions feeling that way. I want them to leave my readings feeling that it helped them gain insight and realigned them.

I begin my readings with a short psychic / intuitive reading, then by giving clients their birth chart. This is optional, but I find clients are overjoyed with this bonus. To get the birth chart, I need your time of birth, birthdate and place of birth. While I won't go into detail like an astrologer, I'll let you know a brief astrological forecast / what to expect based on your time of reading. This is an added bonus tarot card readers don't offer.

Lastly, I love tarot. I'm passionate about its history, its mystique and the storytelling. This aligns with my passion for people.

Aside from my intuition and astrological background, I have something a lot of tarot card readers don't: the ability to be a good listener and the ability to communicate exactly what the cards are telling you.

Side note: I minored in psychology because I was always interested in people.

Side note 2: My full-time career helps. I've been a journalist and PR director for over 20 years. What does this mean? I spent over 20 years working with people on a daily basis, and as a writer, I had to interview hundreds of people. I was successful at it. You have to pick up body language, and you have to connect with them in a natural way. Most of all? You have to be a good listener.

As a psychic, I was one of two people who predicted the July 2025 8.8 earthquake outside Russia well before it was on geologists' or scientists' radar. I am the first and only person in the world who predicted gold would pass $4,000 (June 2025). J.P. Morgan published data forecasting gold would hit $4,000 — but their data debuted September 2025, and their prediction was for 2026.

You can follow my predictions at Great Awakener — Predictions Tracker.

There are no "bad" cards, per se. Hollywood really drilled misconception into tarot.

While it's true some cards are better than others, I actually like the "bad" cards because they help you understand what you may be lacking or mistakes you could be making in order to have a more positive outcome. That said, I know people are "scared" to know their future, but again, this isn't fortune telling. This is helping you navigate any challenges/issues you're currently having. It's giving you a full story of what's happening in your life now, what you can expect, what you want to achieve, and how best to get there.

Even if you don't have any challenges in your life, I have regular clients who come to me for decision making, or just to get an idea of what they might want to put energy toward next.

Typically 1 hour. After the 1 hour mark, I have to wrap things up to prepare for the next session.

Yes, absolutely. I do have 30 minute sessions (no astro chart included).

I do! Listen, I was a broke young student once. I give students a special discount (need form of identification). You can email me directly. I also have a referral program. If you refer 2 customers, you get 50% off your next 2 readings (about 80% of my clients are regular clients).

I love this question. Since launching my business and YouTube channel, TheTarotShip, in 2022, I get it a lot.

Astrology dates back to Babylonian times, when there was no light pollution and you could see the stars and planets so clearly. Astronomy is the study of planets, stars, and everything in outer space. Astrology gives these planets, fixed stars, asteroids, and dwarf planets archetypes. As a celestial math-based system, astrology studies how these heavenly bodies move, connect and align with each other, across the zodiac constellations. It's a celestial math-based system; I say astrology is its own language.

Tarot is an intuitive, symbol-based system dating back to the 14th century, originally a card game for the elite at the time. It relies on a deck of 78 cards divided into the Major Arcana (life's big spiritual lessons) and Minor Arcana (everyday trials, tribulations, and energies), with knowledge and interpretations formed around "The Tree of Life." Instead of tracking celestial movements, tarot is a powerful form of divination that relies on synchronicity. The cards drawn in a specific moment mirror the internal or hidden dynamics of a person's current situation.

While astrology and tarot are very different, they do overlap in a beautiful way, amplifying and deepening the interpretations in a reading. Not many people know each card is attributed to an element in astrology, such as the four astrological elements, planets, a Zodiac sign, or a planet in a specific Zodiac sign. For example, the Three of Cups corresponds to the Water element in astrology — and the Second Decan of Cancer, thus Mercury in Cancer. While the card itself represents blessings, celebrations, friendships, new beginnings, and new harvest, with the astrology connected to it, we now know it can also represent positive news or messages.

The foundation of astrology is based on a person's natal chart (or birth chart), which is fixed. No person on earth has the same chart. A birth chart is like a fingerprint. It is also your life blueprint. With a chart, houses, transits and aspects read the person's story, personality, even destiny; their chart will align and move with the sky chart (ephemeris). This allows astrologers like me to forecast probabilities and possibilities.

Tarot is not fixed but fluid and dynamic, and it focuses on the immediate present. Tarot requires an experienced, knowledgeable reader who understands the card's history and can make expert interpretations based on the tarot reading spread and how the cards align and interact.

I am fortunate enough to be both an astrologer and an experienced tarot reader, as well as a clairvoyant. This is not very common.

I'm the only reader who is an astrologer and Tarot reader, so my forecasts for each sign every week include the sign's astrological forecast (including transits and aspects) and a tarot reading with a full Celtic Cross Tarot spread. Each forecast is approximately 45 minutes long. I love that I've been able to introduce astrology to tarot enthusiasts and vice versa.

Jimmy M. is a globally recognized intuitive empath, psychic, channeler, astrologer and tarot reader who runs The Tarot Ship. He delivers weekly forecasts for all 12 zodiac signs and world predictions on his YouTube channel (300K+ subscribers), and is the founder of Great Awakener and MAX: Your Virtual Oracle Gateway, both properties of TheFutureSociety.

Yes. Jimmy came out publicly as psychic on his YouTube channel in August 2024. He describes having psychic visions, the ability to channel, and remote viewing, and is sometimes called 'the new Edgar Cayce' for his channeled predictions, which he delivers live on stream so they are publicly verifiable.

Jimmy combines tarot, current astrological aspects, channeling, numerology, intuition and ancient wisdom, so his readings feel like personal sessions. He is one of the few readers who is also a practicing astrologer and clairvoyant, his predictions are delivered live and tracked publicly, and hundreds of clients have told him he is the most accurate reader they have met.

Jimmy reports a 100% accuracy record since he began making predictions publicly in August 2024 — nearly 60 predictions. Examples include calling an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on July 29, 2025 (predicted in August 2024) and being first to predict gold passing $4,000 (June 2025). His record is tracked publicly via the predictions tracker on GreatAwakener.com.

In May 2022, Jimmy publicly predicted on his YouTube channel that Johnny Depp would win his trial versus Amber Heard. Additional verified celebrity predictions are documented on The Tarot Ship's predictions record.

Yes. Jimmy offers a 30-minute session for $500 and a one-hour session for $975 (the most popular), combining tarot, current astrological aspects and intuition. Private bookings are currently paused — you can join the newsletter to hear when they reopen.

Yes. The one-hour session includes your birth chart as a bonus along with a brief astrological forecast. To prepare it, Jimmy needs your time of birth, birthdate and place of birth. A natal chart is fixed — like a fingerprint — and no two people share the same one.

MAX is the world's first AI platform to read a user's exact natal chart with degree-precision interpretation, built ground up by Jimmy M. and launched in June 2026. Trained on a decade of his teachings, MAX delivers chart-aware guidance in his voice, real-time astronomy, on-demand tarot interpreted through your chart, and MAX365 — a personalized 365-day transit calendar.

Great Awakener is a livestream-first membership platform for spirituality and community founded by Jimmy M. in 2025 — covering astrology, tarot, divination, the metaphysical, human design and wellness. Members get 4–8 livestreams per month with Jimmy, a private community forum, journaling tools, downloadable content and a continuously expanding video library.

On the YouTube channel The Tarot Ship w/ Jimmy, where Jimmy posts weekly forecasts for all 12 zodiac signs. Each sign's forecast combines an astrological reading (transits and aspects) with a full Celtic Cross tarot spread and runs about 45 minutes.