Spiritualism and the Paranormal

So, this will be my last post to wrap up this series… When I started to think of how to structure my business, I looked at some examples. Eventually, I decided to go with a single member Limited Liability Company or LLC . For some of the following reasons: Liability – My divination business and I are two separate entities. I have to make sure that there is a definite distinction. For example, I must have a separate bank account for the business. When signing documents, I have to specify that I am signing as a representative or executor on behalf of the business. Also, in terms of legalities, my personal assets are not on the table, only assets of the company.   This was my biggest factor. In a worst case scenario, a client interprets my reading in such a way that gets him or her in trouble, so they decide to sue. I'm sure that there are "safeguards" when it comes to this business, such as disclaimers stating that the reading is for "entertainment purposes on

  Around the time that DM and I were interviewing, I was looking into the business structures that were available. They were: Sole Proprietorship General Partnership Limited Partnership S Corporation C Corporation Limited Liability Company The above a just a few of the business structures available.   Sole Proprietorship As a sole proprietorship, I would be the product. I was responsible for everything. Not only was I the reader, but I was the accountant, the receptionist, the janitor, etc. I had many hats to wear. But, I didn't have to listen to anyone else, or wait for someone else's approval before I did anything. Sounds great! Most small business start out this way because it is relatively inexpensive to get started in Washington State. All you need to do is file for a Master Business Application, wait for it in the mail and you're in business. Depending on where you live you may also need to obtain permits for your locality. Christine Jette, the author of

The New Age industry is like any industry - you find great people and great service who genuinely want to help you, and there are those who tell you that your situation is not so good and want you to pay them to removed the spell, vex or curse that's impeding your happiness. Unfortunately, notoriety of outfits such as "Psychic Surgeons" and the infamous Miss Cleo, just don't make us who work in this industry look any better. I don't ever think that the media has run a story involving how psychics help police solve cold cases. Today, I want to focus on how I was had by a true charlatan… There were several things that I should have taken into account that the woman was not genuine. These lessons I want to pass on to you. I had always driven by a big neon sign on one of the major roads in north Seattle that advertised a psychic and palm reader. But, I never had the curiosity to investigate, nor did I ever bother to look into the business.  Looking back, I no

At a party a few months ago, I met up with a fellow diviner. It all began when we were all sitting at my friends Jason and Peter's dining table. We started talking about what we were doing, or planning on doing with our lives. My fellow diviner, Denise, mentioned a few projects that she had in mind… and she mentioned that she was thinking about taking her Rune reading pro. At that moment, the old thought came back, "Is this a sign that I should start working on getting a Tarot business up and running?" I had done a lot of research. I, with my former partners, called around for what divinatory services that others offered, how much they charged, etc. But, all that information was just sitting there… somewhere. "Maybe, I should dig it all up?" I asked myself later. I mentioned to Denise at the party that I knew of a book that dealt with that particular subject. Although Professional Tarot  (ISBN: 0-7387-0217-X) by Christine Jette is specific to Tarot card r

I've been using Tarot Cards for 20 or so years. Just lately, I've decided to go professional. The idea of going professional started about two years ago. I met Yvette through my other friend Tina. Tina worked at a local casino in the Seattle/Shoreline area. It was there that she met Yvette. After getting to know each other, they found that they shared a common interest in Spirituality and other New Age topics. Yvette had started to dabble in using the Tarot and told Tina about it. Tina and I didn't know each other that well at the time, eventually the same topic of Tarot cards came up and I started to teach Tina how to read the cards. Tina introduced me to Yvette and soon a "partnership" of sorts started to form. Yvette had the idea of opening up a business. Tina and I thought that it would be a great idea as well. We found the book Professional Tarot by Christine Jette and began reading. All the while, I started to take a look into the legalities and o