khalila douze
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Reading the tarot is a liberatory practice. It is an opportunity to imagine and remember.
In my tarot practice, I work with individuals and groups to facilitate mindful healing exercises rooted in storytelling. Stories are tools that help us make sense of our lives and the world around us. As humans, we are storytelling beings who, across cultures, rely on narrative to understand our experiences, emotions, identities, and contexts. I am fascinated by the impact these stories have on shaping our realities. The goal of my tarot readings is not to reveal one's fortune or predict the future. The intention is to imagine, intuit, collaborate, and reframe—and in the process, grow free.
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Philosophy
In 2017, I began experimenting with tarot cards out of curiosity. I was drawn to the mysticism in their images and the beautiful patterns that emerged as I learned their meanings. Reading the cards became a hobby. Over time, the messages I received from my tarot deck sharpened, and the cards increasingly told powerful, nuanced, and well-timed stories—stories that freed me.
In 2021, I learned about Avery Gordon’s concept of complex personhood—“that the stories people tell about themselves, about their troubles, about their social worlds, and about their society’s problems are entangled and weave between what is immediately available as a story and what their imaginations are reaching toward”—and C.B. Dillard’s notion of remembering as an act of decolonization. These ideas spoke directly to how I had come to understand the potential of tarot as a tool of liberation.
With tarot cards, we can see both the reflections of the stories available to us, as well as imagine new ones. We are offered the opportunity to rewrite our own stories, or to “touch our own spirits” as the character Nana says in Julia Dash’s film, Daughters of the Dust, as she encourages her grandson to reconcile his double consciousness as a black man. Writing about this film, Dillard says, “(re)membering becomes a radical response to our individual and collective fragmentation at the cultural, spiritual, and material levels, a response to the false divisions created between mind, body, and spirit.”
I began reading tarot cards for others and drawing connections between the tarot and my work as a writer by rooting myself in the healing and liberatory qualities of remembering and storytelling. I’ve learned from other tarot readers, taken courses, read books, and intuited my way into my current practice, where I delight and continue to draw a deep sense of purpose from helping to ignite clarity, confidence, and purpose in others.
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“Thank you for this! It was such a treat to be on the receiving end of your reading. Thank you for taking the time to explain the cards in such clear and poetic terms. It was a wonderful experience.” —Naomi S.
“Thank you for your wonderful work. Our session offered me a lot of clarity and understanding. I’ll certainly be reaching out to you in the near future!” Steven M.
“Thank you very much for the session. It helped me in understanding how I feel towards certain situations and has provided some clarity in terms of what I need to do moving forward.” —Fabian M.
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About Me
I am a tarotist of seven years and I am passionate about serving my community with my offerings. My tarot work has been covered in Vogue, SSENSE, Cultured Magazine, Mic, and more. I am also a writer, publicist, and strategist with over 12 years of professional experience in communications. See more of that below.
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khalila@chann3l.world
@khaliladouze