Sheikah Soul Readings appears on Peekwire's list of online tarot and mediumship services alongside Avalon Cameron and Kathy Crabbe. After confirming the listing, Sheikah agreed to answer three questions about what she has observed in client sessions, how people should choose a reader, and how she handles readings when the standard approach does not fit.
What Shows Up That Standard Advice Leaves Out
When clients book because they feel stuck and want clarity, Sheikah says one theme keeps surfacing that typical tarot guidance tends to skip.
Shadow work and unresolved trauma is something that doesn't always show up in Tarot readings when it comes to advice and guidance. I believe in the saying, "as within, so without."
Essentially, that means that whatever you feel and believe within you is going to show up on the outside. And in order to fix the outside, you must fix the inside first.
— Sheikah, Sheikah Soul Readings
That principle shapes how she frames a reading. Rather than treating the cards as a way to rearrange external circumstances, she points clients back to internal patterns first. The practical takeaway for anyone booking a session: if a reading only addresses what is happening around you and never what is happening within you, the guidance may be incomplete.
How to Choose a Reader
Sheikah is direct about what people tend to decide too quickly when they are looking for a reader.
There are so many different readers out there and that's for a reason. It's all about the vibe. It's that simple. You have to find a reader that you resonate and Vibe with.
— Sheikah, Sheikah Soul Readings
She notes that she has seen readers on social media who were off-putting to her personally, and she is candid about her own style.
I am an older reader so I'm not so much about the dramatic, swearing, type of stuff. And it's something that you have to look at when becoming a Tarot reader. It is imperative that you are yourself and not trying to emulate someone else because you will be drawn to the reader that you feel closest to.
— Sheikah, Sheikah Soul Readings
For readers, the advice is to resist copying a popular persona. For clients, the advice is to check the vibe before booking. That means watching how a reader communicates, what their sessions actually feel like, and whether their manner matches what you need — not just whether their marketing looks impressive. Resources like Biddy Tarot's guide to choosing a tarot reader echo the same emphasis on personal fit over spectacle.
When the Standard Approach Does Not Fit
Asked about a reading where her usual method did not land, Sheikah describes one specific session.
To be completely honest, I've never had a reading that didn't go well as far as my approach. I try not to be too assumptive when it comes to my client. My Approach is very straightforward, friendly, amicable, and compassionate. There is only one reading I did that the client didn't enjoy. And I think it's because I said that her passed over grandmother that I contacted was a little freaky. The reason I said that was because man and whip came up but I didn't get a negative energy I got a smirk type of energy. Suffice it to say, she didn't like that. LOL
— Sheikah, Sheikah Soul Readings
She does not present that moment as a failure of technique. Instead, it illustrates a tension that can arise in mediumship and tarot work: describing what comes through honestly can conflict with what a client hopes or expects to hear. Sheikah's stated approach — straightforward, friendly, amicable, and compassionate — is her attempt to hold both.
Practical Takeaways
- Look inward first. Sheikah's "as within, so without" framing suggests that clarity work should include shadow work and unresolved trauma, not just external decisions.
- Choose on resonance, not drama. She advises finding a reader whose vibe matches yours, and for readers, staying yourself rather than emulating someone else.
- Expect honesty to sometimes be uncomfortable. Even a compassionate, non-assumptive approach can deliver information a client does not enjoy hearing.
Sheikah's full services are available through Sheikah Soul Readings. For readers building their own practice, her emphasis on authenticity and internal work offers a grounded counterpoint to the more performative corners of social media tarot.