Digital Social Hour – Episode #1763

Guest: Michelle (Tarot Expert)

Title: Tarot Card Expert: She Can Read Your Energy Before You Sit Down

Host: Sean Kelly

Date: January 18, 2026

Overview

In this episode of Digital Social Hour, host Sean Kelly sits down with Michelle, a seasoned tarot card reader and energy worker. Broadcasting from the One Drop event at Resorts World, the conversation explores Michelle’s unique approach to reading energy, the power and history of tarot, spiritual intuition, and how symbols and rituals help people process, cope, and find direction in their lives. Michelle shares insights from her 35-year career, connecting her personal journey to broader themes of human spirituality, intuition, and living a purposeful, present life.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Michelle’s Energy Reading Practice

• Immediate Energy Perception: Michelle claims to sense a person’s energy and temperament before they even sit down, using tarot as a visual explanation of what she perceives (00:00–00:19).
  • Quote: “I absolutely read energy. I can tell somebody's temperament before they even sit down. But the cards help explain into them.” — Michelle (00:00)
• Tarot as a Visual Tool: She believes humans need to see things to believe and understand them. Tarot cards provide the necessary visuals (00:09–00:17).

2. Helping People at Events with Tarot

• Popular Demand: At the One Drop event, Michelle was busy all day, with word-of-mouth driving interest (01:00–01:02).
• Spiritual Curiosity: She observes that everyone holds latent spiritual intuition and is drawn to tarot as a way of exploring it (01:19–01:58).
  • Quote: “I do believe, though, all of us know that we have spiritual sensibility within us. I think all of us, if we know, we follow our gut intuition, we feel things, all of us are psychic. It's just some of us learn to tap into that.” — Michelle (01:22)

3. First-Time Tarot Clients

• Breaking the Ice: Many of her clients at events are first-timers and feel welcomed and eased into the experience (01:59).
• Energy Exchange: Sessions begin with an “energy exchange,” separating the individual’s energy from the crowd using a specific card pull (02:25–02:41).
• Intuitive Reading Style: She reads cards based on intuition and long experience, not book definitions (02:42).

4. Observing Collective Energies

• Unexpected Trends: Michelle noticed a surprising number of people at the event interested in pregnancy or adoption—a pattern she found insightful about shared subconscious desires or group energy (02:49–03:29).
  • Quote: “It really kind of blew me away...so many people very interested in bringing a baby, adopting a baby. And I just thought it was really fascinating how like, energy always seems to find, like, energy.” — Michelle (03:10)

5. Michelle’s Background & Practice

• Inherited Intuition: Michelle’s father worked at Caesar’s Palace and invented 1-800 Astrology, so she feels her abilities are partly inherited (04:00–04:14).
• Full-Time Reader: She runs “Signs of Tarot” studio in Las Vegas, specializing in private and event readings (03:36–03:52).

6. The History and Structure of Tarot

• Connection to Playing Cards: She explains the relationship between regular playing cards and tarot, describing how suits and symbolism relate (05:21–05:53).
  • Wands = Diamonds (Passion, action)
  • Pentacles = Clubs (Money, stability)
  • Cups = Hearts (Emotion)
  • Swords = Spades (Intellect)
• Ancient Origins: Tarot’s roots trace back to ancient symbols and hieroglyphics, with the Rider Waite deck (1908) considered the modern standard (06:07–06:36).

7. Rituals and Energy Clearing

• Light Work: In her studio, Michelle helps people overcome their obstacles using tarot, energy readings, and “light work” (07:39–08:51).
• Space Clearing Rituals:
  • Sage: Clears negative energy.
  • Palo Santo: Invites positive energy.
  • Unique tip: She sags every electrical outlet in a home to clear residual energy, emphasizing that electricity is a conduit for energy (08:55–10:09).
    • Quote: “When you sage a home, you need to sage all the doors... But what's most important is energy. Kinetic energy, negative energy comes through through electricity. So when I sage a home, I do a shaft at every single outlet in a home... because energy is energy, and it comes through energy.” — Michelle (09:00)

8. The Structure of Michelle’s Readings

• Session Flow:
  • Hour-long sessions, often extended
  • Initial 15-card reading without client input
  • Followed by a mini reading on most relevant topics
  • Final 20 minutes for Q&A (10:32–11:04)
  • Uses multiple decks and up to 750 symbolic trinkets ("not charms")
• Dream and Symbolism:
  • Emphasizes the significance of symbols in dreams and daily synchronistic events (e.g., recurring names, numbers), teaching clients to pay attention to these as messages or signs (11:04–13:10).
    • Quote: “We're so divided that we're never focused on our inner sanctum. But those symbols are critical because they're designed to make you stop in your tracks so that you can stop and say, hey, what does that mean? And how's that? How can I make that pivot me? So I'm living my best life.” — Michelle (12:22)

9. Mindfulness and Living in the Present

• Dangers of Distracted Living: Michelle cautions against dwelling on past heartache or fearing the future, urging people to focus on the present for a fuller life (13:12–13:22).
  • Quote: “A lot of people are living in heartache of the past and they're living in fear of the future. And that's the worst places you can be because you miss out on life right now.” — Michelle (13:13)

Notable Quotes

• “I absolutely read energy. I can tell somebody's temperament before they even sit down. But the cards help explain into them.” — Michelle (00:00)
• “All of us, if we know, we follow our gut intuition, we feel things, all of us are psychic. It's just some of us learn to tap into that.” — Michelle (01:22)
• “At the end of the day, we are all energy, and it's an energy exchange.” — Michelle (02:27)
• “So many people very interested in bringing a baby, adopting a baby. I just thought it was really fascinating how energy always seems to find like energy.” — Michelle (03:10)
• “There are 52 cards in the deck because we have 52 weeks in the year... It is based upon numerology.” — Michelle (05:44)
• “When you sage a home, you need to sage all the doors... what's most important is energy. Kinetic energy, negative energy comes through through electricity.” — Michelle (09:00)
• “Those symbols are critical because they're designed to make you stop in your tracks so that you can stop and say, hey, what does that mean? How can I make that pivot?” — Michelle (12:22)
• “A lot of people are living in heartache of the past and they're living in fear of the future. And that's the worst places you can be because you miss out on life right now.” — Michelle (13:13)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00–00:19: Michelle explains energy reading and tarot as visual aid.
• 01:00–01:58: The draw of tarot at events and tapping into spiritual intuition.
• 02:25–02:41: Ritual of “energy exchange” and intuitive reading.
• 03:10–03:29: Noticing collective mystical themes (interest in pregnancy/adoption).
• 03:36–03:52: Michelle describes her studio and business background.
• 05:21–06:36: History, structure, and symbolism of tarot decks.
• 07:39–08:51: Light work and personal energy rituals.
• 08:55–10:09: Home energy clearing with sage and importance of outlets.
• 10:32–11:04: Structure of full tarot sessions.
• 11:04–13:10: The role of symbols and dreams in personal growth.
• 13:13–13:22: Living in the present as the path to fulfillment.

Conclusion

Michelle’s appearance on Digital Social Hour offers a compelling look at the intersection of tarot, energy reading, and personal growth. With decades of experience, she provides practical advice on rituals, discusses the deep symbolism imbued in tarot and everyday life, and advocates for mindful, present living. Whether you're curious about spiritual practices or seeking concrete ways to harness intuition, Michelle’s conversation is rich with insight and actionable wisdom.