Valerie Sylvester
Valerie is our Resident Astrologer and writes posts that cover the moons, the retrogrades and eclipses. She is also a professional tarot reader. Click on the boxes to read her bio, contact her and buy a reading from her.I’ve always been psychic, even if for a while I didn’t know exactly what to do with it. I’ve had an array of precognitive dreams and visions over the years and when I read I bring that to the table along with the tarot cards!
When I moved to New York City in 1981, I was fortunate to study with several remarkable astrology teachers (John Marchesella, Chandra Sammons), tarot teachers (Pattie Canova, Bethany Birkett) and psychic development teachers (Sophie Bloomfield and Stephen Robinson and his Holistic Studies Institute). I’m also interested in numerology and the runes. I read tarot professionally in the New York Tri-state area, both in person and via phone and email. Over the years I’ve read at parties, charity events, psychic fairs, and in restaurants, bars and a variety of unlikely places.
My website, which is a work in-not-very-much progress, is Tarot Populuxe. In addition to tarot readings, I’m currently I’m only offering astrology reports on my website. I hope to eventually carve out some time to give individual astrology consultations as well, as I did years ago. I’m also on Facebook and Twitter.
Other Things I Did or Do
I’ve always liked to write. I was a poet in high school and college (English/Creative Writing & History major in college, Phi Beta Kappa, with half a Master’s degree along the way). I once channeled a poem after waking from sleep (it hardly needed any editing, either; I wish I could manage that feat more often!) I got depressed about the poetry gig, though, because I discovered that only 3 people in the universe actually read poetry. After that, I made a mad dash into mass media and worked in publishing, public relations, advertising, and the cosmetics, magazine, and catalog industries. I’ve also written for music magazines and have had a variety of freelance jobs over the years. I seem to gravitate towards companies that are founded or run by Scottish people; I’ve never been able to figure out just why. I also always wind up at places that are about to be downsized or reorganized. I blame Uranus in my 10th house for that, though.
Hobbies and Interests
My hobbies include herding cats (cats with weird medical conditions and strays/ferals a specialty), spending all my money on astrology software/ books and tarot decks/ books, eyeing Navajo jewelry for future purchase, listening to music, going to the theater, concerts and movies, decorating, with Stickley furniture and William Morris designs high on my “must have” list, fixing up our Depression-era house so it doesn’t collapse in a heap, bargain/antique hunting and gardening, (which includes chasing woodchucks out of the garden so they don’t grab every single tomato from the vine! ) Future leisure plans include learning how to play my lovely blue Rickenbacker guitar well enough to not drive the cats away and finding time and money to travel more—somewhere, anywhere! (Preferably someplace with cushy hotels.)
Valerie
Beyond Worlds Tarot Intensives Class 10
The Tower & Star tarot cards & their astrology.
Beyond Worlds Tarot Intensives Class 11
The Moon & Sun tarot cards & their astrology.
