Have you ever heard the saying don't judge a book by its cover? This would be one of those places that you take a chance and peek inside.
I discovered this hidden gem while walking back to my car. It is located off of the back part of city market on Montgomery and next to a tattoo parlor. I was lead to them by the display of white chalk writing on the sidewalk stating that they offered tarot readings.
The outside is pretty simple. A black store front with chalk writing around the windows and a large black and white sign saying Tarot out front. The windows display a mix of what look like stuffed dead animals, crystals, jewelry and sage.
Once your enter you are greeted with a mixture of skeletons, stuffed rats, bats and key artwork. They have a mixture of reading material from voodoo, hoodoo, Wicca, the dark arts and so on. Basically this is a magic shop but not the kind you learn in school on how to make coins disappear.
I very much enjoyed how they blended everything together. Some of it is yes a little weird or creepy... as in the creepy puppets you would normally see in scary movies. But, they did a nice job of mixing everything together without being overwhelming.
I was greeted by Emily who had a warm and friendly vibe and I inquired about wanting a tarot reading. She took me toward the back where there was a table and some cushy velvet chairs. I have had many tarot readings in the past so I already have an general idea on how it's done. My reading was very enlightening and considering she knew nothing about me the reading was spot on.
I would recommend this place to anyone seeking to find supplies for magic uses be it incense, crystals, sage or reading material. I also enjoyed speaking with Emily on different topics and I'm happy I stopped it. read more