A Tarot Reading That Predicted the Life I Didn’t Even Know I Was Building

“Should We Not Move to Texas?”

A Tarot Reading That Predicted the Life I Didn’t Even Know I Was Building

On April 4th, 2024, I pulled the Page of Swords and asked a question that felt terrifying at the time:

“Should we not move to Texas?”

At that point, we were still living in Ohio.

Texas was unfamiliar. Huge. Risky. Uncomfortable.

We had never lived there. Never truly experienced it. We were standing at the edge of a decision that felt equal parts exciting and terrifying.

And now, looking back at this reading after everything that unfolded, I almost laugh a little at how spirit works.

Because the answer was never really about Texas.

The answer was about growth.

The Page of Swords is curiosity. Exploration. New communication. New ideas. New identity. It’s the card of stepping into unknown territory without fully understanding where the path will eventually lead you.

And that’s exactly what happened.

When I pulled this card, I thought I was asking about a move.

What I was actually asking was:

“Am I ready to become the version of myself I haven’t met yet?”

The truth is… I had absolutely no idea what was waiting for me lol.

I did not know I would become deeply involved in mediumship.

I did not know I would begin speaking to grieving people and helping them feel connected to their loved ones again.

I did not know I would build a website from scratch.

I did not know I would teach myself coding, SEO, marketing, content creation, business management, livestreaming, and branding.

I did not know I would start writing books.

I did not know I would create a business.

I did not know I would sit with clients from all over the world and somehow become part of their healing journey.

I didn’t know that one uncomfortable decision would ripple outward into an entirely different life.

And honestly?

I don’t think my husband fully knew either.

But something beautiful happened when we moved.

We stopped surviving the same old cycle.

We allowed ourselves to become uncomfortable long enough for transformation to finally happen.

That’s the part people don’t talk about enough.

Manifestation is not always candles, affirmations, and perfect timing.

Sometimes manifestation looks like fear.

Sometimes it looks like crying while packing boxes.

Sometimes it looks like uncertainty, financial stress, exhaustion, and wondering if you’re making the biggest mistake of your life.

Sometimes it looks like standing in the middle of a brand-new state wondering:

“What now?”

But then little by little…

Life begins responding to your courage.

Doors begin opening.

People begin finding you.

Opportunities appear that literally could not have existed if you stayed where you were.

And suddenly one day you wake up and realize:

“Oh my God… this life I kept dreaming about actually started forming around me.”

Not perfectly.

Not magically overnight.

Not without struggle.

Because life still has struggles.

There are still hard days. Still grief. Still fear. Still moments where I question myself. Still moments where I feel exhausted or overwhelmed.

But there is also purpose now.

There is alignment.

There is movement.

There is meaning.

And maybe one of the biggest lessons I learned from this reading is this:

Even when we receive the answers… we rarely understand the full picture yet.

The Page of Swords was trying to tell me:

“You are stepping into a completely different chapter of your life. One built on communication, learning, expression, curiosity, and new ways of connecting with people.”

I just didn’t realize how literal that message would become.

I think a lot of people are standing at the edge of a decision right now.

Maybe not a move to Texas specifically.

But a relationship.

A career change.

A spiritual awakening.

A business idea.

A creative path.

A version of themselves they secretly want to become.

And they’re waiting for certainty before they leap.

But sometimes certainty comes after the leap.

Sometimes the next version of your life only reveals itself once you finally choose movement over fear.

I think that’s why this reading means so much to me now.

Because it reminds me that the life I once prayed for was built during moments where I felt uncertain, scared, and completely unprepared.

And somehow…

those were the exact moments that changed everything.

Know you aren’t alone, keep me as a last resort hotline. Love yall CJ/Carly🤍