NDSU hosts Psychic Fair for students to hear about their future

Whether you believe in psychics or not, it’s interesting to hear what people interpret about you. NDSU Campus Attractions hosted a Psychic Fair on March 21, where I had two tarot card readings by different psychics within an hour of each other.

There were three different psychics: Karla Lund, a medium; Jessy Hegland, a tarot card reader; and Bonnie Bronen, a tarot card reader. Hegland explained how everyone interprets cards differently and it is mostly what they are told at the moment of the card reading that they share with the person.

When receiving a reading, you are given the choice to cut the cards, and then the psychic places five cards in front of you representing the present, the past, influence passing away, future and the end result.

The first tarot card reading, by Jessy Hegland

Present: Queen of Swords

With this card, Hegland explained that it is, “A very strong authoritative person.” This means it could be elements of myself, a parent, a teacher or someone else, but it is someone who basically cuts to the chase and is closed off from their emotions.

Past: Queen of Wands

This could be basically any woman who is a nurturing presence that was a part of my past and mentored me into the future practically.  

Influence passing away: Reversed Hangman

Hegland explained that this card represents the feeling of being stuck or paralysis.

Future: Reversed Death

Death does not necessarily mean actual death. “Death means a huge transformation is about to happen,” Hegland said. Because it was reversed (meaning upside down instead of right side up), it means a wondering of what to do next.

The end result: King of Pentacles

The person that is the King of Pentacles is very financially wealthy or secure in their job. So, it is someone in my life who I can go to and get my needs of stability met.

The second tarot card reading, by Bonnie Bronen

Present: Queen of Swords

It is a woman in my life that is “very cutting with her tongue,” Bronen said. It is someone close to me that has good attributes, but her bluntness is not one of them. She was hurt, and that is why sometimes her honesty comes out negatively sometimes.

Past: King of Pentacles

A man who is practical, stubborn, bull-headed and completely in my past because he is no longer in my life. When he left, I blamed the Queen of Swords for it, which isn’t accurate because I was too young to remember.

Influence passing away: X

This is the process of moving or thinking about moving. However, when going through this process, it should be a happy event and only done for the right reasons and not because I want to get away from the Queen of Swords. One important factor she was told is to pack only the necessities and nothing from the bad memories.

Future: The Fool

In my future, I will have to make a major decision that is bigger than just moving. It is something that affects my life and the direction where it is going. According to Bronen, I can already foresee the decision, so I have self-doubts about it, which means I must find what has me fearful around the decision.

The end result: V

Cloak of despair, which is a possibility of depression in the “further future.” Now, that I have had a card reading, I can prevent the further future/the end result. To prevent this, I must find something that can help with the depression because it is an imbalance within myself. “I’m not talking about chemical; I’m talking about natural stuff,” Bronen explained.

The accuracy

Every psychic interprets cards differently, which is why both readings were very different even though each were done close together in time.

When receiving Hegland’s reading, it seemed very accurate to my current situation and what I see in my future, but he was also vague in terms of the meaning of each card. Everyone has most likely had a nurturing presence in their life, most people in college go through a transformation and most want stability from someone in the future.

Clearly, I chose the cards (or the guardians speaking to Hegland chose them), but he could have made up the meanings according to me being a young college student.

One thing that was interesting is that for both card readings I received the Queen of Swords as my present. Both psychics seemed to interpret this differently. Hegland made it sound more positive, while Bronen made it seem like I blamed this woman’s actions for everything in my life.

I also had the King of Pentacles in both readings, one as my end result and the other as my past. Hegland was also more positive about this card than Bronen.

For the overall readings, both futures seem similar because death means transformation and the fool is a big decision. It is no question that it is weird that each tarot card reading had similar factors and cards, so is tarot card reading accurate or is it simply a coincidence that they use what they know about me and explain the cards according to that?