The psyche communicates in symbols, metaphors and allegory. When I’m performing a reading and a topic comes up, I close my eyes and let an image come to mind. It’s usually incongruous with whatever subject is at hand. But I don't let that deter me from investigating why it appeared and am rewarded for doing so. Just because a symbolic image is peculiar or out of context doesn't mean it can't speak to the issue. If you accept an image from your psychic intuition, and walk around it asking questions, it will inevitably speak to the subject at hand. My client brought up a dispute within her fami ..read more

I love playing a game with the Universe that I simply call, Coincidence. When I quietly call for one, it undoubtedly appears—as long as I’m on the alert. When it occurs, I get tingles. Experiencing an odd, unlikely repetition of events gives one a sense that they were purposefully coordinated. I enjoy pondering the meanings behind any symbols I see when these special fates visit me. I experienced a coincidence recently in Honolulu as I was waiting for my bike to be fixed. But it was seeded, unbeknownst to me, on 19th Street in Brooklyn on the last day of a recent stay in New York. I had all m ..read more

A common question my clients ask is, "Derek, when do you see this or that happening?" All symbols can tell time... ​ Mushrooms for example, say Autumn. A bell reminds me of the call to recess at school, or a church service. The ringing of Jingle Bells is a symbol for December. A hedgehog could signal February after Puxataunee Phil. A Sunflower, September. Fireworks? New Years Eve or Fourth of July. Do you have a recurring coincidence that taps on your conscience from time to time? What is the primary symbol in the experience? Is it a number, an object, a person? See what the symbols in yo ..read more

When you’re in a psychic reading with me, I’m uncovering insights from very basic psychic symbols. Like Rock, Anchor, Hook, Cloud, Turtle, Mountain. You’ll be surprised by what I can squeeze out of a rock when it comes to the psychic messages it holds. You'll have fun with this. Here is a hypothetical dilemma a client might present to me. This condensed version of how a reading might flow is strictly for the purpose of demonstrating the numerous insights that can be drawn from the symbol of Rock. Client—“Derek, I started a job about a month ago and I’m really struggling with it ..read more

​Bibliomancy has been another divination tool I increasingly employ. Bibliomancy is when you open a book to any random page. With eyes averted, you point a finger down onto a sentence or picture. Whatever is directly under that finger is the message you agree to ponder. Any book or magazine works for this. It doesn’t have to be spiritually based. Magazine ads can also be particularly filled with strikingly clear messages. ​For 16 years I’ve been interpreting symbols, assembling them to reflect psychic stories for my clients. They may come from tarot cards, art cards, or personally drawn m ..read more

When I sat down to write this post, I had nothing, and everything in mind for a topic. I was paralyzed by too many choices. Perhaps you know the feeling. For guidance on the matter, I turned to my Postcard Tarot. As is my custom, I cut the deck and pulled the third card down from the cut. When I saw the photo I thought, I know! I’ll play Let’s Find The Psychic Messages. First, I’ll share what the card portrays (without showing it to you so you can imagine it as you will). Then I'll dissect the symbolism in it to extract its psychic insights. Now let’s see... ​The card was given to me by an ar ..read more

In 1995 I'd founded a successful home-spun ice cream company in Honolulu, where I lived from 1987-2007. The business initially flourished, but due to the nature of distribution to the islands, I found that my venture wasn't ultimately sustainable. By 2004 I was drowning in debt, so I turned to tarot cards for help. To my amazement, they offered remarkably clear advice. They not only lifted me out of the water, they showed me a way to thrive. Read more about the details of that story, and how you might connect to your own psychic ability, check out my book, Can You Turn It Off?: A Diary of Ps ..read more

- Do the cards suggest when the coronavirus crisis might end? If so, when? I see the world grappling with this coronavirus for the long term, the same way it does other maladies such as polio, measles, flu, herpes, hepatitis, HIV, etc. We just have to live with it now. As far as the crisis phase of the situation, I see August of 2021 as a milestone time when there is a dramatic diminishment. ​ - What do they say about when there might be a vaccine? The cards are not conclusive on this. They portray a scene reflecting that we stay in place and tame our instincts to roam and socialize—at least f ..read more

​Upon first viewing this picture, you see a seagull sitting atop two words: Rodeo Beach. Then you observe the Bay Bridge of San Francisco in the background. Your eyes then glide over the ocean and the sky. And then they return to the subject of the photo: the Seagull. This character is so omnipresent along the seaside that we hardly acknowledge him. But he's so beautiful and confident! In a psychic reading, a seagull can carry powerful messages within its bills. It’s easy to see the Seagull as a pest. That in itself is one of Seagull’s psychic messages; the idea of feeling ignored or ..read more

​A spider’s web caught my eye early one morning recently. When I peered into a small hole at the center of the web, it took me half a minute to spot its creator. She was frozen in wait, deep within the grass. I thought, hunting requires a great deal of patience. Spider webs conjure differing symbolic messages depending on how and when you see them. Around Halloween they are tied across porches like cobwebs in an attic. Psychically, those images call upon us to play with our fears. Or perhaps they ask us to inventory our past, assess things we’ve been neglecting. But the web seen here ..read more