31-year-old stressed woman in legal trouble demands spiritual friend read her tarot cards to help ease her mind, her friend refuses, claiming she needs a lawyer, not a card reading: ‘Good friends have to give their friends hard truths'

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Emma Saven
Sep 29, 2025 9:00 PM EDT

I wouldn't say I'm the type of person who believes in all this voodoo stuff. I think it's fun and interesting, sure, but accurate…I'm just not convinced. When a tarot card reader tells you they can feel your stressed energy as you enter the room, I'm pretty sure they're just banking on the fact that half the population is in a constant mode of stress while trying to keep up with the demands of daily life…and I didn't need a card of an upside-down Sea King to tell you that…

However, some people are definitely more stressed than others, and for good reason. This tarot card reader uses card-reading as a fun side hobby, a.k.a., not betting her life on it, and definitely not betting the lives of others on it either. So when her friend, who is in some legal trouble, comes to her asking for a card-reading, she refuses. She doesn't want to get involved in playing with her emotions over such a serious topic, because after all…the answers only lie with God…and the judge of Massachusetts. She can tell her 'it's all going to be fine,' but the truth is, it may not be….so does being a good friend mean telling your friends what they want to hear in an attempt to calm their nerves, or does it mean hitting them with the harsh truth?

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  • Card-reading isn’t something that would take her long to do, yet she still doesn’t feel comfortable holding that type of mental responsibility in her hands. Instead of a card reading, she’s recommended something much more stable, like getting an actual lawyer! This isn’t something a magical mind can fix, but something that needs to be dealt with by a professional in a fancy suit, not a few multi-colored scarves… 


     

  • "Tarot cards might give a 'it's fine!' answer, but a judge and jury in Massachusetts are going to decide on their own"
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  • AITA for refusing to read someone's tarot?

    I (f31) like "witchy" things. Tarot cards, I make my own herbal tinctures (I am fully vaccinated and believe in science just getting that in), crystals etc.
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  • That being said, I consult tarot cards for fun. If I'm being audited by the IRS, I'm consulting an accountant, not tarot.
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  • My wife (38) had a lump on her br st last spring, and made her a doctors appointment, didn't consult tarot.
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  • (Was benign, thank goodness). The most extreme I get would be having a run of the mill bad day, consulting tarot and using that to help inform what I might do next, like take a long bath or something.
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  • I have a friend, Grace (30's) who is in legal trouble. I don't know if I can say here without breaking rules, but her thing isn't a speeding ticket that you want to contest and show up in court for.
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  • This is a situation where she needs to hire her own lawyer and probably be prepared for some serious consequences.
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  • Anyways, she asked me if I could read her tarot to see the outcomes of the situation, and I refused.
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  • A) because she hasn't done anything yet. Her court day is approaching and as far as I know, she still doesn't have legal representation, and B) tarot cards might give a "it's fine!" answer but a judge and jury in Massachusetts are going to decide on their own.
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  • I told her no, she should really find a lawyer. Grace got really upset, saying this would help her know what to expect and put her mind at ease, and that I wasn't being a good friend.
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  • I think a good friend sometimes has to give their friends hard truths, but tarot doesn't always take long, and it could make her feel better.
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  • AITA? EDIT- I just got like, 7 inbox requests for tarot readings. I'm not doing that.
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  • Also, to answer some questions, I use tarot as a soothing tool, an advice tool, and yes, for fun.
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  • PenSillyum NTA. But can't you pretend to read her tarot and let the tarot say that she needs to get a lawyer?
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  • Kind-Worldliness4896 OP I actually laughed out loud at this. What card would that even be…...justice is kinda on the nose.
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  • Archi_balding ΝΤΑ Pro move would have been to say the tarot tells her she's in big trouble if she doesn't hire a lawyer. Use headology.
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  • Happy_and_Lazy NTA. Like you said, tarot is something that's fun...but your friend is having an actual crisis and needs to consult an attorney. You gave her good advice.
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  • furious_cactus a good friend sometimes has to give their friends hard truths You're being a good friend by refusing. It's far kinder to tell it to her straight (that she needs a lawyer, not a card reading) than to pretend to read tarot like I've seen some other comments suggest. I'd hope my friends would do similar if I ever asked them to do something that would end very poorly for me. NTA
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  • Homologous Trend NTA. You gave her the advice she needed to here. Telling her everything will be fine when maybe it won't be, is not helping her.
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  • JoyReader0 Don't. No matter what happens she will blame you.
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  • LMShep ΝΤΑ If things went further south for your friend, she'd really be ticked. I hope you explained to her that reading the cards is just for fun and you can't be a party to her nonsense in this case.
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