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Today we read with Boadicea’s Tarot of Earthly Delights By Caroline Kenner and Illustrated by Paula Millet, published by Schiffer Books

One detail of note is that each of the 4 cards represents one element of the tarot suits, hinting at a need to balance the various aspects of our lives during this Mercury Retrograde round.

We begin with the 5 of Wands, which asks how you are putting your energy into competition and arguments, especially with long-term challenges.

Consider what is worth fighting for before diving in this month, and angle your approach with response over reaction. The spread seems to align this issue with something that you have dealt with before, so try a new response in order to see what gains it brings.

With the 10 of Cups, some of those wins would be in finding deeper fulfillment of the heart. Take time to look at your blessings and celebrate the love you share with others.

If you managed the challenge you faced in the 5 of Wands with grace, you get to now enjoy a wider spectrum of emotional joy with those around you.

Your heart can be rich while your mind still struggles with the 6 of Swords reversed in regards to the ongoing turmoil of the challenge. It’s unlikely that your new angle is going to fully resolve this matter, but set it aside for a bit to see what results may come over time.

The Page of Pentacles is just the cure for this fresh attitude. She is patient and observant of the long-term effects of small changes. She adapts in steps after considering various options. She does not rush to get solutions, but develops them through time and consistency.

The reading today is about being willing to lean into the hard stuff without insistence of immediate answers. Celebrate your blessings while acknowledging that real change takes time.

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Change is a Series of Shifts

Posted on June 25, 2026 by jennaroberts

Most of my clients come in for readings to figure out change.

Sometimes to make it happen.
Often to manage it.
Always to process it’s influence.

Tarot is a wonderful art to approach change from a place of curiosity and fresh perspectives. I believe the cards encourage leaning into shifts, especially when you have no choice in their arrival.

The best kind of change is the one where you get to control it’s activation. Even when we know that, it’s still hard to stick with upgrades. We can initiate and fail countless times before holding firm to a growth we know we need.

While listening to an audio book this week, I heard a description of the ‘Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change‘. It made me realize that, like a machine, we need to shift gears in stages to get up to speed.

I am going to explain it through a personal journey with exercise I had that I think many can relate to.

As you read this, remember that all bodies are beautiful. I definitely learned through this experience that judging myself was backtracking the goal.

Precontemplation (Not Ready / Denial) – Don’t see the need for change

“I move around a lot, I am fine. Besides, I loathe gym culture. I do yoga and dance once a week anyhow. I am fine.
Strategy: Assess risks of current behavior

Contemplation (Getting Ready) – Acknowledge the problem with ambivalence

“I ran out of breath going up that little hill. Maybe I need to get in shape. But I don’t have time. I am too busy.”

About here my friend Michael said something that stuck in my head:

“Imagine that there was a pill that would make you smarter, more relaxed, balance your emotions, stay healthier, and help you live longer. You would take that pill, right? Well it exists and it’s called a 20 minute workout.”

During 2020, I found myself getting depressed during shelter-in-place and his words kept ringing in my ears.

Strategy: Identify barriers

Preparation (Ready) – Taking the first baby steps

“Okay, Michael is right and I am going to do these Fitness Blender YouTube’s he suggested.”

I found that my depression would improve for about 48 hours after a workout, and so I got better about doing them. I no longer had the excuse of not enough time because during the COVID crisis I had lots of time.

Strategy: Prepare a plan on action and motivators

Action (Doing it) – Keep up a practice for 6 months

“I didn’t want to workout this morning and so I said I only had to do 10 minutes and then I did 40! I am so proud of myself!”

Strategy: Reward yourself and build community around practice

Maintenance (Fully integrated) – Normalize the new behavior and be aware of potential for relapse

“I love working out! I don’t even mind the gym anymore because I love the high I get from this.”

Strategy: More rewards and look out for pitfalls

Relapse (Stop the habit) – Fall out of practice and need to decide to continue (Note: This is NOT a moral failure, it’s just a cha cha dance of a reset. ‘Two steps forward, one step back.’)

“Yayyyy! We get to be social again! Oh man, life sure is busy. I’ll get to the exercise when I can . . . “

Keep in mind that the relapse doesn’t always drop back to the beginning. You might relapse and then jump back to maintenance, or need to go back to Contemplation.

Strategy: Notice how you can access the habit and contemplate what took you off course.

For psychologists, this concept means that they have to approach the change from an awareness of where the client is in the process.

You might need to first access a mental buy in before trying to take action.

For me, I bounced between relapse and action and maintenance for a couple years.

Then I came across a wonderful strength trainer, Shannon at Fireborne Fitness, who taught me how to build muscles.

It was much easier to keep up the maintenance stage this time because I had done it before. I also was able to build more consistency by joining my friend Matt in shared training sessions with Shannon. I love accountabili-buddies.

I found that I enjoy lifting weights more than cardio. My workouts now include a variety of exercise types, including good old yoga and dance. I get to do the kind I am in the mood for, which makes motivation more fun.

This week, take a few minutes to lovingly consider your journey in this cycle with a behavioral change you have wanted to make.

Have you already contemplated the best reasons for this change?

What is one thing you can do to better prepare mentally?

Is there a barrier to overcome to get more consistent with the habit?

Where do you see a risk of relapse, and can you prepare a plan for that?

How will you feel when you get through a month, 6 months, or a year of building this habit?

One Rule: No beating yourself up. Be neutral and curious.

For additional support from the cards in a shift you want to make, sign up for a personal tarot reading.

Begin to make your goal to learn the cards real with a tarot reading lesson.

Bring a buddy for support in for a Tarot Together session.

Give all your best friends the gift of shift when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

Remember that the best change comes from loving yourself into your best life. Have a great weekend.

Be the Change,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

What is Healthy Masculine to You?

Posted on June 17, 2026 by jennaroberts

I was born into a world where a great shift had just taken place for women in the decade beforehand.

This had affected men somewhat already, but times since have shown that both genders had a lot further to go to re-frame their ideals.

I feel like we are at an awakening for healthy masculine archetypes to become more prevalent. But what do those look like?

It’s essential that more voices come to this table. The new documentary by Louis Theroux, Inside the Manosphere, has brought to light the darkness that has taken advantage of the vacuum in public conversation about this subject.

There is a deep need for all of us to be more aware of what influencers are teaching young boys about what manhood looks like so we can counter that with sensibility.

For us to have this conversation collectively, we need to consider our own ideals and welcome a shift to occur for men as well.

We all have both feminine and masculine within us. It’s in our best interests to individually ponder on what our best feminine self and masculine self entail. (I even wonder what aspects might fit into our most non-binary self?)

For Father’s Day, let’s think about what characteristics we see in the good men in our lives.

While you can consider any male figure in your life, I would like to share about my own dad. I was blessed to be raised by a good man named Bill. He is turning 80 years old next week, and I am going to celebrate with gratitude for his influence in my life.

Here are some of the qualities that I see as his positive characteristics that relate to my concepts of healthy masculine energy.

Perseverance: My mom was hormonally unwell for most of my childhood, which meant big emotions that were not easy to be around at times. My dad stayed. He worked in the Navy and negotiated to remain in San Diego because her specialist gynecologist was there. He was a consistent source of calm security.

Kindness: People often ask my Dad for support, and always have. He is smart and helpful and happy to show up for others. He also can say when he’s not available, which is good boundaries.

Enthusiasm: My dad is a talker, and I can define eras of my life by what subject my dad was the most excited to share about. Dinosaurs, space, archeology, world mythology, Egyptology, and Japanese Naval history all have a place in my heart. This one relates to healthy manhood for me because it is about being emotionally giddy. He is unashamed to express himself with joy.

Values Equality: When his best friend Robert came out to him as gay in the 70’s, my dad made clear that it did not change their friendship.

He became a lawyer by going to night school and created a new branch of the law firm he worked at. He hired more women before it was the norm and was mocked by his colleagues for doing so. He took that as only more motivation.

He raised me to believe that I was capable of doing anything a man can do. This may have made me grumble at 12 years old when he would make me get up early to help him fix the busted Mazda. But now those are also sweet memories of my dad cursing as he stared into an engine and told me what tools to hand him.

And?

Now your turn. Think of one man in your life who you see reflecting qualities of healthy masculine. Write out what those look like.

What about inside yourself? Which parts of you feel like the masculine aspects? How can you love the strengths and heal the wounds?

For Father’s Day, treat your dad to a personal tarot reading.

Let’s talk about how the cards define masculine archetypes in a tarot reading lesson.

Bring your best fella in for a Tarot Together session.

Consider getting a group of men together for a heart opening experience of being seen when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

Scroll down for a video from King Randall, an influencer who teaches kids communication and life skills. I see him as doing the good work toward raising healthy men, even if I wish he would let young boys cry a bit more. We don’t have to agree on every aspect to make progress collectively.

I hope you get to celebrate the good men in your life this weekend… whether they produced kids or not.

Happy Father’s Day,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

How to Go D.E.E.P. with Narcissistic People

Posted on June 10, 2026 by jennaroberts

It seems like everyone’s ex is a Narcissist these days. Obviously, this is not statistically possible.

However, when a friend describes the behaviors of this person, we can often confirm that they are dealing with a certified jerk.

We can’t really diagnose without a degree, but we can call it like it is.

Even if full-blown NPD is only in around 5% of the population, general narcissistic traits are more common.

We don’t need an absolute DSM-approved diagnosis anyhow to empower ourselves with people who are awful to communicate with.

Today, let’s consider some methods to manage talks with people who feel impossible to have a fair exchange with.

Narcissistic communication traits include but are not limited to:

Gaslighting – denial of past events and a questioning of your own reality

DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) – make themselves into the victim when any critique comes their way

Strategic Helplessness – using guilt and fake naivety to turn the blame on you

Condescension / Arrogance – put you down while lifting themselves up

Apathy – show a lack of interest in your experience

Minimizing / Dismissal – downplay the meaningful effect things might have on you

One of my favorite resources for information on how to manage people in our lives with narcissistic traits is Dr. Ramini.

When I mentioned to my therapist that I have been watching this YouTube channel, she actually said that it’s a great resource. So yay for professional approval.

One of Ramini’s primary strategies is called D.E.E.P.

DON’T:

Defend – if you are feeling attacked with irrational thought, don’t try to stand up to it as it only validates their claims

Engage – save your energy and don’t play into the cycles of their nonsense

Explain – never give the reasoning you have for how you feel or why you do what you do as they will only turn this against you

Personalize – remember this is not about you, this is about their need to control

This method cuts them off from their supply. It means you won’t start yelling or give them fodder for more valid criticisms.

While passive in style, it also spares you from the cycles that serve their ego.

Another technique similar to this is called ‘Gray Rocking‘. We can try to keep conversations brief and not share a lot of personal details.

The goal is to lower the emotional values of the exchange so they lose interest in attempting to rile us up.

Consider what your boundaries are and ask for them clearly. I find text is best for this so they can’t gaslight and change the request later. Get it in writing.

Keep in mind that boundaries are less powerful when we state them as a controlling command: “You can’t ever do this.”

Boundaries are better stated in a clear result that is rational: “When you do this, I will respond with this reasonable action.”

They likely will try to weaponize your boundaries at first, so hold your ground until they wear themselves out and let go of trying.

There is a risk that this shift in communication style can end the relationship. If that is dire for you, consider hiring a mediator after you attempt boundaries.

A narcissist can’t play the same game with a stranger in the room. It can be worth the cost to have a third party witness the exchange to either get them to show a better side of themselves or to hold them accountable.

If you want to discuss challenging people, consider a personal tarot reading to see what the cards have to say about your approach.

Develop the skills to think about others from the archetypes in a tarot reading lesson.

Have a friend who knows what you’re going through join you in the hard work of shifting your relations during a Tarot Together session.

Shake out the stress of frustrating people when you throw a party for the good ones and include the fun of a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

I hope this weekend is rich with loving people who honor your perspectives and value your vulnerability.

Own the Conversation,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

What Cycles Serve You?

Posted on June 4, 2026 by jennaroberts

While living in Taiwan in 2005, I was sitting outside by a pool in late November (mmmm, subtropical autumn).

I shared with my pool companion, a very artistic friend named Cathy, how I was frustrated to be in a creative slump.

She pointed to the orchid latched to a nearby tree and said, “Some flowers only bloom once a year, but are they any less glorious for it?”

This has stuck with me through two decades. Normally, it helps me forgive the times when I am struggling to be productive.

This week, I am in high activity mode with good results thus far. I am finishing up major house projects and getting the June activities like Ren Faire and grad night parties into action.

This quote comes to me now to remind myself that I will need to cycle down some next week to keep my own best rhythm.

I know how my cycles work. I presume you have a good idea of how yours work. It is a major feature of adulthood to witness and tend to our own rhythms.

It’s hard to do so due to life circumstances requiring more of us . . . in part.

The other part that we can overcome is the pressure we put on ourselves to constantly be in bloom. Societal pressure is strong to keep that arrow of success constantly pointed on the upwards diagonal.

This made me think about how the symbol for cycle is arrows in a circle, while the symbol for chaos is arrows making a circle outward.

So I asked AI to make an image of this idea. (It is useful for some things, but rest assured that I won’t use it to write these blogs, because I enjoy the routine of this creative effort in my own weekly routine.)

Being that my job is reading symbols, I am very intrigued by this image.

Life is a mix of routine and the unexpected. It is up to us to know how to keep ourselves in a healthy wheel of the sequences that serve us while managing the surprises.

Obviously we need to constantly keep orderly enough with our daily needs of sleep, food, water, exercise, work, cleaning, etc.

We also do well to know what our needs are around larger scales of energy output versus decompression.

These may not be the same for everyone, and you can thrive when you know and respect your own course, and correct it as needed.

This symbol also makes me think about how the chaos can come from internal pressures as well as external societal expectations.

My ADHD might decide to hyperfocus next week on a new project, and it is up to me to down regulate and choose rest over impulsive attractions.

This makes me think about how the chaos symbol looks like a butthole. How fitting that is, because it’s always challenging us. And this makes me think about how AI company symbols all look like buttholes. Google it. They do. You’re welcome.

Which brings me back to reigning in the madness into regulated behavior again. This is a small taste of my dance with the balance of the two.

What does your balance game look like? How do you relish the creativity of chaos and contain it with grounded choices?

Consider how you can adjust your weekly activity and rest rhythms to better allow for what works for you.

Do your expectations on yourself create a vibrant blossom? Are you requiring constant progress when nature does not work that way?

How could you make small changes to your pace and style that allow for your own choreography to come through in this dance of life?

What works for you?

I am happy to sit with you in this question during personal tarot reading.

If you also like looking at symbols, let’s do it together during a tarot reading lesson.

Compare notes with a friend on how you find balance during a Tarot Together session.

This summer, add some pleasant magick chaos to the party when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

Enjoy your weekend as you let yourself lean into your own best cycle and chaos management.

Embrace Your Dance,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

Free Reading for June 2026

Posted on May 28, 2026 by jennaroberts

By Jenna Lynne Roberts

It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer up here in the Pacific Northwest.

The team at Portlandia Fortune Tellers is about to dive into a busy month of Graduation parties and Renaissance Faires!

You can catch us any weekend in June starting the 6th in Canby at the Oregon Renaissance Faire. Last year we were on the entrance side across the street from the pub, and we’re hoping for similar again.

In mid-July we will be at the Canterbury Faire in Silverton, Oregon for our first time.

Hope you can come to gnaw a turkey leg, watch a performance, and get a reading from our fabulous divination experts.

If you crave a full-fledged long-form tarot reading, sign up with me on a weekday this month.

Have some downtime this summer? Spend it learning the archetypes with a tarot lesson.

Add to your summer parties with a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

Scroll down for the free reading this month!

Have a Rad Summer,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

It’s time get fancy with animals in the Fantastic Menagerie Tarot, based on J.J. Grandville illustrations recreated by Alex Ukolov and Karen Mahony

We blast off with the Judgement Card. This image captures the bright awakening of the epiphany that you are ready to welcome into your comprehension.

The item our blue bird is holding strikes me as a music album that embodies this new truth. Put on some jams that bring you into a state of clarity.

Let yourself believe in the answers that have been waiting for you to fully embrace them. Trust the messages in your recent journey.

The Three of Swords reversed says that this is going to lead to an internal transformation that will shift your identity of how you express yourself in the world. Burgeoning into a new layer of authentic self is not easy, but it’s more painful to stay stuck.

To break free from old ways, the Hierophant reversed asks us to dissolve our attachments to the systems that hold us in that stuck place.

Shift your routine, question the rules that bind you, do things differently. Notice how the cultural agreements you signed up for are not serving your true self.

From here, you will know what it is time to walk away from. The Eight of Cups says there is something that does not serve your heart anymore and you are allowed to move on.

Do not presume this has to be some big drama. Do the steps to find out what it is. TTake this Judgement Card realization and follow the identity shift into questioning the big picture. Then you will know what you are done with in your heart. This all feels like a more internal shift around how you engage with the world.

Once you do move on, there will be a state of peace that you can release into. The Hanged Man is a surrender into acceptance of this new perspective on life. This implies an adaptation time that may feel like limbo, but with the other cards it also offers a state of nirvana after a powerful shift.

This seems like a deep era that will be a positive life change in the end. If this reading resonates with you, it’s time for an online or in-person tarot reading or an intuition coaching session.

Celebrate Small Satisfactions

Posted on May 20, 2026 by jennaroberts

By Jenna Lynne Roberts

In the field of self-improvement, we often want big gains that are obvious and quick.

I’ve been doing a new health regiment and I have to remind myself to acknowledge the improvements I have made, rather than focus on my impatience with how slow the process is.

Screenwriter Nora Ephron wrote a resonant line in When Harry met Sally, spoken by another great writer, Carrie Fisher: “instant gratification takes too long”.

With smartphones and the internet, we’ve all become quite accustomed to immediacy.

These days, it takes real fortitude to have a debate with someone and not fact check them on Google in the moment.

Hilariously enough . . . as I was writing this prior paragraph’s rough draft on my phone with speech-to-text, I said the G word. My phone instantaneously thought I was talking to it and Gemini started asking what I was needing. Perfect example of the problem and blessing that we are in right now.

Which is why it’s all the more important that we really give ourselves lots of acknowledgment for the small gains that take a longer time to build.

We have more instant gratification than ever. It can be fun. I love being able to find the commercial from the 80’s I am thinking about in only a minute.

But we all know how that can also become an addiction. Rather than stop enjoying the high, let’s give ourselves more support on the long-form satisfactions.

Sit for a moment and think of one thing you have accomplished in this last week that might have been easily overlooked?

Let it be minor. Did you brush your teeth everyday? Twice even!? Wow! High five!

What is one habit that you are getting better about slowly but surely, even if you’ve backtracked a bit and had to restart?

Impressive! Your persistence is an inspiration!

What are the baby steps that you see yourself doing more regularly that’s taking you closer and closer to improvements you’ve been wanting to make?

I bet you are already feeling some of those benefits! Amazeballs!

We need to remind our brains that slow and steady is super impressive and deserves accolades even more than the quick fix.

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Let’s look at th present stretch of your long game during a personal tarot reading with me.

Strengthen your journey in long form learning of something you enjoy in a tarot reading lesson.

Share the high fives with a friend in a Tarot Together session.

Give your community some quick and fun gratifications when you hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers for a party.

I hope you get to enjoy a long weekend of giving yourself lots of compliments for the little stuff.

You are a Rock Star of the Things You Do,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

Nurturing Taurus Wisdom

Posted on May 15, 2026 by jennaroberts

By Jenna Lynne Roberts

I love Tauruses.

I have almost no earth in my natal chart (only Taurus in Chiron). I seem to collect Earth people to help me balance out.

A major reason I enjoy my bull friends is because they have a grounding effect on me. They like good food, snuggles, and routines. These are all essential for my well-being, and each of these work best with outside support.

Tauruses know how to nurture their bodies. Most of the ones I know often will choose rest over social fun, root vegetables over sugar bombs, and comfy clothes over impressive fancies.

They are known for how they hold strong boundaries. I will admit that this can be challenging with their stubborn nature and resistance to change. It’s also a form of healthy living that more of us need. They know what matters to them and they are unwavering.

In 2007, I was traveling in Tante Toraje, Sulawesi in Indonesia. A village was attempting to get two water buffalo to fight. I am grateful that they didn’t use any cruel techniques to inspire the bulls like some other places.

Instead, we watched the local men in their sarongs jump around and smack the bull rumps and pull at their horns. The buffalo were not phased a bit. They simply could not be bothered. This is what it feels like to try to influence a Taurus through brute force or illogical arguments.

Taurus people seem to run on their own time scale. They are not in a rush, and don’t do well when forced to. They are all about steady and slow win the race. It requires patience to be around them, but the pay off is usually worth it.

I remember when I first met my ex-boyfriend (now dear friend) Christopher. We would go on walks in the park and I would literally be zipping circles around his plodding pace. We would walk up a hill and I would go faster and then take breath breaks while he would somehow beat me to the top going slow.

Even if they don’t intend to change, I don’t know a single Taurus who pretends to be perfect. They know themselves and are accepting of their flawed nature, which in turn makes them very accepting of my own foibles. They believe in the power of good enough.

This weekend, I hope you will consider how to slow down and smell the roses and chew the cud.

In honor of Taurus season, take some time to be a healthy lazy with a solid meal and your favorite entertainment.

Make the fam watch a nature show. Do it your way, even if others protest. It’s good for them to be nourished and grounded by your best interests.

Trust your own gut in that way that doesn’t care what others think.

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You can have a small group of close friends enjoy a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers during a more casual afternoon get together. You could even make a routine of it.

Have a great weekend of nurturing your body like a good Taurus would.

Moo is just Om backwards,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

A Wider Spectrum of Love

Posted on May 7, 2026 by jennaroberts

By Jenna Lynne Roberts

I finished season one of the Telepathy Tapes podcast. Now I have been binging Love on the Spectrum‘s new season. These got me thinking about how wonderful community can be when we include more acceptance of the socially awkward outliers.

This thought is also supporting my own neurospicy self, as s some of my regular readers know that I found out a year ago I have ADHD.

My junior high best friend Sarah kept telling me I was a clear candidate.

“Look at the class we met in,” she’d say, talking about the VISIONS class we were both put in in the 7th grade, “look at who was in that class with us and how they ran it. It was for people LIKE US, Jenna.”

I didn’t realize my own issues because my own community is rampant with people who are ADHD AF. One of my friends gets a minder at weddings to make sure she shows up to photos and her bridesmaid duties in reasonable time.

I thought that I simply had picked up habits of it from my mom, who is a text book example. (Sorry mom, it’s true.)

Then I saw a list of the signs in young girls and there was not a question left, so I got a proper diagnosis.

My therapist asked me why it was important for me to know. I said that it gives me compassion and self-awareness for all the ways I haven’t fit in. And it gives me new tools to improve my habits.

The thing is, I think this growing area of psychological research is going to find that everyone is in their own mode of unique brain.

We are all relying on a false presumption that we think and function in the same ways.

My friend Michele is a therapist who says that there is probably no such thing as neurotypical. We just haven’t found the other varietals yet.

I also surround myself with people who identify as autistic, but you wouldn’t know it at first as they are all (likely) low level 1.

The DSM definition of level 1 autism is simply “requiring support”. As I get to know these smart lovable people beyond their masks, I see that they do need a subtle kind of support and a wider range of acceptance.

I love when a neurospicy person asks if they can info dump about the book they’re reading about volcanoes. Let me get a cup of tea and sit for a spell.

It’s a gift for us to have a keen eye to see when our friend is dysregulating and offer them to step outside or loan them some earplugs at the show.

I am so happy to live in a place where friends can say with total respect, “Don’t talk about eggs in front of Ted”, and it’s no big deal.

While we all need to wear masks to function as a society, our friends can be the people we get to take our masks off with. We can trust that they will accept our oddball quirks.

I cried during the moment in Love on the Spectrum where Madison dysregulates because she is called “Maddy”. She calms herself while talking about how she’s learning to manage these triggers. Her partner stands by her calmly, nodding his gentle support.

She is doing the work to self-care, and her loved ones see her and appreciate her self-awareness and effort toward growth. She’s accountable and they are supportive.

Whether we are neurospicy or not, isn’t that what we all desire?

We all want to be able to be our natural selves and be seen in how we are doing our best to evolve. We each get dysregulated in our own ways. We each need compassion with loving accountability around it.

We all have to learn the social rules and adapt to them, but it’s harder for some people. This is not excusing obnoxious behavior or welcoming main character vibes.

This is saying let’s acknowledge that the norms we designed are somewhat arbitrary. If it doesn’t upheave a group experience, let’s collectively let it ride.

I prefer to live in a world where everyone is given some balance of freedom with respect for their efforts to play along with our cultural agreements.

Neurodivergents are often the artists and musicians and scientists who see outside the average and make the inventions that change the world, like the very one I am typing on right now.

Albert Einstein wore the same style suit every day with a monotonous wardrobe choice. You can too.

You don’t have to hold an identity title if you don’t want to, you can just be you (in the ways that don’t hurt others). Because we are all a bit strange after all.

The more we accept the outliers, the more we get to relax and unmask our quirks as well.

If you know someone who needs to hear this message, please share this newsletter.

Want to hyperfocus on a fun subject with a passionate expert? Sign up for a tarot reading lesson with me.

Desire empathy for your own unique challenges? Come get a personal tarot reading.

Hold the hand of your favorite neurospicy friend during a Tarot Together session.

Celebrate odd things with your oddest friends and hire a tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers for your next event.

Have a great weekend of being your full self and loving the neurodiversity in your community.

Scroll down for a Flip Through of the Opal Oracle by Heather Agosta below.

Love Your Full Community,

Jenna Lynne Roberts

Beltane Free Reading and a Saucy Song

Posted on April 29, 2026 by jennaroberts

By Jenna Lynne Roberts

Last chance to join the only 9-hour class I will be teaching this year! Do the deed and learn the cards this Spring!

If you need to miss a class, I can record the Zoom sessions for you to watch at your convenience.

Art of Tarot Classes will run on Saturdays

May 2nd, May 16th, and May 30th

11:30am to 2:30pm PST (you can eat lunch while we learn)

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This class will give you a solid foundation to read tarot for yourself and others

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Here’s what another student, Sally, had to say:

“Jenna is a phenomenal teacher and communicator, so even though I had reservations about the course being online, it was extremely engaging. It really changed my view of how impactful virtual readings can be! The amount of information in the course was immense and will continue to fuel my development as a reader for quite some time. My thanks to Present Path Tarot!”

I am also delighted to share that my Psychic Skills Workshop at Spirit Northwest Conference went fantastic. I had a big turn out and everyone was beaming about the class by the end. This filled my soul.

This conference was a lot of fun and tickets are only $160 at the early bird price for Spring 2027 tickets! You can also use the code on the site through May 3rd for an added discount!

It’s a great time of year for an annual tarot reading. Learn about how to make the most of the upcoming warm months.

If you can’t make the class in May, but you want to learn, you can also sign up for a tarot lesson.

Get social with woo friends and throw a party where you hire a professional tarot or palm reader from Portlandia Fortune Tellers.

Finally, I want to share with you a saucy song that I wrote most of the lyrics to.

Over a decade ago I wrote lyrics about a challenge many of us face. It wasn’t quite a song, more like beat poetry, with no bridge or chorus. I asked a few musical friends to help me flesh it out, but no one took the bait.

Then my friends Melody Sunshine, Teresa Bawd, and Jen Estevez started a band called the Menage Ah Twats, full of hilarious songs about the female experience.

Melody took the lyrics and moved them around and added a few of her own and made a full-fledged song! I am so honored and delighted. Below is at it’s debut public performance. (Please excuse the wavy camerawork at first.)

Happy Beltane,

Jenna Lynne Roberts