Tarot card reader comes to West Downer in Aurora

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Updated: August 4, 2011 4:20PM

Tarot cards and astrology charts might seem mystical and “out there” to many people, but Leah Mueller assures that she is not in an outer realm.

Mueller recently moved Sacred Lotus Astrology and Tarot into a room upstairs at Annie’s Om Towne Fitness at 14 W. Downer Place in downtown Aurora.

Mueller, of Aurora, started playing with Tarot cards as a kid after her parents got a deck of cards in the early 1970s. “I could tell there was something really powerful about them,” she said.

Mueller went back to reading cards in her mid-20s, mostly for fun. She dabbled in a variety of noncorporate jobs and then started doing professional readings in her 30s once she had more confidence in her abilities.

“A lot of it is practice; eventually it is intuitive,” Mueller said about reading Tarot cards. The cards can be read different ways and becomes kind of like a game of chess, she said. “I can give them a comprehensive portrait of what is going on in their life.”

Her astrology readings and birth charts help people to know how they fit into the cosmos, she said. But it’s all very grounded, said Mueller, who has a degree in social and human services.

She previously had offices in Chicago, Portland, Ore., and Tacoma, Wash. Most recently, she kept busy giving readings on the festival and expo circuit.

Mueller still works with out-of-state clients and hopes to now build up her business with local clientele. She offers mini readings starting at $20 and goes up from there.

“It’s not that different than doing therapy sometimes. I’m just using different techniques,” she said. “I see my role as that of a counselor.”

Mueller will have a grand opening celebration and open house from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday with refreshments and mini readings. Contact Sacred Lotus Astrology and Tarot at 206-910-6861 or via Facebook.

Updates

Paddle and Trail is opening at 107 Spruce St. near downtown Aurora. It just got a little delayed, or local outdoor enthusiasts Charlie Zine and Gary Mechanic, who will be running the show, got a little too excited.

Zine, of Aurora, confirmed that the outdoor retail outfitter will open sometime in May, but the end-of-April launch party was a bit overzealous. They signed the lease for the former city maintenance building last week.

Zine, along with many others, is excited to get paddling in the Fox River and promises many opportunities for outdoor recreation starting soon.

Follow Paddle and Trail of Aurora on Facebook or visit www.paddleandtrail.com for the latest news on the opening.

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