18. April 2026

Setting Intentions: A Guide for First Time Clients

Setting Intentions: A Guide for First Time Clients

One of the most common questions I receive from first time clients is some version of the same thing. How do I prepare? What do I need to bring? What should I be thinking about before my session? And underneath all of those questions is usually a simpler, more fundamental one. How do I set an intention and why does it matter?

This post is here to answer that question honestly and practically so that you can arrive at your session feeling grounded, clear, and ready to get the most out of your time together.

What Is an Intention?

An intention is not a wish and it is not a demand. It is a focused, conscious statement of what you are working toward, what you are seeking clarity on, or what you are ready to invite into your life. It is the difference between arriving at a session with a vague sense of wanting things to be better and arriving with a clear sense of what better actually means for you right now.

Intentions do not need to be elaborate or perfectly worded. They do not need to follow a specific formula or use spiritual language you are not comfortable with. An intention can be as simple as "I want clarity about this situation" or "I am ready to release what has been holding me back" or "I want to understand what is blocking my growth." What matters is that it is genuine, specific enough to be meaningful, and connected to something you actually care about.

Why Intentions Matter

Whether you are booking a tarot reading or a spellcasting session, the clarity of your intention directly influences the quality and relevance of the work. A tarot reading conducted around a clear and genuine intention produces insights that are focused, actionable, and personally meaningful. A spellcasting session built around a clear intention allows the work to be precisely tailored to your specific needs rather than being generic and unfocused.

Think of your intention as the compass for your session. It does not need to map out every step of the journey but it does need to point in a direction. Without it the work can feel scattered and it becomes much harder to walk away with something genuinely useful.

How to Find Your Intention

If you are not sure what your intention is, that is completely normal and nothing to worry about. Here is a simple process for finding it before your session.

Start by sitting quietly for a few minutes without any distractions. Take a few slow breaths and let your mind settle. Then ask yourself one simple question. What has been on my mind most lately? Not what should be on your mind, or what you think you should be focused on, but what actually keeps coming up when you are quiet enough to notice.

From there ask yourself what you most want to feel or understand about that thing. Do you want clarity? Resolution? Permission to move forward? A sense of what is possible? The answer to that question is usually very close to your intention.

Write it down if you can. Putting an intention into words, even rough and imperfect ones, gives it a concreteness that helps both you and your practitioner work with it more effectively.

What If Your Intention Changes?

Sometimes clients arrive with one intention and realize partway through a session that what they actually needed to explore was something slightly different. That is completely fine and happens more often than you might think. A session is a conversation and conversations evolve. Your intention is a starting point, not a rigid contract. If something more important surfaces during your reading or session we can follow that thread together.

What If You Have More Than One Thing on Your Mind?

It is very common to arrive at a session with multiple questions or concerns pulling for attention. If that is the case for you, try to identify which one feels most pressing or most unresolved right now. That is usually the right place to start. If there is time and space to address additional questions within your session we can do that, but having a primary intention gives the session a clear center of gravity that tends to produce the most meaningful results.

A Note on Openness

Setting a clear intention does not mean arriving with a fixed idea of what you want to hear. In fact the most valuable sessions are almost always the ones where the client arrives with a genuine question and genuine openness to wherever the answer leads. The work is most powerful when you are willing to receive what is actually there rather than only what you were hoping for. That kind of openness, paired with a clear intention, creates the conditions for something genuinely meaningful to happen.

Ready to Book Your Session?

If you feel ready to bring your intention to a tarot reading or spellcasting session I would love to work with you. Sessions are available online in English and Spanish. Visit the services page to learn more or reach out directly to get started.