Guest Author - Lynn Little

A visit to post-Katrina New Orleans should provide plenty of entertainment. The city - while not 100% back - is well on its way. Downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter are alive and bustling with business and people, offering plenty of sites and sounds of the city rich in history at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Street performers, palm readers, artists, and psychics can be found on any given day at Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Jackson Square is home to St. Louis Catheral and the Cabildo, the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer. Jackson Square is a destination in itself for its history and the local artists. You can have your palm read or have a card reading from a number of psychics at Jackson Square. Many use tarot cards to answer the burning questions on your mind.

There are many types of tarot decks and spreads used during readings. One tarot deck that captures the rich, vibrant flavor of city is the Voodoo Tarot of New Orleans. The beautiful artwork depicted on the cards weaves together American and African culture.

The deck is celebrated for it being a first to celebrate the African-American culture. The deck is sold with a book that explains how to use it. The art of the Voodoo Tarot has many inspirations from Jewish symbolism to Greek linguistics. The names and words on the cards are primarily Creole.

The art celebrates the city of New Orleans and its rich history with Voodoo. Because of the complexity of this deck, it is not suggested for the beginning Tarot reader. With practice and the guidebook understanding the Voodoo Tarot deck is possible. Since it is a complicated deck, a person new to Tarot might experience some frustration getting to know this deck. It's important not to rush yourself while getting use to the Voodoo Tarot deck. Give yourself some time to soak how to use this Tarot deck.

If you are heading to New Orleans, you can find plenty of psychics in Jackson Square who will gladly do a Tarot spread for you. The most common spread used by New Orleans psychics is the Celtic cross. It's important before you have your reading to have in mind one question that you would like to have answered from the reading.

The cost of a reading might be either be a fixed price or left up to the receiver. Some psychics you can even see by appointment. A trip to New Orleans isn't complete without a trip to the French Quarter. Local artists, psychics, and street performers provide quite the entertainment that have become part of the charm of the city itself.