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NEW: SLIDING FEES for all readings

Published April 29, 2025 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

I have been continuing to get some really fun and deep dancing spirit folks, messages, and energies through me lately, and am happy to offer Zoom readings of up to 30 minutes for US$ 54.00 to US$ 154.00+ each (you choose the price anywhere along that line).

(It was US$ 54.00 for up to 15 minutes and US$ 108.00 for up to 30 minutes, with the usual brief grace period in case they ran over or under a bit.

Since times seem hard all over and a lot of my clients are in the UK or elsewhere overseas, those former prices feel just too high for too many these days and were higher than some of their locals charge. My hope is that everyone can choose what works best for them now.)

These are all custom, one-of-a-kind sessions, and can include tarot, mediumship, channelling, or a combination, whatever is best at the time for you and for your concerns.

You can request ‘maximum’ or ‘least’ whoowhoo, depending on your preferences and comfort level; all sessions are oriented towards helping you finding solutions and best outcomes. You can ask for what you’d like the format to be (tarot, decks used, mediumship, whoo level, etc.) during the session–no need to decide that in advance.

Payment is in advance by Paypal (and if you want to pay more afterwards, that is always fine and happens way more often than I had originally expected, maybe because of the ‘tip for services’ culture, but it is not expected at all. Thanks all).

Please email me for appointments and availability ( laughingdakini at twc dot com ) and if you don’t hear back within the day, try leaving a comment below (the appointments will be afternoons or evenings eastern time). The rest of the stuff still applies but it’s all been said here already.

If this feels like something that will really resonate with you, it’s a chance to have meaningful fun oriented toward the best outcome for you and for the big picture–when you do better, we all do better.

Don’t be fooled that ‘fun’ means merely ‘trivial’ (which originally meant ‘three roads’ and has an interesting history connected to the liberal arts and ‘grammar, rhetoric, and logic’ viz https://www.etymonline.com/word/trivial ) or is foolishness that doesn’t help–sometimes it’s the magic dance that can shake things up and help with needed breakthroughs and flows of healing love in your life and worlds.

And I still love honest endorsements, so if you promised me one…you can send it along anytime! Eventually they will get posted, despite me not updating this site in so very long!

As an aside, this is the only email address I am using. There was another similar to it that I can no longer access, so if anyone mentions being unable to reach me, please pass along this email as the current best one for me.

thanks and best wishes

Donnalee

NEW: up to 30 or 15 minutes Zoom readings available now

Published December 20, 2023 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

I am now offering a sort of combination ‘dealer’s choice’ personalised readings on Zoom for up to 15 or 30 minutes. A recent client called it ‘spiritual life coaching‘ which seems apt. 

These are the only types of sessions and services that I am offering right now, other than the free prayer services mentioned elsewhere on this blog. (Those with gift certificates/other prepaid appointments can of course have those honoured for the services specified on the gift certificate, and if they want to choose among the new options for the time specified on the certificate, that’s fine too: the duration/minutes of the session do not change, but the activities within them can be switched to this current offering instead of the specified ‘tarot’ or ‘mediumship’ only.)

These sessions are spontaneously customised and different every time and include whatever best helps your situation and promotes the best outcome and highest good. The clients tell me if there are areas of life they wish to examine, or just all of it in general, and if there is a preference of techniques used.

The readings might include mediumship, psychic, tarot, me revisiting a past life of the client and offering advice about how that might affect current issues, advice from the client’s spirit guides or helpers (not all of whom I can perceive all the time but some of whom readily come through), and/or ‘soul readings’ where higher energy gives you best advice for your spiritual growth and expansion of wisdom and ability etc. (YES, there has recently been spontaneous singing of old pre-war blues and disco and classic rock songs and some rockabilly and some New Wave, and individual prescribed dance moves that come through me in sessions for clients which I do and then teach them with instructions. NO, that can’t be guaranteed to happen but they’re pretty fun and specifically useful to the client when they happen. I secretly love it when that happens but give no guarantee of vocal quality since it often isn’t mine.)

Usually all of these sessions involve higher energies communicating through me, as opposed to me simply blabbing personal opinions.

There is no guarantee of a specific loved one in spirit (meaning they passed away) being present, for example, especially if the person has recently passed, since it can take time for beings to understand that they are dead or other factors may affect them. I have been really reluctant to charge for straight mediumship sessions, since it feels like some of those spirits need to come through whether or not the living sitter can afford the session or comes to me here, but those folks have a way of finding me through other means or the spirits will show up during these paid sessions and be happy to be there. 

What I am charging for is my time, abilities, experience with a wide range of seriously diverse clients from various backgrounds, age groups, and parts of the world, understanding and experience of trauma on many levels, and willingness to be open to these energies for your and their sakes.

These readings are listed as ‘up to’ 15 or 30 minutes because sometimes what needs to be said and done happens in a shorter period of time and the client and energies and I are satisfied that it is done and we all let it go a few minutes earlier than the 15 or 30; now and again the reading goes a few minutes longer and is not charged extra except if someone is trying to take advantage. There will be no refunds when the session has begun except if for some reason I feel I cannot read for the client. 

This all works best when the client brings an open mind and good attitude and WANTS to have a session and is open to seeing that it might be fun and worthwhile. Otherwise, please don’t bother to sign up for one. It would be like an unwanted uncomfortable first date that goes nowhere for any of us, and you would have more fun elsewhere doing something else! If you are thinking of giving gift sessions to someone else, they really need to know about it and want it. Thank you.

Payment is to be prepaid at time of making the appointment, via Paypal at laughingdakini at twc dot com and is US$108.00 for the ‘up to 30 minutes’ session and US$54.00 for the ‘up to 15 minutes’ session. 

24-hour notice of cancellation must be given for refund (and if there’s no reason that makes sense to us both, it’s unlikely you’ll get another appointment since I prefer clients who really enjoy and appreciate the services offered and there are not many open appointments available most of the time). 

The Zoom camera must be on for the duration of the reading, and the client should be alone in the room, since others being present can be distracting and a waste of good money and better opportunity. If pets come in that is usually completely fine if the client is not distracted by it.

As usual, these readings are completely confidential (with the firm clear have-to-repeat-it-a-lot statement that I do not help to do nor solve crimes, so don’t even try thanks) and I never tell anyone the names/concerns of clients without their permission. You will note that even some of the endorsements here may have nicknames or initials only as per the client’s wishes and that’s fine with me. 

IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS, PLEASE FULLY AND INTENTIONALLY CHOOSE TO DO IT.

It is so so so much more fun and worthwhile that way.

My schedule is very busy, varying each week, and sessions are most likely to be offered for afternoon and evening hours eastern time zone–please note the time zone and adjust accordingly.

If interested, please read the page about ‘mediumship and what to expect from a reading with me’ to get a better idea of my approach. 

As always, feel free to contact me below or through laughingdakini at twc dot com with questions and to make the appointments. NB: Wordpress often decides not to give me messages or comments since it’s rather computer-run and their comment-censorship device, Akismet, is not adjustable. Direct email works much better for making and confirming appointments.

If you had a reading with me that you loved and are willing to write a recommendation or endorsement, please let me know. I love when people are really happy with their readings, and they are so diverse that it helps others get an idea of what may go on, in the broadest sense. 

Thanks and best wishes

Donnalee

Isolated Hudson Valley folks howl at moon at 8 p.m. in solidarity

Published April 21, 2020 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

Isolated Hudson Valley residents howl in solidarity at 8 p.m. nightly

Mirabai in Woodtock NY needs financial help–details and link here

Published April 7, 2020 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

From Mirabai shop in Woodstock NY:

“Dear Friends,

Sometimes the hero is you.

Mirabai is currently in need of heroes. Legions of heroes. The sort of heroes that only Tolkien or Campbell or Rowling could imagine. Venerable souls drawn to the higher ground, to matters of spirit, to the power they see in small things, to idyllic spaces like our own. But like all such spaces, Mirabai is not only vital, it’s fragile, and at this point in the storm, our ship is sinking. This is an S.O.S. This is an emergency. This is not a drill.

Today Mirabai is launching a Gofundme effort to save the store: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-mirabai-books-afloat-in-the-time-of-covid19?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

For those of you who’ve been ordering gift certificates from us these past two weeks while the store’s been shuttered, we are forever grateful for that essential infusion of funds and the moral support those sales provided us. But as we head into the uncertainty of the virus’ curve and with income now slowed to a trickle, a mountain of overdue and soon-to-be-due invoices, mortgage payments and fixed expenses for the shop are overwhelming us right now. Money is tight all over, but won’t you please throw Mirabai a lifeline if you’re able? No amount is too small. The size of your individual contribution does not matter. What matters is that the expansive energy of this community be ignited, collectively. That is what we are asking. Words cannot express how grateful we have been for all of your support throughout the years and how much your contribution now – small or large – would mean to us at this crucial moment.

We realize this is a hard moment for everyone, but it’s also a big meaningful moment. When we took on the pleasure and responsibility of Mirabai 20 years ago this month, we knew we were not only inheriting a mission, but also fostering a community of like-minded souls seeking to discover a path that tilts upward toward a better world. It’s been our honor to serve that community these many years. Together we have co-created the space we know as Mirabai, and now we ask you to help save what you’ve created – to come to the rescue. Mirabai needs a hand. Mirabai needs a hug. Mirabai needs a hero.

Sometimes the hero is you.

With deepest gratitude,

Audrey & Jeff

The Gofundme link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-mirabai-books-afloat-in-the-time-of-covid19?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

New office in Kingston, NY opens February 1, 2020

Published January 30, 2020 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

The new office in uptown Kingston, NY, will be open by appointment on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, and Mondays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Be aware that weather may affect the appointments–too icy or snowy equals ‘not safe to drive’, so I will not be there and will reschedule.

The office in Woodstock, NY, will be permanently closed as of January 31, 2020, due to the pending sale of the building it was in. It was a lovely place, but so is the new one, in a charming old Victorian house at a crossroads, interestingly enough loosely surrounded by handsome antique churches and some gorgeous big old trees.

The way to make an appointment is to email me at laughingdakini at twc dot com–I don’t use a voice phone for the business at this time. That is also the email to use for questions that are not addressed online–the website is incomplete and not fully as I intend, but life has been very busy. New clients will be expected to prepay the first appointment by Paypal  to laughingdakini at twc dot com to assure that none of the appointment gets spent fiddling with payment–it seems a waste of time, especially in a 20-minute appointment. The address will be given to new clients after appointments are confirmed.

Details are still emerging so this post will get editted–for example, there will be longer hours as the days grow longer, and I am trying to arrange a day once a month for pay-what-you-want–but I wanted to have this current information available for those who have been asking. I look forward to seeing you there! Please feel free to email laughingdakini at twc dot com with questions or to book your appointment now.

Thanks and best wishes
Donnalee

REMINDER OF NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!

Published September 16, 2019 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

Since my business cards have my old email address on them, some folks are still trying to reach me that way, but I do not get those emails. PLEASE ONLY CONTACT ME AT LAUGHINGDAKINI@TWC.COM and not my old email address which is still on some of the business cards. The current one gets checked every day. Any other email is no longer current for me and I can’t access them.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon.

best wishes
Donnalee

Good sleep attributed to candle service–testimonial

Published June 19, 2019 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

From private email 6/19/19 about candle done on 6/18/19, used with permission:

“I GOT A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP, SO IT DID HELP A LOT!
I WAS GLAD TO GET SOME GOOD SLEEP!”

New clients half-price first reading for June!

Published May 31, 2019 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

New clients (or those returning after a while) pay only half price for their first private tarot session at my office in downtown Woodstock NY. Please email me at laughingdakini@twc.com for your appointment. Best days will likely be Fridays through Mondays–

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!

Published May 10, 2019 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

Thanks to the very helpful folks at Time Warner Spectrum and whatever else the name is, I have a good email address now.

laughingdakini@twc.com is the new email for me for business and personal. PLEASE CHANGE THIS EMAIL FOR ME IN YOUR RECORDS, SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT SOME FOLKS SINCE YAHOO IS UNAVAILABLE TO ME SO I LOST THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. Thanks for your patience, you guys!

Client validation of me being empath

Published May 8, 2019 by Donnalee of Laughing Dakini Tarot

My email to repeat client while doing a candle for them today, 5/8/19:

“Also, are you guys having too much coffee? I could SMELL coffee in the sage I was burning with your candle, which usually does not smell like coffee but does always smell like whatever issue the people are having–I’d check with [another insider who likes coffee] if I were you!”

The reply was:
“Yes! we have been having a lot of it! I will try to cut down on it! thanks for the candle, as always it’s great!”