About me

I've always been fascinated by how the surface hints at what lies beneath.

My journey into these mysteries started when I was 20, after a Tarot deck surprised me with the coherence of its communications, and I was reading professionally by 26. When someone blew me away with a palm reading I immersed myself in that too, taking six courses at the Psychic College of London, reading all the books I could find and studying some Indian masters, all the time testing what I was learning with my clients.

My approach

Hypno-magic: There are many good card readers out there, some palmists, but few bring in years of training and experience with hypnosis. When appropriate, we may use trance to engage with a character in a card or in your imaginal realms, to travel the timeline to work with ancestors or future selves, to access internal resources or unhook limiting habits of thought.

More about my approach to hypnosis at transformhypno.com.

Putting it together: Every fork, loop or droplet is like a word with a clear meaning; the art is piecing the words into a story that brings self-understanding. Like anything you've done for a while, however - even something you adore - it can become routine. When a palmist slips into tired metaphors about a writer’s fork or an idland on the headline, rather than contextualising it with the rest of the hand, something is lost.

The reviews board at events keeps it fresh.

About the reading

Palmistry tells us about the constitution of your mind, body and heart, and themes and pivotal shifts in your biography. Tarot focuses in on specific questions and maps out relevant influences.

Readings are comprehensive - 90 mins or longer - and solutions focused. You’ll leave with a plan for your next steps, plenty of information in your recording, and potentially a hypnotic induction for your to return to.

Check out the videos below or read more about palmistry.

Anything else?

Yes, plenty!

As well as guiding people into trance, I’ve published two books on the history of science and linguistics and psychology, along with pop science pieces and academic articles, talks and podcasts on a range of subjects, including the psychopharmacology of Indigenous tribes and the ancient Israelites, prejudice in the academy, collective intelligence in nature and more.

These threads all come together on my personal website, my substack and Instagram.