Is money coming your way? Will your ex come back to you? Are you getting that promotion?
Scroll through TikTok and you are guaranteed to get at least one version of coming events.
The rise of the pandemic has brought with it an influx of tarot card readings on social media platforms like TikTok.
The trend is referred to as "TarotTok."
Social psychology professor Jolanda Jetten from the University of Queensland studies how people respond to disasters, and how COVID-19 is changing people's behaviour.
She said an increase in mental health issues and an overwhelmed system might be leading to people looking for help through alternative channels.
But can the same psychic experience be achieved on an app that millions of people can be watching, from all over the world, at the same time?
Expert experience
Charmaine Wilson is a celebrated Queensland medium.
Before COVID-19, she toured nationally and internationally.
But when the pandemic hit, Ms Wilson had to find a way to adapt.
Like a number of psychics, mediums and fortune tellers, she started getting her word out via TikTok and doing online shows via video teleconferencing.
On TikTok, Charmaine Wilson has more than 90,000 followers and 440, 000 likes.
"I started TikTok up to get my word out about how to survive grief and how spirit works and all that type of stuff," she said.
Ms Wilson doesn't predict the future or use tarot cards; she believes her life purpose lies in her gift to "connect to the spirit world and assist people through the grieving process."
However, she advises against those trying to provide readings through the app.
"I refuse to do any reading on social media because I don't see how it's achievable," she said.
Reaching a worldwide audience
According to Ms Wilson, people have been reaching out to her from all over the world to receive private readings.
Some of her clients want to connect with those who have passed because of COVID-19.
“Working with different people overseas in different countries has proven to be a little bit difficult," she said.
"I've actually had to research other nationalities to understand their family unit and how it works."
During the last two years, Ms Wilson has been able to replace her face-to-face shows with a smaller audience on Zoom.
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Lisa Stewart has been working as a psychic and reiki master for nearly twenty years in Mackay, north Queensland.
Ms Stewart uses angel and tarot cards to get messages to clients that come and see her for help and guidance.
"[COVID] has brought in a lot of fear and it's also brought in a lot of relationship, health and work challenges."
Lisa Stewart said she uses her intuition to understand what someone may be going through and then provides techniques to help.
"I have a look and see what's going on in your emotional field, we have a talk about it and then I'll put you on a table and do a healing and give you some tools on how to cope with it and how to heal," she said.
Grasping for some control
Professor Jolanda Jetten detects a parallel between the trend and the popularity of conspiracy theories.
While Ms Jetten is sceptical of readings that provide a false sense of certainty, she said she has no issues with tools such as breathing exercises or meditation that help people relax and get through difficult times.
"I think it is a direct result of facing particular crisis and being worried about that."
