Why I Now Talk About Strategic Tarot Openly on LinkedIn (And Why You Should Stop Hiding What Makes You Different)

By Toutouba | Strategic Tarot Advisor | Toutouba Consulting

This is what a session looks like. No crystal ball. No mysticism. Just two people at a table, and the clarity that follows.

There are invisible rules on LinkedIn. And because they are invisible, they become dangerous.

Not dangerous in the obvious way — no one is going to ban you for talking about astrology or tarot or any non-conventional expertise. The danger is subtler: these invisible rules live inside us, shaped by one comment a recruiter made three years ago, one awkward reaction from a colleague, one moment where we felt judged. And we generalise that single data point into a personal law. A law that only applies to us, it turns out.

The Freelancer Who Was Hiding Three Years of Her Life

A few weeks ago, I spoke with a freelance community manager who had been running her own business for two years. Successful. Active. Growing.

She had not put a single word about it on LinkedIn.

Her reason? "Recruiters are afraid of people who have been freelance."

I asked her: in another year, if you want to go back to employment, what will you put on your CV? Three years of nothing?

Because what she had built in those three years was extraordinary. She managed her own billing. She prospected for clients. She delivered services. She handled client relationships from start to finish. She ran a small business. That is not a gap — that is a masterclass in professional independence.

She was about to erase it. Because of a legend.

Breaking My Own Legend

I know this pattern well, because I lived it myself.

I am primarily a technology purchasing executive — 17 years of experience in IT procurement. That is how I have built my career and how I continue to work.

But in parallel, I use tarot strategically to guide leaders, entrepreneurs and freelancers. Not as entertainment. Not as prediction. As a clarity tool for people facing complex decisions: career transitions, business choices, relationship crossroads, strategic pivots.

For a long time, I kept both worlds separate on LinkedIn. I had an invisible rule too.

Then I came across an entrepreneur who had built an astrology app. He talked about it openly on LinkedIn. He had over 40 comments, serious engagement, thoughtful debate. And reading those comments, I noticed something: people were describing what he does in the exact same terms I use for strategic tarot. They said it sounded like coaching. Like business support. Like clarity work.

That was the moment I decided to stop applying invisible rules to myself.

What Strategic Tarot Actually Is

Not Fortune Telling. A Clarity Tool.

Let me be precise, because clarity matters here.

Strategic tarot is not fortune telling. There are no predictions. No predetermined futures. No mystical claims.

Strategic tarot is a structured conversation tool. The cards create a framework for exploring patterns, dynamics, options and perspectives that logic alone does not always surface. It is particularly effective for people who have exhausted the rational analysis and still feel stuck.

Who It Is For

My clients are typically entrepreneurs, executives, consultants and professionals. They are not looking for magic. They are looking for a different lens — one that helps them see what they may be too close to see clearly.

The sessions combine intuitive insight with 17 years of business and technology experience. The result is a consultation that is grounded, strategic and confidential.

This is the work I have been doing for years. This is the work I am now talking about openly.

Why LinkedIn Is Exactly the Right Place for This

Your prospects are where your message needs to be.

Mine are on LinkedIn. Entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed by a decision. Leaders navigating a transition. Freelancers who need clarity before making a move. Professionals at a crossroads.

These are people who would never walk into a tarot shop. But they will click on a thoughtful post that speaks directly to their situation. They will read an article that gives them a new framework. They will book a session when the offer is clear, professional and positioned correctly.

That is what I am building.

Not a mystical brand. A strategic advisory practice that happens to use tarot as its primary tool — because it works, and because the results speak for themselves.

The Newsletter: Weekly Clarity for Careers, Business and Life

Starting now, I am launching a weekly newsletter.

Every week, I will share the tarot energies of the week — translated into practical, strategic insight for your career, your business and your life decisions.

No predictions. No clichés. No generalised horoscope energy.

Concrete perspectives. Honest clarity. The kind of insight that helps you move forward when you are not sure which direction to take.

→ Go to toutoubaconsulting.com, leave your email address, and receive the first edition this week.

The Lesson in All of This

Your invisible rules are yours alone.

What feels forbidden to you is often working perfectly well for someone else. The community manager hiding her freelance career. The tarot advisor hiding her practice. The executive afraid to talk about unconventional methods that actually deliver results.

The person who breaks their own rule first is not reckless. They are simply willing to find out what is actually true, rather than living by what someone once implied might be dangerous.

I decided to find out.

The answer, so far, is that clarity — offered honestly, positioned professionally and shared without apology — is always welcome.

Toutouba is a Strategic Tarot Advisor and IT Procurement Executive based in Altea, Spain. She works with entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals navigating important life and business decisions. Private sessions run 120 minutes and are available online worldwide.

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