Where to get your fortune told in Melbourne

Located in North Melbourne, this little shop's life began as the Golden Lamp Bookshop in the Royal Arcade before becoming Healing Pathways in 2009. It specialises in tarot reading, but in recent years, it's branched out into online services, reiki massage, counselling and more. A tarot reading will set you back around $170 and can be booked here.

Since 1995, Jacquelene has completed more than 15,000 consults for clients across Australia and the world. She's a self-described empath who offers services ranging from readings and healing rituals to training and more. If it's your first time using a service like this, Jacquelene has a helpful guide here about what to expect or think about before your appointment. 

Nigel Eru hails from New Zealand and is a clairvoyant medium, 'tohunga' (Indigenous healer), tarot professional and teacher. He offers in-person and online psychic readings in 30-minute, 45-minute or hour-long increments, as well as healing sessions and mediumship readings that can connect you with loved ones in the spirit world. Pricing is based on duration, with a minimum cost of around $110. Learn more here.

After having a near-death experience at the tender age of 21, Chloe Miller discovered her gift of clairsentience and realised her life's purpose was to use that gift to help others. Now, 15 years later, she reads professionally full-time and offers hour-long sessions at $150 per person and urgent readings at $300. Learn more here.

Shastri is a Vedic astrologer, which means he specialises in a practice rooted in India's ancient astronomical knowledge system. The core belief of this practice is that the stars and planets have a powerful influence on our lives, and as a result, Shastri's sessions study the position and placement of celestial bodies to offer you effective remedies. Some of the services Shastri offers include psychic readings, assistance in rekindling relationships, black magic or jealousy curse removals, protection from enemies, palm readings and love astrology. Learn more here.

Located in Elsternwick, this psychic studio houses two practitioners specialising in services like tarot card readings, numerology, psychic readings, healing, astrology, reiki, mediumship and energy clearing. For those keen to get a small taste of fortune-telling, you can opt for a 15-minute session, and those who are after something more in-depth can get sessions that last as long as one hour. Learn more here.

If you're not familiar with numerology, it's basically the belief that the universe can be broken down into numbers – and as a result, numbers are very meaningful and have a lot of influence on our lives. For example, your birthday: does the day that you were born hold meaning, or perhaps offer ties between you and someone else born on that day? If you're intrigued, then book a session with Allison Rose, a third-generation numerologist and spiritual healer residing in Melbourne. Learn more here.

Way back in 2016, we interviewed Annie O'Reilly, a Melbourne-based designer and semioticist (someone who studies signs and symbols), and even got our tea leaves read. She's an eighth-generation tea leaf reader, a divination practice known as 'tassology', so you know she's the real deal. Annie offers tea parties across the Melbourne metro area, corporate events and functions, tea classes and private appointments. Learn more here.