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Whether you’re looking for guidance on an important topic or simply looking for a bit of insight, we will provide the right reading for you. Our intimate private space allows readers to connect with each patron.
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Our Schedule
Step into our calm, mystical tarot room for personal reflection and intuitive guidance through a private tarot session. This 30-minute in-person reading is designed to support your inner wisdom, explore your questions, and illuminate possibilities—not to predict the future. Unlock fresh insight and gentle guidance to navigate your path with confidence and openness. Your story is unique—this session supports your empowerment every step of the way.
* This offering is intended as a spiritual support practice and is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
The Wheel of the Year Tarot Reading is a soulful, cyclical check-in designed to align you with the natural rhythms of the seasons—both around you and within you. Drawing inspiration from the eight seasonal festivals, this reading explores where you are in your personal cycle of growth, release, rest, and renewal.
Together, we’ll look at what’s coming into bloom, what’s asking to be let go, and what lessons the current season holds for you. Whether you’re seeking clarity, grounding, or a deeper sense of purpose, this reading offers gentle guidance to help you move forward with intention and awareness.
Perfect for transitions, birthdays, seasonal shifts, or anytime you want to reconnect with your inner compass. Anne, The Demon Cleaner will reach out to you after your purchase to schedule a day & time for your appointment.
Meet our Readers!
Anne is the co-owner of Sideshow and an in house tarot reader (AKA The Demon Cleaner). She loves to rant about politics, revolution, music, art and anything else worth getting worked up about. She loves to travel, learn about new people and places, cook and explore.
Anne is a Taurus- and true to her earth sign, loves gardening, growing and nature. A born collector, Anne is obsessed with finding unusual treasures for the store and giving them a second life. Sideshow is truly a labor of love for her: curating the gallery, merchandising the store and putting on events- all make her very happy. Anne feels the best part about this place is the feeling of being apart of this great city and the artists/artisans that are a part of this community. She is is fascinated by the occult and the many diverse divination practices.
Want to learn how to read tarot, pick out a deck or do a reading? Anne would love to help you! She also teaches tarot classes.
Amalia is the manager of Sideshow Gallery and loves to promote self love, protection, and manifesting inner beauty based on her Greek roots and her love of Aphrodite. She encourages everyone to listen to their intuition regarding when it’s time to let go of people and situations that are toxic; Shadow-work journaling, cord cuttings, and egg cleansings are Amalia’s favorite practices to keep her energy clear and protected. She creates the in-house spell jars and also instructs our Spellcraft workshop series.
Amalia has been reading tarot for 15+ years and learned from her grandmother. She also offers oracle & pendulum readings, and is planning to learn how to read bones & charms as another form of divination.
Jacob Mayfield is a seasoned tarot, palmistry, and oracular artistry expert. With a deep respect for the mystical traditions and an ability to make them accessible, Jacob provides unique and empowering readings. Whether exploring the symbolism of tarot cards, the stories carried in the lines of your palms, or other ancient techniques, he helps clients uncover clarity and insight.
Jacob has provided readings for private events, public gatherings, and one-on-one clients nationwide.
He is also the author of "Tarot Odyssey: A Beginner's Guide to All 78 Cards, Their Meanings, History, and Developing Your Intuition," a resource created for readers at every level to expand their knowledge and intuition.
Jamie is a tarot reader, intuitive guide, and former psychology student turned mystic. She was on the path to becoming a therapist when she realized she could help people more directly and immediately through tarot. With a deep background in psychology and a lifelong connection to the unseen, Jamie offer grounded, compassionate readings that blend emotional insight with cosmic wisdom.
Her approach is trauma-informed, heart-led, and rooted in lived experience. She’s been through the fire—grief, instability, identity shifts, and starting over more than once. Jamie doesn’t see tarot as a party trick, but as a tool for clarity, healing, and remembering who you are. Whether you’re facing a crossroads, a breakdown, or just feel like something’s “off,” she’s here to help you find your way through.
Outside of one-on-one readings, Jamie worked large and small events, taught workshops on tarot and magic, and is passionate about making spiritual tools accessible to everyone—including men, skeptics, and seekers who feel like they don’t quite belong in the spiritual world (spoiler: you do).
Interested in a reading?
Please email us at sideshowchicagotarot@gmail.com to schedule an appointment by listing a specific day, time, and/or reader so we can work with you to make the magic happen!
Our Tarot Decks, Books & Accessories
The Mirror Oracle Deck by Amrit Brar, published by 13th Press, is a striking and introspective tool designed to explore self-reflection and personal growth. Every card asks probing questions, invites contemplation, and pushes you to look beyond the surface. The Mirror Oracle reflects both light and darkness, urging those who use it to embrace the full spectrum of their emotions and experiences.
☽ Deck includes 50 beautiful cards with an iridescent metallic finish.
The second edition of our Carnival at the End of the World Tarot Deck is a unique, carnivalesque take on the traditional tarot by the Truppe Fledermaus. The deck includes 8 bonus images for a total of 84 cards.
The best way to experience the Carnival at the End of the World Tarot is to use the deck in conjunction with the accompanying guidebook, but each item can be sold separately.
Third Edition. This stunning deck features: mattebox finish with metallic foil stamping, and thumb-cuts. A 78-card tarot deck rooted in life, death, and gold. Draws references from anatomy, nature, and distinctly Punjabi imagery. Beautifully illustrated by Amrit Brar.
Experience the New World through the fusion of African and Abrahamic beliefs in Voodoo, a diverse and dynamic tradition that combines supernatural elements with natural influences. Unleash the power of seventy-eight cards and a colorful guidebook in this top-notch tarot kit by Fabio Listrani, exploring the intriguing world of Voodoo.
The magnificent Gustave Doré Tarot cleverly selects from the artists classic and religious illustrations to create a stunning black and white Tarot that is both visually beautiful and reads well. These dreamlike images encourage deep contemplation and are sure to elevate your Tarot readings.
The magnificent Gustave Doré Tarot cleverly selects from the artists classic and religious illustrations to create a stunning black and white Tarot that is both visually beautiful and reads well. These dreamlike images encourage deep contemplation and are sure to elevate your Tarot readings.
The Color Vision Oracle deck was created as a bridge embodying color and light as the true holographic energy of the universe. There is a physiological and psychological effect that color has on the human body persuading our feelings, emotions and decisions through these projected frequencies of light. It can help to portray blockages, emotions and thoughts so we can process, heal and move through pain, or hard decisions. The deck was inspired by color in the natural world bridging the symbolism of nature, the star alignments and the mind-body connection. Symbolism fills our world to give us clues, direction or often synchronistic signs of life, and are an important tool to access and decipher the clues from the universe.
This can be used as an aura oracle reading, chakra reading, simple daily pulls, etc.
Comes with a custom holographic two-piece box, 80 page booklet in full color, & 80 card deck with holographic elements.
Are you ready to start your journey into learning the Tarot? This guide is perfect for beginners, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Tarot, from its history and symbolism to practical uses in everyday life. Plus, it’s packed with practical tips, answers to common questions, and advice to help anyone develop their intuition for reading the Tarot.
With Tarot Odyssey, you'll get a solid foundation in understanding the Tarot and learning about the deck's origins and basics. The book also emphasizes building those essential intuition skills for reading and interpreting the cards. It’s like having all the necessary information and tips in one place, making learning the Tarot much easier.
If you’ve ever wanted to dive into the world of Tarot, this is your go-to guide.
Each copy is signed by the author!
This RWS deck presents the beloved 1909 artwork of Pamela Colman Smith in a refreshing new palette of soft, subtle colors. The 78 card deck includes a 36 page booklet to guide your tarot readings. Perfect for beginners and for anyone who wants a more muted colored Rider Waite deck.
"The Norse Oracle Deck is both a guide and a tool. It is also an extension of you because in their highest form, the cards are conduits for forgotten wisdom to be remembered. Through this deck, the ancients speak again. This oracle is separated into three parts: Norse runes, deities, and sigils, which can be used alone or together, depending on how you are called to interact with them. You may draw a single card from each category for daily guidance, use one of the spreads provided in the guidebook, or create your own spreads. Craft your own language of legacy and remembrance as you summon the power, mystery, and wisdom within the Norse Oracle Deck.
Includes 62 gilt-edged oracle cards adorned with gold foil embellishments and an 80-page hardcover book with spot varnish and gold foil accents."
The Pulp Tarot gives the traditional tarot card deck a new twist — with a cast of characters captured from the glorious repository of pulp illustration. Ready to unleash the secret forces pulsing vibrantly within every living soul… and lay bare the squirming, throbbing life within? Colorful, intriguing and complex, The Pulp Tarot was created with only one goal in mind: to guide your questing soul from darkness to lightness — IF YOU DARE.
‘In Tarot for Change, Jessica Dore divulges years of hard-won secrets about how to work with tarot to better understand ourselves and live in alignment with what’s precious. Dore shows readers how to choose a deck, interpret images, and build a relationship with the cards, while also demonstrating how the mythic imagery of tarot supports modern therapeutic concepts like mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion. Her reflections on each of the seventy-eight cards are a vibrant tapestry that weaves together ideas from psychology, behavioral science, spirituality, and old stories, breathing new language into ancient wisdoms about what it means to be human.’
This is just as a much a book for those new to tarot or those who have been reading tarot their whole lives.
Richly painted, at times fantastical, fine art images of plants, animals, and people co-inhabit a dream-like world guiding tarot readers down a radiant path of awakening creativity and personal growth.
The creation of The Radiant Tarot deck was born from the author and artist’s years of working with archetypal images, the universal symbolic language. Sentient animal and plant kingdoms animate the artwork, honoring and acknowledging the interconnectedness of all life. The art is inspired by “Gaia mind,” where all creation’s forms—animal, vegetable, mineral—affect our precious planet in life-supporting ways.
The words of Rainer Maria Rilke “the animal world?beholds the Open” invite us to understand this renowned poet’s insistence that “one must know animals, must feel how the birds fly, and know the gestures with which small flowers open in the morning.” William Blake speaks of “animal forms of wisdom,” says that “Nature is Imagination itself.” It is the creative energy of these master artists drawn from the natural world that inspire The Radiant Tarot.
Lost Oracle is a resource for making peace with your place in the world. It is a source of protection, a guide for healing, a touchstone of reassurance and a compass for experiencing success of all kinds in life. It is an unwavering light shining on an uncertain future that can become less troubling and more enticing when viewed from an enlightened perspective.
Steeped in ancient wisdom, Lost Oracle will help you understand and manage the forces around you and within you today.
From morning to night, Lost Oracle will guide you to a place where you feel found.
The deck contains 36 Oracle cards.
A masterpiece of inspired imagery, this tarot deck is a powerful tool for working with the mysticism associated with the Day of the Dead and Santa Muerte.
This 400-page book presents—for the first time—a close look at 500 years of figurative card decks created or used for fortune telling, divinations, and oracle purposes, and explores, one card at the time, their iconographic roots at the crossroads of the medieval imaginarium, Western esoteric wisdom, folklore, and also contemporary art and pop culture. With hundreds of images drawn from more than 100 decks, rarely published and often forgotten in library archives, this book offers the first visual history of tarot.
These very special copies of Tarot and Divination Cards: A Visual Archive have been signed by the inspiring author herself, Laetitia Barbier.
Travel back in time with these beautiful Mid-15th Century Italian tarot cards, originally created to be enjoyed by the aristocracy. Marvel at the artistry as you pull each card to guide you.
✥Deck has the standard 78 tarot cards.
The creator of The Pulp Tarot returns with this kaleidoscopic plunge into the world of horror graphics guaranteed to send chills down your spine. Todd Alcott’s Horror Tarot is a full tarot deck of 78 cards with bespoke instruction booklet to guide you through the thrilling and terrifying world of the Major Arcana and all four gasp-inducing suits of the Minor Arcana. Divine your future with bone chilling images inspired by over 100 years of horror graphics, evoking movie posters, fan magazines, paperback books, classic comics, and pulp magazines. Your fate is in your hands.
In this Art Noveau inspired tarot deck the artist, Matt Hughes, has added 2 extra Major Arcana cards making this an 80 card deck. This gorgeous, elegant deck contains hand-drawn and colored images that are illuminated with gold foil stamping. Each deck includes a 48 page booklet.
A W.I.T.C.H. is a Woman in Total Control of Herself.
She's chosen her own path, no longer subjugated to the will of others.
She has claimed her inner knowing as her ultimate source of power. She won't let anyone else stand in the way of her dreams.
Celebrate your sovereignty and strength with this 44-card deck and guidebook filled with magical advice and five original poems penned by Angi Sullins. It’s time to own your power. Comes in a shimmering teal and gold box, with organza pouch and guidebook.
According to Japanese folklore, spirit-like entities called yokai inhabit the Earth. They live beneath the canopy of the forests, below the surface of the seas, or in the most secluded corners of our homes. They can be humanlike, beasts, or even objects; they can be mischievous or peaceful and protective. One thing is certain: through this beautiful tarot deck with art by Marga Biazzi, the yokai are here to guide your path with their cunning and wisdom.
Descend into The Void, a surreal victorian underworld where art and divination are joined through the art of tarot. The Void Tarot was created by Sarai Nissan.
The Void Tarot is a Max Ernst inspired and intricately collaged tool for divination, each of the 78 cards that comprise the deck is a work of art unto itself that delves into the shadowy parts of our existence.
Deck and Guidebook included.
Originally released by David Palladini in 1970, the Aquarian Tarot deck has become an iconic 78 card deck. The compelling art deco imagery in this now-classic tarot deck brought medieval tarot symbolism into the modern Aquarian age.
This deck has long been Natalie’s favorite!
Dive into this illuminating exploration of Tarot with this richly illustrated and deeply insightful work from renowned tarot scholar Rachel pollack.
Pollack leads readers on a transformative journey through the symbolic landscape of tarot. Blending mythology, folklore, Kabbalah, divination, quantum physics, and even time travel, she invites you to uncover hidden spiritual truths.
A beautiful fifty-six-card cartomancy deck exploring the mythology, folklore, and mythical stories of constellations and the zodiac. The companion 128-page guidebook provides starlore and tarot arcana interpretations.
The stars and constellations have long been regarded as gods, sacred ancestors, and powerful entities. This beautiful fifty-six-card deck is comprised of playing cards that have been revived and remastered from original illustrations by John Lenthall, published in 1717. The focus of the Starlore Arcana is the mythology and folklore of sixty-three constellations, including the zodiac.
Although many of the constellations have their genesis in lore and myth stretching as far back as Egyptian, Babylonian, and Phoenician origins, most of the interpretations in the companion book derive from Greek myth. By including associations with the minor arcana, author Nitasia Roland invites a playful exploration between the tarot, the fixed stars, the zodiac, and playing card cartomancy. The deck has been crafted to align with the fifty-six cards of the tarot minor arcana, with interpretations that follow the tradition of the Rider-Waite-Smith system of symbolism and archetypes.
A stand-alone deck accessible to beginners, the Starlore Arcana features:
Locations of the constellations
Myths and lore associated with each constellation
Cartomancy interpretations
Tarot (minor) interpretations
Guidance on how to use the cards in divination
May the magic of the Starlore Arcana provide stellar insight and transformation and bring poignant connection, with the guidance of spirit, the wisdom of the stars, the ancients, and the seen and unseen worlds.
The Anima Mundi deck is a complete 78-card deck with accompanying guidebook. It's based on the Rider-Waite tradition and inspired by a deep fascination for the natural world.
“Anima Mundi” is a Latin term which translates to “the world's soul.” Originally coined by Plato, it is the belief that all living things on this planet are connected as a single spiritual entity. Loosely inspired by medieval iconography and Renaissance art, this deck is a tribute to the incredible biodiversity of this planet.
The cards were created in 2017, individually hand-painted with acrylic paints.
Mary K. Greer's Tarot for Your Self, a groundbreaking classic, is dedicated to encouraging self-guided tarot readings that promote personal growth through a combination of instructional techniques. The workbook utilizes meditations, rituals, spreads, mandalas, visualizations, dialogues, charts, affirmations, and other activities to help you establish a deep connection with the cards. Drawing from the best traditional knowledge and methods, this powerful process will elevate all of your readings into truly transformative experiences.
Tarot for Your Self covers interpretations for the major and minor arcana, reversed card meanings for all 78 cards, and enlightening information on your shadow/teacher cards.
The Drowning Tarot Deck & Guidebook were created by the Truppe Fledermaus in their gardens in Ghent, New York and Morlaix, Bretagne. The deck features 6 bonus images for a total of 84 cards… and Includes our favorite cartomancer Laetitia Barbier!
The best way to experience the Drowning World Tarot is to use the deck in conjunction with the accompanying guidebook, but both items are sold separately or as a bundle.
The Tarot Deck is an Augury Deck in the Style of the Marseille Tarot by the Truppe Fledermaus.
The Guidebook is a tour through the Drowning World with your guide, Madam Lulu.
Tarot has never looked more sophisticated and contemporary! Acclaimed illustrator Lisa Sterle marries the symbolism of the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith deck with youthful, stylish characters and items from our modern lives. With its diversity and all-female celebration of womanhood, this vibrant, fashion-forward, and colorful deck brings fun and fresh air to the tarot!
Receive guidance from your true self and manifest your most epic future using the wisdom of the animal kingdom. Each card in this colorful deck and detailed guidebook connects the reader more deeply to their inherent power to manifest their dreams and fulfill their destinies.
The unique, hand-drawn art in this deck is infused with sage animal messages and the author’s deep passion for focusing readings on life-purpose and manifestation. Seek connection to your core sense of self and find ways to bring your dreams into the world with the tools in this deck.
Born out of the author’s personal journey to overcome her trauma, this deck is a companion and guide for others who long to step into their purpose and claim their POWER. Each animal you encounter offers guidance for you to overcome current challenges and become your greatest self.
Unlike the tarot, dictating your future, the animals of Animal Apothecary are sharing guidance for you to create the future that feels most fulfilling for you. Each card connects you to aspects of yourself such as your future self who has fully stepped into their purpose. The reader connects to these parts of themselves to receive wisdom from the cards.
The Rosebud tarot is a 78-card tarot deck based on the structure and images found in the classic Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
The collage-style images were created by Amanda Lee Stillwell and the guidebook was written by astrologer and poet Diana Rose harper.
The Rosebud Tarot offers a dreamscape of pathways into the practice of tarot and makes way for an inclusive experience for all through intentional renaming and reconceptualizing traditional tarot.
From how to take care of your tarot cards to how to unlock your intuition when reading, this enthralling guide will appeal to anyone wanting to learn to read the cards or improve their readings. With plenty of information on the history of the tarot, the different types of card deck available, traditional and modern spreads to use, and methods of interpretation, this is an empowering look at the world of tarot, dispelling myths and developing the reader's skill in reading tarot. This will become an essential reference tool for anyone interested in tarot.
Includes:
• A section on selecting and taking care of tarot cards
• Practices to improve readings
• Different spreads to use for different queries
With striking gold-embossing, gilded page edges and beautifully designed endpapers, this informative book provides a wonderful introduction to tarot and makes a perfect gift.
This tarot bag features elements of the classic early 20th-century Rider Waite Tarot Deck. This bag can hold your tools for taking on the unforeseen. Perfect to carry your decks, crystals, art supplies, or makeup in.
This bag measures 5x8.5”