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Business owner asks commission to repeal 1939 fortune-telling ban she says blocks her tarot practice
Summary
A local spiritual coach and tarot reader asked the commission to repeal city code 13002, a 1939 ordinance that prohibits fortune telling; city staff said they will review the ordinance and expected to bring the matter back to the commission next week.
Rachel Crawford told the Ashland Board of City Commissioners on Aug. 28 that city code 13002, enacted in 1939, prohibits fortune telling and prevents her from operating in-person tarot and spiritual coaching services in Ashland.
Crawford, who identified herself as a professional spiritual coach and tarot reader, told commissioners she does not “predict the future” but uses tarot and reiki as tools to help clients find insight and guidance. “This ordinance is a direct…
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