Process
How a reading is actually made
The whole thing takes about four days of elapsed time from brief to follow-up, and roughly ninety minutes of Mira's attention. Here is every stage, including the parts most services leave vague.
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Written down on purpose
A live reading evaporates. You remember the two lines that stung and forget the reasoning around them, and by the following week the shape of it has drifted. This practice writes everything instead: it's slower, it's quieter, and you can go back to it when the situation has actually moved.
Writing also forces the reading to be specific. It's easy to say something impressive out loud that collapses on the page. If a sentence can't survive being read twice, it gets cut.
The stages, in order
1. The brief — 10 to 15 minutes of your time
After checkout you land on a short form: three fields. What's happening (five or six lines), what you've already tried (even if the answer is "nothing"), and what would count as a real answer. There's also an optional field for names or dates you want kept straight.
You can save it as a draft and come back. Once sent, the clock starts. If the brief is too broad — "tell me about my career" — Mira sends one narrow question back before drawing, which usually costs a few hours.
What makes a good brief: a named person or decision, a time frame, and one sentence about what you're afraid of. That last part is often the actual question.
2. The spread — the same evening
Readings are done at a desk, on a worn Rider–Waite deck, with the brief printed out beside it. Three cards, always in the same positions: what the situation is, what is holding it in place, where the pull points.
The spread is photographed as laid — full spread, then each card close up. Photos are for you; some people find it easier to follow the writing with the images in front of them. Cards are read in relation to each other, so a card that would be cheerful alone can read as a warning inside the spread, and the writing says why.
Reversals are used. The deck is shuffled by hand for each brief.
3. The writing — 45 to 90 minutes, delivered within 24 hours
The reading is written longhand first, then typed. Plain English, no medieval vocabulary, no "the energies suggest". Where a card is ambiguous, the ambiguity is named instead of smoothed over. The last section always includes two or three concrete things worth trying this week.
Length: 600–800 words for the Situation and Crossroads spreads, up to 1,100 for the Month ahead. Every report closes with a short "what this is not" line so the limits stay attached to the reading.
Delivery is by e-mail from hello@alfaprotek.com. Add it to your contacts the first time so it doesn't land in promotions.
4. One follow-up question — within seven days
If a thread is loose, reply to the delivery e-mail with one question. One, in writing, on the same spread. The answer comes back within two business days and is attached to the reading in your archive so the pair stays together.
Not a second reading. If you want a fresh spread on a new situation, that's an extra reading at $12.00 CAD, or your next monthly one.
5. The archive — permanent while subscribed
Everything you've received sits in your account: reading text, card photos, follow-ups, monthly spreads. Searchable by month and by reading type. Cancel and it stays readable until the paid period ends; resubscribe and it comes back intact.
Timings, stated plainly
Vague timing is where most reading services quietly fail. These are the numbers actually held to:
| Stage | Target | Outer limit |
|---|---|---|
| Brief review / narrowing question | Same day | 12 hours |
| Spread and written report | 12–18 hours | 24 hours |
| Follow-up question | Within 1 business day | 2 business days |
| Monthly spread | 1st–3rd of the month | 5th of the month |
Weekend briefs are written Sunday evening. Statutory holidays in Ontario shift everything by one day. If a reading will be late, you're told before the limit, not after.
File formats
Every reading is delivered in two formats so it's usable on a phone and archivable on a laptop:
- PDF — typeset, with the card photographs set beside the relevant passages.
- Plain text — for the people who copy passages into notes or paste them into a journal.
Both are attached to a single e-mail with the spread in the subject line. Nothing is hosted behind a link that expires.
What Mira needs from you
- A specific situation, not a life overview.
- One question you actually want answered, even if it's uncomfortable.
- Honesty about what you've tried — it changes which cards land where.
That's it. No birth time, no photo, no star sign required.
For entertainment purposes; not a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
Ready when the situation is
$0.50 CAD for your first seven days, then $29.00 CAD a month. The brief form opens straight after checkout.
Taxes (HST/GST) added at checkout. Cancel anytime. For entertainment purposes; not a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.