This still seems vague. I read Tarot and am getting ready to launch a second/additional business doing this. An enormous variety of people of different spiritual, religious, and philosophical backgrounds use things like Tarot and Oracle cards, pendulums, divining rods. Pendulums, for example, are held and allowed to either be still or swing back and forth or in a circular motion---the pendulum is physically able to do this: swing back and forth/around/stay still. Reiki, or types of energy work (to put it in a very tiny nutshell) is claimed to be tangible by things such as Kirlian photography which takes pictures/videos of auras (the field of energy with which Reiki focuses/influences/works with). One person might sell Tarot readings and claim to be able "make" certain things happen for the client (and I make no judgement as to whether or not that is valid, because that is not my expertise or experience). I use Tarot, while I acknowledge there may be a spiritual or otherwise inexplicable component to it (such as why cards drawn at random feel like they "hit home" or significantly resonate with the querent's situation), other than how psychologically certain images (colors, shapes, symbols, events/relationships/emotions portrayed in card images) might inspire the client and resonate with them in a cognitive, intellectual, or psychological way (such as a memory, a belief, or something else familiar to them).
I am currently a Square user for my massage therapy business, and so far have had no complaints about the service.
However, I am now concerned, especially after reading online articles about how online/mobile card processors such as Square and Stripe (as well as other online selling platforms like eBay) hold policies (discriminate) against "occult" practices or products (including lumping anything that isn't mainstream into the category of "occult") and on a larger scale, lumps these things in with hate crimes, sales of fire arms, and drugs, is extremely demeaning.
I am undecided as to whether I will attempt to expand my 2nd business with Square processing, becaus I do not want to assume that I am fine or will "slide under the radar", and then find out later after my business has launched and I've already begun to accept payments and build clientele, that I'd the rug pulled out from beneath me, have to put my business on hold, and figure out another way to integrate payment and start being able to earn an income again after such an inconvenient (and in some cases, detrimental) disruption.
If it is determined that I risk having my payments deferred by Square because of my Tarot services, not only will I find an alternative mobile/online payment processor for my Tarot business, but I will also terminate my relationship with Square with my primary (massage therapy) business. I will not only stop there, but I would then encourage the vast community of holistic practitioners (millions of massage therapists who also participate in such services both as clients and practitioners in addition to massage therapy) who typically use Square because of its easy integration in small and mobile businesses-----and hopefully Square would get the message that it's wrong to discriminate against the people who support them, and who not only don't cause harm to the global community, but CONTRIBUTE to it by way of being of service to its citizens.
I, and the many thousands and millions of other practitioners/professionals whose services are typically lumped together in an inefficient, inaccurate, non-compassionate, ignorant, undereducated, and sloppy, haphazard, careless way, would appreciate having a clear answer as to whether or not we can be certain and that we can securely continue doing business with Square. If not, we'll mass-exodus to a reliable, quality provider who welcomes us.
On that note, maybe I'll draw a few cards about this and meditate on the subject....see if I feel guided/inspired to grow my business here or elsewhere.
