Lead tarot & astrology writer at Raka. Grounded voice, deep tradition, no fortune-telling.
Maya Verghese is the lead tarot and astrology writer at Raka. She has spent more than a decade working with Western tropical astrology, the Rider-Waite tarot tradition, and depth psychology, and writes for adult readers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Her approach is honest, mildly skeptical, and rooted in a simple premise: a tarot card or a natal chart is a mirror for self-reflection, not a prediction of what the universe will do to you. She writes for readers who want the symbols taken seriously without being sold a fantasy.
Before writing full-time, Maya worked in publishing and edited essay collections on comparative religion and Jungian thought. She reads charts and pulls cards for a private client list and has contributed to independent zines and the Raka blog since 2026.
"Tarot and astrology are technologies of attention. They work not by predicting the future but by focusing your reflection on what you already sense but haven't named. A good reading is a good conversation with yourself, catalyzed by an image or a chart. That's the whole trick."
Maya is explicit that tarot and astrology are not substitutes for professional therapy, medical care, financial advice, or legal counsel. Her writing is positioned as self-reflection and cultural education only.
Browse the full Raka blog for every article Maya has written — 45+ in-depth guides averaging 7,000-11,000 words each, covering angel numbers, astrology, tarot, and daily horoscopes.
Every article on the Raka blog is written or edited by Maya — 45+ in-depth guides on tarot, astrology, and numerology.