Louise Cooper

“I am nominating Louise Cooper, my beloved witchy woo boo, for Oracle Reader because watching her grow into her magic has been one of the great joys of my spiritual life. Louise began learning with me, and then, as the best students do, she absolutely soared. She took the foundations, found her own language, trusted her own knowing, and became a reader with a style that is completely hers: intuitive, honest, symbolic, practical, and a little bit deliciously witchy. Through The Conjurer’s Cup, Louise offers oracle readings that are warm, clear and grounded. She has a beautiful gift for helping people feel seen without making it fluffy, frightening or overblown. She reads with heart, humour and integrity, and she knows how to bring a message through in a way people can actually use. She has also created her own charm casting kit, based loosely on Lenormand-style symbolism, which she uses in readings and now offers for sale. It is clever, creative, beautiful and very Lou. She has taken an old divination idea and made it accessible, tactile and deeply personal. But Louise is more than a reader. She is a community builder. She co-holds space with me at our Full Moon Drumming circles, helping create a place where people can gather, release, connect and remember themselves under the moon. She has also been my faithful assistant through every workshop I have offered — setting up, holding space, supporting participants, wrangling the practical magic, and quietly making sure everything flows. Every teacher hopes their students will find their own wings. Louise did that, then built herself a broomstick and flew. I am nominating her because she is ethical, intuitive, creative, community-hearted and bloody good at what she does. She honours the mystery, keeps it real, and brings people back to their own inner knowing which is exactly what a brilliant oracle reader should do.”

— Cath Leask (friend)