To get a personalized video from a tarot reader, open the Brillay link in their Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube bio, choose the Personalized Videos offer, describe the occasion or card-pull theme, and pay upfront. Each creator sets their own price, and the recorded video is entertainment content, not a guaranteed prediction. Personalized Videos let a follower pay upfront for one personalized video for themselves or someone they care about: you set the price and the delivery time, then record it on your schedule.
No monthly fee, you only pay a small platform fee when you get paid. 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% platform fee on tips and goals. Card processing is separate. pricing
A lot of tarot and astrology creators get some version of the same DM: "Can you do a video pulling a card for my birthday?" Answering those for free, one at a time, isn't sustainable for a creator with a real following — the same bottleneck that pushes a comedian to sell a personalized roast video instead of writing one for free in the DMs. A DM thread has no checkout attached to it. Bloomberg reported on August 18, 2026 that TikTok was still only exploring a feature to let users send money over direct messages (Bloomberg). On Brillay, the request and payment happen on the creator's page rather than inside a social DM (how it works). A link in your TikTok bio that works from your first follower: no threshold to clear, and the follower pays you directly for a question, a commission, a video, a tip or a goal.
Pew Research Center's report of May 21, 2025 found that 30% of U.S. adults say they consult astrology (or a horoscope), tarot cards or a fortune teller at least once a year (Pew Research Center). A 30% annual-consultation rate describes a mainstream U.S. audience for tarot content, not a niche one.
What kind of video can a tarot reader actually send?
A tarot reader can send a short pre-recorded video message built around details the follower supplies — an occasion, a recipient's name, or a themed card pull. On Brillay, the creator sets the price and delivery time, records the custom video on their own schedule, and delivers it privately through Personalized Videos. There is no live call. The same recorded-video format is how other character-driven creators sell personalized content, such as a dungeon master recording a one-shot narration for a tabletop group.
Brillay's Personalized Videos documentation covers how that pricing and delivery window get set; for a tarot reading specifically, the window tops out at 5 days.
Brillay states the asynchronous rule directly on its own how-it-works page:
"No. Brillay is asynchronous — you answer questions by text and deliver Personalized Videos or services as recordings or files on your own time, within the delivery time you set. There are no live video calls or appointments to schedule." — Brillay, "Are Brillay interactions live calls?"
Is it a real tarot reading or an entertainment video?
A personalized tarot video from a Brillay creator is entertainment content, not a prediction you can rely on. Each creator chooses their own framing, from light-hearted card-pull content to more serious readings, but no creator can promise a specific future outcome, much like a personalized video from a drag queen is sold as a performance rather than as advice. Survey data indicates most Americans who consult tarot already treat it as fun rather than guidance.
Pew Research Center reported on May 21, 2025 that 20% of all U.S. adults engage in astrology, tarot, or fortune-telling mostly "just for fun," while 10% of all U.S. adults do so mostly because they believe the practices give them helpful insights (Pew Research Center). Both of those Pew figures are shares of the full U.S. adult population, not shares of the 30% who consult these practices annually.
Reliance is rarer still: Pew Research Center's May 21, 2025 report found that 1% of U.S. adults say they rely "a lot" on what they learn from astrology, tarot cards, or fortune tellers when making major life decisions (Pew Research Center).
Belief itself is a minority position that skews young and female. Pew Research Center's May 21, 2025 report found that 27% of U.S. adults say they believe in astrology, rising to 43% among women ages 18 to 49 (Pew Research Center).
"3 in 10 U.S. adults say they consult astrology (or a horoscope), tarot cards or a fortune teller at least once a year." — Pew Research Center, May 21, 2025 (source)
How do you ask a tarot reader for a personalized video?
Use the Brillay link in the creator’s Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube bio; you can pay the listed price by card as a guest. Open that link, select the Personalized Video offer, fill in the request form with the recipient, occasion, and any names or details you want mentioned, then pay the listed price upfront at checkout. One bio link that carries every offer: followers pay you as guests by card, at prices you set, whatever format the request takes.
Brillay tells creators to "put your Brillay link in your TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube bio", which is how followers arrive at a checkout in the first place.
The general flow:
- Open the Brillay link in the creator's bio.
- Select their Personalized Video offer.
- Fill in the request form: who the video is for, the occasion or theme, and any names or details you want mentioned.
- Pay the listed price upfront at checkout.
- Wait for the creator's stated delivery time, then receive the video privately.
Keep the request specific but short. "A birthday message for my friend Mia, who loves your Celtic Cross pulls" gives the creator something concrete to work with; a vague "say something inspiring" leaves more room for a generic result.
Can you ask a quick question instead of ordering a full video?
Yes. Paid Questions let a follower pay upfront to ask one private question, and you send one written reply on your own time — no live call or scheduling. Order through Personalized Videos only when you specifically want a recorded video file — a follower who wants audio instead, rather than a card-pull video, is closer to the audience for a personalized song from a musician.
Brillay sends Paid Questions replies privately in writing. Paid Questions suit a narrow ask, such as "What's your read on the Three of Swords in a career spread?" For Paid Questions, the creator sets the price and reply time.
| If you want | Best-fit offer | What you get | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A produced video for a birthday, occasion, or themed pull | Personalized Video | A recorded video delivered privately | Creator-set delivery time, capped at up to 5 days |
| A short answer to one specific question | Paid Question | A private written reply | Text-based; no video file is produced |
| Ongoing support without a specific ask | Tips | A one-time payment, no reply required | No delivery or response is owed |
| A recurring or defined project (e.g. a themed deck, a series) | Goals | Cash contribution toward the creator's stated goal | Not shipped merchandise or tiered rewards |
How much does a personalized video from a tarot reader cost?
Each tarot creator sets their own rate for Personalized Videos. What is fixed is the platform side — Brillay takes an 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work and 5% on tips and goals, and card processing is separate.
Illustrative example (not a quote or a guarantee): on a Personalized Video listed at $40, the follower is charged $40, because Brillay states that "the follower pays only the displayed price". Card processing is separate. Stripe's published U.S. rate for online domestic card payments is 2.9% + $0.30 per successful transaction, which works out to $1.46 on a $40 charge (Stripe pricing). A $40 Personalized Video would therefore net the creator roughly $35.34 while the follower's cost stays $40.
That $1.46 processing estimate applies to a U.S. domestic card charge only; international cards and non-card payment methods carry different Stripe rates.
What if the video isn't what you asked for?
If what arrives doesn't match your request, the order page carries a "Need help with this order?" link straight to the creator — for a correction, a refund, or anything else — under the support and refund policies they posted before you paid.
Before ordering, check whether the creator's page or bio names topics they avoid — for example, no readings about a third party's private medical situation. A request built around a clear, self-contained occasion is less likely to hit a boundary than an open-ended request for predictions about someone else's life.
Is it safe to pay a tarot reader for a personalized video?
Paying through a creator's Brillay checkout routes money through Stripe rather than an informal DM transfer, and the follower is paying a creator they already chose to follow. Ordinary consumer caution still applies: a tarot, astrology, or fortune-telling video is entertainment from an independent creator, not a licensed financial, medical, or legal service.
Scam losses give that caution a scale. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported on June 15, 2026 that people reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025 (FTC press release). The same FTC release put total reported fraud losses at about $16 billion in 2025, the highest on record (FTC press release). The FTC publishes a consumer-facing checklist for spotting those scams at its "How To Avoid a Scam" page, which is worth reading before paying any stranger online.
For market context, IBISWorld estimates U.S. Psychic Services industry revenue at $2.3 billion for 2026 (IBISWorld). IBISWorld also counts 103,340 U.S. psychic-services businesses as of 2025 (IBISWorld). Those two IBISWorld estimates describe a fragmented market of small independent practitioners rather than a few large operators.
Where do tarot readers post their personalized video link?
Tarot and astrology creators post their Brillay link in an Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube bio, and sometimes pin it in a video description or a comment. Brillay's own setup instructions make the bio the intended entry point, so a follower who wants a personalized video normally starts from the creator's social profile rather than a marketplace listing.
Brillay's setup instructions tell creators to "add your link to your bio" as step three. Those three bio platforms cover a wide U.S. audience: Pew Research Center reported on November 20, 2025 that 50% of U.S. adults use Instagram and 33% use TikTok (Pew Research Center).
If a creator you follow does not currently offer personalized videos, that gap is a creator-side decision about which offers they enabled, not a platform restriction.
Related reading on the creator side: how tarot readers make money online covers how creators price and structure these same offers.
Frequently asked questions
These questions cover what to know before ordering: whether you must already follow the creator, whether the video is pre-recorded, whether it can be a gift, what happens if the creator declines, and what fees apply.
Do I need to already follow the tarot reader to request a video?
No, but you do need their Brillay link, which creators are instructed to place in their own social bio. In practice that means followers arrive from a creator's Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube profile rather than from a category listing.
Is a personalized video the same as a live tarot reading?
No. Personalized Videos are pre-recorded videos creators film and deliver privately, and Brillay states there are "no live video calls or appointments to schedule".
Can I ask for a video about someone else, like a gift for a friend?
Yes. The request form takes a recipient name and an occasion, the same way a birthday or celebratory shoutout works for any other creator. The creator can still decline a request outside what they cover.
What happens if the creator can't fulfill my request?
A creator can decline a request that falls outside what they cover, and being specific but reasonable in the request lowers the odds of a decline.
Does Brillay charge extra for a personalized video versus other offers?
No. An 8% platform fee applies to Personalized Videos, as it does to all paid work (tips and goals carry 5%), with no offer-specific surcharge; card processing is separate. Stripe's published U.S. online domestic card rate of 2.9% + $0.30 per successful transaction is deducted from creator earnings, not added to the follower's total (Stripe pricing).
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