The Casper City Council will gather today to see what's in the cards for a law that bans fortunetelling in city limits.

Nella Forest, owner of the metaphysically inclined Pan's Grove store, attended a recent council meeting to express concern about Rule 9.36.010, a consumer protection law in the municipal codebook that penalizes anyone who profits from propheting. It keeps her from charging for tarot card readings, a key aspect of Wiccan religion, she said.

"These are willing parties coming to get tarot readings," she said.

The City Council will discuss whether the law should come off the books or not at a 4:30 p.m. work session, which will be held at Casper City Hall.

Here's the law in its entirety:

9.36.010 Fortunetelling prohibited-Penalty.

No person within the city shall, for hire, gain, pecuniary benefit or advantage or for anything of value paid or contributed, as a medium, phrenologist, palmist, clairvoyant, card-reader, life reader, seer, prophet or in any other manner or capacity or under any other name or designation or by any other means or method, tell, read, reveal or attempt to tell, read, reveal or pretend to tell, read, reveal the past, present or future of the life of another person or the fortune of another person or the character of any other person. (Prior code § 26-15)