Bangalore-based actress, model, tarot reader, healer, life coach and spiritual seeker
Akshatha Shastry walks a path where healing, tarot, manifestation and spiritual seeking meet. She introduces herself as an actress, model, tarot reader, healer and life coach, but those titles only scratch the surface of what she does. At the heart of her work is a simple belief: she is here to help people heal and to discover the purpose of their souls.
"I am here to heal people. That is what my soul has chosen. I believe in working with the divine process, helping souls find their soul mission and supporting them as they work towards it."
For Akshatha, this is not just a profession. It is a calling.
A Path Shaped by Life
Her spiritual journey did not begin with a single teaching or a carefully planned destination. It grew out of her own experiences. She spent a long stretch of time away from her family, and she lost her father at a very young age. Separation and loss raise questions that rarely have easy answers, and they can push a person to look beyond the surface of everyday life.
For Akshatha, these experiences became a kind of spiritual initiation. They drew her towards healing, tarot, manifestation and the bigger questions of life, purpose and the soul. She does not treat spirituality as something separate from daily living. To her, it is an ongoing process of learning and of understanding what lies beneath the surface.
Devotion to Maa Kali
A large part of Akshatha's spiritual identity is her devotion to Maa Kali. It is more than a religious practice; it shapes how she understands her own path, and it influences the way she treats the people who come to her for guidance.
When she works with someone seeking healing, she says she becomes like a mother to them. A mother does not begin by judging her child's mistakes or demanding explanations. She listens, cares and tries to understand, even when the words are hard to find. This is the space Akshatha wants to offer: one where people can speak freely, without fear of being judged.
Listening Without Judgement
People do not always say openly what they are going through. Sometimes they struggle to make sense of their own emotions, and sometimes they carry experiences they are not ready to share with anyone. Akshatha believes a person does not have to explain everything for their feelings to be acknowledged.
So she listens beyond the words, paying attention to the emotions underneath. The aim is for people to feel comfortable enough to be themselves, without defending their choices or hiding their vulnerabilities. Healing, she feels, does not always start with an answer or a piece of advice. Often it starts with being allowed to speak and feeling that your experience matters.
The Energy She Brings
What sets Akshatha apart is not only what she does but the energy she brings to it. People who speak with her describe warmth, enthusiasm and close attention. She does not listen passively. She responds to the details of what you share, with real interest, and even the smallest parts of your story seem to matter to her.
The result is a conversation that feels personal rather than formal. For someone who has come looking for guidance or healing, that kind of attention can make difficult conversations easier and help them feel less alone.
Healing, Tarot and Manifestation
Akshatha believes every person has a soul mission, and that part of her role is to help them find it and work towards it. In her understanding, healing is not only about moving through pain. It is also about discovering who you are, recognising the patterns in your life and becoming more conscious of the direction you want to take.
Tarot and manifestation support this work. Tarot gives people a way to reflect on their circumstances, emotions and possible directions. Manifestation focuses on the intentions people hold and the life they hope to build, tying back to the idea of living by one's soul purpose. She does not see these as separate practices, but as connected parts of one larger interest in personal and spiritual discovery.
Karma, Mukti and Moksha
Her Instagram bio reads like a short roadmap: learn "Karma", turn into "Mukti", move with "Moksha". In Indian spiritual thought, karma is the web of action and consequence we live inside, while mukti and moksha point towards freedom from it. Read that way, a tarot reading or a healing session is not the destination. It is a way of seeing the patterns we carry, so a person can start moving out of them.
It is also an unusual mix. She works as an actress and model, a life spent in front of the camera, and she pairs it with work that is about sitting quietly with someone and listening.
Her work also has a hands-on side. She founded Candles and Crystals (@candlesandcrystals555), a handmade candle store whose logo carries the line "for manifestation". Alongside hand-poured scented candles, the page offers 1:1 tarot readings, spells and rituals, and healings, with orders and bookings started by DM. It is where the symbols of her practice, candles, crystals and ritual, become something people can hold and use.
A Seeker Still
Despite her work as a healer, tarot reader and manifestation coach, Akshatha still calls herself a spiritual seeker, and that may be the most telling title of all. A seeker keeps questioning, exploring and learning. The journey does not end once an answer is found; it continues through experience and introspection.
For those drawn to Maa Kali Sadhana, a path of devotion, discipline and self-discovery, Akshatha may also be someone worth meeting, as a person who places Maa Kali at the centre of her life.
In Closing
Akshatha's story has been shaped by loss, separation, devotion and a continuing search for meaning. She believes the soul has a purpose, that life's experiences can lead us towards it, and that people sometimes simply need a place where they feel heard, understood and supported while they find their own direction. For her, healing is more than work. It is the purpose she believes her soul has chosen.
Looking for healing, tarot reading or manifestation guidance? Please contact Akshatha Shastry on Instagram: @akshatha_sreedharofficial, or DM @candlesandcrystals555 for bookings and orders.
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