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Nine per cent of the Swiss population practises alternative spirituality, according to a national study on religion. swissinfo.ch sits in on a Bern workshop about reading tarot cards.

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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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