I have to put this to bed, here and now.
Why do people want their cards read? There are many different reasons why people seek out the "Fortune Teller". There are those who are inquisitive, others require answers to certain problems or issues in their life and some who just want to see what might happen. Of course if you are seeking advice about anything in life, then you try to get it from a professional who will ultimately supply you with everything that is required to assist in solving the problem or issues you may have. In these days of our Materialistically valued society, everything seems to come with a price. In all walks of life in our modern, internet connected, fast paced, need it yesterday, world, we have the professional, the not so professional, the useless and the scammer (charlatan, in some cases) who offer their services, daily.
When all is said and done, we are given many choices and it's up to us to make the right one. Fact.
Next, if anyone wishes to find out what will happen to them in the future? My suggestion and advice is to answer them with, "wait and see". As a Tarot reader, I would first ask them, how they would like me to answer the question, with a reading or just plain advice. If they choose a reading by me the Tarot reader I would explain in detail that I can't predict the future. Fact. I can, though, read my cards, use my intuition, insight, many years of experience and several other factors to provide certain solutions and any possible outcomes to the question and therefore offer them to the person, who now, armed with this information, can now choose what to do with it. Fact again.
It's like anything in life, the choice is always ours. Human nature is the biggest factor in everything we do and it also brings with it all the positives and negatives. Let's go back to the question, "Why do people want their cards read"?
Because people are unsure of how to deal with what life puts in front of them they sometimes make mistakes from bad or negative choices and tend to get no backup or support. For hundreds of years people have used the powers of Divination such as, the oracles, shamans, medicine men and more to help and give people guidance. Cartomancy, which uses ordinary playing cards have long been used to tell fortunes with and today the Tarot has evolved into everyday modern society. Mothers, daughters, husbands, brothers everybody has had their cards read at one time or another. Some readings have been good, and others no so. This brings it back to another question, " is divination reliable enough to be used by everyone"? I would say yes, but only if certain factors are met:-
Is the Reader experienced enough?
Does the reader have good intuition?
Can the Reader show competence?
Does the Reader believe in what the cards show?
Can the Reader give a clear, honest, truthful and factual answer to the question?
Does the Reader have faith in what they can do?
If all the above factors/questions are all yes then the reading can be carried out.
Saturday 22 February 2020
TAROT READING v TAROT TELLING
TAROT READING Is when a Tarot reader goes through the whole process of giving a full, honest, truthful and measured account, will share as much information that can be gained from the reading with a client. Most of all, explain that the information that has just been given to them, is theirs to do with in whatever way they choose.
TAROT TELLING Is when a Tarot reader is confronted with a client who, is not willing to share anything, will not discuss anything, will stay silent throughout the whole reading, will shake their head and just repeat no, not right, that's impossible, can't happen, will never happen, I don't believe that. Other clients will sometimes ask impossible or unreasonable questions expecting a valid answer, some clients have many, many readings stating that their previous reader said such a thing and want clarification. (Not going to happen, thank you)..... and so it goes on.
As a Tarot reader, one has to be prepared for any client no matter what they ask and what they expect. Openness and honesty is a prerequisite for any reader. If you start to fake, fumble and falsify, "you will fail", yes fail both the client and yourself. I have said many times that anyone can be a reader but the professional reader is not anyone. Which brings me to the ugly side of the profession, the fakers, scammers and charlatans, these are the people who, for whatever reason, are prepared to make a quick buck from any vulnerable client they come across and in so doing cause heartache, loss and distress to many. They deliberately cause so much upheaval amongst the Tarot community as a whole. While there are those who are prepared to corrupt and debase Tarot, there are those, who will provide a more reputable service for those who truly believe that the faithful Tarot reader is still out there and will produce the quality expected by many.
The best one of all is the client who, for whatever reason gets one of the most detailed, informative and most accurate readings that the reader has given in their lives and just walks away, without a please or thank you. Then some time in the future another reader gets the same client but this time the client opens up and says...
Oh, by the way. I had a reading the other day from your colleague and everything they told me was so accurate, I was amazed! WHAT!!!!! That is so disheartening for any reader to hear, especially when they knew how good that first reading had been. But, we carry on, day after day, reading after reading and doing our very best to provide a service that we hope will bring hope, happiness and a positive outcome for all our clients.
TAROT TELLING Is when a Tarot reader is confronted with a client who, is not willing to share anything, will not discuss anything, will stay silent throughout the whole reading, will shake their head and just repeat no, not right, that's impossible, can't happen, will never happen, I don't believe that. Other clients will sometimes ask impossible or unreasonable questions expecting a valid answer, some clients have many, many readings stating that their previous reader said such a thing and want clarification. (Not going to happen, thank you)..... and so it goes on.
As a Tarot reader, one has to be prepared for any client no matter what they ask and what they expect. Openness and honesty is a prerequisite for any reader. If you start to fake, fumble and falsify, "you will fail", yes fail both the client and yourself. I have said many times that anyone can be a reader but the professional reader is not anyone. Which brings me to the ugly side of the profession, the fakers, scammers and charlatans, these are the people who, for whatever reason, are prepared to make a quick buck from any vulnerable client they come across and in so doing cause heartache, loss and distress to many. They deliberately cause so much upheaval amongst the Tarot community as a whole. While there are those who are prepared to corrupt and debase Tarot, there are those, who will provide a more reputable service for those who truly believe that the faithful Tarot reader is still out there and will produce the quality expected by many.
The best one of all is the client who, for whatever reason gets one of the most detailed, informative and most accurate readings that the reader has given in their lives and just walks away, without a please or thank you. Then some time in the future another reader gets the same client but this time the client opens up and says...
Oh, by the way. I had a reading the other day from your colleague and everything they told me was so accurate, I was amazed! WHAT!!!!! That is so disheartening for any reader to hear, especially when they knew how good that first reading had been. But, we carry on, day after day, reading after reading and doing our very best to provide a service that we hope will bring hope, happiness and a positive outcome for all our clients.
The meaning of life and understanding it.
To understand the meaning of life, read "The Fool's Journey" it gives a sense of what each of us have to go through on our journey through life. The experiences, the people and things that we encounter that shape who we are, our character and personality that we adopt and eventually, who we become but that is not the end, we still need to carry on learning, understanding even making more mistakes. We all make mistakes and hopefully learn by them and the same is with our achievements too. Every day that we spend on this planet is precious and taking it for granted is just a waste. To understand the real meaning of life I look through other peoples eyes to see and try to feel what they are going through, that's why I read Tarot, to understand what the other person is going through at that moment in time. While researching the history of Tarot I have probably read hundreds of books and documents about the subject and more but someone once said or wrote, that reading and understanding the story of the Fool on his journey through life was quite real and then he said, "I have reached a point in my life and feel there is more to do, so I read the Fool's Journey again but this time I started at the end read back to the beginning and suddenly I began to truly understand the meaning of life and what I should do next."
I have also tried this and found that had I not made certain mistakes and choices in my life I may have become someone else entirely and would probably not be writing this article today. I now pass on my experience and knowledge to others through my readings and consulting and found that to give is far more fulfilling to me than to take. A lesson I should have learned many years ago.
I DON'T JUST READ TAROT CARDS!
When I give a reading on a one-to-one basis, I don't just lay a pile of cards on the table and read out the meanings of each card in turn. So let me explain a few things about how I go about doing a Tarot reading.
Firstly, my life has not been a bed of roses, I have been to the highest highs and down to the deepest depths. I have seen some of the most inhumane things done to people and at the other end of the spectrum some of the most amazing stuff that humans can do. I spent 16 years in the armed forces and saw some pretty horrific things and when I left and started employment in civilian life I was able to very quickly understand what people wanted and needed because of what I had experienced in the past. Although most of my civilian career was in communications and management I knew exactly, you could say instinctively, what people around me wanted and needed from me. So I listened and listened and took onboard the mantle of councilor and advisor. I had also had a great enthusiasm for psychology and an even great interest in Tarot and occult systems. Understanding how the Tarot worked along with psychology and Kabbalah my life became very clear and suddenly, instead of worrying everyday about what tomorrow would bring I was able to focus on the here and now. My mind was now clear to focus on other peoples problems and issues and so decided to become a consultant and advisor in the hope to help and solve the issues and problems for others. At first I would ask for payment as anyone would, treating it as a job and some form of income but this didn't seem right so I made a choice and stopped taking payment for the work I was offering. It wasn't hard to do, in fact it was harder to stop smoking which I finally did after suffering two massive heart attacks and now feel so much better for everything I now do in my life.
Secondly, because of my interest in the Tarot which I have studied for over 40 years, reading and writing about it, teaching it and using it to a great extent this is where I am now, doing what I love and enjoy very much, sharing and giving my experience to others. I don't consider myself as the master Tarot reader, if there is such a title, but I do believe that the way I read and give readings is probably one of the most accurate in the world today and would challenge anyone to prove me wrong, I am that confident in my abilities with the cards.
Thirdly, if I'd have had the knowledge of an Astrology birth chart report, and read the story of "The Fool's Journey" when I was a young child I would now be a lot more wiser, better educated and I would have been able to learn from my mistakes a lot quicker than I did in my past. These two things I have just outlined give everyone the chance to understand who they really are and what their purpose in life is and so allows them to make more educated and experienced choices on their life paths, and in the words of a great actor Sir Michael Caine, "Not everyone knows this". No, they don't but they should. Parents should have a birth chart cast for their children. They should read the Fool's Journey as a bedtime story and would and could understand what their children's needs and wants are from an early age, they would be able to guide them in the right direction and as the child gets older, they would be able to make their own choices without any doubts or fears.
Firstly, my life has not been a bed of roses, I have been to the highest highs and down to the deepest depths. I have seen some of the most inhumane things done to people and at the other end of the spectrum some of the most amazing stuff that humans can do. I spent 16 years in the armed forces and saw some pretty horrific things and when I left and started employment in civilian life I was able to very quickly understand what people wanted and needed because of what I had experienced in the past. Although most of my civilian career was in communications and management I knew exactly, you could say instinctively, what people around me wanted and needed from me. So I listened and listened and took onboard the mantle of councilor and advisor. I had also had a great enthusiasm for psychology and an even great interest in Tarot and occult systems. Understanding how the Tarot worked along with psychology and Kabbalah my life became very clear and suddenly, instead of worrying everyday about what tomorrow would bring I was able to focus on the here and now. My mind was now clear to focus on other peoples problems and issues and so decided to become a consultant and advisor in the hope to help and solve the issues and problems for others. At first I would ask for payment as anyone would, treating it as a job and some form of income but this didn't seem right so I made a choice and stopped taking payment for the work I was offering. It wasn't hard to do, in fact it was harder to stop smoking which I finally did after suffering two massive heart attacks and now feel so much better for everything I now do in my life.
Secondly, because of my interest in the Tarot which I have studied for over 40 years, reading and writing about it, teaching it and using it to a great extent this is where I am now, doing what I love and enjoy very much, sharing and giving my experience to others. I don't consider myself as the master Tarot reader, if there is such a title, but I do believe that the way I read and give readings is probably one of the most accurate in the world today and would challenge anyone to prove me wrong, I am that confident in my abilities with the cards.
Thirdly, if I'd have had the knowledge of an Astrology birth chart report, and read the story of "The Fool's Journey" when I was a young child I would now be a lot more wiser, better educated and I would have been able to learn from my mistakes a lot quicker than I did in my past. These two things I have just outlined give everyone the chance to understand who they really are and what their purpose in life is and so allows them to make more educated and experienced choices on their life paths, and in the words of a great actor Sir Michael Caine, "Not everyone knows this". No, they don't but they should. Parents should have a birth chart cast for their children. They should read the Fool's Journey as a bedtime story and would and could understand what their children's needs and wants are from an early age, they would be able to guide them in the right direction and as the child gets older, they would be able to make their own choices without any doubts or fears.
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