Most memorable reading you've received

[EmpyreanKnight]

I noticed that aside from the folks here and in AT whom I've exchanged readings with, I've never really had my cards read by anyone else. So yeah I'm just curious about your experiences. What is the most memorable reading you've ever received from anyone? It may be because it had a very positive impact upon your life, it may have been truly eye-opening and inspiring, or it might be memorable because it's one of the messiest, most unfortunate ordeals you've ever went through. This is no holds barred btw, so don't be afraid to spill plenty of beans. ;D

[PageOfCups]

What is the most memorable reading you've ever received from anyone? It may be because it had a very positive impact upon your life, it may have been truly eye-opening and inspiring, or it might be memorable because it's one of the messiest, most unfortunate ordeals you've ever went 4. This is no holds barred btw, so don't be afraid to spill plenty of beans. ;D

 

I really want to, but I'm not sure I should.

[DanielJUK]

I've not had a remarkable reading that predicted things happening in my life and plotted my entire life. I remember people used to post on AT that that had happened to them. However I have to say on a positive that most readings I get in this forum and previously on AT are memorable, they're usually relatable to my life and give me some help and advice at that time. I have had much better readings from these forums (and this wonderful place) than paid readings to be honest. Often those paid readings seem mysteriously generic and computerised  :)

 

I have had a lot of memorably bad readings though.

 

My most memorably bad reading was in my early years of joining AT, I greatly admired a reader. He had a lot more experience than me and I was envious of the experience he had, he seemed to me to be a perfect reader. I noticed in my first year joining the forum that he opened a reading exchange but he said his readings were "to the point" and could be harsh and he wouldn't apologise for that! He had nearly 100 readers on the list and it was a long wait but he was doing a few a week and getting through them. I looked through some of the readings he had done and they were helpful to the person and not "sharp" in tone, so I put my name on the reading waiting list and waited months for my time. Some months later he pmed me to say the reading was done and I went to look. It was the most horrible reading I have ever had and truthfully I cried when reading it. It was also the strangest reading I had ever had. I think my original question was something like how can I unblock my life and move forwards? At that time I was very depressed and totally stuck in life. He kept writing during the reading that I was so blocked and my negativity was attacking him! Like during the reading my negative presence was attacking him and making him feel heavy and ill. At one point he stopped the reading and came back to finish it (this was all in the text written out).  I was shocked by the reading and upset and I looked who was currently online (I didn't have many close friends then). I saw someone I had got closer to in a thread and pmed them for advice as a more experienced reader than me and showed them my reading. They said, does the reading relate to your life and can you see this in an impartial and unemotional way? I reread it and it didn't relate to my situation at all to be honest, only vaguely and the friend said then he has got it wrong! Later on the guy who did the reading pmed me and said he might have been too harsh! I said that I did have issues it with and I was very honest. He apologised and said he shouldn't have done the reading like that. I left him fair feedback for it and wasn't bitchy. He stopped the readings on his thread shortly after mine and abandoned it but mine was the only one that ended up like that. A month or so later, he started a thread on there about issues in his life which is not really fair to discuss later on and outside of the forum. But he needed help in his own life. After that thread he disappeared to never reappear in the forum, he didn't come back for the end and no one knew how to contact him.

 

I was very upset about it, especially all the rubbish about your negative energy is attacking me! You know I always put out positive vibes, I am really not a malevolent person. The reading taught me such a lot about tarot to learn from, probably one of my most important tarot experiences! First of all, never ever tell someone you are reading for that they are affecting you and attacking you! It's very upsetting. This has never happened to me with a querent's energy but if it does happen, just politely end the reading and move on. Secondly I learnt to always be sensitive and compassionate in a reading, I vowed on that day that I would never read like that for a person because I know how it felt! Yes you can do a "to the point" reading, if a reading comes up and says the querent must pay attention to something and stop ignoring it, I will say that but that was different to this reading which was just attacking me. I always try to help or advise the person, leave them with something positive they can do, this did not happen in this reading. Thirdly if you get a reading from someone, especially online, you are putting yourself out there and could get anything back! Becareful what you ask and who does it for you, some issues are very personal and sensitive to us and maybe shouldn't be read on by someone you don't really trust or know.

 

When AT was closing I went and searched and found that old reading. It was 6 years before the end of AT. I did save it and reread it! It was fascinating to read it now, years later. I am a much stronger person now (I was very vulnerable with mental illness then and very inexperienced with divination) and I can't believe with hindsight that I let it upset me. It was a terrible reading! Also rereading it now, I realised he was just attacking me, it was a character assassination! I am not sure why, we hardly knew each other personally on the forum. I think because some of the issues he posted about later on were about sexuality and I was quite open on the forum about mine. Somehow he was projecting his issues on to me and rereading he is just attacking me every line! Most strange.

 

I bare him no malice, we made up, he apologised and realised he went too far with the reading. I was sad he drifted off the forum when he was prolific when I joined the forum. I was sad that he didn't come back for the end! But I saved that definitely memorable reading and I thank him for doing it as it greatly shaped my tarot learning and how I read for others, compassion and kindness go such a long way  :)

 

[Saturn Celeste]

DanielJUK[/member], I just read every word of your post and I am so impressed with you.  Hindsight is always 20/20 but yours is an interesting story.  At face value, this guy had caught your attention and you admired him and felt drawn to him.  He was a busy reader with back to back readings for quite some time.  If the two of you never exchanged posts on the boards with each other, chances are he didn't know anything about you so his reading for you was cold with no influence from the forums at all.  You said in your post, "...and very inexperienced with divination..." and this spoke volumes to me.  As we develop our intuition it certainly affects us in how we handle our daily lives.  I suspect as you gained in intuition you subconsciously felt out of balance and tipped your emotions to new levels.  Hormonal levels fluctuate during times of stress and you were in an extremely vulnerable place at that time. 

 

To me this reading demonstrates the high intuition of both of you.  Chances are he was experienced in his own psychic ability at least more so than you because he was the one who received you.  But you had gained so much strength you were able to send yourself out to him.  This highlighted your growing senses and psychic talent.  You had a lot of negativity thrown at you and I know how crippling mental health issues can be.  I'll be on meds the rest of my life but that's ok.  Who knows if it's an unintended sacrificial part of ourselves we give in order to have the intuition we do? 

 

Psychic aside, he did not act appropriately, he made it personal to him.  A tarot reading is never about us the reader, it must be about the querent and he forgot that.  One beautiful thing about the tarot is it always has an alternate side.  To me, readings should be an either or; a way to give people options they might not have thought about, insights into themselves, messages from the cosmos are our gifts to our querents as tarot readers.  As hurtful as that reading was, it turned out to be a valuable life lesson for you and possibly for him.  You shared a lot of yourself today, Daniel.  Thank you.  <3

[sandrang123]

The first tarot reader I went to charged 10.00 for a reading and was dead-on about everything. She also used to work with the police department in Allentown PA. But she told me I was going to meet someone and move within six months. I thought she was stoned and basically told her that! I was in college, only had a year left (and was paying my way through), and had no plans of moving out of state! She even "showed" me the apartment we would rent--a brown brick building, only a few stories high, etc. Well. Didn't I meet my future husband only a few weeks after that. We dated a few months. He was graduating, going to grad school, and we decided on a whim to move in together. I arranged for my last year courses to be transferred back to my undergrad program in Bethlehem PA and I took my last year classes at the University of Cincinnati. That led to my deciding to go to grad school there, so it opened up even more doors. Best reading ever. My husband and I have also now been married 20+ years.

 

I also have to say that my reader who works with guides is dead-on, too. I've been going to her for 16+ years. But the most memorable reading I received from her happened 2 days after my father drowned. Everything was chaotic. My family was reeling, and her reading offered clarification on how my dad died exactly, and on what I could expect with the family immediately afterward and for years to come. It gave me a sense of calm when everything was crazy.

 

Sandy

[sandrang123]

And I'll add: Both women's names were "gifted" to me by friends. So they came highly recommended already. ;)

[PageOfCups]

She also used to work with the police department in Allentown PA.

 

You mean they officially employed a psychic? (Or do you mean she was an employee doing a muggle job who happened to moonlight as a tarot reader?) What was her job title?

[sandrang123]

As best I can say, my first reader was very (very) reclusive. She lived in a small apartment, and, for lack of a better word, was a bit of a pack-rat. She also had tons and tons of newspapers around. If she'd see something reported and if she'd get "feelings" about it, she told the police. My understanding was that after a while they sometimes contacted her about things, too. So very unofficial, in terms of "capacity." Mind you, this was years and years ago...

[DDwarks]

I've had a few professional readings before deciding to join AT and learn to read for myself.

None of the readings I'd paid for up until then left me with a "wow" feeling and nothing said during the readings ever came to pass.

My last reading before AT was my "I'm done!" moment.

The reader was actually reading from her cards meaning book right in front of me!

When I told her I could have done that myself at home she got all dramatic with me ( "I can't work like this!") !!!

Like *I* was the problem!

I joined AT a week later.

[sandrang123]

Wow. This makes me sad how many cranks are out there.

 

I feel super blessed, getting referrals.

[~D~]

Most memorable reading I have ever had was from a lady lived down the street...I think we flipped her a $10 or $20, and she would read with playing cards...she was fabulous, and right on the mark.

My brother told me that the lady said she got really good at reading cards, after a near death experience...Her name was Donna Brown (Nee' Bowman)...

[PageOfCups]

As best I can say, my first reader was very (very) reclusive. She lived in a small apartment, and, for lack of a better word, was a bit of a pack-rat. She also had tons and tons of newspapers around. If she'd see something reported and if she'd get "feelings" about it, she told the police. My understanding was that after a while they sometimes contacted her about things, too. So very unofficial, in terms of "capacity." Mind you, this was years and years ago...

 

Fascinating.

 

Also, very brave of her to approach the police. I'd be concerned about being laughed at or bullied.

 

ETA: I'm not proud to say this, but if I were her, I'd never have come forward in fear of being ridiculed. So, I have huge respect for her...