zedekiel Posted September 6, 2019 Posted September 6, 2019 Hi! I've seen a few times now some incredibly impressive tarot readings in action. Seeing an experienced and trained reader be able to connect so powerfully with their cards that they are able to see major life events like death, physical accidents, pregnancy, natural disasters, etc is something that's as exciting to watch as sports are for some people I think. I was wondering about any one - of any levels - takes on certain card combinations that result in an answer that is quite probably a very specific answer. For example, The Tower on its own or with a whole host of combinations can result in many general readings. But I've heard people mention that The Tower when paired with certain cards is very likely to mean Death. There's also specific combinations that some people mark as "almost always means cheating" or "almost always means having a tuna salad sandwich for lunch" (well, maybe not that specific but you get my point 😁) I would just really love to hear some personal ones from the group, or even ones you've heard that are quite common?
Eric13 Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 About 5 weeks ago I did a reading for a lady whose business was failing and her husband was dying of cancer, and smoking the cigarettes off the shelf of their business. I turned the Death card and the 10 of Swords for her, asking me about what the cards will show her. That's how she approached me for reading. She didn't tell me about her failing business or her husband first. She left nervous. And I felt guilty.
zedekiel Posted September 9, 2019 Author Posted September 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Eric said: I turned the Death card and the 10 of Swords for her, asking me about what the cards will show her. What did you tell her from these two cards initially? I guess I'm trying to understand how you view the combination together and how you presented it to her, as I don't know what the combination of those two definitively signifies? 6 hours ago, Eric said: She didn't tell me about her failing business or her husband first. She left nervous. And I felt guilty. That's really hard. The ethics on tarot and if you should or should not reveal big events like this get blurry, but especially if you didn't know that it would relate so exactly to her life. It's not your fault and it sounds like a difficult situation. If you don't mind me asking, looking back on it, is there something you wish you had done or worded or asked differently that might've resulted in better feelings on her end? Either way, you could only do what you did in that moment, but I think it's a very important situation that others' could learn from just from hearing your thoughts on it.
Raggydoll Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Eric said: About 5 weeks ago I did a reading for a lady whose business was failing and her husband was dying of cancer, and smoking the cigarettes off the shelf of their business. I turned the Death card and the 10 of Swords for her, asking me about what the cards will show her. That's how she approached me for reading. She didn't tell me about her failing business or her husband first. She left nervous. And I felt guilty. Well if there was no exact question (as in "what does the next few weeks/months hold?") then its very possible that the cards were merely reflecting back to your client what was on her mind. I think its important to address that bit and explain it to the client, because they usually do not know that that is a possibility. And from my experiences the more difficult cards tend to often show up as indicators of very prominent and unsettling energies in a persons life or mindset. I would probably also have taken a moment, tried to come up with a constructive follow-up question and then pulled one or two more cards so that the reading didn't have to end with nervousness or guilty feelings. That's always a good strategy as it protects both your client, you and your business.
Eric13 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) I did try to work with her and quite frankly I think she was testing me because she did know her tarot. I knew who she was and what business she and her husband ran. But other sword cards came up, the 2 of Swords I recall. And I told her a life changing decision has to to be made, or it will be too late to geg beyond anything that needs to be settled amicably. I sensed something was wrong, I could tell because I flip the cards one at a time while I do my readings and she was becoming disturbed at each of the negative cards. Edited September 9, 2019 by Eric13 No edit!
Eric13 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 I just re-read both of your responses and now I realize what you said. Originally read them on the fly so to speak. It was after the rrading when she told me about her husband fighting cancer. She grabbed her drink and left. Yes, she showed up with a black russian drink at about 1230 in the afternoon. There really wasnt much more I could say or do. But I would have frequent walk ins who just wanted a general reading as they put it and no matter what I asked or initiated they wouldn't respond. The cards were part of an 8 card spread. Death was for the present moment, 10 of Swords was for the future, then I believe the 2 of Swords. It was 5 weeks ago. I recall telling her she needs to make a life changing decision. Then when I was done she laid on me her sick husband and her failing business, paid me, grabbed her cocktail and left. What can I say.
katrinka Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 If there was no specific question, you could have simply stated that she's dealing with the very real possibility of death. As an aside, as readers we need to be nonjudgmental. If the guy is dying of cancer, max damage has already been done, anyway. Let him enjoy his smoking. And do you know this woman's schedule, especially especially considering the fact that she's running a business and most likely taking hubby to appointments, etc.? So what if she had a cocktail in the middle of the day? I work nights. Why should I have a cocktail after 5 PM, when I have to go in to work? Why not have one at 7 in the morning, AFTER my shift has ended? A lot of people have similar things going on. There's no magic hour that divides drinking into OK and not OK. Even if she really is overdoing it, that's not relevant to the reading unless the cards are clearly alluding to it.
Eric13 Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 Yeah. Anyway. @zedekiel, I hope that answers some of you queation.
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