She appeared as my daily draw today. After some thought, I feel she is a
good representation of my growing trust and confidence with Tarot. I’ve learned a lot since jumping into
free-reading (one week ago today!) and I’m working on refining my skills. I’ve had so much good feedback which
has been incredibly encouraging and affirming.
I did a reading for a guy last night who asked about his
career and love life. When I did
the spread I got nervous because it seemed to be telling me that there was a
cross-over between his work and love life. I wondered if the woman he was involved with was a
colleague. But I’ve learned that
if I feel overwhelmed by a spread, to just state the card meanings and
interpret them in a general way. This isn’t bad practice with internet readings anyway, since
as I’ve heard so often, “A vague question gets a vague answer.” I also took note of an “extra” card which
was Empress reversed, but didn’t see a clear fit with the story I was seeing,
so I decided not to include it in the spread. Anyway, I want so badly to offer something really
substantial to these querents, it sometimes stressed me out trying to make
really clear sense of someone’s story, even though I know the cards themselves
are accurate.
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So anyway, he confirmed that what I was seeing was accurate,
in terms of going through big change, having gone through disappointments in
love, and being on the cusp of entering into a new work arrangement. That was all good. He said a lot of what I told him in my
reading coincided with a past reading he’d had done, which was cool. He offered to let me see that reading,
and I agreed. Turns out it was an
audio recording of a live reading he had done in England. One thing that made me a little envious
was the give-and-take that is possible with an in-person reading. While I love email readings as a way of
developing as a reader, there is very little exchange that goes on. I get a question and I throw some
cards, and interpret them based on what I see and what little I may know about
the person’s situation. While it’s
always been accurate, I always feel like I want to give more. So it was really cool to hear how a
live reading can be so much richer and conversation-based.
So. During
their conversations he mentions that in fact he works with his former
love-interest, and they’re on the same project team. Whahhhh! My
hunch was right! Secondly, he
mentioned that the woman had desperately wanted children but was having health
problems that made conception difficult.
Hello, Empress reversed…
So these were areas I had felt nervous to touch on very
explicitly because I wasn’t trusting in what I was seeing/feeling. I’m not sorry I didn’t mention them,
because the reading was accurate all the same. But it was extremely validating to have the opportunity to
hear that I was right. This pushes
me along the path of developing deeper trust in myself and the stories I am
seeing in readings, as well as learning more about the cards and their meanings...and what card combinations can mean when read together. I'm grateful for this experience, and so glad I listened to Wolf and the Hierophant and took the scary leap.
Whew. So onward
marching…….
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