As a tarot reader I have been asked that question a lot, and most clients are rather surprised when I explain to them what actually happens during a tarot reading. To avoid disappointment right from the start I inform them that I am only here to translate the cards on their behalf. I do not determine nor do the cards determine what your future will bring. That really is up to you. You are always in control of your own destiny. Now that can sometimes not be the answer a client wants to hear. After all to them they are paying you good money and they want value for money, even if that means telling them that yes they are going to meet their hearts desire, they will live a long and healthy life and never have anymore problems from now on…. well I think we can all agree that that is just a lot of tosh… and no wonder tarot readers get a lot of ridicule and stick if this is the sort of readings they are giving.
As a professional Tarot reader it is important to not lead the client on, but to point out with clarity and hope that they always have choices that they can make and your job as a reader is to guide them not push, not drag, not pull, simply guide.
To do this you need to have a good understanding of the meanings of each card and also a number of spreads up your sleeve. After all you never know what the client is going to ask you so the more spreads you know the easier for you to read when that unexpected or complicated question arises.
Asking the Tarot a Question – This varies from reader to reader, but I personally always inform my clients that I am not a mind reader and if they want a question answering then it is up to them to tell me what the question is by being as specific as possible. Now there are two reasons for this… a) quite often they want to know 5 questions at once, quite difficult as a reader to do, so I prefer to answer one at a time to save confusion and b) they really sometimes don’t know how to ask a simple question, so it is up to you as a reader to guide them in the best way to ask.
When answering questions always keep in mind that the client will take what you say quite literally and you must be careful how you word your replies. Your client must never ever leave unhappy with the reading, even if the cards look a bit grim, you must point out that everything changes even bad times and that for a wonderful future they must work on the lessons that the cards will be showing them.
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