Reading Tarot is No Joke ....

I wanted to write about this topic, because  I believe there are some who believe Tarot is for fun .... yes Tarot can be fun to do  but it is no Joke....
What do I mean by that Statement?

Take a moment to think for a second.... You begin reading someone's cards and you truly don't understand the meanings behind the cards.. just starting out.. and someone trusts you to do a reading for them....Now you say the first words that come into your mind with no true understanding of what you are saying .... pretending to be factual with the cards... Telling your friend what they want to hear.. or saying something all mystical like .... or you read the book and interpret it to mean something completely different that what the cards saying ... The biggest things I have had to deal with, with clients that have been to a reader pushing their own opinions on others but also saying things like 'You will die by the time you are ....... years old".. " You will be in an accident and be seriously hurt"  " Someone you love will die soon"  "You are now pregnant and must abort the baby or pay the consequences'; There have been some horrific statements made....  now what has happened to those clients..... or those friends you did the reading for... they were too scared to say something to you about it.. they went away  absolutely petrified and worried about this everyday ..... and began to draw that energy into their life... they left that reading with no hope and no true understanding what the cards were actually saying .... and how they could make changes in their life for a positive outcome .....

I know there is this conception that tarot cards are for entertainment purpose .... and there is this whole thing about meeting that dark stranger, meeting your Soul Mate. having abundance,riches in your life... and everything will be rosy .... but there also seems to be this need for a mystical appearance with the cards.... Death  meaning Death.. Tower meaning something terrible ... 10 of Swords being literally killed for something .... The Hanged Man meaning suicide by hanging ...... (literally)   instead of symbolically meaning those things  ... there is a tendency of misinterpreting what the cards have to say when we are starting out with tarot ...

When you pick up your first tarot Deck  or you are beginning your Tarot journey I would like to think that you remember that you literally have the person's life in your hands.. because we know that people take what you say as literal .... as being gospel.. the truth... and nothing else matters....
The Cards are a Mystical Tool that shares knowledge ...

I have heard some real horror stories of people not leaving their house because their reader told them something bad would happen to them .... I have heard of people being conned out of money because of a Reader believes that they should charge horrific amounts of money for their services and keep people coming back  ( that falls under the category Charlatan and is another story  ) When you begin Tarot Decide what type of Reader you will choose to be?

If you are starting out learning tarot or you have thought You want to learn Tarot ... Think very carefully about what that means to you.... Do you truly understand you can choose to be a reader that is careless with meanings or are you a reader that gives a reading with compassion and understanding, giving your friend or a client hope and support to be empowered on their journey...

Ultimately the choice is yours in how You will study and enjoy this amazing fun journey with Tarot .... Yes tarot can be Fun but Tarot is no Joke....


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