Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Why would you want to get a Tarot reading?

I tend to forget that there are a lot of people who do not understand what Tarot readings are all about, or have ideas based on popular culture’s view of the Tarot rather than the actual practice. I am reminded of this when I try to explain what I do to people who are not familiar with Tarot as anything more than a gimmick in a movie or a side show attraction. To them the Tarot is a woo-woo thing that no serious person would ever need in their lives, unless they were looking for entertainment.

Those are the people to whom this post is addressed.

What does a Tarot Reading tell you?
Tarot practitioners generally use the cards to help look at the energies and situations that are happening in your life at the time of the reading. Based on what they see in the cards, they can make some projections about what may happen in the future if the current situations run their course. In most cases there will be some form of an alternative outcome presented if the situations change.

A projection of the possible outcomes is just that – a projection. The Tarot does not foretell the future, although some people may claim otherwise. Like an annual physical that gives the doctor information on what you could do to maintain or improve your health, a Tarot reading can look at the information shown in the cards to suggest ways to get past difficult situations or pinpoint things that are keeping you from achieving your goals. Neither consultation can determine for sure what will happen in the future, but they both can offer possible scenarios if you choose to follow the suggestions that are made by the practitioner.

What does a Tarot Reading NOT tell you?
Your Tarot reading cannot offer legal, medical, business, or financial advice. Any ethical Tarot reader will tell you that, and if they will not then it is time to find another reader.

Your Tarot reading cannot tell you when someone will appear in your life, if they will come back to you, or what they are thinking about you. All of those things are dealing with other people, and a Tarot reading is about you, not them. There are ways to look at the questions you may have about someone else and see what your part in their appearance/return may be, but again it is about you.

Your Tarot reading cannot tell you how or when you will die, what the winning Lottery numbers will be, when you will get pregnant or what sex the child will be. Predictions are not part of the Tarot, only possible outcomes of the current situations are.

Isn’t Tarot Reading simply entertainment?
There are laws in some states that lump Tarot reading in with Fortune Telling (predicting the future) and other occult services (including exorcism!) “except that this section does not apply to a person who engages in the aforedescribed conduct as part of a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement.” Because of this a lot of readers use the phrasing that their services are only for entertainment purposes, even though no one actually believes that. If you want to be entertained by a Tarot reading, there are few readers that would turn you away. Just be ready to get up from the reading with a different idea of what a Tarot reading can do for you.

So why would you want to get a Tarot reading?
The main reason to get a Tarot reading is to get a different perspective on your life as it is right now. That perspective is based on the energies that you add to the cards and how the reader sees the results. You can’t get much more objective than that, especially when you have never met the reader before! The insights that the cards provide can help you see what situations are going on in your life, even if you are not aware of them. Answers to questions about the way things are and how you can change them are suddenly obvious, even if they may not be the answers you wanted to hear.

The main reason to get a Tarot reading is to be able to look into the future that might yet be, and decide if you want that or not. If you choose to make changes in your life, that future can be made more likely or less likely – the choice is yours. Tarot readings will not tell you what will happen in the future, but they can give you some insight into the changes you could make in your life to achieve your highest potential, should you choose to go for that.

The future is yours for the taking; Tarot just helps you get a handle on it.

Blessings, Mark

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