I learned how to read Tarot cards during my college years. It made for a great ice breaker and I've gotten good practice that way. Nothing feels better than receiving feedback and acquiring proof on how well your chosen technique has paid off.
Client: "But how did you know that!? Did you read my mind?"
24HourLimit: "No, I just read the cards."
Tarot was great, but I can't be expected to bring in my cards every time someone ambushes me during break times to ask for a reading.
Transporting something made out paper has its drawbacks thanks to the lovely fickle tropical weather of the Philippines. Weather report says it's not gonna rain? Typhoon. Forgot your umbrella? Heavy rainstorm. Brought your umbrella? Nice cloudy weather. I could've divined the weather too, but like every novice I ignored that potential path of questioning. Besides, I didn't want to burn myself out on too much practice and proper setup takes time.
With that said, besides the meaning of the cards and technique, proper bedside manners must also be included. So one must educate a client on TUFT before the actual reading takes place. What's TUFT? It's an acronym I made up just for the occasion and it stands for:
Technique.
Understanding of strengths and weaknesses.
Formulate right questions.
Terrible consequences.
Let's break it down, shall we?
1. Technique.
How are you going to handle the cards? Will you allow your clients to cut/shuffle them? How will you get your client to focus on the question? What's your layout? Is your chosen place big enough for it? How long is the setup? How long will the reading take? Will you allow them to ask clarifying questions during or after the reading?
Once the general stuff is over you can head to...
2. Understanding of strengths and weaknesses.
AKA you aren't Rapunzel so please don't promise your client you can spin golden miracle answers for them when they do a reading with you. Ethics must also play a big role in answering questions. Reading this article about various ethical codes will help. What you can do is...
3. Formulate right questions.
Refinement of the question to eliminate vagueness brings out a much better reading than an undefined one or heaven forbid, a question that was set out mainly to test the reader.
It's just like wishing. If you've got one absolute wish from a sadistic genie, are you going to waste it on something that could be loophole abused? Fuck, no. You have to fix it so it's tighter than a penny-pincher's wallet.
You've gone through the three earlier sets and your client seems doubtful of the third point, you've got to tell them about...
4. Terrible consequences.
A reading is an exchange. If one's heart isn't set to it, it's going to go fucking wrong if one side isn't cooperating. Don't make it frustrating for yourself. It might be satisfying to say 'I told you so' once the muddled, difficult, unreadable or awful results are in, but it's best to learn how to handle fussy stubborn clients or say just no and give them back their money/stuff they bartered.
Most of the time, I got through the first points two easy. The third and fourth? They must be delivered in the simplest, easy to understand, and compelling manner ever or else failure to understand the importance of those two is high.
If only I knew that before I learned how to read the cards. Well, you reader, now know and knowing is half the battle! Rejoice!
Moving on... wait, this post is getting long, isn't it?
Your poor eyes must be tired.
Let's take a break for now to digest the stuff you've read and continue later on, yes? This general tutorial can also be used for other divination methods such as geomancy and lenormand. Part two will include how to tell if you're getting better, and embarrassing flashbacks because sucking is the first step to being sorta good at something.
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