Despite the great number of tarot decks that exist around the world, not to mention the number of psychics who read with tarot cards, I think it is safe to say that most tarot readings usually begin with the question, \u201cWhat can I look at for you?\u201d, or, \u201cWhat would you like to know?\u201d<\/p>\n
In my experience as a reader, there are many answers to that question. Some clients are very specific and know exactly what they want from the moment the call begins. \u201cLately, the man that I have been dating seems like he is pulling away from me,\u201d my client, Anna, said. \u201cWhen I ask him if anything is wrong, he says everything is fine, but I know something is different. Is he lying to me, and can you tell me if he is seeing someone else?\u201d<\/p>\n
Or if the question has to do with career, it might sound something like a client I had several years ago. \u201cMy parents have been insisting that I become a doctor because we come from a family of doctors. But that doesn\u2019t seem right. I\u2019ve been thinking about dropping out of school. Can you tell me if this is the right path?\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, there are the other occasions when I get a client who says, \u201cI\u2019m not focused on anything in particular. Things are good. Just take a look at the cards and tell me what you see.\u201d<\/p>\n
To be clear: there is no wrong way to ask a question in a reading. As a client, you have a right to connect to the cards in whatever way is meaningful to you. As I personally see it (and every psychic is different) my job is to interpret the tarot spread and share the wisdom that has been made available to you through spiritual or divine guidance. As I shuffle the cards, I specifically ask my guides to place the cards in the order that gives you whatever information and insight you are looking for.<\/p>\n
When you ask a tarot reader to read for you without giving any information or focusing the reading in a particular direction, this is often called a \u201ccold reading.\u201d Clients who request a cold reading may also begin the reading by saying to the psychic, \u201cJust tell me what you see.\u201d<\/p>\n
One benefit to this type of reading is that the client may feel more confident about the reading if something comes up that they recognize, having given no details to the psychic. For example, I had a cold reading earlier in the year and saw that most of the cards were coins and upside-down, next to the Emperor who was also reversed. I asked the client if he\u2019d lost or recently left a job and was concerned about finances, and he confirmed both. But there were also some other cards that related to his love life and he wasn\u2019t interested in talking about that. We were eventually able to focus the reading on what was most important to him.<\/p>\n
In a cold reading, some clients, once they get some information they recognize as true, will then fill in more details. As I said, these readings are fine, but I often see them as similar to asking your child to find something you\u2019ve put in the attic. You have a set of books you read as a teenager and you\u2019d like to share them with them. \u201cI know they\u2019re up there. They are in an unmarked box somewhere. Keep searching, you\u2019ll find them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, if they open enough boxes, they\u2019ll find what they\u2019re looking for, but they\u2019ll also find a box of old cutlery, some photo albums, a pair of ice skates; more than they needed. That experience is very different than if you had said, \u201cThere is a box all the way at the back near the window, and it has \u201cbooks\u201d written on it. What you are looking for is in there at the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another example: Imagine driving in a car for a cross-country road trip and programming the GPS for where you want to go. There is a big difference between typing in, \u201csomewhere out east\u201d and \u201c42nd<\/sup> Street, Times Square, New York.\u201d<\/p>\n In other words, while there is no exact right or wrong when asking questions in a reading, there are ways to get the most out of a reading and your experience working with a psychic. A specific question that lets the reader know, \u201cI am thinking about starting a business and I want to know what you see\u201d can make all the difference. We will then fill in the details.<\/p>\n There are times where you may not know what your exact question is, but you have a general idea. Even explaining that the reading is about \u201clove and relationship\u201d versus \u201ccareer\u201d can be helpful. I\u2019ll explain with a sample reading very similar to one I mentioned at the beginning of this reading with Anna. She wanted advice about a relationship with a man she\u2019d been dating for several months. She asked to know what the future held. I saw the four of wands, and the four of swords. I also saw the Emperor and the King of Coins upside down.<\/p>\n Our first reading began with a \u201ccold\u201d spread, but I felt intuitively that this was a reading about a romantic relationship. In that context, my advice to her was that while I knew she had a connection with this man, I felt that at times he was taking her for granted and she needed to confront him. I was right, but the cards that I turned over, in the context of a career reading, could have meant that she was frustrated with a boss, felt unappreciated, and needed a break to consider her options. I also saw new opportunities for her if things didn\u2019t work out. Same cards, different interpretations.<\/p>\n Here is my advice, as someone who has been on both sides of the \u201cpsychic\u201d table: take a moment before you read to focus your question. If you decide to go general, that\u2019s okay, but be prepared to get more specific. As a psychic, I read from your concentration, so as you focus, I am able to channel that energy into your reading. As I am also empathic, I respond to what moves and motivates you, what makes you happy or sad too. If you are indifferent about your question, the cards may reflect that.<\/p>\n Consider asking questions that lead to other interesting questions. A question like, \u201cWill I get a raise at work next week?\u201d is fine, but yes and no questions are pretty absolute. But asking, \u201cCan you tell me about my raise and anything that is helpful in my work situation?\u201d gives my guides room to consider possibilities that may be happening in six months.<\/p>\n And finally: one of my favorite readings is someone who says, \u201cI don\u2019t know what direction to go in my life. I believe I have talent, but I don\u2019t know how to express it. Can you please help?\u201d This may seem very general, but actually it is a very specific call for guidance, and I know that my guides, through both the tarot and astrology, love to respond to \u201cvision\u201d and \u201cpurpose\u201d questions.<\/p>\n The right way to focus a psychic reading is to keep in mind which questions when answered will make you feel the most satisfied when the reading is over. A psychic reading is a co-creative process where a psychic and a client work together. We rely on you, and you can always go deeper, change directions, or shift to a different topic altogether; remember, you\u2019re in the driver\u2019s seat. But like any kind of driving, it always helps to know where you want to go!<\/p>\n The stars know you, and we know the stars.<\/p>\n Tarot card readings<\/strong><\/a> give you a deeper connection to Spirit. This means you\u2019ll get the unadulterated insights you need about your past, present, and future, but only if you read with a tarot card psychic<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Find a tarot card psychic<\/strong><\/a> or learn more about tarot card readings<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n About California Psychics<\/strong> Starting a Reading with a Question Despite the great number of tarot decks that exist around the world, not to mention the number of psychics who read with tarot cards, I think it is safe to say that most tarot readings usually begin with the question, \u201cWhat can I look at for you?\u201d, or, \u201cWhat would you like to know?\u201d Various Questions In my experience as a reader, there are many answers to that question. Some clients are very specific and know exactly what they want from the moment the call begins. \u201cLately, the man that I have been dating seems like he is pulling away from me,\u201d my client, Anna, said. \u201cWhen I ask him if anything is wrong, he says everything is fine, but I know something is different. Is he lying to me, and can you tell me if he is seeing someone else?\u201d Or if the question has to do with career, it might sound something like a client I had several years ago. \u201cMy parents have been insisting that I become a doctor because we come from a family of doctors. But that doesn\u2019t seem right. I\u2019ve been thinking about dropping out of school. Can you tell me if this is the right path?\u201d Then, there are the other occasions when I get a client who says, \u201cI\u2019m not focused on anything in particular. Things are good. Just take a look at the cards and tell me what you see.\u201d Your Reading, Your Way To be clear: there is no wrong way to ask a question in a reading. As a client, you have a right to connect to the cards in whatever way is meaningful to you. As I personally see it (and every psychic is different) my job is to interpret the tarot spread and share the wisdom that has been made available to you through spiritual or divine guidance. As I shuffle the cards, I specifically ask my guides to place the cards in the order that gives you whatever information and insight you are looking for. The Benefits of a Cold Reading When you ask a tarot reader to read for you without giving any information or focusing the reading in a particular direction, this is often called a \u201ccold reading.\u201d Clients who request a cold reading may also begin the reading by saying to the psychic, \u201cJust tell me what you see.\u201d One benefit to this type of reading is that the client may feel more confident about the reading if something comes up that they recognize, having given no details to the psychic. For example, I had a cold reading earlier in the year and saw that most of the cards were coins and upside-down, next to the Emperor who was also reversed. I asked the client if he\u2019d lost or recently left a job and was concerned about finances, and he confirmed both. But there were also some other cards that related to his love life and he wasn\u2019t interested in talking about that. We were eventually able to focus the reading on what was most important to him. The Cons of a Cold Reading In a cold reading, some clients, once they get some information they recognize as true, will then fill in more details. As I said, these readings are fine, but I often see them as similar to asking your child to find something you\u2019ve put in the attic. You have a set of books you read as a teenager and you\u2019d like to share them with them. \u201cI know they\u2019re up there. They are in an unmarked box somewhere. Keep searching, you\u2019ll find them.\u201d Eventually, if they open enough boxes, they\u2019ll find what they\u2019re looking for, but they\u2019ll also find a box of old cutlery, some photo albums, a pair of ice skates; more than they needed. That experience is very different than if you had said, \u201cThere is a box all the way at the back near the window, and it has \u201cbooks\u201d written on it. What you are looking for is in there at the bottom.\u201d Another example: Imagine driving in a car for a cross-country road trip and programming the GPS for where you want to go. There is a big difference between typing in, \u201csomewhere out east\u201d and \u201c42nd Street, Times Square, New York.\u201d Guiding Your Reading In other words, while there is no exact right or wrong when asking questions in a reading, there are ways to get the most out of a reading and your experience working with a psychic. A specific question that lets the reader know, \u201cI am thinking about starting a business and I want to know what you see\u201d can make all the difference. We will then fill in the details. There are times where you may not know what your exact question is, but you have a general idea. Even explaining that the reading is about \u201clove and relationship\u201d versus \u201ccareer\u201d can be helpful. I\u2019ll explain with a sample reading very similar to one I mentioned at the beginning of this reading with Anna. She wanted advice about a relationship with a man she\u2019d been dating for several months. She asked to know what the future held. I saw the four of wands, and the four of swords. I also saw the Emperor and the King of Coins upside down. Our first reading began with a \u201ccold\u201d spread, but I felt intuitively that this was a reading about a romantic relationship. In that context, my advice to her was that while I knew she had a connection with this man, I felt that at times he was taking her for granted and she needed to confront him. I was right, but the cards that I turned over, in the context of a career reading, could have meant that she was frustrated with a boss, felt unappreciated, and needed a break to consider her options. I also saw new opportunities for her if things didn\u2019t work out….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5956049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32230,32754],"tags":[16,7015,74,33777,33337,34370,35177],"cp_author":[18891],"class_list":["post-5955856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychic-tools-abilities","category-tarot-oracle-and-angel-cards","tag-psychic-reading","tag-questions","tag-tarot","tag-tarot-psychic","tag-tarot-reading","tag-tarot-spread","tag-tarot-tips","cp_author-psychic-cameron-ext-5412"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGuiding Your Reading<\/h3>\n
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