Ok… so it goes with the territory that as a Tarot reader, you’re going to get asked a lot of questions… from the sublime to the ridiculous… surreal, irreverent, intrusive, curious… the whole gamut from α to Ω…
One that comes around on a fairly frequent basis is the inquiry into what my husband and kids think about what I do… and to be honest, the kids are mostly indifferent as they’ve all been raised in environments where cards are strewn willy-nilly and perched Jenga like in stacks on desks… I guess it’s kind of like asking the fish how he feels about being in the water… I guess the fish is more probable to ponder why you aren’t in the water…
Mr. S views my tarot in much the same way I view his musical ability… I learned to read music at the age of 6 and I’ve mostly lapsed these days but proficient with a bit of a focused practice on a few instruments… I never lay claim to being a musician as I don’t feel it in my blood in the same way that Mr. S dreams in soundscapes but I can follow enough theory and have a decent enough ear to be trusted to give feedback on compositions…
Mr. S supports my work in his own little ways that he knows will amuse me, such as leaving little gifts like this on my desk…
On many days, this provides me with much-needed comic relief… days such as today when I’m asked what opinions my spirit guide has about somebody else’s future…
And I think really? Really you want to talk to my spirit guide? What’s wrong with your spirit guide? Why aren’t you asking them?
So… I give my S.G. a whistle and it goes something like this…
Me: Spirit Guide? What do make of this?
S.G.: What are you asking me for? Do your own work…
Me: Yeah… but…
S.G.: Yeah but what? Hey… is there any chance of you putting a bra on today before you leave the house?
Me: See… this is why I don’t talk to you… A useful spirit guide would go put the kettle on…
S.G.: A useful spirit guide would tell you to get off of your lazy ass and go do it yourself…
And so it continues back and forth until Mr. S walks in and says – Look you’re a bloody tarot reader, just read your cards and write what you see…
I wonder why these requests for consultations with spirit guides niggle me so much… and I guess it’s that I don’t like the way that people lose the grip on their own power…
My mind turns to an email that I received from a long-term regular…
What I am aware of is that for the most part I only ask for readings when I already know the answer. Sometimes I am genuinely stuck but usually I’m seeking reassurance. The fact that I’ve been considering asking you for a reading for 2 days is a sure sign I know what to do. Isn’t it? You are more than 50% (75%?) the reader people turn to when they already know the answer aren’t you? You just have a way of giving people the confidence to be brave and do what their gizzards tell them.
I think mostly my readings consist of telling people one way or another that it’s time to piss or get off of the pot…
I think that maybe that’s the only advice I ever get from my spirit guide… If you want something else then go ask your own… 😉
The pure and blessed way 
I’m forever telling people that it’s unlikely I’ll tell them anything they don’t already know (though it’s not things that I already know), but I still get the odd one that seems to think that, despite their utterly boring life, I’m going to tell them something amazing.
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Hahaha yes they walk amongst us! 😂
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