I carried out a reading for a friend this weekend and apart from taking a deep breath and trying to remain calm I was 'Stuck', so here it is:
Question: Am I going to be earning an income working for my current employer at the end of 2011?
So with card 1 The Hierophant upright, after taking my deep breath and then allowing the silence to pierce every thought in my head, nothing the big void hit me. I found myself plucking at feathers, first I began with the Hierophant being a doorman, more silence, 'just give me a second' I remember saying, still absolutely nothing, the querent has a knowledge of the cards, so suggested religion perhaps? I couldn't make any sense of religion given the question, I remember staring at the pillars either side of the Hierophant and then staring at the querent, I know within me I had something to say but somehow the words appeared stolen by the silence and the overwhelming inner panic that I had opened the door to and invited in.
Hurrying things along and secretly praying that card 2 would save me, it revealed the The Fool reversed, ok, the key words began dancing in my mind, right I said, emerging from isolation, new beginnings, silence again! This time followed by a sensational senior moment, well minute actually, I sat and repeated the two key words beautifully over and over, it at was at this point I noticed the querent was falling asleep!
I turned the 3rd card hoping to inject the reading and redeem myself, no such luck 4 cups reversed, I now realised I had also invited desperation in alongside panic, I began to quote John Ballantrae (no disrespect intended), I was on a roll like a blabbering idiot now, 'it's a bit like being in a river and the current is so strong you can't climb out, what 's the point of trying to get out, just go with the flow and climb out further down the river where it is calmer, you can always then walk back to where you want to be'! Alarm bells now ringing, the querent staring at me, I wasn't going to give up!!! I added you are going to offered something so don't refuse it! Never mind Tarot Plain and Simple this was absolute mumbling rubbish, I was behaving like a complete and utter nut case! I remember thinking it's people like me that give Tarot a bad reputation, so what did I do.....I continued.
I had also asked the querent to choose two numbers, she had chosen 8 and 16, needless to say, I completed the reading with these and somehow suggested she was in love with her employer!......I can tell you this did not go down very well at all, no surprises there then!
If there is anybody out there that can match a reading as bad as this one, I challenge you. At the same time 'HELP'.
Cheryl (now weeping silently)
Oh My!
ReplyDeleteWell, I do have a terrible "situation" I was in but, the memory is too awful to rehash! Cheryl, just put it in "The Vault", you know...where we keep all of the stuff we would rather not think about! Thank goodness you have a sense of humor.
I think all of the "seasoned" readers say that these moments will happen...I know your next reading will be much better!
Mar
Well done, Cheryl. Maybe it was the question, and not you. The person was asking about a situation a year from now - by which time a lot can have changed so the situation may not be recognizable.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you want to do in a reading? Answer the question, or give advice? If you want to answer the question, then it's No - and it's because of the Fool and 4 of Cups being reversed so look at them and explain why the person won't be there. If you want to give advice, then the Fool and the 4 of Cups show something being wrong or unwanted or something, so explain what that something could be, and talk about how to handle it.
Cheryl- all readers need to accept that they are human and not infalible. You've done that and graciously shared yours funny story with us. Ty!
ReplyDeleteBallantrae- even in a simple reply on someone else's blog you still teach and help everyone who reads what you say