UPDATE...
I've decided to suspend my Tarot reading operations for the present time, and now I will go into the reasons.
First, I've come to realize that I need to get my own shit together before I go giving advice to others on how to manage their own lives. I've been in a severe depression for several months, and it's affecting both my ability to be objective and, frankly, making me very bithcy and judgmental. I've been working on my spirituality and trying to connect to that oneness of being that inspires empathy rather than anger and judgement. I've also been neglecting reading for myself, so I'm not getting the insight into my own attitudes that may be coloring my readings.
I also want to upgrade my skills. Reading Tarot is a lifelong learning process. You don't just memorize the card meanings and... that's it. You develop your intuitive abilities, gain a deeper understanding of symbolism, and an understanding of human nature and behavior. I've got a book called Psychic Tarot, which has been sitting on my shelf for a while, but I plan to start delving into it fairly soon.
I'm also thinking of taking a certification course. Unfortunately, most of them are quite expensive, so I'm lookinf for one that has good quality curriculum, some personal feedback from the instructor, and is reasonably priced. I would like to gain more knowledge of reading from professional teachers, and let's face it, certification gives you a competitive edge over auto-didacts.
So, no readings for a while.
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I've decided to suspend my Tarot reading operations for the present time, and now I will go into the reasons.
First, I've come to realize that I need to get my own shit together before I go giving advice to others on how to manage their own lives. I've been in a severe depression for several months, and it's affecting both my ability to be objective and, frankly, making me very bithcy and judgmental. I've been working on my spirituality and trying to connect to that oneness of being that inspires empathy rather than anger and judgement. I've also been neglecting reading for myself, so I'm not getting the insight into my own attitudes that may be coloring my readings.
I also want to upgrade my skills. Reading Tarot is a lifelong learning process. You don't just memorize the card meanings and... that's it. You develop your intuitive abilities, gain a deeper understanding of symbolism, and an understanding of human nature and behavior. I've got a book called Psychic Tarot, which has been sitting on my shelf for a while, but I plan to start delving into it fairly soon.
I'm also thinking of taking a certification course. Unfortunately, most of them are quite expensive, so I'm lookinf for one that has good quality curriculum, some personal feedback from the instructor, and is reasonably priced. I would like to gain more knowledge of reading from professional teachers, and let's face it, certification gives you a competitive edge over auto-didacts.
So, no readings for a while.
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Due to circumstances that I won't go into here, I've realized that giving away free readings is really not workable for me anymore. I'm going back to charging for my readings, but I promise that they will be affordable. I can afford to charge low prices because I don't have a lot of business overhead expenses. And frankly, I think most readers overcharge. There is a certain arrogance that often accompanies any psychic ability, especially a psychic art like reading Tarot which takes a lot of time and effort to learn. That arrogance translates into ridiculously high prices for readings. There is also a mentality which I've never understood among potential clients that "Oh, this guy/woman charges $100 for a reading, they must be really good."
When I was offering a menu of readings, priced according to the number of cards in the reading, people seemed to be confused. They would submit their question, then not select the spread they wanted me to use from the drop-down menu and pay for the reading. So, I've decided that it's going to have to be one spread, one price. I ran onto a seven-card spread created by someone who was a member of a Tarot-related Facebook group I had participated in. The spread has a lot of flexibility in the way the card positions can be interpreted, so I think it would be useful for most questions.
Also in my plans for the near future, I would like to move more into video chat readings, via Skype or Google video chat. I plan to charge a flat rate for a specific period of time. It will be the same rate as I charge for an e-mail reading, so payment will be easy, just click on the PayPal button on my checkout page and we'll be good to go. I'm thinking a fifteen-minute reading and I won't start charging by the minute unless it goes three minutes over the allotted time. I'm flexible that way. I'll be posting my cell phone number so you can call me to schedule an appointment.
And if you live in the Lynn, Mass area, I'm available for in-person readings. Those will be a half-hour or an hour and the rate will be slightly higher than for video chat, but still quite affordable.
When I was offering a menu of readings, priced according to the number of cards in the reading, people seemed to be confused. They would submit their question, then not select the spread they wanted me to use from the drop-down menu and pay for the reading. So, I've decided that it's going to have to be one spread, one price. I ran onto a seven-card spread created by someone who was a member of a Tarot-related Facebook group I had participated in. The spread has a lot of flexibility in the way the card positions can be interpreted, so I think it would be useful for most questions.
Also in my plans for the near future, I would like to move more into video chat readings, via Skype or Google video chat. I plan to charge a flat rate for a specific period of time. It will be the same rate as I charge for an e-mail reading, so payment will be easy, just click on the PayPal button on my checkout page and we'll be good to go. I'm thinking a fifteen-minute reading and I won't start charging by the minute unless it goes three minutes over the allotted time. I'm flexible that way. I'll be posting my cell phone number so you can call me to schedule an appointment.
And if you live in the Lynn, Mass area, I'm available for in-person readings. Those will be a half-hour or an hour and the rate will be slightly higher than for video chat, but still quite affordable.
