Shock and Awe
Ok, the book says that “within three weeks you will be ready to give your first reading!” as though that were some sort of fast-track program for soothsayers. I suppose knowing that in 3 weeks i can begin to understand the fabric of the inter-connected universe and peoples futures is pretty good, but still requires more patience then I have just now.
So I skipped ahead, after an hour or two of skimming about how to read the tarot I dove in, giving a reading to my roommate Conor. It took a long time, and i don’t mean that there was such a depth of knowledge hidden within me that I couldn’t contain my reading into one convenient 15 minute increment, but that I had to flip between a lot of pages. I am beginning to think that 3 weeks may be a bit ambitious to give a reading not heavily aided by my trusty book of answers.
I did learn one very important fact, get the quirant (or “mark”) to give you his/her question. It makes directing relevant answers significantly easier. So, while I don’t know that Conor learned any deep spiritual answers, I certainly learned something about what is required to do this successfully. Also, it was very interesting to see the many ways that what is said could be relevant to your life, and if nothing else get you thinking about your own problems and habits (which are generally speaking just problems we have internalized and accepted).
I think this is going to be interesting, really.
