Full Description
Learn how to confidently deliver tarot readings that leave you energized and querents clamoring for more. Tarot professional Jenna Matlin gives you extensive guidance on how to not only give helpful and accurate readings to others, but also ensure that you're not punished for being the bearer of bad news. Reading for others means opening yourself up to a new world of challenges and opportunities, and this book shows you how to navigate them. You'll learn what to do when a reading goes wrong, how to ask the right questions, why the court cards are difficult to interpret, and how to build resilience in yourself. Featuring insightful anecdotes, advice on controlling the flow of your readings, and more, this book is a must-have for anyone who is asked, 'Will you give me a reading?'
Contents
Contents
Foreword ... xi
Introduction ... 1
Chapter 1: Your Quick Start Guide to Giving a Reading ... 3
Chapter 2: What Makes for a Good Reader? ... 13
Chapter 3: Yes, You're Psychic ... 31
Chapter 4: Tarot 101 for Rebels ... 43
Chapter 5: If You're the Reader, Who Is the Writer? ... 57
Chapter 6: Half the Work Is in the Question ... 79
Chapter 7: Layering Tarot Techniques ... 95
Chapter 8: Court Cards Are People, Too ... 109
Chapter 9: This Is Why Court Cards Are Hard ... 121
Chapter 10: Being the Reader They Need ... 131
Chapter 11: Beyond Predictions ... 145
Chapter 12: Judgement Is a Card, Not a Reading Style ... 159
Chapter 13: How They Mishear What You Say and Why ... 169
Chapter 14: What to Do When a Reading Goes Wrong ... 183
Chapter 15: A Guide to Self-Care for Those Not Great at Self‑Care ... 203
Chapter 16: Ready for the Woo? ... 213
Final Thoughts ... 229
Acknowledgments ... 231
Recommended Reading ... 233
Bibliography ... 237
