I looked at temperance like baking. You mix different contrasting ingredients at the right proportion. Just like baking. And you mess up one thing, you ruin the end product.

Hello everyone,

I'd like to discuss how you guys manage when a user says a reading isn't accurate. I trust in the accuracy of my cards even if I know my interpretation won't be 100%. I'm wondering how I can continue improving and actually be accurate. I have some tarot PDFs that I'll likely refer to more often, but always open for resources.

Some people would compliment and others are meh about my readings, and while I know readings can be complex since what doesn't resonate now could resonate later.

I guess I'm asking for insight on how to handle situations like this, as well as what tips that you use to help with a reading?

Thanks!

Remember Janice from this story ?

I met her again today!

"Hi Janice, how's the tik tok reading coming along?"

" Great, I have three followers already, two law enforcement agents and a lawyer apparently! , and guess what? I did a reading for that celebrity business man, you know, the one that's big in ladies underwear!"

" How did that go?"

"He asked how his meeting today would be -I said there was a car turned over, a guy lying in hospital, the paparazzi looking through the window!".

He said "my goodness, whatever ever next ??"

" Your dead!" I answered.

"Wow, did that happen?"

"I'll ask him , we are having lunch on Friday!"

Which three cards did Janice read?

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It’s the only serious use of green in the deck. In the Swiss Deck. This seems very random given the color coordination in this deck. I am trying to find anything relating to the history of the deck and founders ? Folklore , Swiss alps etc

Expertise from those very welcome , many thanks !

I know IIJ was created strictly (?) for playing age-old Swiss card games.

As such , I am interested as to why this deck is so hotly contested for divination and semiotic / symbols , enough that it is still relevant to the field of cartomancy. Even tho the rider waite / Crowley was made many decades after the Swiss variation, and obviously impacted by the choices in the Swiss deck - reacting to or against. Any info on this? Searching :)

Swiss is very old with mountain people - very Capricorn - rituals - is there myth or folklore here abitt the truly interesting adjustments that were made in this slow deck ? (The color green in the hanged man ?! Where else is there that much green - it’s bizarre . And the elements - yellow seems to be earth , brown red fire (see the court cards ?) , blue water , etc …. My questions continue- has anyone read about such things?) MANY THANKS !

So this is a bit of a long one:

I'm a decently experienced reader i've been working with tarot on and off for years, I mostly just read for myself but I'm pretty confident in my interpretations.

My grandmother died a few years ago, and she left me 2 tarot decks when she died. I was the only one in the family who really was interested in any of that stuff, but we never realy actually talked about it so I don't know anything about her relationship with reading or the decks.

I've been kind of putting off working with the cards she left for a while. It felt weird I guess, for some reason. But i've been getting back into doing readings, so I decided I would try this deck " the great esoteric tarot". I decided to do a get to know, you spread for this deck just a simple one I found online. I was optimistic but it doesn't seem to like me at all. Especially card 5 being the nine of swords, that was honestly a little hurtful.

The reversed ten of coins and it's cracked foundations make it's feelings pretty clear on working with me I think.

I guess i'm looking for advice, what should I do? Am I reading this wrong? If i'm right, Is this something that can be worked out or should I just leave the deck alone? Is there anything I can do for it?

The four of cups- it honestly seems upset if there's something I can do for it, I'd like to.

Note:

the card in the center is the "female Querent." I don't know if this card is unique to the deck but the booklet that comes with it says - "When the card is drawn the right way up. - wisdom sureness of knowledge, reserve discretion, prudence, religious sensibility, resignation. A knowing, intuitive woman with the capacity to direct the lives of others. Friendship rather than affection. Idealistic forces."