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No, this thread isn't about physically small tarot readers (the original title of the thread was "Small Tarot Readers"), but about the tarot readers you see in the streets of, say, NYC, or street fairs, or psychics who have neon signs or little placards in the doors of an apartment building. Has anyone tried a tarot reader like this - a stranger - who came up with anything that impressed you?
The reason I ask is that I've gone to about 4 tarot readers over the past 10 years here in NYC - 3 who had little businesses set up in their apartment, with the neon sign in the door or the people handing out flyers in the street, and one at a street fair. They cost about $20 for a card reading/spread, and none of them gave me any information that was really specific or impressive in any way. Yet they all said that my aura was damaged and that I needed spiritual help & cleansing, which they of course would provide for something like $80-$100.
In terms of general personality reading, they 'read' me in such a vague way that I figured they didn't come up with anything you couldn't get by just being someone who could read people well by looking them up and down, body language, etc.
Since the one thing the readers/psychics told me with consistency is that there was damage to my aura (and I should pay them an arm and a leg to repair it and make my life wonderful), I tend to think they're all just looking for money, and preying on people's fears and insecurities in order to make more than a measly $20 per reading.
3 of the 4 times I went for a reading I was very depressed and unhappy, and the readers picked up on that (or the cards showed it) in a general way. The 4th time I went when I was feeling fine and not depressed at all, and that reader, despite their same bit about the aura, didn't come out with "you're going through a very horrible time" or something like that, so I guess there could have been a kind of distinction.
Also, a lot of these readers asked blatant questions about me which, between the readings and the fact that they all claimed to be psychics, you would think they wouldn't need to do. Not that reading is an exact science, but they would often come out with totally general things and ask me questions to narrow it down. I like to be somewhat scientific about these things and try to give them as little information as possible, and if they ask questions outright just to guage my reaction, I tend to think less of their ability. (i.e. someone said "I see wedding bells for you now" and I'm not even dating anyone -- then they changed their tune about the reading. Or when people ask "What do you do?", which gives them a lot to work with right there.)
I guess I can see there being some imbalances in my aura (which I would think would be true for a lot of people, if not most), but that's all I ever got out of these readings. I've never had anyone get something very specific from 'em, much to my disappointment.
One interesting thing is that all these tarot readers asked if anyone had ever told me before that I had a damaged aura and needed big-time healing with crystals and such. Now, they all did say that, but part of me wonders if this is just a sales tactic to hit paydirt. When I told them I wasn't going to be giving them any more money, they started in like some cultish Scientology/Landmark Form group, saying "Well hey, this is very important, what's your happiness worth, some things are more important than money, this will make a huge difference, how can you put a value on your spiritual health?", etc.
Which didn't work, except for one time where I did try it, partly out of desperation and partly out of curiosity, work with a psychic for a few months. She gave me a crystal and some oils and specific instructions on what to do with them -- I experienced a very slight improvment in my mental health at the time, but nothing really significant. I gave her a few hundred for this (I feel like an idiot for having done it, since I feel like it probably only did very little, at most (if ANYTHING), on a spiritual level), but when she said she needed something like $7,000 to use pure gold that has been blessed (which she gets from a friend in Rome) in order to permanently heal my aura, I said bye-bye. Another one (that I tried working with for about 2 weeks) said her efforts on my behalf weren't working because I wasn't giving her enough money for 'the work' to be strong. Yeesh.
Readings from friends have been a little better and a little more specific.
I know there are good readers out there, but I sure haven't found 'em, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm not gonna find 'em at street fairs or in NYC apartments or little places with neon signs. |
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