Doing Tarot Readings For OthersDoing tarot readings for others (sometimes also referred to as The Other Reading) is where instead of focusing on your own question you try to find out details about another person. This can be helpful when you feel curious about an issue in which you are not directly involved. So this kind of reading does not involve the other individual. Doing tarot readings for others can be enjoyable and are also a way to learn the tarot. Instead of only looking at your own problems you get to view a much wider scope of issues. This reading is basically the same as doing a question reading but you choose the subject – so you might pick a person, animal, place, problem or world event. Any issue will do, just make it clear beforehand. You can also choose a subject like a marriage partnership, family, team or community. You can even do a tarot reading for the planet. If you want to do tarot readings for others make sure you have honorable intentions. If the reading is for a close friend or relative and you feel you have a vested interest in the outcome or very strong emotions about the person, it may be preferable to do a reading for yourself instead. You can begin by writing a question as per the question reading. In this case, however, the question will be about the other person, issue or event. You can use tools like pictures of the issue or person or various objects to help focus your energy. Next you can recite something about the issue or person and why you are doing tarot readings for others at this time. Ensure that you ask for help that will provide the best outcome for everybody.Shuffle, cut and lay out the cards in the same way as for a question reading. View the position of the cards in the spread keeping in mind that they are not about you! Bear in mind that you will see the issue from your own point of view so this might not be a true and accurate reflection of what the other person is going through. Doing tarot readings for others requires you to stay open. Once you’ve studied the cards for a while create a story in the same way as we explained in the question reading and write a summary statement expressing the general theme of the reading. Finish up by shuffling the deck to clear its energy. Doing tarot readings for others contains a lesson for you. As you view the cards and create a story try to figure out what messages there are for you in the cards. Some practitioners feel that doing tarot readings for others without their permission is inappropriate. If you’ve not sure how you feel about this subject consider asking the subject for their permission to do the reading, without their presence. |