Introduction

There is nothing like giving someone a reading so helpful that it changes their very own relationship to life. Like teachers, tarot readers find meaning when we see our querents have “aha” moments. We delight in seeing our readings provide relief and find joy when we are able to help someone with a crossroads moment. But being able to do this well takes more than just reading the cards. Good readers for others have a whole grimoire of techniques at their disposal, and reading tarot is only one part. The good news is this: these skills can be learned at any tarot level.

There are also moments where our readings do not help in the ways we hope or we feel our querents are not hearing what the reading is saying. Learning why this happens and what to do about it builds confidence and resilience for you as a reader. Hint: most of the time it has nothing to do with you or your reading!

So if you are asking yourself whether your tarot level is right for Will You Give Me a Reading?, the answer is yes! You are welcome here if you are totally new to tarot, if you are returning to tarot after a long break, or if traditional methods of learning tarot don’t click with you. You also belong here if you are already a great reader but wish to be more proficient at reading tarot for others. Even professional readers will find plenty of food for thought within these pages.

This journey starts right at the beginning: What do you need to consider as you come out as a reader? How do you build fluency while also being mindful of the difference between the message and your opinion? How do you tell your Queen of Swords querent what a relationship with a Knight of Wands might be like? Is the future really the future? What about the nature of fate?

Will You Give Me a Reading? is about your journey toward querent-centered sessions where you get to decide your philosophy of reading and what that journey looks like.

There are also plenty of tarot techniques within these pages and all of it geared toward reading for others confidently and fluently. If you are an intuitive, empath, or psychic there are also techniques specifically for you (especially if you struggle with knitting your intuitive hits to the cards). You will be able to strengthen your natural talents and make them more readily available to you as a reader with some of the ideas I offer in these pages.

You get to learn all of this from a tarot reader in the trenches with you. This book is filled to the brim with personal anecdotes and stories chosen to illustrate lessons learned, and techniques that work. This means that you get a ringside seat to hands-on, immediately actionable advice, from a full-time professional reader, and teacher. You have something amazing to give, so let’s hone how you give it! All levels are welcome, all that is needed is curiosity and a little magic.