To become a tarot card reader, learn the meanings of the cards, practice reading for family and friends, and build rapport with clients. Showmanship and cold reading can also be helpful, but be aware of local laws and regulations.
You don’t necessarily have to believe that tarot cards are a harbinger of future events to become a tarot card reader. If you plan on reading tarot cards for a living, however, you should know the card meanings backwards and forwards. A touch of showmanship is a nice touch – people looking to have their fortunes told often appreciate incense, flowing robes, long hair and mystical surroundings – and honing your skills in a dramatic tempo can make you wildly popular. Mainly, to become a tarot card reader with a loyal clientele, you need to know how to read people even better than you can read cards.
There are many different styles and brands of tarot decks, but they all follow the same basic pattern. Each deck consists of 78 cards, divided into several categories. In what is known as the minor arcana of the deck, the cards feature pentacles, swords, wands, and cups. The rest of the deck, the main arcana, shows illustrations such as the rook, the fool, death and the hanged man. Each card represents a different meaning if it is upright or inverted and can also have additional meaning if presented in a multi-card spread.
Once you learn the basics of the cards and their meanings, you can venture out and become a tarot card reader. It might be a good idea to gain some experience reading the cards to family and friends, as this will teach you how to build rapport with your future customers and how to ask subtle, pertinent questions. Among psychics and clients, surreptitiously convincing you to provide information is called “cold reading.” People like to talk about themselves, and if you ask them a little, you’ll get a lot of detail.
For example, you could place the cards in one of many possible pictures, stare at them for a moment, and then ask the customer if someone close to them has died. You can ask if they are involved in a love affair, if they are looking for a love affair or if a love affair ended badly. You can even ask if they have back problems, or if someone close to them is suffering from back pain. These are commonalities held by just about everyone on the planet, and the customer won’t mind if you work through several questions until you get the right one. They want you to be correct, they want to think they know the future, and therefore they ignore the fact that you are simply dragging the hook through the water until you get a bite.
There are many ways to become a professional tarot reader. You can set up a booth at carnivals or renaissance fairs, apply for a job with one of the many telephone or Internet companies that provide readings, or you can hang your own tile and work one-on-one with clients. Before doing so, check state and local laws. Some cities do not allow fortune tellers or tarot card readers, while others require a license. Failure to comply with these laws will result in a severe fine and put you out of business.
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