Question by brandi b: Is reading your own Tarot readings really bad?
Im new at reading tarot cards and in my book that Im learning from says that Im suppose to be reading my own right now but then someone else thats been doing it longer than me said that Its really bad to read you own future. Is this true? Also is there anyone out there thats willing to help me train and ask more questions to??
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Answer by Ian
Well considering the fact that is is a pseudoscience, emphasis on pseudo, I’d say you have nothing to worry about.
What do you think? Answer below!
Tarot is not fortune telling. It is a way of helping you understand the underlying forces in your life and how to deal with them. Oracles are meant to be read by the yourself. I know many Tarot and other forms of divination readers, the All say that if you are skilled enough that you should do your own readings. If you are just learning, having a skilled reader Also do a reading for you is sometimes helpful. I think your person who don’t you not to do your own reading is wrong. The only way you can practice and really know if you are reading the cards correctly is to do readings on yourself. Then you can note what the cards said and see if they come true.
Palm reading and tarot reading are not meant to tell the future, but rather to tell the story of your past form a non bias point of view. Think of it as a way of counseling a person with out them having to say anything.
It’s a release from the normal world, and cheaper than a professional therapist.
So to answer your question, no it wont hurt you to do your own reading.
-Pandora-
The only worry about reading your own Tarot is that some people get so worked up about a possibility, that they stop living their current lives. If you can remember that Tarot is about possibilities and not a set in stone future, you will be fine.
If you practice on others, make sure you are really clear that you are new at this and can’t guarantee any accuracy so they don’t rearrange their lives based on what you tell them.
Of course not, I do my own readings often. I use them as a guide to my life.
Go for it
Be lucky
Nia