My 1st job reading professionally!

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 04 Dec 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Mimers	04 Dec 2003
Last night I did my first 'job' reading professionally. I had a lot of fun and it all went really well. Lawguy hooked me up with a friend of his looking for a Tarot reader at their company Holiday party. Thanks Lawguy for hooking me up and reccomending me! You have great friends! Once I got going it just flowed. The trick was just to relax. Every time I took a sip of water, I thought of Umbrae and his advise to always drink a lot of water! LOL. So now I can say to everyone a little nervous about taking that first step, go for it, it's no problem! My niece made me business cards and every one grabbed them. Many came back for more readings with more questions, so I feel I did good. Anyway the whole experience was great. Just have fun with it. Mimers

jmd	04 Dec 2003
Wonderful, Mimers :) That sense of inner trust, that sense that you do know what the cards are saying, combined with relaxing into the situation at hand! Like Umbrae has also said elsewhere - to read for others is so important in developing one's skills :) What a great WonderGuy51 our LG is ;)

Jewel-ry	04 Dec 2003
Mimers, Thats fantastic!! What an achievement!! Well done!! There will be no stopping you now............... J :)

Mimers	04 Dec 2003
Thanks jmd and Jewel-ry! Well, I am off to my day job now. Rather sluggishly I might add. Didn't get to bed until after midnight! Mimi

Agathe	04 Dec 2003
Hey Mimers...way to go. I envy you a bit as I would like to do it professionally as well. I cannot force myself to start. I'm way too scared. I'm happy for you though :o) Agathe!

Bean Feasa	04 Dec 2003
Congrats Mimers, That's fantastic. Gives hope to all us beginners! :) Kate

Lethe	04 Dec 2003
That's excellent Mimers, well done. I can't imagine ever getting to that level of confidence ,I know it must happen some day though. ;)

Astraea	04 Dec 2003
Mimers, how wonderful! I applaud you, and hope that this will be the beginning of a long and happy tarot relationship with the public.

Alissa	04 Dec 2003
:D Go Mimers! :D My prediction is you'll get the "bug," and decide you want to read for others more.... Sounds like a wonderful start to the newest phase of your Tarot adventures!

skytwig	04 Dec 2003
:D :D So happy for you, Mimers!! :)

Moonbow*	04 Dec 2003
Hi Mimers, Well done you!!!....... you must feel so proud of yourself, Can you tell me what deck you chose to use, or did you change decks depending on the question. Did you ever get a 'blank' - this is what scares me. Great news.............. Moonbow* :TSUN

rota	04 Dec 2003
Very happy for you, Mimers! I´ve never read for money myself, but I wouldn´t be averse to starting. Thanks for posting this note about your first step on that road. So very good to know it was a positive experience!

Sulis	04 Dec 2003
Well done. I have problems reading for people I know in person let alone strangers. Give yourself a huge pat on the back.........or better still, why not treat yourself to a new tarot deck .......you deserve it ;) Love and light Sulis xx

Mimers	04 Dec 2003
Thanks everyone for your support! After doing this, I realize I would love to do it again! I have read for people in coffee shops, etc, however, never charged for them. I used my trusty Universal Rider Waite for most of them. I used the Tarot of Prague as well. Thanks again! I got the bug!

Star Spirit	04 Dec 2003
Gooooooo Mimers!! :D I'm jealous.

Majecot	04 Dec 2003
Mimers!! That is soooo awesome! Congratulations! (pssssssst! what did you wear? )

Diana	04 Dec 2003
Mimers: this is really good news. It's always so wonderful to read for people and to get paid for it is even more gratifying! Hope you continue down this road. (((((((((Mimers)))))))))

Melvis	04 Dec 2003
Congratulations, Mimers! You took that big first step! And thanks to Lawguy51 for lookin' out for his fellow 'Clectics! :D Peace, Melvis :TSTRE

Riversea	04 Dec 2003
What a step, Mimers! You sound like you are on a high from it to boot! :) And with my favorite reading deck... the UW. By the way, I just ordered the Tarot of Prague today. The fact you like both the UW and the Tarot of Prague, makes me more excited to get my hands on ToP. Here's to more professional bookings and clients coming your way! I hope to join you in the near future, I hope it will be as positive as your experience.

TemperanceAngel	04 Dec 2003
Go girl!!!! :D:D:D XTAX

Marion	04 Dec 2003
That is wonderful Mimers. What a great experience. And lawguy51, that was a good deed.

MeeWah	04 Dec 2003
((((((Mimers)))))) Congratulations on the big step!! Great to be in the right place at the right time to break the ice. & kudos to ((((((Lawguy)))))) for offering the opportunity.

baba-prague	05 Dec 2003
It's brilliant. Just lovely to hear. Well done to both you and Lawguy. I agree with jmd, at some point it's just about relaxing and trusting your own intuition - and the cards. Sounds like you did a great job of doing that. I get a real buzz from knowing ToP was there - thank-you!

Mimers	05 Dec 2003
Thanks again everyone for your encouragement. Hopefully now things will roll. My niece made some very nice business cards for me on her computer, and just about everyone took a card. Quote: Originally posted by baba-prague It's brilliant. Just lovely to hear. Well done to both you and Lawguy. I agree with jmd, at some point it's just about relaxing and trusting your own intuition - and the cards. Sounds like you did a great job of doing that. I get a real buzz from knowing ToP was there - thank-you! Baba, I only used your deck for a few readings. Mostly because towards the end, people were, well, starting to feel 'jolly' and I was afraid a drink or too would be spilt. It did get looked at a lot though while people were waiting. It received many ooohs and ahhhs. Mimi

Le_Corsair	05 Dec 2003
Outstanding and excellent, Mimers! What a great start for you, and a good confidence-builder, too! A suggestion for a deck to use in "drunken xmas party" readings: the Radiant Rider-Waite, because the plastic content in this deck is so high that a spilled drink would have absolutely no effect at all, so that the cards could be used as coasters in a pinch! :laugh: :smoker: :joke: Bob :THERM

Mimers	05 Dec 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Le_Corsair A suggestion for a deck to use in "drunken xmas party" readings: the Radiant Rider-Waite, because the plastic content in this deck is so high that a spilled drink would have absolutely no effect at all, so that the cards could be used as coasters in a pinch! :laugh: :smoker: :joke: Bob :THERM LOL! :laugh: :laugh:

lawguy51	05 Dec 2003
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Umbrae	05 Dec 2003
Good job. And should a drink get spilled on your cards – it gives them a ‘broken in look’, and contact me and I’ll walk you through how to make them not ‘stick’. I love to use unusual decks at groups. Congratulations.

Mimers	05 Dec 2003
Umbrae, I would love any advice from you! As far as the drink spills, that is fine with any deck other than the TofP being that there are only so many to be had. :) I was glad I brought the spare deck!

Alex	05 Dec 2003
If I drink water like that I can't stop going to the ladies room. Congratulations! Alex. Quote: Originally posted by Mimers . The trick was just to relax. Every time I took a sip of water, I thought of Umbrae and his advise to always drink a lot of water! LOL.

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