Significators for the Reading Exchange threads

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Sep 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Flavio	30 Sep 2004
Hi everyone! when I do readings for AT members, feel the need to connect to querent, so I use as significator a print of the question including your name and avatar. That has worked well with me, but I was wondering how do others select significators when reading for AT members? Thank you for your comments.

ros	30 Sep 2004
When I send my readings I just pick the cards, do a spread or not, and send a reading. I don't work much with significators on here or in person. I feel the person knows when their card is up!

mooncat2	01 Oct 2004
I don't use significators. I just focus on the name of the person and their question and sort of send out my energy to meet theirs. Seems to work !

Vilyariel	01 Oct 2004
I use the same method as mooncat2. At first i thought maybe it wasn't enough to 'connect' with, because i think to myself, 'hey, how is the deck going to know who xxxx is all the way over in xxxx??' but then when it comes down to it, i guess it's because your knowledge of the question and person gets imposed on the cards and then it knows exactly which person you are enquiring about. phew. flavio -- your printout idea is a good idea though!

yve	01 Oct 2004
I don't use significators...in readings others have done for me, and from my experience, they aren't accurate or helpful...I just do a reading, based on both the cards and intuition, and that's it.

blackroseivy	01 Oct 2004
Another one to chime in, saying, no significators. I jettisoned them quite some time ago to make it a little simpler. It works for me! :)

lunakasha	01 Oct 2004
I am with the "non-signficator" group too...I never use them for online or in person readings. As someone mentioned, if the card has personal "significance" for the querent, they will make it known. Also when I do readings for myself, if one of "my" cards comes up in the reading, I pay attention to it....but by pulling a card as a "significator", I feel I am limiting myself from having that card show up in the reading itself, so I don't use them. It is just a matter of personal preference of course. :) Luna

Flavio	01 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by lunakasha Also when I do readings for myself, if one of "my" cards comes up in the reading, I pay attention to it....but by pulling a card as a "significator", I feel I am limiting myself from having that card show up in the reading itself, so I don't use them. I feel the same way, that is why I don't pull a card as a significator, but somehow I felt the need to use a significator for the exchange readings here so I started using the printout of the question, name and avatar of the querent.

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