Kids Lie

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 15 Nov 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Paradox	15 Nov 2004
Ok, I rarely do tarot readings for younger kids, but yesterday I did. I used a Yes/No spread (3 rows, 13 in a row or till an ace), in it the reader doesn't say his/her question right away. Well the answer came out yes (2 aces), and then she told the rest of the group (we were having a miniparty) what she had asked. As I interpreted the final row aloud, I realized that the cards were making no sense in relation to the question she said that she had asked. So I came out and told her she had asked a different question. Well she was pretty stunned. The next day, I found out the real question she asked. My hunch was right. This has happened before for me with younger kids. My 12 year old cousin blatantly lied, using my interpretation in order to get out of doing something that he didn't like. I told him then he was lying, and I was right. Amazingly, I seem to be able to tell when people are lying about what they asked very, very often. So my question is: Have you had a high proportion of young people lying during the Tarot? And, do you catch them?

Flavio	15 Nov 2004
Kids and adults alike can lie during a reading, if I feel something suspicious I don't believe what the querents are telling, I believe in the cards, they're always right, how to catch the lie? in the 2 cases I had, I told the querent what the cards were saying, once they realized their lie was discovered they "confess" the real question asked or disclose the information previously withheld.

Adjustment	15 Nov 2004
actually I have experienced adults lying during a reading more often than kids. once i read for someone that lie to me during a reading about something they found very embarassing to discuss at the moment, the next day this person called me and confess lying and then asked for more advice on the situation.

Lady Mary	16 Nov 2004
We are always "lying", trying to protect our vulnerable egos. During a reading I'd never ever go after a querent, trying to catch them lying. All I do is interpreting the cards and showing the options the cards suggest. It's up to the querent to further work with the cards messages.

Ace	16 Nov 2004
Exactly correct Lady Mary! There is lying and there is denial. the one is asking one thing and wanting to know another. Just say what the cards say and forget it. It doesn't HAVE to make sense to you. The other is denial: they will insist the cards have nothing to do with their question. Tough. Try to make it so they can understand it, but if they don't really want to know, they shouldn't have asked.

Alta	16 Nov 2004
Hi all, I am moving this to Talking Tarot, because it is not about a particular reading. Marion co-moderator of Your Readings

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