Reading in public.

[beekie]

I have read in public only once. It was great! A friend of mine interviewed for a job and wanted to see if she would get it. We sat outside of a starbucks. This couple came up and asked about the cards, and the boyfriend asked me to do a general reading on him. It was fine and he liked it, but the weird thing was... We had the exact same birthday! So I don't know if that's a sign for me or what

[gregory]

Originally Posted by videojob8

Do you think a lot of people would actually care if they see a person doing a Tarot reading? Will most people think Tarot is nonsense? lol

Most people who notice anything won't even know what you are doing. Contrary to popular belief MOST people have never even HEARD of it in terms of knowing what it all looks like.... just the word - and that word rolled up with the devil....

[Darkmage]

Honestly, you *might* run into issues but those are going to be rare.

Basically so long as you guys are paying customers, as in ordering food and drinks, and you don't make nuisances out of yourselves, you should be fine.

*Veteran of many many late night readings in Denny's and IHOPs all over Phoenix and Tucson*

[Chronata]

Panera especially has set itself up to be a place where you can linger a while, and enjoy coffee...hence the fireplaces in many of them and the new big comfy chairs.

I have seen people in there for hours using the free wi-fi.

Reading tarot to me doesn't seem all that different.
And one of the Panera's I frequent actually encouraged my readings.

[Melisandre]

Thanks everyone!! Your input eased my mind and I went ahead and pulled out the cards in Panera.

Anddddd...... nobody even noticed

[EricthoDeSalamander]

Originally Posted by Darkmage

Honestly, you *might* run into issues but those are going to be rare.

Basically so long as you guys are paying customers, as in ordering food and drinks, and you don't make nuisances out of yourselves, you should be fine.

*Veteran of many many late night readings in Denny's and IHOPs all over Phoenix and Tucson*

LOL, the last line made me chuckle. In some cases, it is true that most people really don't give two hoots; something that suprised me because I live in such a super-religious area of the U.S.

[spiraling]

I occasionally read the tarot to preoccupy myself between classes, and also to get practice in. This readily attracts the attention of fellow, random classmates, and if their curiosity is piqued, they may bombard me with questions regarding divination, overall.
Once I was complimented for my interest in tarot, which is a definite upside. I was hesitant to read in public, at first, since among the extreme polarization of modern-day secularism and religious dogma, the branch of knowledge comprising divination such as tarot and astrology is largely displaced and misunderstood. However, I haven't been met with direct criticism yet, not that I would care either way, at this point!

[tarotbear]

Originally Posted by spiraling

I was hesitant to read in public, at first, since among the extreme polarization of modern-day secularism and religious dogma, the branch of knowledge comprising divination such as tarot and astrology is largely displaced and misunderstood. However, I haven't been met with direct criticism yet, not that I would care either way, at this point!

One night I was sitting in a corner booth of a Howard Johnson's - of all places - sitting in a chair in the booth opening with my back to the crowd. Someone - who is someone I know from the bar - came over and when he saw me reading cards got upset! At first I almost thought he was joking - just being an a-hole for a-hole's sake - yelling 'YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO HELL!' I slammed my fist into the tabletop, stood up and faced him nose-to-nose and screamed in his face with all the anger I could muster: "DON'T YOU EVER INTERRUPT ME AGAIN!" Realizing that I was about to remove his testicles through his nose and microseconds away from calling up the Hounds From Hell, he backed away without another word.

I love reading Tarot cards! *batts eyes*

[pink daliha]

Good for you, tarotbear! Although I haven't (yet) read in public, it seems to me that if someone is sitting quietly, minding thier own business, it shouldn't be a problem for others. That is the very definition of rudeness.

[Darkmage]

@Tarotbear: BRAVA!! *applauds* Good for you! Rude people like that are so not used to being put in their proper place. Kudos that you did. Perhaps he'll think twice about shooting his mouth off again.

Usually when people tell me I'm going to hell for whatever reason, I tell them that I already know, and there's a kegger at my place at 9. They need to be there. They usually look shocked and scurry a bit faster down the street. >XD