... Im not sure Solitaire, but it might be me you read doing that - it in the Cafe Readers Diary thread
but there are other here who do that too
Yep - I use Significators!! LOL!! Always have ...and although part of my reading practice and method, there are times when I'm sitting during the reading thinking - hey look at dat - no Signifier!
- I didnt draw one.
The reason I use them is for focus - purpose and intent.
I use either the Querants question written on a piece of papaer and placed under the cloth - or on the table.
I use a blank RW Tarot card with and without anything written on it - sometimes the persons name - sometimes the question - sometimes the area of the question - sometimes blank. With certain spreads that card can be placed in the deck on shuffling - yes it looks different, but you'd have to be a pretty mean card shark to place it where you want it to come up in the reading
Its not distractive.
I use cards from the reading deck - and cant ever remember feeling as though Im missing a card or dont have a full deck in my hand.
My Querants shuffle the cards - and I ask them to take a moment while shuffling to relax and look at the card - read the question - focus on the topic surround ing the question. I suggest that they can (silently or out loud) repeat the question over and over if they want to while they shuffle.
If there is ever a querey in relationship to the reading I refer back to their question and it places the reading in their focus and perspective again.
I use (mostly) - for relationships - the two of cups
For business and finance - 8 of pents.
But I think I might have run the gauntlet and used every card during my time reading
I know some people dont use them, I know some people do - others both.
Its a personal choice and sometimes that choice is just intuitive.
The Querant can also take the RW Blank card (or the piece of paper) with their question on it with them after the reading - its dated.
Tis just my way
Blessings Elven x