If the question is why you did read for him (of all people), maybe that's not clear right now, but answers will come as to why - and it might be that the benefit from answers will be yours. I think time will sort that out, and some self perspective.
... so I go to town (during these postings) I go the back way through the rainforest. I go past the big nice house and amazing gardens where I used to be a gardener . I see yet again the japanese bamboo fence and driveway entrance I built years ago that is still surprising in good condition (I keep wanting to stop and check it , but it has been sold a few times since, and I dont want to snoop. But today someone is there in the garden, so I stop, introduce myself and ask to snoop. To cut it short. I have another client , somehow, someone who wants a lot of local advise, and not just her tarot and astrology ( fresh from the UK, giant neglected gardens to do, 2 dogs 2 horses and by herself ! ) .
Okay 'Universe' ... maybe I am NOT a 'retired reader' anymore ... at the moment ?
I am just going to go out on a limb here, and say - You read for him unconditionally - and you gave him the choice not to elaborate - but after the reading, in hindsight of his situation, you placed in Conditions. If you feel he abused the situation in some way by not telling you about the DV situation, I feel now you are bashing yourself up over this emotionally, and are now preparing to give him a serve as well after the fact. A constructive interaction turning into a destructive interaction? Possibly step back and away from this until you can clearly give yourself justifiable good reasons as to why this residual emotion is prompting you to turn on a client, when your intention was sound and grounded to begin with.
See my post above about the separation of issues. I consciously and deliberately offer people the choice to reveal personal matters or not. Here I expressed my FEELINGS , my feelings dont automatically turn to actions ( just as well
) . It hasnt turned destructive.
I have yet to decide if he will remain a client (on more ways than tarot, he needs a male mentor to be able to navigate through the path to proper manhood). I will need to take the steps above I mentioned first, including attending court, then I need to check his intentions with his actions, then I can decide if I can or want to help him.
If you saw Justice being served (or Karma) coming through in this reading then you know that he will have to face the repercussions of his actions. Take some solace in that and find healing or what ever you need (for yourself) from it.
Not in the reading... the repercussions however are enacted now and to come ... I mean, he is under a court order not to go to his own home ... where his baby is ... and the mother of his baby is
As it stands your decision to not allow him to have any further association with you comes from a place of huge strength and personal power - especially when his offer of help is needed. That will hit him hard in itself. But for you, it may help you regain your sense of being able to be proactive for your self (as opposed to feeling you may have been a target).
Sorry if I was clear before, I haven't come to that final decision yet. I am just not hopeful anymore in these cases. Unfortunately, the past actions of others will weigh my judgment in assessing any help in recovery I can give him
And if you feel you did do a great job of the reading - hold onto that thought.
You didn't know about his situation, and the reading is now done - there must be a reason that it was you he had the reading done by, and that there was something within your reading for him (and for you) that he needed to hear. No other person could have delivered it the way you did.
Hold that thought too, maybe.
You may have turned the tide.
Hugs.
Yes, I can see something like that already , part of the reading was about his individuation and 'growing up' and the animus anima internal relationship being reflected in the external relationships. He told my friend he was going back to live with his mother pre-reading. Now he says he wants to stay here and keep associations with his family. <shrug>
