stefficus
i'm reeling from all of scion's happy little metaphors! nice to know someone else does that. and probie, "i can't language my feelings well" is utterly splendid. i have that in spades, very evocative way to put that.
*bodily drags herself back on topic*
i've found i have this tendency too, and not just with the thoth (which i just got anyway). i tend to get people reading cards for themselves rather than just doing a reading. since none of these people are paying me, it's not THAT big of a deal, but i do think it's a side-effect of learning and exchanging on here. i get so used to explaining and discussing the cards themselves that i forget a reading in the "real" world isn't about the cards at all, but about the querent. i catch myself doing it and try to stop, but then i think "oh, that's not enough, they don't know how i reached this conclusion, i need to say more to make them know i'm a Serious Reader." you know what, though? so far, nobody has complained that a reading was too short. they just want the info.
it's more difficult without f2f feedback, but if you err on the side of brevity, most people will ask if they want more.
*bodily drags herself back on topic*
i've found i have this tendency too, and not just with the thoth (which i just got anyway). i tend to get people reading cards for themselves rather than just doing a reading. since none of these people are paying me, it's not THAT big of a deal, but i do think it's a side-effect of learning and exchanging on here. i get so used to explaining and discussing the cards themselves that i forget a reading in the "real" world isn't about the cards at all, but about the querent. i catch myself doing it and try to stop, but then i think "oh, that's not enough, they don't know how i reached this conclusion, i need to say more to make them know i'm a Serious Reader." you know what, though? so far, nobody has complained that a reading was too short. they just want the info.
it's more difficult without f2f feedback, but if you err on the side of brevity, most people will ask if they want more.