HearthCricket
I don't think that specific codes need to be placed on readers/healers, but I do believe that when a store owner hires someone to read for them, and when customers are paying for a service, cannot get their money back after a reading, then it IS up to the owner to make a discreet decision on how gifted/talented this person is to read for others. That reader is not just representing themselves, but they are also representing the store and its integrity, as well as that of other readers in said store. What if someone comes in for a first time reading, really depending on someone who knows what they are doing, and instead gets someone who is doing experimental practice runs on them and their emotions and choices for money? There is a responsibility here for both reader and the store owner. Yes, each store owner will have a different code of what is considered a "good" reading. But again, in the case I am referring to, she didn't do a reading for the owner. The owner just hired her because she was a friend. She admitted to this. She doesn't like conflict and therefore not sure how to approach her about the negative feedback without ruining their friendship. Now she is caught in a bad position and a lot of heads are shaking.
When I go for a reading I know I am taking a chance, but I have been in the tarot world for a long time and know there are both good, so-so, amazing and horrible readers. But so many people go to readers now instead of counseling (no, not the best of ideas, but they do it because it is more affordable) and I would hope they would be placed in fairly decent hands of someone who knows where to draw the line, who knows how to read the cards in whatever fashion suits them best, and does it with a professional attitude and not because they simply want to give it a whirl. Let them read for themselves, their spouse, friends, family, etc., before throwing themselves, unprepared, at people who actually trust in them and end up being deceived.
When I go for a reading I know I am taking a chance, but I have been in the tarot world for a long time and know there are both good, so-so, amazing and horrible readers. But so many people go to readers now instead of counseling (no, not the best of ideas, but they do it because it is more affordable) and I would hope they would be placed in fairly decent hands of someone who knows where to draw the line, who knows how to read the cards in whatever fashion suits them best, and does it with a professional attitude and not because they simply want to give it a whirl. Let them read for themselves, their spouse, friends, family, etc., before throwing themselves, unprepared, at people who actually trust in them and end up being deceived.