Let’s back up just a tad here folks.
Firstly, on the term “Cold Reading”
Please reference rant for more info.
Cold reading is a carny term that means essentially you’re running a con-game, it’s a fake reading. Now if you’re a fake Tarot reader fine. But Cold Reading
does not equate to reading for strangers or
not knowing the question.
If you use those terms incorrectly, others may decide that you’re a phony, a fraud, and a charlatan.
The phonies, frauds, and charlatans currently make up the majority of the readers the general public encounters. Only now are real readers making headway into the mainstream reader population – and we can kill it with poor language. It’s kinda like saying ‘nukulur’ instead of ‘nuclear’.
The general public often do not want to tell you your question, because they’ve had readings by the ‘Cold Readers’, they want to see if you’re a real reader or just another fraud out to scam their money.
I actually prefer to read without knowing the underlying question. But I always make the reader write the question down. There may be causes and issues in the world of the sitter that are root causes, underlying needs and fears that should be addressed first.
Had a sitter back in February who wanted to know about her spiritual path. The entire thread was about work – card after card after card.
Just did a follow-up reading for her…same cards, fewer positions. See – her work is connected to her spiritual path, not separate from it. You have to trust what the cards tell you, and deliver the message the cards provide – not try to twist them to fit the question.
Well I’ve rambled long enough, I’ll get off my soapbox and let the next speaker mount the stand.
But please people – do not use the term Cold Reader incorrectly. We here, should not ever use this term to describe what we do. Unless you're a con-artist.