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Do You Deliver Bad News?

12/3/2015

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The other day my father-in-law asked me how I dealt with negative cards appearing when I read for others. He said it must be hard to deliver bad news, so did I skip over them? I answered of course not!

When friends or clients come to us for a reading we would be doing them a disservice just to gloss over the thorny issues. More often than not they've come for a reading because they’re facing a problem, so to downplay the cards or ignore them completely is counter-productive. Look at it this way; you wouldn't go to a doctor if you thought they weren't going to tell you the whole truth.

Yes, giving bad news can be unpleasant, I cringe a little bit when I lay the cards down and there they are . . . the “baddies”. But I would feel awful if I hadn't covered them and then watched my friend go through a difficult situation without warning.

Because that’s what the cards can be, not everything is set in stone and some situations can be alleviated or even avoided, a favourite quote of mum’s: forewarned is forearmed. If the future of their finances doesn't look very promising then they know to budget now and delay that spending spree!

So how do you approach giving bad news? We try not to be so subtle that we skim over it, but equally not so blunt that we seem inconsiderate – find a happy medium. Imagine how you would like to hear it; practise your delivery with your own personal readings – because at some point it will be needed!

This gives them the opportunity to take different steps to improve the situation. Responsible reading is being able to deliver the good news and the bad, in a way that is sensitive to the seeker’s needs.

Ems x

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Steven Bright link
12/3/2015 03:14:12 pm

I read for a woman not so long ago and the first two tarot cards out of the trap were The Tower and the 10 of Swords.

My stomach sank.

So I just explained them to her quietly, not hiding anything, but remembering to be sensitive to her needs.

When I'd explained them, she looked at me and said 'I have had a real bad week, terrible stuff has happened and I am totally done in. Those cards are exactly how it is'. She was relieved to know that there were brighter cards to come.

As one of my favourite card readers (Christiana Gaudet) says - 'Life is not all fairies, unicorns and rainbows'. Life has dark spots and the cards need to reflect that.

I also believe that every card has a blessing attached. We sometimes need the shake-up, even if we can not see it at the time. We often cling on to things we know are no good for us and there is nothing wrong with having the heads up when someone is coming into our life to take advantage. Personally, I find the happier cards more difficult to read :)

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Jude Wagner link
2/5/2021 03:05:43 pm

Lovely blog you have hhere

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