Shawn's Magical Blog

  Step 2: The Question Now we come to one of the most important parts of the reading: Your question. Really, without the question there is no way to control what information you are getting, and it can make it very difficult on the reader. Furthermore, it greatly reduces the opportunity for you to get anything useful out of the reading. It has been said that with the right question, the reading and the answer is obvious. I have found this to be true. So, let’s look at some of the aspects of a good question. First, lets look at the nature of your question. The more specific your question the better. General questions result in general answers, so the more specific your question the better the answers will be. Specific questions can include focusing on one topic, or even focusing on one aspect of that topic. It is generally better to do a couple of focused readings on different aspects than one general reading on a broad topic. The cards, like all magical practices, operate dir...

    There are a lot of books, websites and other information available today about how to perform divination, especially with tarot and runes. Of course, there are other methods such as geomancy, astrology, I-Ching and many, many more. But while there is much about how to do the readings, there is little that is said about how to get the most out of the reading. There are many things that you, the person receiving the reading, can do in order to maximize the result of the reading you receive, both before and after the reading. Today we shall look at a number of them and point out how you can get the most out of your reading. Step 1: Get to know your reader This may sound obvious, but I assure you that it is not. Getting to know your reader is very important and often neglected when faced with available readers and the cost thereof. If you are in an area that only has one reader, this may be a moot point. However, with the internet today and the availability of many talen...