I'm in the minority here, but being someone who asks the same question to other readers, as well as has it happen to her when she gives out readings to others, I must say, it doesn't bother me at all. I don't think it's rude, nor do I think it's annoying when people do it to me.
Why?
Well, first of all, this is a forum that is mostly meant for
learning purposes. I could see how the more "seasoned" readers would become perturbed by "newbie" readers asking the same questions over and over again, however, if you look at the Reading Exchange-type threads, they tend to stay away from there. And if they do pop in, it's very rarely.
So if I see someone asking me the same question they just asked Reader #2 one hour ago, I don't assume they're just "looking for an answer to please them." When I ask the same question over to someone else, it is for learning purposes. I'm learning three valuable things when I do this:
1.
Probability: Do the cards that showed up for Reader #1's parallel those that are going to show up for Reader #2 and #3's reads? If I see a trend in the cards, it gives me a little more insight to the serendipity of tarot and this thing called psychic phenomenon. It's a mini-science experiment, if you will.
2.
Skill/Art Form: Assuming all 3 readers get the same or similar cards, how is their interpretation of them? This is what I find most interesting, because when I play on the Games threads, I see repeated cards show up, however the interpretations tend to vary greatly. This is where I tend to draw my own conclusions based on the cards and my own familiarity with the cards and their meanings, as well as my own intuition.
3.
Intuition: And just because 3 readers may say one thing and the cards may say one thing, you know what? I still do a reading for myself! Yes! I am that nutty! And when I do do that, I try to really listen to my own intuition and use any precognitive abilities in order to see if what *I* feel is what is actually reflected in everyone else's cards. So, it's just another great exercise to use in order to strengthen my own abilities.
Therefore, I know there are probably a heap of people on this board that when they see the handle "MantraTarot" they do a lil' of this
and a bit of this
, especially if they just read a question for me. However, I never mean it as a "diss" to them, or that I don't believe them. It's merely because I'm still a newbie with this entire "tarot" thing. I'm sure there are readers on here who are GLAD they got a second reading after getting a reading from me, b/c I may have been totally off since I am still relatively new to this. I want them to get a really good reading, and if I didn't provide it for them, I don't want to be the one who got their hopes up or made them feel depressed b/c I saw "bad" news. I am happy that they went and asked someone else. And if my reading coincided with the other persons'? Well, it helps me to gain more confidence in my own reading abilities!
Anyway... so... I'm constantly learning and I don't believe the learning will ever stop to tell you the truth. And does some of the "OCD" reading requests have to do with anxiety or depression or whatever? Sure! Sometimes you just want to make sure that that good news really *is* good news. It keeps some of us going.
So, anyway, I just feel bad there are so many readers that tend to get upset when they see someone "wasting" their time or "doubting" their readings. I know I've probably been guilty of that at some point, but it was never meant maliciously. So many apologies if I have ever unwittingly offended anyone by asking the same question X-# of times. But in all honesty it has nothing to do with *you* as a reader or even *me* as a sitter. 75% of it really has to do with learning-- at least for me.