Grizabella
I'm just going to speak for myself here. So much of what's posted I just think others have said those parts better than I could.
But what I want to contribute is that when I decided to learn to read the cards, I was thinking along the lines of the fun people have had in times past doing things like going to a carnival to have their fortunes told. They were mostly doing it for the novelty of it and then probably somewhere down the line some of them actually did marry a man who was tall, dark, handsome and they had 5 kids and a family legend was born.
Now that I've been studying and reading cards for almost 20 years (since 1998), I still read somewhat in that vein. Although now I know it's not all just carnival froo-froo and that it's really got merit for many reasons, I still don't put so much stock in my abilities that I'd say it was equal to reading someone's diary or snooping in their underwear drawer. I've got a pretty good track record with readings but I don't put a bunch of rigid "ethical" ropes around what I will and won't read for (or about) because I'm just not an unethical person and those who know me and have readings from me know that. I don't read on "is my spouse cheating" because I was battered for my first 40 years and there's no way I'm going to take on a reading like that and risk getting others beat up or killed. Other than that, I'm pretty liberal with readings.
All this to say that I really enjoy the old-fashioned heritage of the fortune teller and the fun people have in getting their cards read. There's been a lot of discussion in the past about whether people dress up or whether they just dress "professional casual" or something like that. I love fantasy and I love the fun of dressing somewhat flamboyantly to add to the fun. I mostly do that usually at Halloween but in the near future I'll be out busking and I'll be wearing a top hat like the Bonefire Queen of Wands (pretty much) and a crushed velvet full length cape and just having a really good time doing it when it's not Halloween. II have a top hat and I'm working on the hatband with flames like my avatar and once that's finished and I've gotten my "store-bought" teeth, Katy bar the door and let the fun begin.
I'm 71 years old but I raised kids till I was almost 70. Now I can have some fun. And I won't be putting any ethics statements or disclaimers anywhere because I just know I'm not unethical. Period. So there's no need to do that, in my opinion.
ETA: I absolutely don't think anyone is wrong to have an ethics statement and to do or not do anything that they wouldn't feel right about. I'm only talking about myself and not casting any stones on anyone else.
But what I want to contribute is that when I decided to learn to read the cards, I was thinking along the lines of the fun people have had in times past doing things like going to a carnival to have their fortunes told. They were mostly doing it for the novelty of it and then probably somewhere down the line some of them actually did marry a man who was tall, dark, handsome and they had 5 kids and a family legend was born.
Now that I've been studying and reading cards for almost 20 years (since 1998), I still read somewhat in that vein. Although now I know it's not all just carnival froo-froo and that it's really got merit for many reasons, I still don't put so much stock in my abilities that I'd say it was equal to reading someone's diary or snooping in their underwear drawer. I've got a pretty good track record with readings but I don't put a bunch of rigid "ethical" ropes around what I will and won't read for (or about) because I'm just not an unethical person and those who know me and have readings from me know that. I don't read on "is my spouse cheating" because I was battered for my first 40 years and there's no way I'm going to take on a reading like that and risk getting others beat up or killed. Other than that, I'm pretty liberal with readings.
All this to say that I really enjoy the old-fashioned heritage of the fortune teller and the fun people have in getting their cards read. There's been a lot of discussion in the past about whether people dress up or whether they just dress "professional casual" or something like that. I love fantasy and I love the fun of dressing somewhat flamboyantly to add to the fun. I mostly do that usually at Halloween but in the near future I'll be out busking and I'll be wearing a top hat like the Bonefire Queen of Wands (pretty much) and a crushed velvet full length cape and just having a really good time doing it when it's not Halloween. II have a top hat and I'm working on the hatband with flames like my avatar and once that's finished and I've gotten my "store-bought" teeth, Katy bar the door and let the fun begin.
I'm 71 years old but I raised kids till I was almost 70. Now I can have some fun. And I won't be putting any ethics statements or disclaimers anywhere because I just know I'm not unethical. Period. So there's no need to do that, in my opinion.
ETA: I absolutely don't think anyone is wrong to have an ethics statement and to do or not do anything that they wouldn't feel right about. I'm only talking about myself and not casting any stones on anyone else.