Zoebirb
Hello, all!
I haven't seen this topic come up much, but this is related to needing professional advice.
I have a condition that affects both long- and short-term memory, therefore making it impossible to memorize many things (with a few exceptions). I love tarot with all my heart! I've been doing it for years, especially with the "Legend: The Arthurian Tarot" deck.
I have a journal that I've made with a page for each card in the deck that has been assembled by studying the cards and simplifying their meanings to use for quick reference. Once I read the short meanings, my memory is sparked and I can feel the meanings of the cards in relation to the others in the spread. It's far more personal than reading straight from a book.
This journal is literally a tool that I use to get over a disability.
That being said, would this method being used in a professional reading bother someone?
I know that being "professional" includes looking like you know exactly what you're doing... and I feel like reading off something can be seen as "cheating". This is beginning to make me anxious, as I'm going to go through a series of trial readings soon to be a reader at my local metaphysical store. I'm worried that this method will prevent me from getting the position, despite the technique being quick and easy to do when carrying on conversation with a client.
tl;dr: I have a tarot journal I use as reference, and am worried about not being viewed as professional enough."
I haven't seen this topic come up much, but this is related to needing professional advice.
I have a condition that affects both long- and short-term memory, therefore making it impossible to memorize many things (with a few exceptions). I love tarot with all my heart! I've been doing it for years, especially with the "Legend: The Arthurian Tarot" deck.
I have a journal that I've made with a page for each card in the deck that has been assembled by studying the cards and simplifying their meanings to use for quick reference. Once I read the short meanings, my memory is sparked and I can feel the meanings of the cards in relation to the others in the spread. It's far more personal than reading straight from a book.
This journal is literally a tool that I use to get over a disability.
That being said, would this method being used in a professional reading bother someone?
I know that being "professional" includes looking like you know exactly what you're doing... and I feel like reading off something can be seen as "cheating". This is beginning to make me anxious, as I'm going to go through a series of trial readings soon to be a reader at my local metaphysical store. I'm worried that this method will prevent me from getting the position, despite the technique being quick and easy to do when carrying on conversation with a client.
tl;dr: I have a tarot journal I use as reference, and am worried about not being viewed as professional enough."