thinbuddha
Marion said:
Pentacles. All over the RWS and many decks based on it.
Would a querant take me seriously if I used this deck, or not?
Pentacles. All over the RWS and many decks based on it.
Grizabella
Pentacles. 
Gee, you guys are really fast! I didn't know you were here.
Gee, you guys are really fast! I didn't know you were here.
Elven
lark said:
Not those pentacle thingies!!! ??? 
lark
Yes, our sweet little pentacles are really....(pause for spooky music)
DEVIL STARS!
DEVIL STARS!
lark
...and if you are interested I can relate the now infamous Robin Wood, Lovers card crocked banana story.
Umbrae
Years ago I did have one client look at my worn WCS and say, "You're not going to read for me with a beginners deck are you?"
She was serious.
I read for her with it anyways. I don't remember what kind of flippant remark I made, but knowing me - my response had to have been flippant.
She was serious.
I read for her with it anyways. I don't remember what kind of flippant remark I made, but knowing me - my response had to have been flippant.
Elven
lark said:
Elven is all ears!!
Relate! Relate!! lark
OK.
I was doing a reading for a lady, a mother of one of my friends...using my trusty Robin Wood deck....I was as comfortable as a clam in warm sand.
Layed out a nice spread of cards and started to read.....
HER..."OH my"
I looked up...she was clutching the neck of her blouse and pointing at the Lovers card....oh my!.
ME..."Would you like me to talk about what this card means?"
Her..."Oh my!" No I don't like his...you know..."
Me..."His penis?"
Her... OH my!
So not having another deck I looked around at what was avaliable and took the banana sticker off of a banana we had for snacks, and stuck it right on his "Oh my."
Me..'"There I said his little crocked banana is all covered up nice and tidy."
(Hey, a tarot readers gota do what a tarot readers gota do.)
And she started to laugh and I started to laugh and we laughed through the whole reading.
I think she felt a little silly that she was being so sensitive...but grateful I had done my best to make her feel comfortable.
So forever after the poor Lovers card has been known as The Crocked Little Banana card.
I was doing a reading for a lady, a mother of one of my friends...using my trusty Robin Wood deck....I was as comfortable as a clam in warm sand.
Layed out a nice spread of cards and started to read.....
HER..."OH my"
I looked up...she was clutching the neck of her blouse and pointing at the Lovers card....oh my!.
ME..."Would you like me to talk about what this card means?"
Her..."Oh my!" No I don't like his...you know..."
Me..."His penis?"
Her... OH my!
So not having another deck I looked around at what was avaliable and took the banana sticker off of a banana we had for snacks, and stuck it right on his "Oh my."
Me..'"There I said his little crocked banana is all covered up nice and tidy."
(Hey, a tarot readers gota do what a tarot readers gota do.)
And she started to laugh and I started to laugh and we laughed through the whole reading.
I think she felt a little silly that she was being so sensitive...but grateful I had done my best to make her feel comfortable.
So forever after the poor Lovers card has been known as The Crocked Little Banana card.
Baroli
lark said:
Boy, that's the Good Housekeeping stamp of approval right there. Chiquita Banana!!!
Gotta love it. Great story.
Umbrae said:
No, not you, I don't believe you would be flippant. Never.
Baroli
gregory
Not by me.....................Umbrae said:
But it's true LB - it is YOU who reads; the deck is so secondary.
