I would never have envisaged a scenario like that. I would never think you could actually pick up that level of detail - I don't think tarot is that kind of tool. But why do I say "intrusive" - because I know my daughter. I KNOW she would have been outraged and regarded it as a gross invasion of her privacy. That is a part of why I feel as I do, I think - I'd feel rather the same.
What could I do with any information I might gain without asking her anyway ? Better - for me - to ask what I can best do for her.
I DON'T actually think tarot picks up that accurately. Which is another reason I don't do third party readings - you have no-one to work WITH, and WITH is a big part of it. I have never called it spying. Well, if I have, I must have been really cross...
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have mentioned it as feeling - to me - as intrusive as having my diary read.
What happened to your opinion of tarot not being capable of providing such fine detail? Reading a diary is going to give you so much detail, and loads of deeply held thoughts/feelings. When a person crosses that particular line, they are doing so knowing that what they will find is going to be the most personal and private as well as specific information about the diary's owner. There is no tarot reading in the world that's going to lay out that kind of information, so to imply that any of us who'd do a third party reading are on the same level as someone who'd read someone else's personal diary is offensive, as well as another hyperbolic comparison.
I don't know if the comparison stands well but for people who actually trust their reading skills, reading about their children to have an idea of how well their lives are going is pretty similar to sneeking into their private journal or text messages.
I know I know it's a bit exaggerated...but still.
I know how it's like to be a teenager and how communication is not always easy but I still find the 'ethical line' ambiguous.
I've been reading for over 20 years, I do trust my reading ability. I'd still never compare it to reading a diary, journal, text messages etc etc. it's not just a bit of an exaggeration, it's a huge one.
The kid in question is now 23, but my sort of hypothetical example was about his young childhood years, long before the private, non-communicative teen years. An Asperger's spectrum kid, far too intelligent for his age group, but far too socially lacking. Bad days at school, at the hands of his peers, were the norm. When he didn't express what was going on sometimes, it was due to shutting down, not from keeping it private from his parents. I'm sure I did pull cards some days while he was in school, asking how is today going, mainly to avoid the shattered feeling I'd get when picking him up at the end of the day, when a teacher or other staff, would inform me of some horrible outburst. Both of my kids have their own computers, as well as smartphones. We have never checked up on them, it's a line I don't wish to cross, but I do understand how some parents feel about the potential dangers out there.
I've known loads of card readers on line and in real life, I've still never met anyone who could read in such a way that it could be compared to reading a diary or text messages/emails. The most amazing reader I've ever met, my first teacher, owned her own art gallery and did redaings there. She was also clairsentient, which can be a bit off putting, yet she wasn't able to read in such detail as to equate it with reading a diary etc.
As far as reading on a famous person, whether they'll win an oscar or whatever, it's a great way to practice your readings skills. Do the reading, make a prediction, and soon enough you'll get your feedback. Not terribly time consuming for those with busy lives.