donnalee
I don't want to mention names since perhaps the person comes here and I also don't want to insult anyone, but I do want to comment on a style of reading in a book I just read. I hated the sample readings given in this book I just got from a library. It said things, based on a celtic cross, like "Clearly the person will have an affair with a married person sometime in future so s/he needs to blahblah...", whereas that wasn't the question at all and was so out of left field for me, plus phrased so decisively, that it turned me off that style completely. I understand that everyone's style differs, and I am just saying that this style, of "it must be true because I have said so because the cards said so and they mean this one thing only" just doesn't even make sense to me. I wonder if it turns some other people off tarot to run into it, since it comes across as so judgmental and rigid and predictive--the readings would have cards that I would interpret differently than the author did, and then the author would say something like "and then it all turns out like this", and I just did not see the thought process and how ignoring nine or so cards and grabbing at the end one made sense. YMMV.
It's very important topic 'cause when appear person like me here, I see totally new world. But to be honest, my journey with Tarot really started with English language resources. In Eastern Europe you won't find ideas which are settled in UK or US for even more than 10 years. I don't want to tell it's bad here but somehow, I see this way when reading books or checking sites where is possible to get a reading. I know people who would like to add some fresh view or cheer for those who would like to do so. I'm afraid, it's a long way for a shift. 'Cause of the atmosphere between Tarot readers or other spiritual workers, I decided to stick with English language resorces and places of communication. Of course, I'm reading for people in my native language but in the way which I feel is right.