Medieval faire fortune teller

[minrice]

I would say ground yourself, get a good night's sleep beforehand, and really watch what you put in your body 1-2 days prior. I agree with the others who mentioned the "heavy" food. Eat plenty but in a healthy way. I personally stay away from grease, salt, and alcohol 1-2 days prior of doing a party!

Good luck! You'll be super.

 

[Graymalkin]

Thanks for the advice guys, I really appreciate it. I don't normally drink anyway (with the occasional applekorn ;]), I'll do my best to make this a smash hit! I'm, hoping that it'll be outside. I feel better when i'm outdoors and I think my readings'll come out better.

 

[DaughterOfDanu]

Fortune tellers license? I've never heard of that. I live in Florida as well. I can understand though doing tips only so it doesnt create an issue with the school.
Best of luck!

ETA: So I looked it up- if you check your county website they do have a list of establishments that are required a license- for example hotel needs a special license. For my county, there is none. I'd double check just to be sure. But there is a listing for "Fortune Teller", in a pdf it defined a fortune teller as a number of things but nothing Tarot related, so one could argue whether legally you'd be a fortune teller or not

The only offline tarot reading I've ever had was done at a ren faire. I loved it. The lady was very kind and she took her time with me. Remember not to rush customers along. Its good to have a general idea of a time frame but just don't shove a client out the door as you pull another in Lol! I think thats the one thing I remember about my reader- that she took her time.

 

[Rovay]

In my opinion, faires are the best way to earn a living as a reader. If outside of a faire, people would be more cautious and less likely to want to try something like that. At a faire, on the other they would for sure want to try everything out - including fortune telling!

 

[Graymalkin]

ETA: So I looked it up- if you check your county website they do have a list of establishments that are required a license- for example hotel needs a special license. For my county, there is none. I'd double check just to be sure. But there is a listing for "Fortune Teller", in a pdf it defined a fortune teller as a number of things but nothing Tarot related, so one could argue whether legally you'd be a fortune teller or not

I'll look under mine then. i just know from a friend of mine, but i'll check it out.

The only offline tarot reading I've ever had was done at a ren faire. I loved it. The lady was very kind and she took her time with me. Remember not to rush customers along. Its good to have a general idea of a time frame but just don't shove a client out the door as you pull another in Lol! I think thats the one thing I remember about my reader- that she took her time.

Yeah, I will definitely take my time, But I don't know what to do if one person keeps asking questions and takes up time. My friend said she'll keep an eye on me and make a list of who's next and what not. And I don't think I'll be the only one there. I think a rune reader and or a palmist will be with me. so there're options.

 

[Morwenna]

Options are good. When I used to read at a small-scale renfair, there were some half-dozen of us soothsayers all together in neighboring tents, and at times there was a line! We tended to put out a few extra chairs for a "waiting room." Last time I was there, we had 3 Tarotists, one Tarotist/rune reader (me), one card & rune reader, one palmist, one stone caster (my husband), and one I Ching specialist. (I think the palmist/rune reader was missing that year.) People would often come back year to year looking for the person who had read for them the year before. Or sometimes they would try out something/someone different, just because.

 

[Shade]

My advice

Have:

A sign-up sheet with times marked on it (easy to make in Excel)
2 bottles of water
business cards
an answer for the question "Do these show the future?"
small box of tissues
do you have a deck that goes with the theme of the event? Old English would be good
a good spreadcloth
some kind of mystical something for the table - a crystal, a candle, a statuette, etc
Business cards (easy and free on Vistaprint) so you can get repeat clientele

Make sure:

you aren't being placed next to something loud
you aren't out in wind or rain
If you want to keep the readings down to 10 minutes I wouldn't go over a three card spread.

Let the event planner decide how to work the finances. Is it understood that you are making money for the Republican club? Usually when I read at a charity event all proceeds go to the charity.

 

[Graymalkin]

My advice

Have:

A sign-up sheet with times marked on it (easy to make in Excel)
2 bottles of water
business cards
an answer for the question "Do these show the future?"
small box of tissues
do you have a deck that goes with the theme of the event? Old English would be good
a good spreadcloth
some kind of mystical something for the table - a crystal, a candle, a statuette, etc
Business cards (easy and free on Vistaprint) so you can get repeat clientele

Make sure:

you aren't being placed next to something loud
you aren't out in wind or rain
If you want to keep the readings down to 10 minutes I wouldn't go over a three card spread.

Let the event planner decide how to work the finances. Is it understood that you are making money for the Republican club? Usually when I read at a charity event all proceeds go to the charity.

As far as I know I get to keep the tips for myself. that I and the others will be the cool parts of the event lol. But I will ask now.

And I think I'll be using the Rider-waite deck. That seems olde timey enough, and I know the artwork for it.

next time it come sup i'll ask her about all of that. I'm sure she'll accomodate if I ask. I'm hoping I get to burn incense but it'll be ok if not. thanks for your advice! I'll make a list of everything and see if that'll work for her.

 

[nisaba]

In my opinion, faires are the best way to earn a living as a reader.

Sadly, Fairs are not a big part of the Australian way of life. The nearest one is only held once a year, and is a good two-hour trip away. I'd hate to have to live on it alone.

You can make quite good supplementary money if you get a regular spot at a cafe or a new age shop, and if they are prepared to back you, and if you are good.

 

[Rovay]

^ There are no Fairs at Bulgaria as well. We have some carnival-like-things, but Fortune Tellers were never part of my country's lore. But for other other countries, it seems logical that any kind of fair would be the most-suiting place for a reader.

@Shade - I dig your avatar.