Help! My tarot readings are so vague
Liz Worth 
Have you ever given someone a tarot reading and felt like you were speaking in generalities? Here are some tips to give more specific readings.
Have you ever given someone a tarot reading and felt like you were speaking in generalities?
It’s not necessarily wrong or bad to have a reading that sounds vague or general: Sometimes that’s how it goes.
But other times, vague, nebulous answers won’t cut it. Especially if you want to read for paying clients. A lot of tarot clients are looking for specifics: They want clear answers and details that speak to their personal experiences.
That can sound intimidating. Especially if, as a reader, you are struggling with the pressures of self-doubt and perfectionism.
Sticking with vague, open-ended answers is often a comfort zone that we can fall into as tarot readers. It can feel safe to offer answers that the querent can interpret.
What are some examples of vague answers? They might stop at, “Trust your intuition. Everything will work out.” Or, “Surrender to the process.”
But querents often come to readings with questions that need more than a general answer, or more than hopeful platitudes. While those types of statements can be helpful, if a reading doesn't go beyond some inspirational quotes, it might not feel adequate for sitters.
And querents can express frustration when readers don’t directly answer their questions.
If you struggle with giving specifics in your readings, it helps to start by looking at the question itself: What are you being asked to find out?
Some of the questions I’ve heard this year have been very direct:
“What is the work environment like at the company I’m interviewing for?”
“How can I get along better with my business partner?”
“What kind of work should I consider as I transition out of my current career path?”
In the first example, you would need to look at the cards for details about what the querent could expect when they are on the job at their new workplace: What will the atmosphere be like? Is it fast-paced, slow, disorganized, or something else altogether?
The second example, about getting along with a business partner, this question is looking for advice. Advice questions can be especially tempting for vague answers – it can be easy to say, “Trust your intuition,” or, “It will all work out.”
But what the querent is looking for is usually more concrete than that: Do they need to be direct in initiating a conversation? Do they need to be softer? What are the cards indicating this relationship needs?
And finally, our third example, about a work path, will need to offer specifics around careers.
This doesn’t mean you have to be entirely prescriptive in telling someone what their next job will be. It’s not a predictive question – the querent is looking for ideas and suggestions.
Very often, getting into specific answers with tarot means taking a leap of faith what you’re seeing in the cards.
Sometimes card meanings will apply, but other times they might only be jumping off points.
It takes time and practice to offer specific answers, and it can feel scary at first. But the more you push yourself to find those details in your cards, the easier it becomes.
Like anything, it’s all about practice.
Until next time,
Liz
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