Tarot

I've had a couple people ask about my business: I started a company for doing Tarot readings.

Sounds funny, right?

I don't know. It's pretty interesting to me. I've heard a few perspectives on readings, and I have my own beliefs about what works, what doesn't, and what's actually going on.

I'm guessing that people have tried to make this more scientific before (and in my own attempt to do so I may be one more person waltzing down a path of abject silliness) - but I'd like to try and compile some statistics from readings I do. For example, I'm thinking of making a rubric of what different combinations of cards *never* mean, and then recording how often those combinations show up inappropriately. (I think that would be stronger and easier to measure than the converse.)

I read an article recently about how people who have a strong need for control have a much larger chance of seeing a coherent image in a random one. I feel like undertaking something like tarot reading could be pretty analogous - but there's that part of me that's just curious - curious and hopeful. It's always exhilarating to discover that something that we hope could be true, really is.

I want to try and keep a perspective on what I'm doing - objectivity is key. The biggest letdowns seem to be those that we create for ourselves by ignoring the facts. I don't want to do that.

So, we'll see how it goes. The business has two aspects: the longer term is the project I described above (ok and maybe making some money if I establish a reputation as a good reader.) The second is just to have fun getting to know people and doing readings. I've found that readings are definitely good conversation pieces, and definitely good for introspection, perspective shifting, and general reality checks. All of those are a net plus, so no matter what - this should be an interesting time.

And if you would like a free reading (via e-mail), I will be happy to do one for the first three or so people that comment here or drop me a note.

And, the website: Tarot Chamber.