| Rephrasing the client's question can be tricky. It can | | | | them know you have concerns about the question |
| make or break a tarot reading experience. So tarot | | | | without dismissing her /his original question. Secondly, |
| reader must know how to do it adeptly. To repeat | | | | read and interpret the individual cards and the cards |
| back the client's concerns and question in their own | | | | accordingly to their positions. The clients will be able |
| words makes them feel you are really listening to | | | | to discern the clues and overall influence of their |
| them. | | | | situation without directly answering them. Another |
| They will feel important and acknowledged. | | | | way, is to pass the question along to another helpful |
| But when you rephrase their question into a | | | | fellow tarot reader. |
| poorly,clumsy worded question, this will get the | | | | Many readers are happy to do them. You can also |
| reading negative right off the bat. The clients will be | | | | explain to the client and suggest to them, to |
| offended. I t will make them feel their question was | | | | rephrase their own question. This is a wiser way than |
| inadequate and inappropriate. It will make them think | | | | you doing them,because they are the ones doing the |
| that you know more than they know themselves. | | | | rephrasing themselves. It's their own words not the |
| This will get them distant, just when you want them | | | | reader's. |
| to be open and receptive during the course of their | | | | To rephrase means carefully re-word the original |
| reading. | | | | questions in a more specific and more empowering |
| Why rephrase anyway? To rephrase a clients | | | | manner, so delicate care must be taken. |
| question is to skillfully maneuver yourself to not | | | | The tarot does not have a limitation to need a |
| answer a question that is out of your code of ethics | | | | rephrasing. Avoid blurting out the term"rephrasing" to |
| or you want to avoid a concrete prediction or you | | | | clients, even if what you are actually doing is |
| just simply don't want to answer an uncomfortable | | | | rephrasing. The word itself is dis-empowering, Some |
| question. | | | | examples of good rephrasing are |
| There are some tarot readers who don't do an | | | | 1. "I find i have clarity in my reading if i focus on one |
| absolute predictive,pregnancy or timing information | | | | question at a time." |
| readings (among others). There are nice, subtle and | | | | 2. "Based on the information you told me, I would like |
| friendly ways to rephrase a question and with a lot | | | | to ask the question this way..." |
| of practice you can be an expert at it. | | | | Now go...invent some of your own and practice. |
| Firstly, you can be honestly open to the client and let | | | | |