Do you think we should shift this to the shamanism forum?
No, thought the thread was about tarot and readings, not shamanism?
Mac, have you ever had a reading yourself? If so what was it like?
Of course a strict shaman will only believe in that method, but more open minded people may just come out and say we just don't know!
Can one not be a ‘strict shaman’ (or shamanic practitioner) and also be open minded?
What you wrote earlier - prompting my question about counselling - was: "This has really helped me to see the world with a different pair of eyes and to know how better to respond to other people when they are speaking about things that are bothering them."
It was this aspect of you speaking to others about their problems that suggests counselling. You may not realise you're doing that but other respondents have already suggested it's one way they use cards.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not criticising, simply trying to understand....
I think there is a far larger element of counselling in giving readings than most readers realise. Perhaps because I am a trained counseller I recognise that, or perhaps that is why my readings tend to contain help in this way? But one of the reasons I trained was because of the situations I found myself in whilst reading and I wanted to have some expertise in dealing with them.
There are some situations that a reading should not be given in and many people that should not receive a reading too. So there has to be a lot of careful consideration before taking on the heavy responsibility of giving a reading. Sadly far too many people just pick up a deck and proclaim they can read.without hesitation or a thought about the implications and effects of their reading on others.Many then go on to charge and perhaps this is why readers may have such a split reputation?
Knowing better how to respond to other people when they are speaking about things that are bothering them may indicate an aspect of spying or foretelling especially if the cards are used that way. So not sure about this, perhaps because the cards can give so much information that was what was meant.
Can one not be a strict shaman (or shamanic practitioner) and also be open minded?
I would have thought that if one believed in the ideas and followed strictly the laws of shamanism then there would be no room for other possible reasons for the cards information being given to be true. Obviously it is possible for anyone to be open minded and to accept other's views and beliefs, but is that really being open minded or just accepting to differ?
Of course the cards may just be working on pure luck as a game of which card is drawn, with no reason behind it except the luck of the draw. However I have read too many times to not think that there has to be a real reason behind the cards.
Does your friend use a shamanic deck do you know ? I would be interested to see which deck they used 🙂