I'm sure all you readers out there have been in some pretty awkward situations because of the lack of client etiquette. Maybe you are a client and you want to know what is acceptable and what should not be discussed. Or perhaps you are just starting out and you want to learn the Divination Do's and Don't's.
💫You can ask for a general reading! These readings will touch on anything that the cards, runes, or what have you feel should be brought up and nothing more. It is what is most important at the time of the reading, and should be entered without any expectations.
💫Ask about your path. If you've been having doubts, this can be a good way to clear things up. It can give you a glimpse of how a certain choice can affect your life and help you to make the right decision.
💫Use a reading to check in with yourself to see how your spirit is doing and what your guides might have to say to you. Check ins are perfect for staying connected to your guides and yourself, so use them!
💫Give Feedback! We want to know if we are accurate, so please tell us. Send us an email or message saying whether or not you understood the reading, if it resonated with you, and if what we said was accurate. Let us know in a few weeks or months if what we said might happen happens. We want to know how we can improve ourselves, so we need to know what we are doing right and what we need to work on.
💫Asking about celebrity crushes. No, they most likely will not end up marrying you and having children with you. You have no idea how often this is asked to a reader and how many negative reviews are given because of the answers. Don't do it.
💫Leaving a negative review because the reading was not what you wanted to hear. Tarot and other tools dpn't care what you want, they tell you what you NEED. So don't leave rude comments because they told you that a certain behavior or relationship is toxic. It isn't kind. You came to the reader for the truth, and that is what they are giving to the best of their knowledge.
💫Ask for free readings. For a lot of us, this is our job, so asking for it for free when you are a complete stranger can be frustrating. It does take time and energy to do readings for others, so many readers want there to be some form of exchange. (More on this in the Readers Descration section below.)
💫Ask for readings for another person without their presence and consent. This is a violation of the third party's privacy, so it is not acceptable. Don't ask a reader about someone else's feelings, relationships, or life. If they want a reading, they need to ask for it themselves because it is not your place to trespass in their energy like that.
💫Legal and Medical help (including mental and physical help). If your reader just so happens to also be a professional in the field you are asking about, then this may be acceptable. However, most of us are not doctors or lawyers of any kind, so we are in no place to be giving any proper advice in these areas. These topics are best discussed with professionals.
This section will cover some of the topics that may or may not be allowed depending on the reader. We will also talk about exchanges that some will accept and others may not.
💫Love. Not all readers want to discuss love unless it naturally shows up in the reading. Be sure to ask if a reader will accept these kinds of readings before hand, and don't get upset if they don't feel comfortable with it.
💫Death and Spirits. There are some readers out there who can and will connect to spirits and act as a medium as well, but not all of us. As for death, the majority don't feel comfortable with trying to see how and when a loved one will die, so ask beforehand if this is a topic they accept.
💫Pregnancy. If there are several cards that signify, then it may be brought up as a possibility, but most readers will not accept questions where the main focus is pregnancy.
💫Energetic Exchanges. Some readers will only accept money as payment, as is their right for providing a service. There are some, however, that will allow a read for read if both parties are readers (they will each conduct a reading of approximately the same depth for the other party, trading readings), and some will allow trades of items, art, music, and so on. This is something that should be discussed beforehand so that everyone is on the same page.
💫Some readers will offer free readings on occasion, some offer them regularly. If you are uncertain, ask if the reader has any free options. If they do not, then dont push them by asking them to make an exception. They are well within their rights to charge.
Please keep these in mind before asking someone for a reading! It will help everything to go a lot more smoothly as well as a more accurate and meaningful reading.
[I reposted this from an amino I am in because I figured it would be useful here as well, but I am the original author. I simply had it on the amino prior to this]
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