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Where is this? I want my cards to all be pictures of notorious con artists.
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Where is this? I want my cards to all be pictures of notorious con artists.
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A card of Kato Kaelin used to tell fortunes sounds like the coolest thing ever.
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http://www.printerstudio.com/unique-ideas/custom-tarot-card-deck.html
I eagerly await your Uri Geller card.
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Death - (The focus of this card is on endings and new beginnings in career, partnerships, new opportunities or a new lifestyle.) You do kill loveshys
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Chariot - (Triumph and success. Self-confidence and will-power) You are a warrior and you do not tolerate those with less Self-confidence or will power
Here are some ugly but informative pages:
http://www.tarot-cards-meanings-guide.com/list-of-tarot-card-meanings.html
http://www.psychicguild.com/tarot_major.php
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The Empress: @KatsuKitty
The Devil: @Holden
Judgement: @Dunsparce
The Hermit: @brooklynbailiff
The World: @paintingatree
The Heirophant: @champthom
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That is seriously so cool! I love cards in general, and have lots of tarot decks. I love the imagery and the archetypes, and generally use them for personaly psychoanalysis. Just because the Emperor urges you to take charge or the devil promises a spot of fun if you let your impulses run, the interpretations can be extrememly flexible, and I can often get to understand what I'm getting at better with my writing or whatever it is I might be struggling with. My friends like them also, though I insist I am not psychic. I've found that the most generalized readings are the best way to get people to open up about themslves. GeneraLly speaking, most of the people who will sit down with a pretentious guy with a pack of magic cards really just wants someone to confide in, and would do just fine with a therapist. Still, I would say they're a great tool for writing. I spend most of my time in the city, and all of the little psychic boutiques charging ten bucks for palm readings make me wonder if I shouldn't start a youtube channel, haha. It seems very lucrative.
The costume is part of what the client pays for, if it suits the occasion. My most lucrative gigs are adult birthday and holiday parties (Halloween in particular has become my favorite holiday ever), and being hired as an entertainer means the client is happier seeing someone who looks like they're into the role- in the bluntest terms, I'm basically a mentalist party clown in most of my gigs, and I'm being paid to look the part- the client would rather I show the guests a good time than actually be right about my readings. Though of course, I -am- right about my readings- guess that psych degree finally came in handy for something, dad.
(Though, if I'm being paid for a private reading instead of a party, or if I'm off the clock and flipping a few cards as a bar trick, I'll wear people-clothes.)
And no, you're not wrong, acting as a therapist with little more than a bachelor's degree to back me up would be shady as hell if my clients were looking for a therapist, but they're not. They're looking for psychics, and that can be pretty dangerous depending on who they find. To that end, I feel like offering legitimate life advice and phrasing it as an ominous prediction like telling a recent divorcee that "new adventures lie ahead" or telling someone who's miserable at their job that "personal needs must be investigated and addressed" is at least as responsible as shaking a magic eight ball and telling them their grandpa buried the leprechaun's gold in Mobile, Alabama.
As far as being upfront about my abilities, if they ask me "is this for real?" I tell them the truth- I'm a tarot reader. I can't communicate with their dead relatives, I can't give them hard yes or no answers about the future, and if they try to show me their palm I will give them a high five, but the cards have something to say to everybody, and if they sit down and listen, they're going to be glad they did.
The cards are pretty damn cool like that.
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Thanks for your honesty and for answering my questions. I'm in the business of dealing with grieving people and it really pisses me off when people take advantage of their desperation and vulnerability, or give them false hope to make a quick buck. It's good to know there are people out there who aren't looking to take advantage.
Anytime, and likewise, s'good to know there are folks around who are earnestly qualified to help the people who really need it and wouldn't rather hear it out of a crystal ball.
Though, I oughtta mention, most of my coworkers seem to have backgrounds in counseling, social work, teaching and life-coaching, so I wouldn't be surprised if most of the pros out there are really just trying to help in whatever colorful way people will let them.
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I actually collect tarot decks--they're fun and often gorgeous, and shuffling cards is soothing to me, ubersperg that I am. And honestly, if you believe they can reveal shit, I'm not gonna judge. I believe in some weird shit myself (cough cough ghosts cough), I'm in no place to pass judgment.
That said, the people mentioned in the OP seem like nothing more than con artists, and the fact that so many of them seem to prey on the grieving disgusts me. (Although I do have to say, I like @Surtur's con artist tarot deck idea. I'd buy the shit outta that--novelty decks tend to be my favorites.)
...And, since I must ask, which card would I be? Major or minor, either is fine.
That said, the people mentioned in the OP seem like nothing more than con artists, and the fact that so many of them seem to prey on the grieving disgusts me. (Although I do have to say, I like @Surtur's con artist tarot deck idea. I'd buy the shit outta that--novelty decks tend to be my favorites.)
...And, since I must ask, which card would I be? Major or minor, either is fine.
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IMO, a lot of the "success" of well-known Tarot readers, mediums, and the like is achieved through cold reading and planted audience members. I'm not saying that every psychic, etc is trying to fleece people, but there are many who are down with exploiting people's grief over their deceased loved ones, and that's just low.
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I'm not qualified myself, I don't know that I'm a strong enough person to really guide somebody through their grief. I know a couple of families who have lost family members to serial killers and didn't know where their loved ones were or that they were victims for a long time. It prompted me to go into forensics (which I am currently studying) so I can help bring closure by identifying remains and testifying at trials. For me it's easier to help identify the victims' bodies than it is to be face to face with their family's grief. I also work in a morgue where I have to see grieving people several times a week and it's hard to imagine anyone being low enough to take advantage of them.
I have seen a few cases where psychics have offered help to the police with seemingly no motive (not accepting money, staying anonnymous), but I've seen even more cases where fraudulent people have come forward claiming to have some great insight when all they're looking for is recognition and money. I also have a friend whose husband died a couple of years ago and she went through a period where she was desperate to reconnect with him and she got taken advantage of horribly. That's definitely coloured my perception of people in that area, I used to be a lot more open minded about it.
That said, I have no issues with people doing stuff like this at parties or whatever. It's just when grieving people are involved that I become wary.