I LOVE your podcast. Granted I’m catching up and only up to 12/06 when it is currently 01/30/08

But the info is just as pertinent.

I wanted to let you know that one of the reasons your podcast is so great (you wondered out loud about it in the podcast) is your voice. It makes any information a joy to listen to.

You knowledge and your GREAT guests also are important but Every morning I look forward to hearing this amazingly accurate and helpful information from you rather than someone else.

Given that I’m still stuck in 2006 in podcast years, I don’t know for sure but I hope that the future (to me) episodes are just as wonderful as the last 24 have been.

Don

James helped me see how I can make my readings even more empowering. My number 1 goal has always been to help the querent connect with their own inner wisdom. I feel empowered as a reader after listening to James, and I feel that my clients will benefit a lot from what I’ve learned this morning.

Ginny helped me integrate my own Hierophant experiences and thus brought the card to life; I was able to connect emotionally as well as intellectually with this card for the first time. Bravo!

Bonnie gave me some new insights into the symbolism in the cards, and I can’t wait for the next installment of in-depth exploration of the symbolism of the Major Arcana. Oh, and I want have to since I’m still playing catch-up!

The card I pulled when Leisa and James were ‘8 of Wands-ing’ together was the 9 of Cups.

Love & Light, Lisa

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
TJ

What an impressive Pod Cast! A definite learning tool for those that wish to add depth to their Tarot experience, as well as to their own individual lives. I greatly admire Tarotist James Wells work. Having said that, I am going to act as the Devil’s advocate for a moment.

Not all of us treat a reading/counseling session as a dialogue. For some of us, there is a comfort zone in interpreting a reading first, then asking for the input of the Seeker.

Formating the question is at the basis of every reading, and certainly James covers that well here. It is important to develop t he skill of rewording a question, whether the reason is to take it out of a shadow area, or to add depth/focus.

I was impressed with James’ technique of shifting a keyword to relate the card in question to the cards position within the spread(s) being used. I was also impressed with his work on defining the use of number(s) and suit qualities.

If the listener takes one thing away from this Pod Cast, I think it should be the very innocent statement that “the answers to their questions are to be found within themselves”, and the added statement that a good question invites action.

I would add the thought here that while a reading is definitely a co-creative process, asking specific questions is not always necessary, especially at the beginning of a reading. I am willing to do a general reading, out of which, in most instances, come the focus and questions that the Seeker did not have when they walked in the door.

When a Seeker asks questions that move towards, or overstep, the shadow areas of death, finances, health, or legal issues, the reader does have options. The first step is to explain why the Seeker needs to consult a professional in these areas. For me, the next step is to dialogue with my client to see what their concerns are, and how they can be addressed in a responsible fashion. If they question concerns death, it can be reworded into “What do I need to know?”, “What is being hidden from me?”, “What actions can I take to help everyone involved achieve a sense of peace?”, or something along these lines.

James is absolutely correct when he notes that as readers we need to put the responsibility for the Seekers life back in their own hands. As readers, we are not there to absolve them of anything, or even to heal them. We are there to act as a conduit, or gateway, between their conscious selves and their own inherent unconscious/subconscious wisdom.

Ginny, I loved your take on the Hierophant! His is the energy that takes the thoughts begun with the Emperor and puts them into actioni n the Seeker’s life.

I hope to continue hearing from both of these powerful wisdom people!

Blessings,
Bonnie