Professional Tarot -- the Business of Reading, Consulting, and Teaching

by Christine Jette

Reviewed by Solaris, CPTR

If you are interested in being a professional tarot reader or are already reading professionally and want to improve your business, Christine Jette's Professional Tarot (ISBN 073870217X) is for you. Topics are presented in this book that other tarot specific books might not have addressed such as what holds you back from becoming a professional reader. Most daunting are such issues as legalities, zoning, licensing, untaxed income, and other issues unique to tarot readers.

For clients who want to know what exactly a tarot reading is, Jette gives a wonderful explanation: Tarot is a blend of logic, common sense, good communication skills, and intuition. Once a professional reader has all that, then each reader needs to understand his or her unique way of reading style.” In Professional Tarot, you also discover which style is yours: the Teacher, Healer, Interpreter, Mystic, or Alchemist.

One of the unique topics discussed in this book is hang-ups that hold us back from becoming a professional reader. Money tends to be the biggest, so the author shows us how to become aware of attitudes about money as you learn 7 steps to draw money to you. Promoting yourself is another hang-up.” If you think that you are just one more reader in an already saturated market, read this book and discover that you can still carve out a niche for yourself by following the marketing and advertising tips. Some of the suggestions this book offers areyour policy, fees, a disclaimer, rights of yourself and clients, and your guarantee. Read more to see what else would help make your brochure more effective.

Being an effective professional reader also includes the importance of being able to identify at risk clients. Most readers won't encounter crisis clients, but occasionally some do. The author draws on her experience as an RN and psychologist and shares just how to handle such a client.

Another part of being a professional reader is avoiding the awkwardness of closing a reading. I am especially pleased with the section in this book that teaches you how to not let a 10 minute reading turn into a 30 or more minutes’ session. Learn not to give more than you agreed to get paid for.

At some point, you will want to build your business further by teaching classes and workshops. A topic specific to this book is what to charge and how to collect or give refunds in case someone isn't satisfied with the class. The author not only provides outlines for her own classes but also offers ways to constructively deal with difficult students. What if you have a spur of the moment call for a reading? Just like having a doctor's kit, you can learn what to keep in a tarot-to-go kit to always be ready to accommodate clients and not miss opportunities to read. These are just a few of the topics addressed in Professional Tarot that will enhance our tarot reading services and help us to promote our services as readers. Make space now on your shelf for this wonderful resource. It's a book you will want to read and use again and again.

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