Comments on: Rephrasing the Question http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/ Cultivating a community through the exploration of magical living and spiritual evolution. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Barbara Moore http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Barbara Moore Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:20:56 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-795 Petragems, LOL. Thanks for the comment. You may be right. It wouldn't be the first time in my life that I got tangled up in semantics and theory. Petragems, LOL. Thanks for the comment. You may be right. It wouldn’t be the first time in my life that I got tangled up in semantics and theory.

]]> By: steven larock http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-792 steven larock Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:58:15 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-792 Hello... I think that you are giving this way too much thought. So much so, that you may get stuck, or actually block the transmission of the divine... lol I have the querant ask me a question, in the form of a phrase... then I just go with it. The reading is going to be on whatever is "Really" neaded for the person to hear. Haven't you had a reading where the underlying "Issue" actully comes to the forefront? Sometimes having absolutly no forbearance on the question provided. Hope that helps... :-) Petragems Hello…
I think that you are giving this way too much thought. So much so, that you may get stuck, or actually block the transmission of the divine… lol
I have the querant ask me a question, in the form of a phrase… then I just go with it. The reading is going to be on whatever is “Really” neaded for the person to hear. Haven’t you had a reading where the underlying “Issue” actully comes to the forefront? Sometimes having absolutly no forbearance on the question provided.
Hope that helps… :-)
Petragems

]]> By: Simone Pantaleo http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Simone Pantaleo Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-174 Hi Barbara, I have found the reading circles for tarot a very good way of working with all aspects of the cards as its a weekly thing and you work with different people, questions etc and because the more experenced readers are working with total newbies the newbies are gaining the experence and the wisdom of the more experenced readers and you learn so much that way and as a result i have found my card reading skills over all (regardless of where i am using oracle or tarot decks) has improved a lot since i started working in the circles just because you get feedback and stuff like that Simone Hi Barbara,

I have found the reading circles for tarot a very good way of working with all aspects of the cards as its a weekly thing and you work with different people, questions etc and because the more experenced readers are working with total newbies the newbies are gaining the experence and the wisdom of the more experenced readers and you learn so much that way and as a result i have found my card reading skills over all (regardless of where i am using oracle or tarot decks) has improved a lot since i started working in the circles just because you get feedback and stuff like that

Simone

]]> By: Barbara Moore http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Barbara Moore Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:55:22 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-170 Hi Simone, I am on aeclectic, too. It's a very active and interesting community. I haven't, though, participated in any reading circles, but they would certainly be good practice. (my aeclectic username is Lady LuluB). Hi Simone, I am on aeclectic, too. It’s a very active and interesting community. I haven’t, though, participated in any reading circles, but they would certainly be good practice. (my aeclectic username is Lady LuluB).

]]> By: Simone Pantaleo http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Simone Pantaleo Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:24:34 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-148 Hi Barbara, the reading circles im in with regards to tarot are varied with regards to questions and what decks they work with (some reading circles/groups for example use erotic decks some have an what I term an open deck policy and all points in between), they are there as a learning circles which means both beginners right through to advanced tarot readers learn off each other They are located at the aeclectic tarot forums which are at http://www.tarotforums.net if you want to check them out (give me a nudge there also if you would like my username there is simsy) Simone Hi Barbara,

the reading circles im in with regards to tarot are varied with regards to questions and what decks they work with (some reading circles/groups for example use erotic decks some have an what I term an open deck policy and all points in between), they are there as a learning circles which means both beginners right through to advanced tarot readers learn off each other

They are located at the aeclectic tarot forums which are at http://www.tarotforums.net if you want to check them out (give me a nudge there also if you would like my username there is simsy)

Simone

]]> By: Barbara Moore http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Barbara Moore Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:04:33 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-119 Simone, the reading circle sounds interesting...so everyone gets a reading on the same question? Regarding the tarot almanac, tune in tomorrow for post on that topic. I'll be asking you all some questions about it. :-) Simone, the reading circle sounds interesting…so everyone gets a reading on the same question? Regarding the tarot almanac, tune in tomorrow for post on that topic. I’ll be asking you all some questions about it. :-)

]]> By: Simone Pantaleo http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Simone Pantaleo Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:42:02 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-82 Hi Barbara, I personally try to work out what the underlying issue is to the question that is given, then if it doesn't make sense to them try and rephrase the question in my mind in such a way that will come away feeling empowered from the reading as i have worked out the underlying issue and how it can be addressed. I also find when I do reading circles at a well known tarot forum I am a member of, The question is sometimes very very specific also which also helps people in not having to rephrase the question in the 1st place (and also helps me with addressing the issues at hand as i know what i need to read on) Simone ps. When will llewellyn do a tarot almanac again?!? :) Hi Barbara,

I personally try to work out what the underlying issue is to the question that is given, then if it doesn’t make sense to them try and rephrase the question in my mind in such a way that will come away feeling empowered from the reading as i have worked out the underlying issue and how it can be addressed.

I also find when I do reading circles at a well known tarot forum I am a member of, The question is sometimes very very specific also which also helps people in not having to rephrase the question in the 1st place (and also helps me with addressing the issues at hand as i know what i need to read on)

Simone

ps. When will llewellyn do a tarot almanac again?!? :)

]]> By: Barbara Moore http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Barbara Moore Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:09:32 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-69 Thanks, Teresa! I'll go back and look at The Complete Tarot Reader. :-) I find it helpful to re-read my tarot books every once in a while, as it is impossible to remember everything the first time around! Thanks, Teresa! I’ll go back and look at The Complete Tarot Reader. :-) I find it helpful to re-read my tarot books every once in a while, as it is impossible to remember everything the first time around!

]]> By: Teresa Michelsen http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2009/09/rephrasing-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Teresa Michelsen Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:14:21 +0000 http://www.llewellyn.com/blog/?p=364#comment-15 A long time ago!! You probably don't remember, but I actually wrote a section on this in the Complete Tarot Reader. In short, I prefer an approach where you don't rephrase the question, but instead design your spread and phrase your answer in an empowering way or one that ensures that the ultimate decision is up to them. Unless the question is truly egregious, in which case I don't do it at all, and ask them for a different one (still their choice). A long time ago!! You probably don’t remember, but I actually wrote a section on this in the Complete Tarot Reader. In short, I prefer an approach where you don’t rephrase the question, but instead design your spread and phrase your answer in an empowering way or one that ensures that the ultimate decision is up to them. Unless the question is truly egregious, in which case I don’t do it at all, and ask them for a different one (still their choice).

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