I
started Heart Shaped World because after more than 30 years of
interpreting astrological charts, and reading cards for people it still
has amazing magic for me and I love to share it.There is a real
fascination in every new reading, and with eMail readings nothing I do
is automated or scripted - just me with the cards - the graphics for
these are as high tech as I get! Now, I am offering you the
chance to develop your tarot
skills and become a professional
reader.
One of the most attractive aspects of Tarot as a business is the low
start up cost - essentially it's you and a Tarot deck, and a surface to
read on. It's an ideal part-time business - a 'week-ends and evenings'
extra, something that fits in easily for stay at home parents - and it
has a well established popularity that defines a 'going rate'.
Just one reading a day, taking half an hour, should bring in at
least £100 - £140 a week with no outlay - Finding
these 7 clients a week (and many more), once you've read for friends
and family, is one of the keys to success and one of the most important
aspects of my course: it's not just about how to read the cards but is
equally strong on how to build your business.
Face
to face tarot readings have a unique buzz and the very real pleasure of
helping people view issues, questions and decisions in a new light has
prevented me from ever putting away the cards. Of course, it can
also be rewarding in a financial way but do not think for one minute
that it's a get rich quick business! Tarot is demanding, hard work and
mentally draining, it also carries a lot of responsibility - to succeed
in a career as a tarot reader requires a high degree of
professionalism, whether part time or full time. There is a very big
step up from reading casually for friends and family to reading
professionally for strangers and being well paid for it. My course
shows you the techniques you will need to develop to give your readings
a professional gloss which will translate into repeat bookings and word
of mouth referrals and recommendations, your very best source of new
clients.
My
own career as a reader spans more than thirty years. I read mostly face
to face and charge from £20 per sitting. I have a lot of repeat
clients and in the long summer 'season' am generally booked several
days in advance between 11am and 9pm. Often I keep a couple of reading
'slots' free for unbooked readings but with an attractive location
close to a picturesque harbour in a busy tourist town this is
understandable. Add to this the psychic fairs,and the local
pubs,restaurants and cafes that hold occasional 'psychic nights',not to
mention the growing popularity of 'tarot parties' - where several
people club together to hire you for a whole evening - and you will see
that Tarot can certainly offer the prospect of a lucrative and
enjoyable business, whether full time or part time. One potential
development I envisage is the 'Tarot Salon', a high street store where
3-4 professional readers provide a service for clients much as
hairdressers do - with the potential for a busy store side handling
tarot & related merchandise.
A couple of years ago I
discovered another dimension of this business when a
prolonged period of recuperation kept me at home for several months.
Tarot by eMail. I'd heard of telephone readings but not email ones.
Looking into it, I decided to give it a try and to make my readings as
much as possible like my face to face ones. I now have over two years
of eBay
feedback (100%) - check it out - and a very clear understanding of how
this aspect of tarot works best. Since eMail readings don't command
half the fee that face to face readings easily achieve but can actually
take twice the time, the benefits of an organised system which
maximises your efficiency and delivers highly professional results
cannot be ignored. Learn how eMail & telephone readings can fit
effectively into your daily routine as a professional reader and how
they can also generate new face to face clients.
I
have now condensed my experience into a course 'The Tarot Professional'
which is aimed at producing new, professional readers who will bring
the same love and enthusiasm to their vocation as I do, and enjoy the
same rewards. That 'big step up' I mentioned is all about confidence -
not least the confidence to read without a crib sheet or reference
book! The confidence to develop your own understanding of what Tarot is
and how it can be applied, the confidence to develop your own meanings
and associations for the cards and symbols, building on the centuries
of experience which the cards themselves have built up. You can
get so much from a book, but you can't buy experience or confidence. My
course gives you a 286 page book which gives you all the practical
information
both in terms of the cards and from the practical, business point of
view that you will need to
start your Tarot business; it also gives you a series of lessons and
assignments designed to build &
foster your confidence, to
encourage you to gain experience. These you tackle in your own time and
at your own pace. There is also a community
web site where you can find encouragement and advice from other
students and readers.
The
course topics include:-
* Tarot History
* Minor Arcana
* Major Arcana
* Interpretation
* Card Spreads (over a dozen)
* The Unconscious & The Symbolism of Tarot
* Psychology
* Astrology 101 for the Tarot Professional
* Hypnosis 101 for the Tarot Professional
* Cold Reading & Psychic & Spiritual
Development - what is right for you?
* Tarot as entertainment: embracing the
performance ethic, finding your style
* Face to Face readings: professional
technique, developing your personal style
* Tarot Salons
* Psychic Fairs
* Telephone & eMail readings
* Party bookings, Tarot on tour
* Essential business nuts and bolts
* Professionalism: ethics, liability
and more... start as a beginner, end the course as
an accomplished professional with a roster of regular clients earning
you a good living.
These
topics are delivered at your pace and each one includes assignments
that require you to read, research, study the cards and practice
readings in order to complete the assignment by using and writing about
what you have learned - a well proven and long established distance
learning method.
The assignment topics include how to take part in psychic
fairs, find local businesses who may be interested in promoting psychic
events, the technicalities of running a tarot business (including an
examination of ethical issues and potential liabilities), useful and
essential
computer software (eg for email presentations or putting readings onto
DVD).
Each lesson includes
assignments for you to complete which test your
growing knowledge and give you vital background knowledge as well as a
growing confidence in your ability as a reader. You work at your own
pace and you'll receive a critique of your progress each time you
return a completed assignment.
Astrology
& Hypnosis both feature. A good working knowledge of astrology is
essential - and this course provides it. Hypnosis you need to
understand
since a face to face reading does have strong elements of hypnotic
induction and a clear knowledge of the issues regarding hypnotic
suggestion is essential for the professional reader who will never
underestimate the weight and importance that a client may give to a
reading. Never overlook, too, that Tarot is a performance art and that
a level of entertainment is expected from you. Although this cannot be
taught, the confidence to do it can be conferred.
| When you
have completed the assignments you can, if you wish, apply to be a
Heart Shaped World accredited reader. This awards you the Heart Shaped
World logo with confirmation that you have followed a professional
course and demonstrated professional expertise as a reader.
Accreditation is not a
degree or a certificate but it reminds you that
you have demonstrated the confidence and skill to perform professional
readings for clients who will instantly recommend you to their friends.
This is the best
advertising for any reader - a client who you have
impressed will want you to impress their friends too. You
can achieve accreditation in several ways, all involve being assessed
and reviewed over a series of real readings (email, telephone and/or
face to face) - accreditation is an optional extra that students can
choose to apply for at any time. |
This
course is independent of any belief system and takes a rational and
naturalistic approach. You may choose to use your professional skills
within any one or more of a wide variety of arcane beliefs and
practices. Tarot has itself been adopted by many different schools of
thought, movements and magical orders.
I
have a BA in Social Anthropology and experience as a teacher and a
trainer in addition to experience as a tarot professional. I came to
Tarot and Astrology as a sceptical student and more than thirty years
down the road they still fascinate me. The tags 'psychic' and
'clairvoyant' can mean many things but I am honoured by and grateful to
the many clients who have bestowed these terms on me - I don't think
anyone should apply them themselves, they are earned. You will achieve
professionalism - the rest is up to you.
How Much?
Correspondence
courses in Tarot alone - not including the practical and business side
- typically start at £300 or more. I occasionally run
intensive weekend residential courses for a similar fee. When you
consider that
face to face fees are typically £20 per sitting of one hour it
doesn't take long to recoup the outlay. This course, which includes my
book 'The Tarot Professional' includes one to one support, guidance and
advice - Sign up for the course today and you pay just £47. That's it - nothing more.
That's 10 detailed lessons taking you from novice to
professional... you can have all 10 lessons at once or take them one at
a time - you set your own pace - PLUS my 286 page book 'The Tarot
Professional' which will be a constant source of useful reference long
after you complete the course. All the knowledge you
need and a lifetime's experience available on tap, a big
reference book you can turn to whenever you need it (also makes a handy
doorstop!) - just 3 professional readings will more than recover
your outlay for the whole course* - and - if you decide it isn't
for you, I offer a no
quibbles full refund* - You
have nothing to lose!
* Assuming a £20 reading fee -
the minimum 'going rate' for professional readings right now.
**I am prepared to guarantee that my course will make you a
professional reader - someone enjoying a good income, full or part
time, from their readings. And I will back that up by promising that if
you read my book The Tarot
Professional and decide that it isn't for you, you can return it
within 30 days for a full refund.
YOUR PROFESSIONAL
JOURNEY AWAITS...
But you
might want to look at the course information in more detail, you might
have questions, might not be sure if you are ready to be a tarot
professional. It's true that 'not everyone can do it' - but not because
only certain people have the psychic gifts necessary. Many years of
experience have taught me what it takes to succeed as a professional
reader - if you are unsure about becoming one eMail me with your
questions and I'll get back to you right away. Otherwise, don't forget
my guarantee!*
To start on your journey to being a Tarot professional for just
£47, buy now or email me for further information
*Don't forget, you can
read and
use the information in my book for 30
days and if you then decide that becoming a tarot professional isn't
for you, let me know, send it back
and get your money refunded in full.
heart shaped world
