Cold Readings

I read this interesting article recently where the photographer's conceptions of the person they were photographing completely influenced the photos they took - at the end we have 6 great images,  very different from each other,  and it started me thinking about cold readings.

I start every reading with a cold reading - that is,  when I don't know anything about you or your situation and just tell you what the cards tell me.  I love the cold readings,  that's where the magic happens. 

You shuffle 78 pieces of cardboard and then I can tell you some really pertinent things about your life.  Sometimes it just blows people away (wow,  that's exactly what's going on!) sometimes we have to dig a little deeper to get what the cards are trying to tell us.  But I always try to make the reading truly 'cold' and don't let you tell me anything about your situation until I've seen the cards,  so you can get the sense of revelation too.

How do my readings work?



Tarot Deck by Ciro Marchetti

At the beginning, I prefer to know as little as possible about you. 

I always start with a cold reading and see what the cards tell me.  This doesn’t take long, and in that time I do all the talking.  The cards read the energy of what is going on in your life, showing where your energy is strong, and where it is stickier.  Even when I am reading for people a second time,  I always start by saying,  don’t tell me what’s been going on,  let me see what the cards say…

Childhood memories by KDH

After the cold reading I check in with you, does that sound true for you, is this what is going on?  Now, the more you talk, the richer the reading becomes! Together we look at the cards and see if we can get more information. After that I can try to answer any questions that you may have.  I personally work best when they are structured in a yes/no format.  (ie not where should I live? - that’s too broad.  Should I stay in New York? that’s a better question for the cards.)

Janelle Schneider,  the Self

And the hour passes swiftly by…

My current favorite review

Written by Susanne B on Citysearch -

My tarot reading with Liat was exactly what I had hoped for. In the beginning she did what she calls a cold read, ie she lays out the cards and tells you what she sees without knowing anything about you. In my case her interpretations were spot on. I read the cards for myself sometimes and had been looking for an unbiased read. Afterwards we talked about strategies to modify certain aspects of my life/environment to clear my path. I sought her out based on the reviews I had read online and based on her experience as a counselor/therapist. My reading with her was a very cleansing, enlightening and solid experience. I am sure I will see her again in a little while down the road.. and I am very much looking forward to it.

Always so happy when people get what they wanted.  I always start with a cold reading,  where I don't know anything about you,  but after the cold reading,  the more you say,  the better the reading becomes...