Yes, I think the 6D or JC could work well too. Maybe I’ll keep all three cards in mind since one or another may fall in any particular spread, and it will increase the odds of being able to read myself in the querent’s cards.

I’ll let you know how this works out for me.

Kapherus

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I like the idea of using the 9 of diamonds. Not only because it represent mental energy and that’s where most of the work is when reading the cards, It represents someone that’s thinking about the querent, which fits a reader who is concentrating in the client’s/querent’s situation and finally but not less important its the card of service to the crown, maybe most readers aren’t governmental officers but they do provide a service for the querent.

Maybe the jack of clubs fits in too he is “the advisor”. One could also say its the 6 of diamonds since its related to counseling, information and the capacity to see beyond whats obvious (x-rays, electronic comunicacion and visual technology). I think the real answer in here is to choose the card that describes the most what you think card reading is. I like the 6 of Diamonds, someone else could choose the 5 of diamonds, which adds the use of the hand plus the service, energy and karmic law connotations.

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Great post! In all of my years of working with the cards, I have never thought to read myself in the querent’s cards. It makes perfect sense that the connection between reader and querent would have to be reflected in the cards. I guess I just never occurred to me to actively utilize the information.

I seems to me that if you’re using a significator to represent yourself such as ‘Important Revelation,’ you could even pick up things for yourself that are different from what you pick up for the querent. Sort of the way you could read separate information for the man and woman represented in the full Lenormand layout.

I’m definitely going to try this! Since I read most often with playing cards, I’ll need to figure out a significator to represent myself….maybe the 9 of Diamond. Any other suggestions? Have you tried this with playing cards?

I’ve also never thought of was reading the client’s reaction to the reading. Of course this information would have to be there in the cards. Sometimes a card will clue me in on whether or not the querent will follow the advice of the cards, and I’ll share that with them, but I’ve never actually looked for this information. I think this part of it could be very useful in understanding how to approach the querent.

You’ve given me some new ideas here to play with here!

Thanks,
Kapherus

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