Astrology as a Business
Blowing Off Steam
Given these conditions, the obvious first stage in a
reading is to allow the venting of this pressure. Let
them blow off some steam. The last thing clients need at
this point is for me to put something else on them. What
I do at this point is ask the clients to detail the general
questions or areas of their lives (and selves) in which
they would like me to work. What I am saying is, the
sub-text is— "talk a bit." My concern is to get them
talking, and to let them talk long enough to unload some
of this built-up pressure. As a rule, I do not confront the
client at this point with any particular demands—I don't
question them. They may describe several areas of
interest, some of which are obviously filled with intense
concern; I do not, however, focus on these areas at this
point, but instead pass over them. I acknowledge each
question and area of interest and then pass on. I wait.
By not confronting them in regard to the areas of real