Did anyone watch this programme last night in the UK? Its is repeated next week too http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/advance_search.cgi?keyword=bulls***+detective

The so called Bulls**t detective Alasdair Jefffrey is given a tarot reading and what he learns from those then goes on to set himself up in a shopping mall with a table and deck of tarot all ready to give readings. Each person he tells the same things to from pre-written cardboard sheets....

1. Disciplined   -  Worrier

2. Unused capacity  -  Pain

3. Made Decisions - Self doubt

4. Somebody Close - Need to talk

5.  3-4 months

6. Get it off your chest now!

Each reading said all these things and the querents were very happy. Is tarot really that predictable? DO all readings say the same things?

Are people too polite to actually say .."NO, you are wrong, thats not me, that isn't right" or do we accept everything that we are told?

The worst was still to come when Danny Robing set up a premium rate tarot phone line charging £1.50 a minute, with people off the street who had never read tarot before or had any experience, but who could easily give a reading from scripts! The 'hotline' had the potential to make £10,000 a month!!!!!

I think this should be a warning to all tarot readers and seekers really don't you?

Why pay for a tarot reading when we can get brilliant ones here on Mystic Board for free?

Anyone have any comments or like to put forward their ideas or views?

Hi Gem
I missed the programme but will check it out next week.
One problem I have with these programmes is that they are edited to suit the subject and what we see is probably not all that happened.
However there are a lot of very vunerable people out there looking for answers and there are those who will exploit and manipulate without a thought so it's good in a way to expose the churned out teletarot.
Genuine readers I believe are recommended on and have thier testamony as credentials.

'Each reading said all these things and the querents were very happy. Is tarot really that predictable? DO all readings say the same things? '

I think Text book Tarot is predictable by that I mean one who buys a deck, learns from the booklet that comes with, and sets themselves up as a reader, not having studied or searched the deeper meaning. Unfortunately thats what many people encounter on 'hotlines', of which many are accesable 24/7.

I cannot comment on the detective as I have not yet seen him in action yet but I suspect he will be a bit of a bull*****r himself. particularly if he is out to discredit rather than disprove.

Daff