01/19/2026
Iris X Reading of the Week/Week beginning on January 19, 2026:
Greetings to the friends of Iris X Readings!
I am back from Isla Mujeres and catching up on messages! Here's a perplexing suggestion I received in one of my messages. "You should use chatgpt to write the weekly readings for you! You are doing far too much work!!! It could generate a reading for you every day and you would just have to post it!"
My response is this: "I am a Tarot Card reader. I am sure that chat gpt would neaten up my grammar and put everything I say into a perfect post. I will never EVER use chat gpt to do a reading of any kind. I am not sure how to say this, so bear with me. There is a lot of spirit to a tarot card reading. It's not an intellectual exercise or a creative writing prompt. The interaction of the reader and the cards is what makes a reading. Perhaps it is not perfect. I could always improve on my grammar, I am sure! But, I am providing a reading that has insights for someone who will see the post of the week. I am not doing the weekly reading to advertise myself, but to offer help to people who may not otherwise get readings. My goal is not to be perfect and polished- I am trying to help. Call me old fashioned, but I still believe that time and skill matter, and I will never ever use Chatgpt to do a reading. Ever. Though I appreciate the suggestion! "
Another message "I wish you provided readings to distant people! Vermont is a long drive!" My response: "My good news for you is.. I do! I read for people all over the world. 99 percent of my readings are for people at a distance! I read on Zoom, Facetime and phone."
I'll keep plugging away at the messages! In the meantime, I shuffled the Minchiate al Cigno Tarot deck. It is a deck that is challenging this old Tarot card reader. Every time I shuffle it, I have to put it back in order to correctly identify the cards! It is a 97 card Tarot deck (as opposed to the traditional 78)- and I am bound and determined to become fluent in it. It's going to take a lot of work, and I am comfortable with that. These things Should take work. I shuffled this confusing deck and asked for a reading for someone who will read this post. Perhaps it is for you or someone that you know! Please share!
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