archergirl
Well-known member
Hi All,
Arian Maverick suggested we create a thread for this topic, as it's very important for horary astrologers (actually, any astrologer) to consider the effects of their readings on the querent.
How much information is 'too much information' for a querent/client to know, and where is the line drawn?
If a querent asks a simple 'yes or no' question, which the astrologer can answer, should the astrologer leave the answer as 'yes or no' if there is much more information readily available in the chart? What if the querent hasn't asked about all the 'extra' information? Should the astrologer give it anyway?
This should be especially pertinent to questions regarding emotionally 'touchy' (and potentially ethically risky) subjects such as pregnancy and health, but also has importance in more 'mundane' topics such as relationships and finance.
In a public forum like this, there is a risk of treating people's real, personal, and often 'private' questions as open topics for discussion, with the consequence of forgetting that there is a person at the other end of the question.
Sometimes we get around this by P.M.ing the querent with a private response, but sometimes I think this comes a little too late, as the topic has already been picked apart in public.
What do you think?
Cheers,
AG
Arian Maverick suggested we create a thread for this topic, as it's very important for horary astrologers (actually, any astrologer) to consider the effects of their readings on the querent.
How much information is 'too much information' for a querent/client to know, and where is the line drawn?
If a querent asks a simple 'yes or no' question, which the astrologer can answer, should the astrologer leave the answer as 'yes or no' if there is much more information readily available in the chart? What if the querent hasn't asked about all the 'extra' information? Should the astrologer give it anyway?
This should be especially pertinent to questions regarding emotionally 'touchy' (and potentially ethically risky) subjects such as pregnancy and health, but also has importance in more 'mundane' topics such as relationships and finance.
In a public forum like this, there is a risk of treating people's real, personal, and often 'private' questions as open topics for discussion, with the consequence of forgetting that there is a person at the other end of the question.
Sometimes we get around this by P.M.ing the querent with a private response, but sometimes I think this comes a little too late, as the topic has already been picked apart in public.
What do you think?
Cheers,
AG