Meaning
A consultation with a 'science man', reader, or spiritualist who 'reads' your situation — interpreting your troubles, dreams, luck, or the cause of a spell against you, and advising what to do. People go for a 'reading' to find out who set obeah on them, how to remove bad luck, or what the future holds, often paying for the reading and any 'work' or protection prescribed.
Examples
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She go fi a reading fi find out who tie har.
She went for a reading to find out who bound her (with obeah).
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Di reader gi him a reading an tell him fi burn a candle.
The reader gave him a reading and told him to burn a candle.
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People pay good money fi a reading.
People pay good money for a reading.
Origin
From 'read' (interpret) + '-ing'; a spiritualist consultation. See [[science-man]], [[four-eye]].
How it’s used
A consultation where a reader/science-man interprets your situation. See [[science-man]], [[four-eye]].