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- My Reading Philosophyplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMy Reading Philosophy
My approach to Tarot is as rational as Tarot can be. That is to say, I don't view Tarot as a tool for divination, predicting future outcomes, or controlling what any free-willed person does. I've found, pretty consistently, that Tarot readings serve to reinforce important cultural and ethnic archetypes that are innate to white, Western, European-descended civilization - Tarot and Channeling Spiritsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot and Channeling Spirits
So, this. Tarot brings with it a lot of baggage. A guy named Alec Satin made a name for himself on the Internet for about twenty years as an expert in Tarot reading and interpretation. In 2015, he experienced a significant conversion event and became a devout Lutheran Christian, at which point he not only ceased his own Tarot work; - Tarot and the Abrahamic Occultplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot and the Abrahamic Occult
Tarot enjoyed a resurgence in western interest in the 19th century, during the Romantic era. Romanticism was a pendulum-swinging reaction to the stoic rationalism of the Enlightenment. Remember, it was the Age of Enlightenment that created the framework which has protected the United States from tyranny for nearly 250 years. Romanticism sought to bring back emotion and spiritual awakening. It was in this movement that several Christian factions were created, inclu… - Tarot for Self-Improvementplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot for Self-Improvement
Looking at both the history of the Tarot's major arcana and the use of folktales, imagery, and language to create archetypes through which various elements of the human condition are manifested, I've found that Tarot can be a very useful tool for self-reflection and self-improvement. - Tarot Weather Forecastingplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot Weather Forecasting
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This winter (2021), we were rather impatient for the snow to start in earnest, and I started looking for ways to use Tarot with the weather. I found a very interesting blog post from 2013, and tried this spread...but my lack of intuitive reading skill made it very difficult to get anything out of the reading. - Using Tarot for Divinationplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigUsing Tarot for Divination
I was raised an evangelical Christian in the Midwest, surrounded by people who very much believe divination is a serious sin. While I tend to dismiss any argument premised on arbitrary morality, I've come to the conclusion that there is an objective and pragmatic reason to avoid divination - if it doesn't work, it's misleading, and if it does work, it's addicting. I've never used tarot for divination - I've never tried to channel a spirit or connect with some other pl…
Articles In This Series
- My Reading Philosophyplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMy Reading Philosophy
My approach to Tarot is as rational as Tarot can be. That is to say, I don't view Tarot as a tool for divination, predicting future outcomes, or controlling what any free-willed person does. I've found, pretty consistently, that Tarot readings serve to reinforce important cultural and ethnic archetypes that are innate to white, Western, European-descended civilization - Tarot and Channeling Spiritsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot and Channeling Spirits
So, this. Tarot brings with it a lot of baggage. A guy named Alec Satin made a name for himself on the Internet for about twenty years as an expert in Tarot reading and interpretation. In 2015, he experienced a significant conversion event and became a devout Lutheran Christian, at which point he not only ceased his own Tarot work; - Tarot and the Abrahamic Occultplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot and the Abrahamic Occult
Tarot enjoyed a resurgence in western interest in the 19th century, during the Romantic era. Romanticism was a pendulum-swinging reaction to the stoic rationalism of the Enlightenment. Remember, it was the Age of Enlightenment that created the framework which has protected the United States from tyranny for nearly 250 years. Romanticism sought to bring back emotion and spiritual awakening. It was in this movement that several Christian factions were created, inclu… - Tarot for Self-Improvementplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot for Self-Improvement
Looking at both the history of the Tarot's major arcana and the use of folktales, imagery, and language to create archetypes through which various elements of the human condition are manifested, I've found that Tarot can be a very useful tool for self-reflection and self-improvement. - Tarot Weather Forecastingplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTarot Weather Forecasting
Introduction
This winter (2021), we were rather impatient for the snow to start in earnest, and I started looking for ways to use Tarot with the weather. I found a very interesting blog post from 2013, and tried this spread...but my lack of intuitive reading skill made it very difficult to get anything out of the reading. - Using Tarot for Divinationplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigUsing Tarot for Divination
I was raised an evangelical Christian in the Midwest, surrounded by people who very much believe divination is a serious sin. While I tend to dismiss any argument premised on arbitrary morality, I've come to the conclusion that there is an objective and pragmatic reason to avoid divination - if it doesn't work, it's misleading, and if it does work, it's addicting. I've never used tarot for divination - I've never tried to channel a spirit or connect with some other pl…