[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: zodiacs and Tarot

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

I collect, in a small way, decks of Tarot Cards (most beautiful so far is
"The Sacred Circle" Tarot).  I also have a spiffy computer program that does
Tarot readings for fun (Tarot Magic - http://www.tarot.com ).  When I run
one of these off for a friend, I always include my personal Tarot
philosophy, which is that the cards are not predicting the future, but
triggering a response in your own mind that helps you to judge the
situation, true or false against the stated meaning of the cards.

For example, if a reading seems to indicate that you are currently living in
a turbulent situation, all it really does is make you take an analytical
look at your current situation and decide whether you agree or not.  It also
might help you clarify your feelings about making any major changes in your
life.  If the cards seem to show that any change in lifestyle will result
in, for example, greater fulfillment or increased prosperity, it might just
give you that extra boost of courage to TRY the change, even if the outcome
may not be perfect. Or if it "predicts" an unhappy outcome, you can decide
if your feelings about trying the change are strong enough to risk a
possible unfavorable result.

To me, this seems the most rational way to view the so-called
"fortune-telling" aspects of Tarot.  I always encourage the friend to NOT
take the reading seriously, but to have fun with it. Also, the readings you
see on TV or in movies are so bogus -- they always show the "gypsy" turning
up the card of Death or The Hanged Man, which actually are not necessarily
unhappy cards with the literal meaning of their names, but a symbolism that
may mean something encouraging for the future.  Don't get me started on that
telephone Tarot person who shows up on late-night commercials on the Weather
Channel.....


SML (who only dips her big toe in the ocean of Magic)


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