My wife is into Tarot and we have others around us that will read (I guess… casually?).
I’m not into them as a real future-telling tool, but I absolutely believe in them as a way to guide understanding of your own thoughts.
When I was growing up, there was a way to solve a simple yes/no or a/b question you couldn’t decide by flipping a coin. Heads, you go A; Tails, you go B. If, upon the coin being revealed, you are disappointed or feel negatively then the other answer was the one you actually wanted, even if it wasn’t surface thoughts, and that gave you more insight.
Tarot fills a similar need, but is much more broad or vague. Ask “them” about a question and get a random set of extra questions: Does the Tower mean your decision is bad, or just will result in significant change, which could be good but shake stuff up; high Pentacles? Sure, maybe it’s worth money to change jobs, but what if it comes with a ton of extra stress.
When read by another, The reader can also prompt you to be clear about your desires or fears, and the cards are a good tool for opening up.
As a skeptic, Nah. As an untrained therapist, Yah: “How does that make you feel?”
Using spreadsheets during dbt taught me a really solid framework for the underlying concepts, but I’m finding that on a long-term day-to-day basis, a richer spiritual practice is more sustainable.
I use tarot cards. They’re pretty and I get to be the weird bog witch I always wanted to grow up to be.
My wife is into Tarot and we have others around us that will read (I guess… casually?).
I’m not into them as a real future-telling tool, but I absolutely believe in them as a way to guide understanding of your own thoughts.
When I was growing up, there was a way to solve a simple yes/no or a/b question you couldn’t decide by flipping a coin. Heads, you go A; Tails, you go B. If, upon the coin being revealed, you are disappointed or feel negatively then the other answer was the one you actually wanted, even if it wasn’t surface thoughts, and that gave you more insight.
Tarot fills a similar need, but is much more broad or vague. Ask “them” about a question and get a random set of extra questions: Does the Tower mean your decision is bad, or just will result in significant change, which could be good but shake stuff up; high Pentacles? Sure, maybe it’s worth money to change jobs, but what if it comes with a ton of extra stress.
When read by another, The reader can also prompt you to be clear about your desires or fears, and the cards are a good tool for opening up.
As a skeptic, Nah. As an untrained therapist, Yah: “How does that make you feel?”
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Using spreadsheets during dbt taught me a really solid framework for the underlying concepts, but I’m finding that on a long-term day-to-day basis, a richer spiritual practice is more sustainable.