Just Wondering About Tarot

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Well, I needed a little help writing a story, so a bought a nice little set of tarot cards. One of my friends was a little creeped out by my purchase, but she somehow resigned herself to going along with one of my trial runs (after a couple of hours of reading the manual :3). Without her saying a word until the end, I managed to predict that she’d been struggling with her finances, dealing with parental issues, and getting frustrated with a certain young man at her school, among several other things. At the same time, I decided to use the tarot on myself for once before I started using it on my characters. I think it’s the Seven-Card spread in which the first three predict past events while the last three predict future. I think my question was something like “Will I be happy?” The second to last card out of the seven was the Death card; I guess you can all imagine what that must mean. But I disregarded it. A few weeks later, one of my closest friends as well as two acquaintances drowned. I forget what the final card of the seven was, but it had something to do with freedom. A few recent events have left me with a strange feeling of euphoria and frustration (I don’t know exactly how to explain it). One of the first three cards was the Moon, which signifies the obtaining of power (spiritual) yet hidden danger.
My question: what in the world? :confused: I still don’t altogether believe in it, but…still…Can somebody give me a little insight here? :o
 
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Well, I needed a little help writing a story, so a bought a nice little set of tarot cards. One of my friends was a little creeped out by my purchase, but she somehow resigned herself to going along with one of my trial runs (after a couple of hours of reading the manual :3). Without her saying a word until the end, I managed to predict that she’d been struggling with her finances, dealing with parental issues, and getting frustrated with a certain young man at her school, among several other things. At the same time, I decided to use the tarot on myself for once before I started using it on my characters. I think it’s the Seven-Card spread in which the first three predict past events while the last three predict future. I think my question was something like “Will I be happy?” The second to last card out of the seven was the Death card; I guess you can all imagine what that must mean. But I disregarded it. A few weeks later, one of my closest friends as well as two acquaintances drowned. I forget what the final card of the seven was, but it had something to do with freedom. A few recent events have left me with a strange feeling of euphoria and frustration (I don’t know exactly how to explain it). One of the first three cards was the Moon, which signifies the obtaining of power (spiritual) yet hidden danger.
My question: what in the world? :confused: I still don’t altogether believe in it, but…still…Can somebody give me a little insight here? :o
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Dabbling in this is a grave sin against the first Commandment and you should cease immediately and go to Confession.

CCC 2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.

CCC 2117 All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.
 
Hi Babby700-hey-don’t mean to be so blunt but throw those things away!! You are putting yourself at risk if you haven’t already to opening yourself up to the demons messing around with you-whether through possession or strange things happening around you-something out of the paranormal events. When God commanded us to not mess with seances and predicting future events via tarots or ouiji boards, He wasn’t saying that to dampen our fun but to protect us from danger from satan and his demons. I would burn them and talk to you priest, not only confession but for spiritual guidance and prayers of protection-please get rid of those cards-believe me, last year, while unemployed and down on my luck, the temptation was there for me, too on wanting to mess around with that stuff but I remembered God and put my faith in Him instead on getting me through life’s storms, whatever that may be. I think messing with these devices is like idol worshipping, too if I am not mistaken. Please throw those things out and put your faith in Jesus. :highprayer::knight2::signofcross::harp:
 
What they said!

The card designs can be pretty but stay far, far away.
 
Why would you want to entrust anything to a set of cards or indulge in the occult? Your immortal soul is worth more than dabbling in what some consider entertainment or a game but is far more than that. It is a serious issue. Burn the cards, ask forgiveness for using them, and get to confession as fast as your feet can move. Pray to St. Michael for protection.
 
thistle said:
Dabbling in this is a grave sin against the first Commandment and you should cease immediately and go to Confession.

CCC 2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.

CCC 2117 All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.
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Babby700,

Please listen to the above advice! There are people who have gotten deep into this stuff and have been very hurt by it. We need Jesus, and are not to seek advice in ways like tarot cards, ouija boards, palm reading, etc.
 
Tarot card readers and horoscope writers are always vague enough in their predictions that most of them register with some people. Most people have money concerns of one sort or another (especially in this financial climate), many people have someone they might have their eye on, and more than half probably have some sort of “parental issue” (which is vague enough it could potentially be between either the mark and her parents or the mark and her children). I have no issue with freedom of belief: people can believe what they want if it doesn’t hurt people, but I do disagree with charging vulnerable people money to be “read”. Although to be fair, you (the OP) do not mention charging money.
 
I agree with all that has been said. Nothing (not even to write a story) justifies to MESS with this.
It’s against the first commandment; the worship we ow to God alone, and it endangers our soul but letting the demons get inside us.
Burn the cards, go to confession, remain in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, have frequent Holy Communion and pray to St Michael to deffend you from the attacks of the devil.
Also say a Hail Mary.
It’s a VERY SERIOUS MATTER.
With Mary to Jesus
 
mariamar said:
I agree with all that has been said. Nothing (not even to write a story) justifies to MESS with this.
It’s against the first commandment; the worship we ow to God alone, and it endangers our soul but letting the demons get inside us.
Burn the cards, go to confession, remain in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, have frequent Holy Communion and pray to St Michael to deffend you from the attacks of the devil.
Also say a Hail Mary.
It’s a VERY SERIOUS MATTER.
With Mary to Jesus
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I agree that we should obey and not turn to these and hopefully as we are older; we are wiser. Turning to them for some power - is just wrong. My question is : what if you saw a reader for a period of time years ago as well as read your own cards, but haven’t done anything like that in years? (keeping in mind you always believed in Jesus/God)?
 
Just say everything (how many times, how long it lasted, your trying again…) in confession. Be open, so Jesus can cure totally the wound in your soul through the Sacrament. If you have to do anything else the priest will tell you.
The best way to go to confession is asking the help of the Holy Spirit for both; you and the priest, that both of you are open to His guidance, and that you go with a humble and contrite heart, and a total trust in His mercy.
Do so and you will at peace and forgiven.
God bless you
 
Bix said:
I agree that we should obey and not turn to these and hopefully as we are older; we are wiser. Turning to them for some power - is just wrong. My question is : what if you saw a reader for a period of time years ago as well as read your own cards, but haven’t done anything like that in years? (keeping in mind you always believed in Jesus/God)?
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Such a thing can harm a person in some way, even though they still believed in Jesus.

Believing in Jesus as Lord and still doing such a thing can open a door to some problems. It is like locking yourself in the house and locking the windows as well, and the thief is in the basement already.

If they are Catholic they need to bring it to the priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation; if they are Protestant they can discuss it with their minister and he can pray over the person.
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
What they said!

The card designs can be pretty but stay far, far away.
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Okay, actually engaging in the Tarot process may be bad but having one for artistic reference? I don’t think so.

To the OP, exactly why did you have to actually do this stuff and not just read it up on wiki instead? :ehh:

I mean, I don’t need to practice on an actual dead body to study the Egyptian process of mummification do I? 🤷
 
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