Magic Cards vs Tarot Cards (Tarot vs Wizards of the Coast: Magic the Gathering)

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Hello Catholic Forums members,

In the 1990s-Present Day our family has been concerned over Magic Cards. To the kids, they are not anything like Tarot Cards, they are a collectible card game by a company called Wizards of the Coast.

We all agree (most of us 3/5) that Tarot Cards are evil and we know they can invoke evils such as demons and portals to bring them into our local lives on Earth. BUT, we still fight over Magic Cards.

We want to honor our parents so were they right about “Magic Cards” aka Magic: The Gathering being evil or were they misinformed/confused on the matter?
 
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Hello Catholic Forums members,

In the 1990s-Present Day our family has been concerned over Magic Cards. To the kids, they are not anything like Tarot Cards, they are a collectible card game by a company called Wizards of the Coast.

We all agree (most of us 3/5) that Tarot Cards are evil and we know they can invoke evils such as demons and portals to bring them into our local lives on Earth. BUT, we still fight over Magic Cards.

We want to honor our parents so were they right about “Magic Cards” aka Magic: The Gathering being evil or were they misinformed/confused on the matter?
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The objects themselves are not evil. What is evil is sinful actions such as the use of certain things in certain ways that are sinful.
 
I don’t think either kind of cards is evil.
  1. Magic Cards are a fun fantasy game. I cannot even imagine that there could be anything wrong with them.
  2. Tarot Cards are meant for divination, and if you use them for that seriously, you’re probably on the wrong side of things. But as objects of interest, I’m not that worried about them either. I’m quite sure they neither call nor release demons.
 
There are a lot of cards for Magic: The Gathering. The title alone implies actual magic to those who see the cards and the images on some of them. It’s not a regular poker deck, it’s strange. So I can see why some parents might be wary. Since I don’t know the OP or his parents, all I can say is that parents usually try to keep their kids away from something they perceive as evil or bad. If they’ve never actually seen a tarot deck except say, on TV or in an article, then they might perceive Magic: The Gathering as something similar.

God bless.
 
Using cards for divination is forbidden for good reason. Yes, you can find out what tarot cards are but you can’t use them as many people do - for divination.
 
Yeah, that’s right.

If you think Tarot cards are just a bunch of funny cards, or a point of cultural interest (look what silly people once believed in) they’re fine. If you consult them to give somebody life advice, you are doing something wrong.
 
CatholicSpirit said:
Hello Catholic Forums members,

In the 1990s-Present Day our family has been concerned over Magic Cards. To the kids, they are not anything like Tarot Cards, they are a collectible card game by a company called Wizards of the Coast.

We all agree (most of us 3/5) that Tarot Cards are evil and we know they can invoke evils such as demons and portals to bring them into our local lives on Earth. BUT, we still fight over Magic Cards.

We want to honor our parents so were they right about “Magic Cards” aka Magic: The Gathering being evil or were they misinformed/confused on the matter?
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There is nothing wrong with playing Magic: The Gathering.

I actually have some cards myself as my brother loves playing the card games.
It is comparable to Pokemon but more strategic and critical thinking is required.
It is not sinful in anyway!

Peace
 
If you are still minors living under your parents’ roof, they make the rules!
 
Like others have said, Magic the Gathering is not evil. The best way thing of it is a boardgame like Chess or Stratego where each person brings pieces of their choice.

Now it should be noted that the cards do have fantasy characters like elves, unicorns, vampires, and angels and demons. The thing is no one plays the game treats them as being those cards. It’s the same way that no one starts a land war in Asia after playing a game of Risk 😉
 
Magic: The Gathering is what’s known as a TCG, and the only reason you should keep your kids away from it is that it will decimate their pocketbooks if they try to keep up with it…

Seriously, three themed sets plus one core set per year… I played for a long time, but eventually had to give it up because I couldn’t justify the expense. Now I have a bunch of cards that sit at home collecting dust. I can’t bring myself to get rid of them because I enjoy the game, but I also can’t justify getting involved again. Maybe if I win the lotto.

Honestly, if the money’s not an issue, game like Magic can really help you think strategically. There is certainly an element of luck, but it’s a wonderful feeling to pull a win out because of a well planned strategy behind a well built deck.

If you’d like something less controversial that you can also play 100% free, I’d suggest Elder Scrolls: Legends. It’s all digital and, while you can buy card packs and expansions, you can get pretty much everything in the game with in game currency. I’ve been playing it for the last couple of months and absolutely love it. It has enough strategy for hardcore CCG fans, while also being accessible for casual players. The best part about it, apart from it being free, is that you don’t have to store your cards anywhere XD

I’ll be honest, if you’re the one thinking about playing it, don’t.

It’s a wonderful game, and a ton of fun, but it’s just too expensive, at least if you want to keep up with sanctioned play. Most of the people I knew who played it had money issues, and yet still poured money into the game. There are free alternatives, like Elder Scroll: Legends, which will get you a similar experience, let you get that sense of joy from opening new card packs (because it really is a wonderful feeling), and won’t cost you a dime. As I said, I have a couple thousand cards that literally just sit there doing nothing, because I had to grow up and stop spending money on them. I can’t say I regret my time playing the game, but I can say that I would be better off financially if I had used that money better.

If you really want to play it, I’d hop online and look for people who are selling their collections, then build decks from that. You’ll get more cards for less money, and if you’re just in it to play the game and have fun you can build some pretty awesome decks by mixing and matching older sets. (My friend is in the process of selling off his collection. If you’re interested I can put you in contact with him.)
 
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Yep. The danger of MTG is that you buy a pack. Then you need to buy another. And another. And they’re only $4.95 per pack, so it’s easy to say yes . . .Then you need to buy card holder pages for your 3-ring binder. Then you pay $30 for the pre-release party, where you go play in a tournament format and get a deck of cards before they’re available on the market. Then you buy the one or two special cards you need to complete your decks. Then there’s another $30 pre-release party.

It does make for very easy inexpensive birthday gifts for your son to take to birthday parties, though. Spend $4.95 on a pack of Magic cards and you’re good.
 
One game store in my area was in a small strip mall. They leased(?) a formerly vacant storefront just 20 feet away and used it as an open gaming area for kids who loved tcg’s. It was packed. The kids were having a great time and when more cards were needed, they’d run to the game store and buy more packs. I saw stacks of cards on tables that were a foot high.

I had the same dangerous experience with comic books. I bought a few, made a friend who introduced me to other books, and here we were walking to the local store to get our weekly bunch of comics. Money was tight but we usually got what we wanted. Then we discovered used bookstores with old comics…
 
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And now we have places calling themselves bookstores that have paganism and Satanism rolled into one (like that one in Brooklyn trying to use voodoo dolls to put hexes on President Trump)

Also that Johnny Depp movie freaked me out (the one where he’s a book dealer) ninth gate I think it was…

But yeah, I’m seeing that Magic: The Gathering is just an all around crappy hobby… I prefer prayer cards… spend $1 and get a real life output

This is a fake card but someone made it:
 
I love The Ninth Gate. It’s one of my favorite Depp Movies, back before he went… wonky…
 
As others have said, Magic isn’t inherently sinful … but it’s certainly a ginormous money sink. Maybe if parents convince their kids it’s Satanic, they’ll take up something cheaper! 😀

As for the Tarot: funnily enough, its origins are far from sinister. It was designed for playing card games, same as the 52-card deck, but 19th-century occultists went gaga over it–and redesigned many new versions of the trump cards for maximum spookiness. Even today, though, the tarot deck is mainly used as playing cards in many parts of the European continent (the game’s called tarrocco or Tarock).
 
Scary, in the sense that so many people were actively seeking out Satan… but then, it also seems fairly accurate to me in that so many people in our world have totally lost their way…

Either way, it’s a great movie 😛
 
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