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CatholicSpirit
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Yeah the satanic obsessions were just like… meh lol
Magic Cards vs Tarot Cards (Tarot vs Wizards of the Coast: Magic the Gathering)
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edwest
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The average person does not know this. To this day, card readers charge money and get it from those who don’t know better. It’s better to stay away from tarot cards.
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Mary888
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They are designed a certain way in order to evoke demons. Exactly in which way can they be used to be harmless? Or not use them at all. If not use them, why own them?
Plus, we do not know how the magic works, if the objects are designated to their task by their design which is dedicated in Pagan rituals or not.
For example we know all Christian objects such as icons or statues are Holy by the person they person they represent. If they are blessed by a priest or not they are still Holy and we must treat them as such.
How can it not be the same in the case of magical cards? They are already linked to the demon by the image of the demon they aim to represent.
Apart from the devil himself, who are these people represented on tarot cards under the claim of representing something abstract?
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Wesrock
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Tarot cards are designed for divining the future.
Magic the Gathering cards are for a fictional fantasy card game, like Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh cards or any number of other examples.
They are not the same thing. If your parents thought the content of MtG inappropriate for their children, that’s something to be respected by their children, but it’s not on the same level as tarot cards (it’s just not even the same thing).
Magic the Gathering cards are for a fictional fantasy card game, like Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh cards or any number of other examples.
They are not the same thing. If your parents thought the content of MtG inappropriate for their children, that’s something to be respected by their children, but it’s not on the same level as tarot cards (it’s just not even the same thing).
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Vico
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Catholics do not accept superstitions such as cartomancy. Cartomancy may use normal 52 card playing card decks. Tarot cards began to be used for fortune-telling in the 1780s in France but tarot cards originated in Italy in the 1430s for card games. They added 21 illustrated triumphs and a fool card to the then common card deck. Later the Viennese version was made for games with 78 cards. Today French tarot card game has 78 cards:Vico:
They are designed a certain way in order to evoke demons. Exactly in which way can they be used to be harmless? Or not use them at all. If not use them, why own them?
Plus, we do not know how the magic works, if the objects are designated to their task by their design which is dedicated in Pagan rituals or not.
For example we know all Christian objects such as icons or statues are Holy by the person they person they represent. If they are blessed by a priest or not they are still Holy and we must treat them as such.
How can it not be the same in the case of magical cards? They are already linked to the demon by the image of the demon they aim to represent.
Apart from the devil himself, who are these people represented on tarot cards under the claim of representing something abstract?
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- minor arcana: 56 cards made of four suits of 14 cards each (1-10 and Valet, Cavalier, Dame, Roi),
- major arcana: 22 cards numbered I through XXI (atouts), and an unnumbered fool card (Fou or L’excuse).
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edwest
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Too many people unknowingly go to “card readers” thinking they CAN divine the future. These people are highly skilled at reading body language and other cues. Bottom line: tarot cards are to be avoided.
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chessnerd321
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Magic doesn’t necessarily strike me as a game that’s good for kids but not completely for your reasoning.
I think it’s pretty complicated for kids. Not just in terms of strategy but in terms of the sheer amount of rules. Maybe I’m wrong about this. I grew up playing chess and it was fun despite kid me being too dumb for it in some ways.
I think in some ways it can definitely cause let’s say consumerism. Opening packs of cards is almost addicting in a way. It’s fun to see what you’ll get. But there’s always just the one card you need to make the deck you want. And with that I’ve known people who basically just collect the cards without actually playing. I don’t think that’s good news. Accruing objects just for the sake of having them. Yikes.
I would be squimish about putting the cards that look a little more brutal or gorey in front of kids, and it’s impractical to censor certain cards.
But I don’t think they are somehow evil because they include vampires and witches and the like. It’s just a game. It doesn’t claim to give you powers or anything.
I think it’s pretty complicated for kids. Not just in terms of strategy but in terms of the sheer amount of rules. Maybe I’m wrong about this. I grew up playing chess and it was fun despite kid me being too dumb for it in some ways.
I think in some ways it can definitely cause let’s say consumerism. Opening packs of cards is almost addicting in a way. It’s fun to see what you’ll get. But there’s always just the one card you need to make the deck you want. And with that I’ve known people who basically just collect the cards without actually playing. I don’t think that’s good news. Accruing objects just for the sake of having them. Yikes.
I would be squimish about putting the cards that look a little more brutal or gorey in front of kids, and it’s impractical to censor certain cards.
But I don’t think they are somehow evil because they include vampires and witches and the like. It’s just a game. It doesn’t claim to give you powers or anything.
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edwest
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In the late 1990s, I was standing in line at a comic book store and there was a guy in his mid-teens behind me. He had a big stack of comics in his arms. I said, “Boy, you must be a real collector.” The reply: “Nah. I don’t read 'em. I just put 'em in bags and wait several moths so I can resell them for $20.00 a piece.” Comic books became commodities. Might as well have been lumber. By the way, I stopped buying comics in the mid 80s. I was just there to look at new books to see if they had gotten better.
The same thing with Magic cards. I saw some in a display case with $20.00 and up price tags. The Black Lotus was the most expensive. The collectible aspect meant that you could sell rare cards and buy even more cards.
Perception is everything. It matters more than some people think. Parents are not stupid. When something new shows up, they pick it apart, or at least they should. They guide their kids. And if it looks wrong then it doesn’t get selected. It’s not encouraged.
The same thing with Magic cards. I saw some in a display case with $20.00 and up price tags. The Black Lotus was the most expensive. The collectible aspect meant that you could sell rare cards and buy even more cards.
Perception is everything. It matters more than some people think. Parents are not stupid. When something new shows up, they pick it apart, or at least they should. They guide their kids. And if it looks wrong then it doesn’t get selected. It’s not encouraged.
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CatholicSpirit
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Some of the slightly expensive cards are sold in sets of 4 on eBay, I am a little partial to the Angel ones, not sure if that’s wrong…
But a St. Michael Prayer card pretty much beats a black lotus or whatnot lol
But a St. Michael Prayer card pretty much beats a black lotus or whatnot lol
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Axsenex
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So you’re saying it’s ok to have sport cards?
Fine but no Tom Brady
Fine but no Tom Brady
Tis_Bearself
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I’m highly suspicious of any hobby that seems to require more and more cash outlay. I was involved in one for a few years and finally one day just walked away and never looked back.
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edwest
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There is a game out there called Warhammer 40,000 or 40K. People have spent thousands of dollars on this one.
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CatholicSpirit
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And still, prayer cards are $1 and you can release 1,000 souls from purgatory in real life with a St. Gertrude the Great Prayer Card…
Oh the humanity!
Oh the humanity!
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