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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So this afternoon I'm booked in for a Tarot reading. I've never had one before and I don't really know what to expect. I am a bit nervous but the lady is highly recommended by a number of friends.
Have you ever had one? How was it?
Do you think there is something in it or do you think it's nonsense? |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
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"So this afternoon I'm booked in for a Tarot reading. I've never had one before and I don't really know what to expect. I am a bit nervous but the lady is highly recommended by a number of friends.
Have you ever had one? How was it?
Do you think there is something in it or do you think it's nonsense? "
I've never heard of a man doing it but I've seen as a group activity for women. My ex wife used to head off as part of a group to see these people.
The only time I saw someone doing it on their own was trying to deal with a bereavement.
But enjoy yourself and maybe have a read of this afterwards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading |
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By *hav02Man
over a year ago
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Derren Brown once took a group of people and wrote a personalised 'reading' for each of them. They all reported the 'reading' to be 75-90% accurate.
They then swapped their readings with each other - only to discover each of them had the same reading!
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Tarot is much the same, excep the cards give you a sense of personalisation and heighten the gullability.
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Saying that, over 30years ago my father saw a psychic and was told so much weird nonsense at the time he dismissed it. However, all that nonsense eventually came true. So who knows! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I always have time for people who delve into this.
I think it just depends on how you want to view tarot/psychic reading. Altho, it's easier to be a cynical than open minded.
My personal experiences I've know people to use tarot reading as a tool to get out of a funk, a form of therapy.
It can give a person a sense of direction, or it gives them nothing...
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Slightly off(on) topic I once visited a witch doctor in another country on my own.
Weird. She knew everything about my life.
Got the future waaayyy off, but it was mind blowing to me (at the time). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love tarot and all things holistic
Tarot cards are a tool, they're not magic or anything else, just something to help the reader channel their intuition and empathy.
My advice is to be open to the experience, there's nothing to fear from it. The reader is reading your energy, your body language and your words as much as they are reading the cards.
This allows them to see and feel things about you that you may be totally unaware of and can provide great insight for emotional and mental healing.
I hope you enjoy the experience and get a lot from it! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I've got several decks and have studied tarot. I can say with some assurance that they cannot and do not predict the future. T"
I think that's the thing, I don't know if I would want them to but I like the idea of some guidance. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I always have time for people who delve into this.
I think it just depends on how you want to view tarot/psychic reading. Altho, it's easier to be a cynical than open minded.
My personal experiences I've know people to use tarot reading as a tool to get out of a funk, a form of therapy.
It can give a person a sense of direction, or it gives them nothing...
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Slightly off(on) topic I once visited a witch doctor in another country on my own.
Weird. She knew everything about my life.
Got the future waaayyy off, but it was mind blowing to me (at the time)."
I can see how it could be thrarapy for some. That sense of direction is quite nice though |
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"I've got several decks and have studied tarot. I can say with some assurance that they cannot and do not predict the future. T
I think that's the thing, I don't know if I would want them to but I like the idea of some guidance. "
They're extremely useful for that. Don't lose sight of the fact that the guidance is coming from you, the cards are just a way of helping you direct your thoughts to areas you might not otherwise consider. Look at what the illustrations are and see if you can take anything from them . Sometimes you'll think "why didn't I think of that before!"  |
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Never had tarot but a couple of years ago I was eating chips and drinking my dandelion and burdock on a bench when a strange older man started chatting to me and told me messages that he had for me .
Lots of very personal things that he could never have possibly known.
No idea who he was and never seen him again. |
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I have friends who do it and love getting mine done! I think it’s more about self reflection sometimes as it prompts you and makes you interpret it if I’m right in thinking?
I wanted to get some cards for myself but I don’t have the patience to learn it hehe but hopefully you get some interesting cards  let us know how you found it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's nonsense.
But so is everything else.
If you're happy so be it.
I kinda agree with this but I'm open to possibilities "
There is so much ridiculousness in the world, I can't really argue with it making someone happy.
Taking advantage of people that are easily lead. Oof.
That is bad. |
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"I think it's only useful for directing your thoughts and making you consider other possibilities and as an aid to meditation. Enjoy your reading "
Yeah that's my thoughts on it too. Seems like a way of talking to your subconscious. Would do one if the chance came up. |
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"I think it's only useful for directing your thoughts and making you consider other possibilities and as an aid to meditation. Enjoy your reading
Yeah that's my thoughts on it too. Seems like a way of talking to your subconscious. Would do one if the chance came up. "
I think a lot of people look outside for answers when they could find them within. I think tarot helps direct your thoughts that way. |
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"I think it's only useful for directing your thoughts and making you consider other possibilities and as an aid to meditation. Enjoy your reading
Yeah that's my thoughts on it too. Seems like a way of talking to your subconscious. Would do one if the chance came up.
I think a lot of people look outside for answers when they could find them within. I think tarot helps direct your thoughts that way. "
Yeah agreed. I'm very intuitive and perceptive of people around me but have a total blind side to myself. Things like tarot cards make a lot of sense to help internalise those thoughts in an exterior structured way for people who might be internally blind. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Well I'm a bit emotional now (I really am a sap) however I do think it was interesting and it actually did make a lot of sense
Did you enjoy it? "
She was super lovely and it felt like quite an indulgent thing to do, which was nice. I certainly have a few questions but equally I think it confirmed something I already knew |
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"Well I'm a bit emotional now (I really am a sap) however I do think it was interesting and it actually did make a lot of sense
Did you enjoy it?
She was super lovely and it felt like quite an indulgent thing to do, which was nice. I certainly have a few questions but equally I think it confirmed something I already knew "
Have you got a note of the cards she drew? Sometimes it can help to think about them |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Well I'm a bit emotional now (I really am a sap) however I do think it was interesting and it actually did make a lot of sense
Did you enjoy it?
She was super lovely and it felt like quite an indulgent thing to do, which was nice. I certainly have a few questions but equally I think it confirmed something I already knew
Have you got a note of the cards she drew? Sometimes it can help to think about them "
I was able to record the session to revisit later |
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