Tarot card readings? Question..

[Christiansmommy]

No.I am a strong Christan.

Ditto here

While I believe that outside forces are very real, and tarot card readings could be real as well and influenced by outside forces... The only advice I will ever choose to seek from someone other than a human family member or friend, is God....He is the only one who knows where I have been and knows where I am going in my life. " Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understandings, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths"...that's all I need to know

[JenBKR]

Ditto here

While I believe that outside forces are very real, and tarot card readings could be real as well and influenced by outside forces... The only advice I will ever choose to seek from someone other than a human family member or friend, is God....He is the only one who knows where I have been and knows where I am going in my life. " Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understandings, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths"...that's all I need to know

Amen to that - I feel the exact same way.

[Queen of Poop]

The Ancient system of the Tarot cards are keys designed to open the doors of consciousness to the meaning of life and creation, revealing not only the purpose for our sojourn upon this planet but our divine origin and destiny. The Tarot is a metaphysical system, a tool for the exploration and development of the soul's highest potential, acting much like a greenhouse in providing even temperature to quicken spiritual growth.

The main purpose of the Tarot is not simply fortune telling, but the development of powers still dormant in most, that culminate in the true expression of selfhood. Increased awareness naturally creates increased opportunity to develop inner potential and transcend shortcomings, making life more productive and rewarding.

[Sevaede]

The Ancient system of the Tarot cards are keys designed to open the doors of consciousness to the meaning of life and creation, revealing not only the purpose for our sojourn upon this planet but our divine origin and destiny. The Tarot is a metaphysical system, a tool for the exploration and development of the soul's highest potential, acting much like a greenhouse in providing even temperature to quicken spiritual growth.

The main purpose of the Tarot is not simply fortune telling, but the development of powers still dormant in most, that culminate in the true expression of selfhood. Increased awareness naturally creates increased opportunity to develop inner potential and transcend shortcomings, making life more productive and rewarding.

*nods* Very well put.

[Pam]

Amen to that - I feel the exact same way.

Double Ditto.

[Cookiebaker]

Ditto here

While I believe that outside forces are very real, and tarot card readings could be real as well and influenced by outside forces... The only advice I will ever choose to seek from someone other than a human family member or friend, is God....He is the only one who knows where I have been and knows where I am going in my life. " Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understandings, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths"...that's all I need to know

Wow! I could not even come close to saying it better than that, but that is exactly what I believe, and how I feel. God is the only person you can trust!

{{Hugs to you, Rachel}} I hope that everything is OK with you!!!

[barncat]

I have used the cards to facilitate counselling for friends and professionally. A good reader is very much like a good counseller...helping you see your own truth. Less hokuspokus than spiritual intuition and a meeting of minds/spirits.

I've had readings (and given a few) that were just off the mark. As with anything, trust yourself about how much of it fits. Most readers will encourage you to use it as a reflective tool and not a road map.

(On another note, I wonder why so often people assume that gifts of insight and tools of intuition are not divinely given?)

[BC_MoM]

I like goofing around with stuff like that, but I definitely don't live by it or believe it. There's a catch to EVERYTHING. I'm a strong Catholic as well.

[carole]

Hmm well i don't really believe in them or astrology or any of that stuff, but see them as a bit of fun, to be taken with a grain of salt as the saying goes, i have no religious faith, so that does not come into it for me,so really it is up to you, believe it if you want.

[JenBKR]

(On another note, I wonder why so often people assume that gifts of insight and tools of intuition are not divinely given?)

Because those are not gifts that God gives, according to the Bible.

[IRescue452]

Everything comes back to the divine. I read the tarot cards for myself the other week, because my friend had them out. I consider them a generic reading, the only meaning you can get out of them is the meaning you give them. If you get a card that says there are bad times right now, you give them the meaning. You decide if the card is saying something important.

[ramanth]

I've had readings done before and believe there is some truth in it.

[Suki Wingy]

I consider them a generic reading, the only meaning you can get out of them is the meaning you give them. If you get a card that says there are bad times right now, you give them the meaning. You decide if the card is saying something important.

Exactly. If it says you're going to have a bad time, you convince yourself you will.
I believe the whole world runs on random chance and happenings. There is no set up reason, and certainly no one up there planning it!