Hi All,
I've just had my wrists slapped by a lady who has is a channeller etc and has been on her spiritual journey for many years. She said I should NEVER EVER EVER readTarotfor myself!!!!
She said I will just get a load of rubbish and you're only meant to read for other people - not for yourself. I think this is silly. If it's fine to tune into your higher guidance for your own situation then how can it be wrong to read card for yourself - it's just a variation on the technique surely?
What do otheres think?
Stepheno
RE: Superstitious nonsense?
I have done tarot readings for myself but do try to avoid it as I find it very difficult not to influence the reading. I dont think there is anything wrong with it but it should be approached with caution
RE: Superstitious nonsense?
I go for guided meditation class and my teacher is a spiritualist who is a channeler, he said something similar, that he uses tarot cards only for strangers, he doesn't do tarot readings for people he knows, in fact he mentioned to limit the use of tarot cards.
However for me, like shadowskin, I find it's difficult to read for myself as I'm more likely to "want to see how I want" and not really take in what the cards show .. that is it's much harder to be objective for myself. Saying that does not stop me from pulling cards out of curiousity of knowing what are the outcomes of the cards [sm=rollaugh.gif]Also, I know some people have no trouble reading for themselves, and they well reading for themselves. I feel the bottomline is do whatever works for you. Everyone is different, so do listen to your inner guidance, whatever you feel deep inside.
RE: Superstitious nonsense?
Hi Voodoogyal!
Thankyou for your reply! As you may have seen from my various posts recently re tarot cards I am having an exciting time making my mind up about where I stand with them...if anywhere!:D
I feel I have now reached some sort of conclusion over this matter.
Re the question of doing reading for oneself
I have found actually that tarot cards ARE a very very effective tool to use for oneself. In fact I can see I will be using them mainly for my own guidance and only sometimes for other people. I think they are very beautiful and I love the 'story' of them and the symbolism. I've been trying quite a lot of different spreads for myself recently for various 'practical' matters and have found them astoundingly accurate and effective at helping me to clarify issues and decide on matters of my earthly life.
I wrote a thread about how the doom and gloom in the cards was at odds with my inner truth and path. I soon became to see that the two were not at odds at all. The cards were very insistent on pointing matters out to me eg the Tower kept coming up. I had my moment of shock and enlightenment over my own behaviour patterns of the recent past, now the tower rarely appears and, only then, as a 'past' card or similar.
It has certainly reinforced to me that each person must do what is right for them! The lady was totally mortified that I had been reading cards for myself but I can see that that is HER perception on the matter. It's her perogative to hold that view,as it's mine to do what's right for me.
re the issue of them being useful to spiritual experience or not
I have found they are useful for what you want them to be useful for. I am finding them of a valuable help on both practical matters and spiritual matters.
Yes in short - they have won me over and I happily proclaim:
I LOVE THE TAROT!!
:):):):)
RE: Superstitious nonsense?
always do my own cards but never every day.. there is too much supersition about it.. i find it easier to do reading over the net as it is then a totally clean reading with no information other than name and age.. sometimes with 121 readings you can pick up on body language etc - hence why i don't like psyhic fairs..lol...
so enjoy your cards and use them help people who come looking for your help and guidence..:)