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BlueSkyKing 路 M
The modern tarot deck has been traced back to 15th-century Italy and a trick-taking game called "triumphs" (tarots in French; Decker 1996). The traditional tarot deck consists of two sets of cards, one having 22 pictures (the major arcana), such as the Fool, the Devil, Temperance, the Hermit, the Sun, the Lovers, the Hanged Man, and Death. The other set (the minor arcana) has 56 cards with kings (or lords), queens (or ladies), knights, and knaves (pages or servants) of sticks (or wands, cudgels or batons) , swords, cups and coins.
There are many different tarot decks used in cartomancy. The meanings of the figures and numbers on tarot cards vary greatly among tarot readers and advocates, many of whom find connections between tarot and cabala, astrology, I Ching, ancient Egypt, and various other occult and mystical notions.
The oldest playing cards date back to 10th-century China, but the four suits of tarot and modern playing cards probably originated with a 14th-century Muslim deck (Decker). According to de Givry, in the modern 52-card deck of ordinary playing cards, sticks or wands = clubs (and announce news); swords = spades (and presage unhappiness and death); cups = hearts (and presage happiness); coins = diamonds (and presage money). According to Ronald Decker, the Muslim sticks represented polo sticks. As Europeans were not yet familiar with polo, they changed the suit of sticks to that of wands, cudgels, or batons.
Tarot cards are usually read by a fortune-teller, though in these days of New Age Enterprise, anyone can buy a deck with instructions on how to discover your real self and actualize your true potential. Why anyone's fate would be mysteriously contained in playing cards is a mystery; although, sympathetic magic seems to play a role.
There is a romantic irresistibility to the notion of shuffling the cards and casting one's fate, to putting one's cards on the table for all to see, to drawing into the unknown, to having one's life laid out and explained by strangers who have the gift of clairvoyance, to gamble on the future, and so on. The idea of staring at a picture card and letting it reveal the future or mirror the soul is not one that austere critics are likely to find tantalizing, but the thought of such visionary mysticism obviously has its attraction. Centuries of scientific advancement and learning have not diminished the popularity of occult guidance systems such as the tarot, Ouija boards, astrology, I Ching, palmistry, iridology, reflexology, ink blots, graphology, enneagrams, crystal balls, tea leaves, and the like.
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There are many different tarot decks used in cartomancy. The meanings of the figures and numbers on tarot cards vary greatly among tarot readers and advocates, many of whom find connections between tarot and cabala, astrology, I Ching, ancient Egypt, and various other occult and mystical notions.
The oldest playing cards date back to 10th-century China, but the four suits of tarot and modern playing cards probably originated with a 14th-century Muslim deck (Decker). According to de Givry, in the modern 52-card deck of ordinary playing cards, sticks or wands = clubs (and announce news); swords = spades (and presage unhappiness and death); cups = hearts (and presage happiness); coins = diamonds (and presage money). According to Ronald Decker, the Muslim sticks represented polo sticks. As Europeans were not yet familiar with polo, they changed the suit of sticks to that of wands, cudgels, or batons.
Tarot cards are usually read by a fortune-teller, though in these days of New Age Enterprise, anyone can buy a deck with instructions on how to discover your real self and actualize your true potential. Why anyone's fate would be mysteriously contained in playing cards is a mystery; although, sympathetic magic seems to play a role.
There is a romantic irresistibility to the notion of shuffling the cards and casting one's fate, to putting one's cards on the table for all to see, to drawing into the unknown, to having one's life laid out and explained by strangers who have the gift of clairvoyance, to gamble on the future, and so on. The idea of staring at a picture card and letting it reveal the future or mirror the soul is not one that austere critics are likely to find tantalizing, but the thought of such visionary mysticism obviously has its attraction. Centuries of scientific advancement and learning have not diminished the popularity of occult guidance systems such as the tarot, Ouija boards, astrology, I Ching, palmistry, iridology, reflexology, ink blots, graphology, enneagrams, crystal balls, tea leaves, and the like.
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BlueSkyKing 路 M
@LordShadowfire Bring out the evidence warehouse you have for god and fill it with your pseudoscience evidence.
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angoranimi 路 22-25, F
@BlueSkyKing don't worry, I'm working hard on the science part of things too lol trust me. Like I said I'm a medical scientist and I'm working closely with the pulmonary and rheumataric specialists to make sure every appropriate avenue of testing and potential treatment options are explored ASAP as we come up with the ideas. I make sure my case is actively being figured out and that I'm doing all the best things/meds I possibly can for my condition because it's my life on the line and I'm clearly running out of time. I'm a patient that's able to take the lead in my own case, rather than one who doesn't understand what's going on
angoranimi 路 22-25, F
@Anton I don't see this as satanism 馃檪 I was raised Christian, my family is made up of Christians and pagans. I was raised Christian but that's how I ended up with little bits of pagan culture in my life, things like the tarot cards and evil eye protection stone. We all have the same values and none of us are devil worshippers, my pagan family members take their religion seriously. I don't know that I actually believe in the power of spells, but I do know that things like trying to perform black magic, harm other people or personal gain are a sin to them. Their religion from what I have seen isn't satan-focused at all actually, their perspective and values are quite similar to other traditional religions like Christianity, but also encourages a greater focus on nature and connecting with/strengthening your own self as a person too in addition to your relationship with your God. I think you are imagining a different situation, evil things like devil worshipping black magic and live sacrifices are completely different from this. The tarot cards are meant to be positive and helpful encouragement in my healing journey, and they read exactly like I knew they would, that I'm leaving a ruined past and need to take care of myself better to be ready for this future full of challenges that I can overcome if I can just manage to see things from a different perspective and find the answer to my disease, it sounds like the answer has been right in front of me and the doctors this whole time and we just haven't figured it out yet
Anton 路 56-60, M
@angoranimi Are you listening to yourself?
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ExperienceDLT 路 M
angoranimi 路 22-25, F
@ExperienceDLT thank you!
