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What did you think of what I wrote? I'm curious to know.
WHO ?
Me ... I thought it was interesting and intelligent and insightful.
What did you think of what I wrote? I'm curious to know.
By the way, what do you think ? Is tarot macic or science ?
I just want to hear original explanations like placebo's from now on, please....
WHO ?
Me ... I thought it was interesting and intelligent and insightful.
What is the "future"? Bear with me while I explore or "unpack the concept"...
So...I think of someone I haven't seen in a long time...the phone rings and it's them. Was I seeing a glimpse of what's to come or simply seeing what already IS?...because I don't know what the future looks like until after the fact, anyway. And if this person hadn't called, they would have just been a thought and nothing more.
I find that most people who come to the tarot are trying to read a chapter ahead of the one that they're actually living. It's constant negation of what IS in favour of a desired future (isn't that why people often ask the same question, ad nauseum - me included), one that will "one day" make them happy? The implication is that they think their life is written in stone - pre-determined, pre-written, pre-filmed - and they want a sneak preview...versus....those who come to the tarot looking for guidance and insight into personal tendencies, patterns or potentials, for example, which suggests that if they don't take certain actions, life will follow along in the familiar trajectory. This category includes people who use the Tarot as a tool for self-knowledge, as opposed to a pure literal reading of the "future."
Wouldn't it be the exact opposite? If someone does not have a deterministic point of view, a predictive reading might have some use, because there is a chance to change the future. If the future has already been decided, not only is there no point in predictions, but even self-improvement is a moot point. No matter how much you improve yourself, it won't have any effect on your future.
If the future is undecided, and it can literally change any minute, what's the point in trying to predict it ? I't's impossible ! And if your belief in free will and determination is so strong, then we can do whatever we like if we really want to, so what's the need for a tarot reading, or any other form of divination ?