about visions 1 2 3 posts

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 24 Dec 2001, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Diff4rent	24 Dec 2001
I'm sorry things are not making sense... And I think I should see a doctor. I think I will tomorrow If i can sleep... But.. If you go to read yourself.. and dont finish.. then.. a psychic touches the deck.. can anything happen.. ? I feel its in my head.. but Weird things have been happening.. -Thank you..

MeeWah	24 Dec 2001
Mixing weed or any other substance with Tarot is not likely to be helpful as such tend to compromise the perception & the judgement. If clarity & understanding are issues, then the approach needs to be considered. The conditions (I'm using this term loosely as I do not know the circumstances) you mention seem to indicate seeking appropriate professional help would be the priority. I urge you to do so, as suggested by Genna on your part 3 post!

Lee	24 Dec 2001
I definitely agree with MeeWah and Genna that a visit to a doctor or counselor would be helpful. I would also recommend that you put aside your Tarot deck. I can't remember from your posts whether you still have it, but I think it would be very unwise for you to do anything with the Tarot in your present circumstances, since you seem to be in a highly suggestible state, and people can project all kinds of things into the cards when they are upset or not thinking clearly. I'm not sure, but there seems to be in one of your posts a suggestion that you have done a reading for someone and predicted that something bad would happen to them. Please DO NOT do this. Your posts suggest that you may not be the best person to be giving advice right now, and by telling someone something bad may happen to them, you may create unnecessary anxiety in that person. To repeat, it is UNETHICAL for you to do a reading for someone and tell them that some disaster will happen to them, especially when, A, your judgment was impaired because you are upset, B, your judgment was impaired because you were stoned, and C, you are obviously no expert in giving readings to people. As an example, suppose you tell someone that they will have a car accident. Suppose that they become a nervous wreck because they're worried about what you told them, and they work themselves up into such a state that they get into a car accident. Do you really want to be responsible for that? I'm sorry if I sound harsh, but I feel strongly about this. Do yourself and your friends a favor and leave the cards alone until you are in a more stable frame of mind. -- Lee

MeeWah	24 Dec 2001
Diff4rent: Lee's advice to put aside Tarot & not to read for self nor others for now are excellent recommendations given the current circumstances! For the sake of the personal well-being & that of others you may come in contact with, please give this your immediate attention! Please understand that the responses are out of concern for you & your friends; intended as constructive advice & not as criticism. Please seek the appropriate help, too. Lee: Your recommendations are thorough & well-conceived! Thank you for stepping in :)

truthsayer	24 Dec 2001
Quote: Diff4rent (24 Dec, 2001 23:12): I'm sorry things are not making sense... And I think I should see a doctor. I think I will tomorrow If i can sleep... But.. If you go to read yourself.. and dont finish.. then.. a psychic touches the deck.. can anything happen.. ? I feel its in my head.. but Weird things have been happening.. -Thank you.. diff4rent, as a person w/ chronic insomnia, i highly recommend you see a doctor PARTICULARLY if you continue having problems sleeping. sleep deprivation alone is a serious medical problem and can cause hallucinations, personality changes and a distorted sense of reality. often insomnia is from experiencing depression. don't kid yourself--depression is a very serious MEDICAL EMERGENCY. if you're depressed it doesn't mean you are crazy. it usually means the chemicals in the physical parts of your brain aren't working too well. if you were a diabetic and were sleeping all the time and missing your insulin injections that would be a serious medical emergency b/c the body's chemicals aren't working correctly. insulin affects the brain and mental disturbances would show. does it mean the diabetic is nuts even if the brain is affected? NO!!!!!!!!! self medicating w/ alcohol or other drugs w/o a doctor's intervention could have serious consequences. i know you are feeling very confused right now but everyone here is very concerned about you. i know when i experienced severe sleep deprivation the world seemed so very different. i was so confused!!!! my personality changed and my husband didn't know who i was anymore. i remember my perceptions from back then but it feels like i'm remembering a bad trip or hallucination. i can't believe the things i that i thought was true during those dark days. i was put in the hospital where i slept 4 straight days before i could stay awake. i consider that treatment saved my life. please take care of yourself and let us know how you are doing ASAP!!!!!! WE DO CARE!!!!!!!

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