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Sidenote re: Wisdom Well
Breezes: Consider posting a thread regarding the deck in Oracles Decks.
Breezes: Consider posting a thread regarding the deck in Oracles Decks.
Lithargoel said:If they are happy believing that their tarot decks are sentient, just let them be. They don't affect how we perceive tarot.
Just never feed the decks after midnight!
Abrac said:Hi closrapexa-
You seem to be saying that some people act as if a tarot deck is a living entity, infused with a sentient quality which you view as nonsense. Such beliefs seem to harken back to a harsher world when humanity was full of superstition and ignorance. These days we are too clever to believe such nonsense - we know better. But look at the world around us. What has all of our scientific analysis and intellectual prowess yielded? A sterile existence where the only things that count are those that can be perceived with the senses and analyzed intellectually. Who is to say whether a tarot deck is sentient or not. If given a choice between the two, I would choose the former. Animism of itself is not responsible for human cruelty fueled by superstition - unreason (lack of common sense) is. In many ways, our "ignorant" ancestors were a lot more reasonable than us "intelligent" modern humans.
One thing you mentioned that I do agree with is that people are often too quick to blame, whether it be a tarot deck, God, the weather, or whatever. It seems reasonable to assign responsibility where it lies, but often we rush to assign blame rather than seeing a situation as it really is.
Danica_Nyx said:Hi Closrrapexa
I think there are energies with in the cards that lead to certain outcomes, based on what the reader is thinking. The cards tell outcomes, and pasts and ways to help the reader.