Asbestos Mango
Sorry if this is a redundant topic, but I did a search and couldn't find a thread on this particular topic, but then my search-fu leaves much to be desired.
I'm interested in hearing from the Christians here at AT, whether you were a Christian before you became interested in the Tarot, or was it the other way around, or whether you grew with both together.
I'm also curious to know how you reconcile reading the Tarot with your Christian faith, what with the proscriptions against divination and fortune-telling.
For me, it's a matter of how you use the Tarot. I know I've posted along these lines before, but I think it's relevant.
The cards themselves are neither good or evil, the potential problems lie in how you're using them.
I personally think that if you're using the Tarot to try to predict and control the future, instead of leaving it in God's hands, that's a sin, and shows a lack of faith.*
If you're using it as a tool of psychological self-analysis and self-exploration, or for spiritual guidance, that is a proper use of the cards and everything is hunky-dory.
I also believe that ultimately, the cards aren't going to tell you anything you don't already know, at least on a subconscious level.
*I should say that if you belong to a belief system that teaches that divination and trying to get a look into the future are OK (forewarned is forearmed, etc.) then for you, it's not a sin. I'm not one to hold people who don't share my religious beliefs to be bound by their teachings. If your religion is cool with your using the Tarot to predict the future, then so am I.
I'm interested in hearing from the Christians here at AT, whether you were a Christian before you became interested in the Tarot, or was it the other way around, or whether you grew with both together.
I'm also curious to know how you reconcile reading the Tarot with your Christian faith, what with the proscriptions against divination and fortune-telling.
For me, it's a matter of how you use the Tarot. I know I've posted along these lines before, but I think it's relevant.
The cards themselves are neither good or evil, the potential problems lie in how you're using them.
I personally think that if you're using the Tarot to try to predict and control the future, instead of leaving it in God's hands, that's a sin, and shows a lack of faith.*
If you're using it as a tool of psychological self-analysis and self-exploration, or for spiritual guidance, that is a proper use of the cards and everything is hunky-dory.
I also believe that ultimately, the cards aren't going to tell you anything you don't already know, at least on a subconscious level.
*I should say that if you belong to a belief system that teaches that divination and trying to get a look into the future are OK (forewarned is forearmed, etc.) then for you, it's not a sin. I'm not one to hold people who don't share my religious beliefs to be bound by their teachings. If your religion is cool with your using the Tarot to predict the future, then so am I.