Welf
Thinking about this quite seriously.... This is generalised and not aimed at anyone in particular... just throwing it out there... To me, the spiritual guidance and solace that I get from the Tarot cards is no different to the spiritual guidance and solace others get from their Bible. Okay, it is said by some that the Tarot is not a religion.... Granted, it's not an accepted mainstream religion... but....... The definition of religion is having a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny...seafra re. Bible reading - If someone is reading ANY religious material in the normal way someone reads (quietly, to oneself) and is prevented from doing so -- that's a possible legal issue.
Plenty of non mainstream religions about the place.... (I wasn't brought up as a Christian or in any mainstream religion).... Who is to say that I as a Tarot believer don't view the Tarot as my religion? That I don't draw to my Higher Power for guidance through the Tarot? Would it not in that case mean that my Tarot cards for me are my equivalent to the Christian 'Bible'?
I realise there is somewhat of a hole in that argument by mainstream values, but maybe not... who is to say what I can and cannot have and use as a means to get close to my Higher Power? It's my Religion, it's my Belief, it's my Truth... People talk to their 'God' (Higher Power) and ask for help with everyday living issues through meditations (prayer) and by reading their Bibles. No different than I talk to and seek help from my 'God' (Higher Power) through mediations (prayer) and reading my Tarot cards...
'God' (Higher Power) exists for other Beliefs too, and not just for the accepted mainstream ones...
Meaning, someone could be using their Bible at a table silently reading and asking for inner guidance with their hands discreetly in the prayer stance on their lap. Same like I could be sitting silently at the next table with my cards drawn discreetly in my hands on my lap reading them one at time, asking for similar inner guidance... Both us us in touch with our retrospective Higher Powers...
Why would the Bible reader be seen as being 'right' and me as being 'wrong'?
Welf