JSNYC
This is a topic from another thread. But I think the topic in the other thread has taken on significance beyond that thread, so I started this thread to address it.
First the background, I created a Yes/No/Why spread for use with the Tarot. And the most pervasive question has been; why doesn't the Tarot "correctly" answer my yes/no questions?
The spread in the Spreads forum can be viewed by clicking here.
And examples of the spread in the Reading Exchange forum can be viewed by clicking here.
I believe the answer is that the Tarot simply cannot answer yes/no questions (correctly, all the time). The Tarot cannot predict the future, nor can it accurately answer (all) concrete questions about the present or past. The Tarot can only tell us about our current situation in order to help us to better understand the issue and potential ramifications to enable us to decipher the answer ourselves. Thus my goal in creating the above spread was simply to create a spread, like any other spread, that provides information about a question, but which also provides some sort of clear bias while doing so. And I really like this spread simply because I think it allows the Tarot to provide information in a new and unique way. And even sometimes in a humorous way! (At least for me.) But I did not create this spread to accurately answer verifiable questions because, as I stated, I don't believe the Tarot is capable of doing that.
I didn't feel totally comfortable addressing this question in the spread forum (only) because I felt like I was attempting to indoctrinate people with my view of the Tarot under the guise of answering questions about a spread. So I wanted to give everyone else, particularly more experienced Tarot users (as I am still fairly new) a chance to opine on this fairly systemic topic.
SunChariot just posted in another thread a post that I think is very relevant. She says much more, and says it much better than I could.
Click here to view the post in the thread: general reading question
First the background, I created a Yes/No/Why spread for use with the Tarot. And the most pervasive question has been; why doesn't the Tarot "correctly" answer my yes/no questions?
The spread in the Spreads forum can be viewed by clicking here.
And examples of the spread in the Reading Exchange forum can be viewed by clicking here.
I believe the answer is that the Tarot simply cannot answer yes/no questions (correctly, all the time). The Tarot cannot predict the future, nor can it accurately answer (all) concrete questions about the present or past. The Tarot can only tell us about our current situation in order to help us to better understand the issue and potential ramifications to enable us to decipher the answer ourselves. Thus my goal in creating the above spread was simply to create a spread, like any other spread, that provides information about a question, but which also provides some sort of clear bias while doing so. And I really like this spread simply because I think it allows the Tarot to provide information in a new and unique way. And even sometimes in a humorous way! (At least for me.) But I did not create this spread to accurately answer verifiable questions because, as I stated, I don't believe the Tarot is capable of doing that.
I didn't feel totally comfortable addressing this question in the spread forum (only) because I felt like I was attempting to indoctrinate people with my view of the Tarot under the guise of answering questions about a spread. So I wanted to give everyone else, particularly more experienced Tarot users (as I am still fairly new) a chance to opine on this fairly systemic topic.
SunChariot just posted in another thread a post that I think is very relevant. She says much more, and says it much better than I could.
Click here to view the post in the thread: general reading question