Tarot/Angel Cards

[Michelle]

Do you guys believe these work? I bought some angel cards today, and was fairly impressed with the result tonight.

Any thought, tips, experiences? ...

[Jill]

They definitely work for me when I use them on myself. But I think it's partially just that they help unlock my own subconsious thoughts. Not sure if I could actually do them on someone else.

I once had a pyschic use them on me, and was very impressed by his results. That's what got me interested in them to begin with.

(I don't know what Angel cards are, and was just talking about Tarot.)

[Erin Pavlina]

I've had great tarot readings from psychics who probably didn't need the cards. I find they are just a tool. I don't use them at all. I get my information directly from Source.

Steve and I have the Angel cards and we used them once with great success to get somewhere on time even though we were in a huge traffic jam (it's a really long story but suffice it to say, they directed us and we got to our destination with a minute to spare)

But in general, I think that if you're a bad psychic and you use cards, you still give a bad reading, and if you're a good psychic and you use cards, you give a great reading. I think tarot cards are limiting since when you are plugged in directly to source you can hear and see a much bigger, more detailed story.

[ChrisC]

Once in awhile my skeptical wife will do something to "encourage" me, despite herself. Evidence of her love, I guess. Anyway, while on an outing with a friend of her's in Capitola, she came across a shop that sold Angel cards, thought of me, and bought a set for me.

I've used them in a formal sense only a few times. As mentioned by previous posters, cards like these basically allow your subconscious to "speak", and I found them to be very effective in this regard. I haven't used them much lately as a spread, primarily because I just don't take the time.

What I will do, however, is perform a light shuffle and then pick one card right before a meditation session in the morning. I take this as a sign of what I need to focus on or be aware of for that day. Again, it's basically a tool for communicating with my subconscious. The interesting thing is that sometimes for several days in a row I will pick the same card! I guess that particular message is worth repeating.

[Richful]

Hi Michelle,
Do you mean use them for divination? I know that's the current tradition for Tarot cards. They have other, more enlightening uses.
Taro Tora Rota Ator
Did you know Tarot used to be called The Game of Man?

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Richful

Did you know Tarot used to be called The Game of Man?

The Game of Man? No I didn't. When and why, Richful?

I find that whenever I use the tarot, it seems to be more of an insightful reflection on my own conscious and unconscious state of mind than anything else, with a logical cause/effect of the present state projected into the future.

[Richful]

Originally Posted by Alvin

The Game of Man? No I didn't. When and why, Richful?

I find that whenever I use the tarot, it seems to be more of an insightful reflection on my own conscious and unconscious state of mind than anything else, with a logical cause/effect of the present state projected into the future.

I don't know exact dates, not even sure when Tarot was created (who is? the historians all say different times, reasons and creators). I take it on the guidance of some friends, see the links below.

Your use of Tarot is how I find it as a divination tool, it tells me where I am and what is likely if I continue as I am now. For meditation they are different entirely. I am not an expert on this just a green beginner. I've spoken on other posts about subconciousness and creating suggestions it accepts, one way is symbolism. Symbolism is the language of the subconcious mind, just look at your dreams.

The symbolism in the Tarot cards, originally, was very specific. It was, and is, intended to evoke a form of conciousness within you. If your interested I highly suggest you visit both sites, particularly BOTA. While the multitude of Tarot decks available today are wonderful for divination and often very beautiful I would debate their usefulness for this form of meditation.



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