Tarot Cards (ritual, church, pray, spiritual, catholic)

[Comet]

Originally Posted by XAAX

Its a great one. I went through a number of decks for years before coming across the Thoth Deck. I have had the same deck I purchased almost 15 years ago, have used it ever since. To me there is no other that I have used that compares in symbology and mystical meaning. They have been extremely accurate for me. I recomend reading the Book of Thoth if you want to learn alot of the meanings to the cards. I have found that once you get an understanding of what is in the cards, the meanings will reveal themselves to you. I don't know if this works for everyone or not. I feel that I had a past life connection with this deck so it could be different for others...

That is the only deck I own. I also advise all to read the Emerald Book of Thoth.... it is good.... thus my signature!

[Dr. Nosophoros]

I thought using "tarot" cards for fortune telling was a more recent phenomena...? Correct me if I am wrong but from what I understand they were the earliest representation of what we now know as the common playing card (minus the major arcana) and had nothing to do with precognition. On the other hand, I'm sure if you can find some meaning in the soaked, limp blotches at the bottom of a teacup, you will most likely find some meaning in the colorful cards that are steeped in "history" and are said to hold hidden and "arcane" knowledge, mystery is a good business as well as many others that prey on the weaknesses of the human animal.

[yuvgotmel]

Originally Posted by Comet

That is the only deck I own. I also advise all to read the Emerald Book of Thoth.... it is good.... thus my signature!

LOL... You are so cool!

Here is my favorite quote from that book:

“List ye now to the unveiling of Mystery.

List to the symbols of Mystery I give.

Make of it a religion.

For only thus will its essence remain.”

~Wisdom of Thoth from the Supplementary Emerald Tablet XIV~

[Boop]

Coincidently(?), Angel #1 in the Book of 72 Angels (http://www.72anges.ca/ )occurs on March 21st to 25th approximately coinciding with the Spring Equinox.

On that date this year i was struck by the appearance of a young man walking alongside a road with a bag over his shoulder and a small dog, a modern day image of the Fool:


I think the 72 Angels could be used as an interpretational tool for the Tarot.

Here's the Angel for the Spring Equinox:

March 21st to 25th
Angel number 1 - ANGEL VEHUIAH - Divine Will

Qualities: Introduces the primordial creative Fire - Ability to act, to begin - Puts into motion, helps get started - Success for all new creations - Impetus toward unprecedented accomplishments in an avant-garde area - Provides an example, is a model, a leader - Dissipates confusion and breaks through an impasse - Provides energy needed to end illness or depression - Abundance of energy - Courage, audacity, bravery - LOVE as if for the first time.

Distortions: imposes one's will - triggers anger, agitation - involvement in ill-fated projects - rushes into things without thinking - violent situation, impulsiveness - inability to make up one's mind - pushing destiny - forcing someone's hand - going against the stream - destroys their circle of friends - stubborn, fierce, authoritarian, invasive

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by Dr. Nosophoros

I thought using "tarot" cards for fortune telling was a more recent phenomena...?

It is. Prior to that, they were used for divination.

[Boop]

And Angel #2

"26th to March 30th
Angel number 2 - ANGEL JELIEL - Energy: Love, Wisdom

Qualities: Ability to concretize and solidify any reality - Grants stability, peacefulness, fertility and fidelity with one's partner - Settles any dispute, quarrel or conflict - Unselfish - Altruism, spreading love all around - Mediator, conciliator - Unifies the two poles (masculine-feminine) - Lively, sociable - Powerful language calming down even the most revolted - Calms our own inner revolt - Ability to persuade, lucidity on a theoretical plane.

Distortions: Bad manners, perversity - corruption - tyranny, oppression - divorce, division, disagreement - selfish single life, refuses children out of selfishness - difficulty to find a mate"
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I think it is important to remember that what is good for the republicans is not necessarily good for America, and therefore what is labelled "Distortion" is not necessarily adverse, it depends on perspective.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Willamena

It is. Prior to that, they were used for divination.

And, strangely enough, to this day, Spanish playing cards still use the Clubs(shaped like the wands), swords are represented in the same way (what we have as spades). Pentacles are represented the same way again (which we call diamonds); which leaves cups (depicted in Spanish Playing cards as cups - or goblets) to our hearts suite - which is "The odd man out".

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by michel

And, strangely enough, to this day, Spanish playing cards still use the Clubs(shaped like the wands), swords are represented in the same way (what we have as spades). Pentacles are represented the same way again (which we call diamonds); which leaves cups (depicted in Spanish Playing cards as cups - or goblets) to our hearts suite - which is "The odd man out".

Not at all "odd man." The cup, as recepticle of matter, has a fine symbolic correspondence with the heart as recepticle of spirit.

[Boop]

One may wonder whether the Crucifixion happening on or around the equinox was more than a coincidence.

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by Boop

One may wonder whether the Crucifixion happening on or around the equinox was more than a coincidence.

One may!

But then, one would have to wonder why one was wondering that.