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To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.divination,alt.tarot,alt.magick,alt.pagan.magick From: nagasivaSubject: Believing Things About Tahuti's Book Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 07:18:51 GMT [someone asked for help in getting in touch with Tarot, 'answering Tarot's call', and this was in part my reply] begin by faking it, do what you consider to be "readings" and look for meanings in the cards that come up. don't worry about form at this point. draw single cards in response to your inquiries, or if you get cocky, throw down a few cards and see if it confuses you. ask very specific questions of Tarot, such as * Have I purchased the right deck? * Have I purchased the right book? * Should I get someone else to buy a deck for me? * Is there a most reliable source of information about Tarot? * Should I proceed from here by doing more readings? * Is studying books about Tarot going to help me answer your (Tarot's) call? * Is there anyone I know whose advice I should follow pertaining to the way I answer your call? * What do you (Tarot) have in store for me such that I may benefit from having so answered your call? etc., and see what Tarot says. if you get no discernable reply, consider whether the problem is the deck, your method of reading, or your inexperience, and then consider addressing these. deck -- if the problem is the deck, get another one, using the best sources you have available to you. method -- try introducing more formal and concentrated means to your readings; light some incense; light a candle; possibly bathe or shower before the reading; put some olive oil you blessed on your forehead and temples; enter into a light trance before shuffling the deck and posing a question inwardly; consult your favourite new book (or all the books in the bookstore) in view of the single card responding to your query of Tarot about the best method of interpretation you can utilize so as to get clear meaning from the cards; if this doesn't satisfy, try another book, and if books don't satisfy, ask people who seem like experts on the Tarot what they think the reading means (they'll be your Tarotic Priests until you don't need Training Wheels). inexperience -- nothing addresses inexperience like doing things: carry around a different card every day and focus on it at every opportunity; get readings done for you and watch how the reader interprets the cards; pretend like you know everything and write down your presumed interpretation of a 3-card draw; consult your favourite authorities and see how these compare; put an entire deck on on some cardboard with rubber cement and paste it to your wall, contemplating it; rearrange it into interesting patterns; play games with your deck, then reverently smudge it with incense, place it within a fabric covering, inside a box, and chant famous syllables over it to empower it and attune to its energies; name the deck and carve the name of it on the box. "You're not supposed to let anyone touch your deck unless you're doing a reading for them, and they only get to cut it three times while thinking of a question, then you deal and interpret the reading." do you believe this? :> why believe anything? nagasiva
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