When I'm asked how I think about Tarot cards, the answer is very nuanced. First of all, I do not see the cards as having any inherent power in themselves. They are pieces of cardboard, and that is all they are. There are no magical powers, nothing at all. They are - as they were when they first came into existence in the Middle Ages - playing cards and nothing more than that.
The slippery slope happens when we start ascribing power to them. When we think that they are all-powerful and all-knowing means to know all things, then we invite darker forces into these objects. Essentially, we make the cards into little gods, and the results are truly horrific.
Cards essentially are helping us tap into our own intuition and higher knowing. They are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. Intention is everything here. They can jog your memory, inspire your imagination and expand your vision, just as a work of art or a passage from a book can do.
Keeping things in this perspective will help you keep your feet on the ground, and safe from less-than-desirable situations and outcomes.
The slippery slope happens when we start ascribing power to them. When we think that they are all-powerful and all-knowing means to know all things, then we invite darker forces into these objects. Essentially, we make the cards into little gods, and the results are truly horrific.
Cards essentially are helping us tap into our own intuition and higher knowing. They are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. Intention is everything here. They can jog your memory, inspire your imagination and expand your vision, just as a work of art or a passage from a book can do.
Keeping things in this perspective will help you keep your feet on the ground, and safe from less-than-desirable situations and outcomes.
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