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[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 48 points 11 months ago

People believe in a god who sacrificed himself to save people from himself. Tarot is downright reasonable in comparison.

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

I've seen it. Tarot is like amateur therapy, with props. It's a whooole lot of talking back and forth, with some cards to comment on.

Yeah some people take it way too seriously, but most people just enjoy it for what it is. Like I've got a lucky rock that I feel off without, but I know it's just a fetish.

[-] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Just because tarot cards aren't real doesn't mean there isn't something potentially very positive about the experience of it, especially if the person doing the tarot reading is a really good people person and makes the person being read felt seen and listened to. If the person giving tarot readings is a genuinely good person who is enjoys interacting and listening with others than it really doesn't matter if the tarot part is just some props and bullshit. Sure you can argue someone should go to normal therapy, but there is just no denying there is a huge amount of people who aren't going to do that and will sit down for a tarot reading.

I think whether tarot reading is real or not is the least interesting perspective to look at tarot reading from. You have to see tarot reading through the lens of theater where the point is you use a bunch of pretend bullshit to positively impact the audience. If someone treats tarot readings as a way to scam people out of money ok I dont like it, but if the person is genuinely pouring their heart and soul into giving tarot readings I just don't think you can say it is a bad thing. Hell you can probably get way more people to take a tarot reading then try out doing community theater so shrugs.....

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Yupppp, very well said. I've seen it done at small gatherings, or sometimes someone will set a room aside at a house party, and it really gets people talking. Lots of heartfelt conversations go on around that area of the get together. The people talk about their lives - theirs goals, and fears, and relationships, etc. They aren't talking about the cards, unless it's like to comment on the nice art.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

But just in comparison

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