tarot cards..

[BeckHamHam]

are tarot cards dangerous? i used to read and hear about tarot cards. some said its ghostly. i noe htat every tarot card sort of have a spirit in them. are tarot card prediction true?

[aloius]

Tarot is something like black magic...better dun play with those..

[ReNeDEx]

anyone care to explain to the frog in the well (tats mi) wat r tarot cards....

[Ah Ben]

Tarot is something like black magic...better dun play with those..

Really got black magic?? Last time want to buy... but very expensive...
Can play Tarot alone??

[valerfore]

taken frm http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/7572681.htm

It's all in the cards
Fear not tarot's Death card doesn't mean what you think
By Carol Graham
Herald Staff Writer

A reading of the tarot cards is fun and, some say, may offer a peek at what's going on in our lives another way of looking at situations and influences in our lives.

Tarot cards cannot predict the future, says Jennifer Barnes, a local tarot card reader. She is a UND senior studying religion and philosophy who will read the cards on New Year's Eve at the Urban Stampede, where she does readings on Fridays and Saturdays.

Good start, bad rep

The designs on the cards can be traced to the first half of the 15th century in Egypt. The first tarot deck appeared in Italy in the first half of the 15th century. The cards were used to play a game similar to bridge.

The tarot deck had numbered cards in four suits and court cards page, knight, king and queen and 22 extra cards, not belonging to any suit, with symbolic pictures including the Emperor, the Pope, the Wheel of Fortune, Death, the Devil and the Moon.

Negative attitudes about tarot cards likely came about centuries later as devotees of the occult arts in France and England saw mystical and magical meanings in the symbolism of the cards.

"There's no reason to be afraid of the death card in the tarot deck," Barnes said, "and there are no cards that are bad luck. The Death card symbolizes a big change in life." Some cards in some circumstances could have negative meanings, but no card in itself is necessarily bad, she said.

Barnes used the example that if a person is wondering about a new job and the Death card comes up in a reading, it could mean there is a change (from the present) and you could get the job. "It wouldn't be a change as in dying," she said.

Barnes said another card that people are leery of is the Hanged Man. It represents being trapped or suffocated by something (job or relationship for instance) and being unable to get out of that situation.

"My take is the cards represent what is going on in someone's life. I don't claim to be a fortune teller," she said. "I think the cards can help you figure out what's going on right now."

"If you get the cards read," she said, "they can help you look at your situation or your life and think about things from a different perspective. A way that you haven't thought of before. In that way, they can help provide answers."

The decorative cards can be purchased at bookstores or on the Internet and are collected as art objects. Some decks have a serious tone, while others have a dream-like quality or cartoon images. The themes on the decks can include cats, dragons, Arthurian legends or even Lord of the Rings.

Getting read

When Barnes does a reading, she asks the person to shuffle and ask a general question they are seeking an answer for, not one with a yes or no answer. Then she places the cards on the table in a spread in the shape of the Celtic cross. A small spread has four cards, an average spread is nine or 10 cards and a spread that involves two people can have up to 12 cards.

The cards are decorated with extravagant, detailed pictures and include symbols such as spears (representing ideas); swords (standing for action) and cups (for emotional well-being or issues).

Barnes usually uses 10 cards and interprets their meanings relating to past, present and future influences and events, to environment (people or situations in our life), personal weaknesses and strengths and to hopes and fears (similar to strengths and weaknesses). The outcome card usually reflects how things will be.

Someone looking to celebrate the New Year with a favorable reading would look for cards that equal change and betterment, she said. "They might be interested in getting spears and shields or cups and swords. Shields and spears could to lead to ideas of financial well-being. Swords stand for action, Cups relate to emotional well-being or issues.

"You find the meanings in the pictures," Barnes said. "The person applies the explanation to their question, finding new ways to think about problems they hadn't thought of before. People have fun with it. People are surprised at how much the cards make sense of their lives."

[chayedan]

Although I have no knowledge on tarot card..but my advise is: Play at your own risk..best is dun go and drabble in this type of unknown..let those who have better knowledge deal with it before it is proven to be safe for playing.

[Ah Ben]

Although I have no knowledge on tarot card..but my advise is: Play at your own risk..best is dun go and drabble in this type of unknown..let those who have better knowledge deal with it before it is proven to be safe for playing.

Sound like the card very evil leh.... U are right... Better dun play play... ;)

[BeckHamHam]

contradicting leyz. =/

that extract from the internet says as though the tarot cards are harmless.

but some here says its dangerous. how dangerous is dangerous? lolz.

sometimes tot of buying leyz. but the ghost stories or horror stories i read from books kinda pull me back form buying and trying htem out. lolz

[twinkling princess]

well.. to me i think tat it is a harmless thing.. my cousin learnt tis tarots reading thing during her holiday and i did ask her to do some reading for me.. well.. the reading r rather true.. and it's up to u to believe the reading or nt..

[chayedan]

Just like a angel and a devil..tarot cards can be harmless,if it can be use in the meaningful way of tracing things and whatsoever..i din hav knowledge about it...so i cannot elaborate much...
but it can also be harmful too..else y would people claim some paranormic situation about tarot cards,and warned people not to drabble nto this type of cards??
I believe it is due to ppls diferent intention that caused the good and bad of the card to arise..that's wat i believe...it is just like witches casting a spell...would you say that casting a spell to beg for rain in drought to be evil??would you say that casting a spell to eliminate your enemy to be good??

[LuV-AmanDa]

i duno leh i tink it is mayb reali abit harmful loh coz i got 1 fren he study witchcraft 1 n he is beri gd in suan ming 1.... den he got tis tarot cards n say tarot cards r personal n canot b anyhw touch or taken by other ppl other den e owner.. den muz b put in dark places 1 n even put e card in dark black cases.... n he said tat tarot cards after he suan ming cfm muz shou qian 1 (tk money) 1cent owt oso can... coz if din tk money n count 4 free... e suan ming jia ( e person hu predicts 4 others) wil get a cut in his lifespan meanin wil b more duan ming eeach time without collecting money n not collect due 2 greediness but juz nid 2 collect 1cent owt oso can juz muz get sumting frm tat person..... abit xie men hor?

[DarK`AngL]

think ur friend out to cheat ppl money only
i play the tarot and have a number of friends who are quite good at them too.Not one book i've read regarding tarot cards stated that it is a must to collect money otherwise u'll get shorter life and I've never ever heard that while playing the tarot, it is a must to collect money.
Tarot is not really used to predict the future, it serves something like a guidance.
It is best not to let others touch ur cards because in a sense ur cards are linked to the owner. If other ppl anyhow touch it when u are not doing a reading, the cards will sort of lose it's link with the owner, thus being less accurate.
Tarots are linked to both good and evil. U choose how u want to use them.
Same goes for witchcraft. U can do spells for protection, or for the harm of others.
U choose which route u wan.
It is wrong to say tarot cards are evil, it's just that you can use them to do evil. (example, it helps in someblack magic spells if all along from the moment u bought it u already have the intention to do evil)
Tarot cards are known to 'absorb' their owners character, meaning if the person is evil/good, the cards will somewhat be roughly there.
The tarot is a representative of ur inner subconscious, and ppl who play tarot usually believes in fate because it is fate that lead u to pick the cards.
Hm...for those who r beginners or wanna play recommend Rider Waite Deck, the easiest deck to use and most general. Some decks are more specialised, some mainly to calculate love,etc. Rider Waite is the most general, mainly for beginners. If interested, all the Kinokuniya bookstores in sg sell alot of tarot cards under the New Age section.
Hope this helps

[kikasa]

actually tarot cards is quite harmless and does not works like wat u see in the movies or television.... actually it's quite harmless.... i have 1 set bought from UK by a friend when he was holidaying there 2-3years ago.... it is usually play in leisure time.... but den it can be quite true sometimes....anyway, i believed that it mayb just a coincidence rather den the "power of the cards" at work.... :D

[DarK`AngL]

hm...alot of places sell...
new age shops (which r springing up these days)
and all e kinokuniya bookstores

[sugar cube]

i hear u need to really take good care of the card.. there is "ling xin" in it... as the more u play with it.. ur accuracy get higher.... kind of bad... what if u play and realise that something bad's gonna happen... sad rite... so better forget abt it... unless u can handle it.. instead of the card handling u instead..

[Setesh]

Er, hope this is not :Ot: Jus wondering, for those of you who dabbles in tarot cards, which methods of divinations to you all use??? I like to use the Templs of Fortune and another one which I can't recall the name that uses only 32 cards.

[LuV-AmanDa]

i hear u need to really take good care of the card.. there is "ling xin" in it... as the more u play with it.. ur accuracy get higher.... kind of bad... what if u play and realise that something bad's gonna happen... sad rite... so better forget abt it... unless u can handle it.. instead of the card handling u instead..
yeah... agreed... dangerous n sad sia..

[DarK`AngL]

Er, hope this is not :Ot: Jus wondering, for those of you who dabbles in tarot cards, which methods of divinations to you all use??? I like to use the Templs of Fortune and another one which I can't recall the name that uses only 32 cards.

hm..i do minor ones
past, present, future
picking 3 cards only
if do more complicated ones need to refer to e book for e meanings sometimes can't remember all e meanings of e cards..

hm...actually tarot shows that if u continue choosing this path, this will be ur future.
it's wun say when u will die etc etc

[Setesh]

hm..i do minor ones
past, present, future
picking 3 cards only
if do more complicated ones need to refer to e book for e meanings sometimes can't remember all e meanings of e cards..

hm...actually tarot shows that if u continue choosing this path, this will be ur future.
it's wun say when u will die etc etc
lol, me also can't remember so my book is always by my side when I do. I agree with DA, using tarot cards are just like the people in the temple using the "qian" to ask about a certain question. Whether it be favourable or not. Thats all. And just like the tarot cards, those "qian" are being treated with a kind of respect. You won't see them lying ard anywhere, just like in the case of tarot cards.

[Rukia]

anyone knows where i can get a deck of tarot cards cause im quite interested in astrology

[leonaheidern]

Eh I also think Comic Connection sells them also. But in the shape of popular anime characters. It will be in a big square plastic box with the cartoon character picture on the front

[Huayz]

anyone knows where i can get a deck of tarot cards cause im quite interested in astrology


I also quite interested. But till now havent buy my own set. I see a lot at kunokuniya and mph a few. More at kinokuniya. Very difficult to choose... :sweat:

[Rukia]

erm u know the price range? i wanan buy those original set one leh not those that comes with anime one.. lol original set looks more "mysterious" haha

[Huayz]

erm u know the price range? i wanan buy those original set one leh not those that comes with anime one.. lol original set looks more "mysterious" haha

Actually i dunno which is the original one. I think they come in many different design ones...As in, they could be the original pack, but the drawings on the card are different. If someone know, can tell me also? Thanks.

Price range from $20-$80 for those that i see.

And i also saw a set which only has positive decks of tarots card. So u will only be happy when u read it. hahahaha.

[dunhurtmi]

till now i still dunno how to use tarot cards leh
the instruction book was like so thick loh...... very difficult to understand also

[Rukia]

ahaa ya i saw the book before.. im quite interested leh tarot cards.. very interested in astrology

[msfeline]

i hear u need to really take good care of the card.. there is "ling xin" in it... as the more u play with it.. ur accuracy get higher.... kind of bad... what if u play and realise that something bad's gonna happen... sad rite... so better forget abt it... unless u can handle it.. instead of the card handling u instead..

Yes, the main crux is the more you play the cards, the more the cards will be in tune with you spiritually and hence the readings will be more accurate.

However, we are taught not to read too negatively when the cards are not in favor. There are many mis-conception about tarots cards unfortunately due to bad publicity in many movies. Also, sometimes, the interpretation have to also adjusted to the occasion, like wat type of questions are being asked. This all can be found in tarots books.

eg. Death card, does not mean u will die or the person u are reading for will die. The death card can be interpreted as renewal ;-)

Also , to inform those who think/of the idea that tarot is evil or bad, I played for long time, nothing happen wat.. do not be mislead. I have stopped for a long time liao... maybe i should go back.. last time i used to have quite accurate readings..

alamak, i am like so talkative.. hehe.. :ahmcio:

[msfeline]

Er, hope this is not :Ot: Jus wondering, for those of you who dabbles in tarot cards, which methods of divinations to you all use??? I like to use the Templs of Fortune and another one which I can't recall the name that uses only 32 cards.


Hi, I am using the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
some sample cards can be found in http://www.learntarot.com/rwdesc.htm

[Rukia]

how much do u buy the card for? and where did you buy it? erm does the deck comes with the book as well?

[msfeline]

how much do u buy the card for? and where did you buy it? erm does the deck comes with the book as well?


Hi, i cannot remember remember liao, bought it more than 10yrs back :ahmcio: from sunny book shop in far east plaza
i bought it in a set , the deck comes with 2 basic books.. i think shd not cost too much. maybe around $50 that time

there are many type of decks in kinokoniya in orchard.. maybe u can take a look? but the decks there got many fancy design and are not cheap.

[Rukia]

okok tml i go town check it out thanks man

[garytrs]

i got my deck few month ago, and i'm very comfatable with my deck till now... the deck costed me $60, however it does me alot of help... and the prediction is petty true...
tarot is an art in another view... see those card? the drawing are so beautiful...

dun wanna type much, cos this will be an endless topic too... but one think i can say is tat, tarot is not as evil as u guys thought it is!~

[Rukia]

i got my deck few month ago, and i'm very comfatable with my deck till now... the deck costed me $60, however it does me alot of help... and the prediction is petty true...
tarot is an art in another view... see those card? the drawing are so beautiful...

dun wanna type much, cos this will be an endless topic too... but one think i can say is tat, tarot is not as evil as u guys thought it is!~

yah i heard my friends say that tarot cards are pretty accurate... of cause there are 2 sides to a coin.. but its up to one to believe whether is it good or bad... naturally if ppl are interested in astrology they will not look at the negative side.. but for ppl who doesn't believe in astrology whatever you tell them they will deem it as crap.. so i believe this section is for ppl like u and me... who's pretty interested in astrology :)

[shoubude]

maybe it juz a game to let our mind tink it is the truth bah

[broadwaybaby]

I've got 2 pretty good friends who knows how to do tarot readings...
They may not predict the future, but more or less helps you to look at your current situation..

My impression of it is that it looks really pretty...

[garytrs]

I've got 2 pretty good friends who knows how to do tarot readings...
They may not predict the future, but more or less helps you to look at your current situation..

My impression of it is that it looks really pretty...

u the the cards pretty or ur friends pretty? if ur friends are the one pretty, then care to intro? then we can exchange our interest.. :ahmcio:

[xiaochong]

I have a complete deck of tarot cards..No lar..it's not harmful or anything like that. I help my friends to do readings too although not so pro....But do u guys know that when u open a brand new deck which u just bought, u have to do it in a complete quiet environment and u gotto feel which card in ur hands without any distractions in ur mind

[xiaochong]

u the the cards pretty or ur friends pretty? if ur friends are the one pretty, then care to intro? then we can exchange our interest.. :ahmcio:

Damn...i like ur siggy :wahaha:

[FlakerySnow]

Hmmm.....can those who have tarot card tell me how to choose tarot cards? I went online to search about how to choose tarots. then say must choose a set that u FEEL for it or jump. But dun exactly knw what it means. i went to look at a site with 100++ tarots..for some of the cards, i actually got this cold feel down the spine when i loook at the cards....is it good or bad? does it means i should not get the cards? Cos i keep having this tot that says that this fear i feel for the card will make the cards "ctrl" me rather than the other way round.

[Ishigami]

hmmm... i got a deck my fren recommend... but from what i know before you get the card you need to consider if you really want it cause you need to keep it till you die.. no gd to pass to ppl or throw away

[xiaochong]

Hmmm.....can those who have tarot card tell me how to choose tarot cards? I went online to search about how to choose tarots. then say must choose a set that u FEEL for it or jump. But dun exactly knw what it means. i went to look at a site with 100++ tarots..for some of the cards, i actually got this cold feel down the spine when i loook at the cards....is it good or bad? does it means i should not get the cards? Cos i keep having this tot that says that this fear i feel for the card will make the cards "ctrl" me rather than the other way round.

I think u think too much already...no need so serious lar, it's sort of an extra entertainment in my opinion

[Waiting4U]

I played tarot card b4,can say believe or don believe half half lor,cos it quite zhun in the beginning lor,but i c every friends playing wif it all don hav gd outcome de,so better don play wif it better!!!

[xx357xx]

haha.. what is the funniest thing is they will keep re-doing the reading til they get a satisfactory outcome from the reading. :ahmcio:

I have a tarot deck too, its just lying and rotting away in my drawer. haha. no need think too much of it de la. when u feel liek it just take out and play lo. haha. sorry if i offend those people who are very into tarot cards. :sweat:

Another thing i have heard is a deck cannot be shared with other people, you cant use your deck to 'suan' and do reading for others. dunno true or not.

my friend practically worship the tarot cards that when we ask her to take her deck out to 'wan' (play in chinese), she scold us say don't treat the cards as if they are toys. so freaky. :nervous:

[phenylhexanol]

I ever bought a deck before. IMO the cards are harmless, but for the oracle (aka prediction) to be accurate, you have to be very focused on what you are asking when you choose the cards and most times the so-calle evil part of the cards is whne you are being told of something that is unexpected and you become anxious over it.

My advice, if you are the easily kan-cheong/worried/anxious type, dont venture into tarot.

[dnaicedstarz]

this kind of things for entertainment purposes onli la .. u believe will come true den perhaps it will... but if u dun believe .. none can change yr believe... =D
i am a non-believer for one ..

[Nazhuka Mizhuki]

I heard that if everytime you use your tarot cards, your life will be shorter by one year as a repayment for getting the spirits to tell your fortune.

I have tarot cards at home.. I hardly use them, but nonetheless I use them at times, though really rarely. >_<;

For the very first time it's already damn accurate.. I dunno why. They say you can't use the tarot cards for yourself, but when I do it for myself it's also damn accurate.. Does it even mean anything? >_<

[meiko9394]

i'm not too sure with tarot card readings. they are so expensive and most the time it doesnt even come true. i understand that it is merely a source of a slight insight, but i dont think its all that accurate.

and the funny thing about it is, let me start with the story... there was this time when i accompied my friend to her tarot card reading cos she needed a bit of support cos she was scared, so i thought why not. i understand the cards have this whatever connection to the owner and something like that, and only the owner and the person who's having the reading could touch it. but anyways, the person that was giving the reading was saying this and saying that. and he was like, it might not come true because i've told you what is already going to happen in the future, so you will change your ways and it just wouldn't happen. then he got out some rock/crystals and stuff and said something about the crystals can sense negative energy and his hand is not moving the rock when clearly it is. so all in all, the reading costs a bomb and they talk a whole load of crap, then they expect you to buy these rock/crystals which costs you another arm and leg.

you know what, i dont mind tarot card readings and i dont mind doing it for a laugh, not that i have, but i dont believe a few random cards could control your future. dont get me wrong, i do believe in the supernatural, but i think for people to disclose there so-called "powers" for money is wrong. especially seeing everytime they disclose information about the future that results in bad happenings. plus, i believe if something was meant to happen, no matter how you try to change your ways or prevent it from happening, it will happen. its as if its nature, and like the saying goes, you cant beat nature!!

[krystal_lok]

i'm not too sure with tarot card readings. they are so expensive and most the time it doesnt even come true. i understand that it is merely a source of a slight insight, but i dont think its all that accurate.

and the funny thing about it is, let me start with the story... there was this time when i accompied my friend to her tarot card reading cos she needed a bit of support cos she was scared, so i thought why not. i understand the cards have this whatever connection to the owner and something like that, and only the owner and the person who's having the reading could touch it. but anyways, the person that was giving the reading was saying this and saying that. and he was like, it might not come true because i've told you what is already going to happen in the future, so you will change your ways and it just wouldn't happen. then he got out some rock/crystals and stuff and said something about the crystals can sense negative energy and his hand is not moving the rock when clearly it is. so all in all, the reading costs a bomb and they talk a whole load of crap, then they expect you to buy these rock/crystals which costs you another arm and leg.

you know what, i dont mind tarot card readings and i dont mind doing it for a laugh, not that i have, but i dont believe a few random cards could control your future. dont get me wrong, i do believe in the supernatural, but i think for people to disclose there so-called "powers" for money is wrong. especially seeing everytime they disclose information about the future that results in bad happenings. plus, i believe if something was meant to happen, no matter how you try to change your ways or prevent it from happening, it will happen. its as if its nature, and like the saying goes, you cant beat nature!!
yah, u can say dat agn, it was my £££