posted September 23, 2005 10:26 PM         

The cards scare me. These are simple Ryder-Waite decks (excuse my spelling if it's off), so it's not the images that are frightening.

I use online tarot reading generators and I have requested readings here before and that does not scare me. I've had readings done in person and this doesn't bother me at all. I feel like there is something between me and Tarot cards personally. If there is a "buffer" I feel alright, but otherwise, I find it to be a slightly disturbing experience.

I feel embarrassed to mention this because I'm a pretty open-minded person and I've been persuing these types of things my entire life, so it's not new to me. But I wanted to say something just on the off chance someone could relate or explain.

Thank you.

posted September 24, 2005 12:21 AM         

Some will tell you they are just cards, nothing important materially and that it's the meaning and messages and symbols within them that are important and powerful. I, however, disagree with that perspective. I feel them as powerful objects, and when inanimate objects are powerful and feel alive, it can often be a somewhat disconcerting experience.
Sometimes when I keep them under my pillow I have very powerful dreams- and I think others on here have mentioned that effect.

But- a good rule is, if it makes you uncomfortable then don't force yourself to use them. Maybe you are not ready, for some reason? Or you need to take a break from them? Perhaps cosmic consciousness is telling you to seek answers within for the time being? Just musing.

posted September 24, 2005 01:26 PM         

Yes, I have always felt this way. When I first started using them I was younger, so that apprehension was part of thy mystical experience for me. But now I don't plow right into it anymore.

I still use them from time to time, just haven't had the chance to get very good at it because I don't use them very often.

I, like you, feel like the cards are alive, or at least there is a very real and dynamic energy about them.

I think a lot of it is that I don't want to accidentally use them incorrectly. I get very powerful intuitive "readings" when I use them, but they don't usually match up with the traditional meanings I find in books. That could be what concerns me the most.

Thanks again, and if anyone else has more to add, I'm all ears.

posted September 25, 2005 06:44 AM         

I have seen extremely powerful and strong messages in my cards which, for some, would have had a very negative effect. In January I did a reading and saw a disaster coming to me and within a couple of weeks our house caught on fire....it took me a long time to recover......nobody was hurt thank God, but the fact that I

I saw it in the cards, very unnerving in a way...but then again I always did have a very curious and probing mind!!!

I am at a stage in my life where I think most things thrown at me could be handled...since having a near death experience, everything else seems like chickenfeed LOL

Just be careful girl, if things are gonna play on your mind, I would leave well alone for now.......in a few months/years time you may feel differently/

Good luck

Sue xx

posted September 25, 2005 09:32 PM         

I don't think that's what I was hoping to hear, or at the very least, I recognize a feeling of disappointment at these words. You have supported what I already felt was true.

Hopefully in time it will pass. I would like to be more involved with this.

Thank you again and always for your input. Always appreciated!

Thanks again to you, too, whiterabbit.

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posted March 02, 2007 05:34 PM         

lol@ the Gummy Bear cards!

Anyone detect an element of black humour?

posted March 11, 2007 10:39 PM         

I did find a deck about a year ago that I really like. It's called "Roots of Asia" and I've never felt uncomfortable with this deck. Thank you for your response and all the links. I appreciate you taking the time to address this.