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Diana Dalnes's avatar

Love your idea of looking at a tarot card and writing a story about it. I'm drawn to tarot even though I can't understand why, however after reading your article I have a better idea why. Tarot can teach you to be more observant, to slow down and understand the world around you. I admit I feel ambivalent and almost ashamed of liking them, because I want to understand how they work and absolutely can't.

Thanks for sharing your ideas here.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

I completely understand what you mean Diana, it took me too a long time to pick them up again. Now the books available are so many and so good, they really make the study more accesible. I also understand the shame bit, but there comes a point in life when you need to do what you want to do. 💐

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Diana Dalnes's avatar

Yes, you're right! By now, after all I've read and learned over the years, the Western world's view of the materialist world, as in only what you see exists, is just wrong. The more I learn about UFO's, the paranormal in general, and other similar topics, the more I believe we are blind to what's around us. It's exciting to look at the world in a more open way. I believe more and more people are waking up to this new way of looking at the world.

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Ray Tabler's avatar

The evolution of language and lore isn't just an ancient phenomena. It unfolds all around us even today. At a company I worked for there was a project: Batch Emulsion... A long name which was quickly abbreviated as BEACON. The next generation of the the equipment was designated Son of Beacon. Which soon was known as SOB. A related project was Baby of Beacon: BOB. This played out over more than a decade. One day, I looked around at all of the young employees at the company, and realized that none of this sequence of nomenclature had made it into the documentation. I was the only one left who remembered it all. And now, I'm gone too.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

That is so intetesting, I have to say I am a bit tempted to google them to find out were you worked 🐱 But, yeah, a great example of how legends are born. Thank you so much Ray for your comment! 🌻

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Paul E's avatar

My own words ' with one toxic word or one toxic action, one can lose something very precious' . I'm trying. I hope I didn't lose you. You're the only 'like' I've gotten so far. My legs are still wobbly and maybe always will be

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Paul E's avatar

Let me dig out of a hole. I do tend to agree somewhat with Adam Wilson comment in the way I said about fortune telling and such. However, you do seem to be using it in a way that sparks your imagination in writing short stories that are fun. I like reading your writing and some I get a good smile. I'm not discouraging that

There are cautions with Tarot still that can lead wayward from better things, I do believe

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Alina Barbu's avatar

No worries Paul, I get it! 🍀

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Yoshiko Nakazawa's avatar

Nice to meet you. I don't know much about the history of tarot, but I like the pictures. The unique pictures of people, flowers, and creatures on the cards evoke bold and delicate emotions. I wanted to take a peek at my present and future self. It was a very simple and interesting story. It was a wonderful world. Thank you very much. 🙏🌸🗾

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Thank you so much for your comment Yoshiko! That sounds lovely! 🌻

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Jim in Alaska's avatar

Me, I Ching, Book of Changes. Kind of a Chinese brush painting or Japanese Sumi-e of the Tarot, detailed, sometimes surprisingly, frighteningly precise, but a lot of blank, white, empty space left for the viewer/contemplater to fill in.

I did ask the oracle about writing this, comparing Tarot to I Ching. Reply was hexagram 30, fire over fire, which could be read as comparing fire to fire.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Wow, that is very cool to find out! Thank you Jim!💐

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Martin Foroz's avatar

Actually, the fascination with Tarot cards is in the shame bit of it! There seems to be a history of mythology behind it. There is more to it than meets the eye. I used a Tarot reading scene with the leading character in my screenplay and it's way more revealing than a think-aloud or friends sharing thoughts and that jazz.

Thanks for sharing your points, Alina.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Thank you too for sharing Martin!💐

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Julie Babis's avatar

I am endlessly fascinated by the Tarot as well. Although I am very cautious with it, since the cards told me - very accurately - of the imminent death of someone very close to me.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Oh Julie, I am so sorry. 🍀

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Julie Babis's avatar

It was hard. But what I learned from it is be careful what I ask and to be sure I can handle the answer

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Fairtheewell's avatar

I realize how closely tarot and medieval manuscripts, even portraits convey the same "everything means something" every color, symbol etc

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Oh yes, for sure! 🏵

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Adam Wilson's avatar

Evil has a certain way of being fascinating. Tarot disguises deception and promise under the guise of sensate attraction. "Not everything that glitters is gold." Fire also has a certain beauty though it burns once you touch it. I would caution being taken in by this fascination, as there are many other things that are beautiful and do not endanger one's spiritual well-being

C S S M L - N D S M D.

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Paul E's avatar

I tend to agree with this. The more devotion one gives to anything considered prophetic or fortune telling, the more self-fulfilling the 'readings' may become.

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Alina Barbu's avatar

Self-fullfilling prophecies are indeed a possibility.

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