Poll of the Day > Does anyone here know tarot?

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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/0/8/AANQoPAADyMI.jpg Is someone going to beat me with a stick and feed me to wild dogs?

I don't know it well but I saw this cool tarot solitaire game on Kickstarter and considered backing it

I know some Tarot, but I can't tell what all those cards are due to the language. I'd a guess 2 of cups, king of swords, the emperor, the ace of wands, the ace of coins and the moon?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hoki/hoki-fortune-telling-solitaire

This thing. It looks fun

I used to have a passing understanding of it, but it's been so long I've kind of forgotten most of it. I've still got my old book for it somewhere though.

Not that I could do a reading for you regardless, because I can't tell what those cards are. I prefer the
Rider-Waite Tarot, not any of the hundreds of other artsy decks that have popped up over the last few decades or so. Or even the much older decks or recreations of them. It can sometimes make it hard to tell what the cards are actually supposed to be.

I'm assuming it's an Spanish or Italian version of the deck, and that's The Moon and The Hierophant, and that might be the Ace of Wands. The top two seem to be the Two of Cups and the King of Swords (Spades). But that last one... maybe Queen of Coins/Pentacles? Hard to say.

But it also doesn't really matter, because Tarot is bunk anyway.

Qasim long as I am not going to be beaten by a stick in the short term it should be fine.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

But it also doesn't really matter, because Tarot is bunk anyway.

That's not really the point... it can be useful in storytelling.

It's much like what I learned in school (I legit have a degree in Astrology/Parapsychology): If you can't come up with a decision, flip a coin - even if you don't agree with the outcome you at least found you actually have an opinion (or if you don't, then go with the flip)

Lokarin posted...

It's much like what I learned in school (I legit have a degree in Astrology/Parapsychology)

This explains so much about you.

wow i dont like this reading style but just going along with what it says here.

what you value (2 of cups): you value a romantic or other kind of close non-platonic relationship. is this something youve been thinking about a lot or pursuing recently? maybe with a specific person?

what you fear (queen of swords): you're afraid of somebody or a part of yourself that reflects a kind of blend of emotional and logical reasoning. this card reminds me a lot of my mom - she's super smart and very direct, often in a very critical way, but what she ultimately wants is to make everybody happy and make relationships feel equitable. you might feel like you're being judged, fairly or unfairly, by somebody who's important to you

FYI to everyone else, the king of swords from an italian deck like this one be Re Di Spade, not Reg. Di Spade

What is affecting you: The heirophant. This is like a teacher or a religious leader. Do you have any kind of spirtual practice right now? A mentor? difficult to interpret this one without knowing more about you

short term: ace of wands. burst of creativity often directed toward a new project, hobby, life change

who you are right now: (ace of coins?): you've been focusing on something material. maybe connected to money, or a kind of phyiscal hobby or change. The reading is maybe asking you if you want to re-center your thoughts on an emotional or spiritual journey

long term: the moon. This represents secrets, carnal knowledge, wild and chaotic femininity, unconscious desire, deep dreaming all sorts of good stuff. we love the moon in this house. in the long term you need to move towards embracing what makes you unique. the stuff thats running under the surface of your everyday life right now

tell me what you think! the most fun part of tarot readings is like going back and forth and learning tihngs about people

I know some, but it's been a long time and I'm not even sure where my old deck is. It's all about symbolism and what it means to the seeker personally, culturally whether they are right side up, or upside down and the question being asked. I've never seen that deck before.