From occult-owner@hollyfeld.org Fri Aug 28 17:22:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: from mindy.accesscom.com (root@ns2.accesscom.com [205.226.156.3]) by shell.accesscom.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA02632 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:22:49 -0700 Received: from mail-out-0.tiac.net (mail-out-0.tiac.net [199.0.65.247]) by mindy.accesscom.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA16366 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:22:48 -0700 Received: from mail-out-3.tiac.net (mail-out-3.tiac.net [199.0.65.15]) by mail-out-0.tiac.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA23646; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:22:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from occult-owner@hollyfeld.org) Received: from www.hollyfeld.org (www.hollyfeld.org [204.130.199.143]) by mail-out-3.tiac.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA00137; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:22:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from occult-owner@hollyfeld.org) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by www.hollyfeld.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id UAA26786 for occult-outgoing; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:25:52 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www.hollyfeld.org: majordom set sender to owner-occult@hollyfeld.org using -f Received: from mindy.accesscom.com (ns2.accesscom.com [205.226.156.3]) by www.hollyfeld.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id UAA26782 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 20:25:33 -0400 Received: from shell.accesscom.com (tyagi@shell.accesscom.com [205.226.156.10]) by mindy.accesscom.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA16193; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:20:41 -0700 Received: (from tyagi@localhost) by shell.accesscom.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA02405; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:20:41 -0700 Message-Id: <199808290020.RAA02405@shell.accesscom.com> Subject: (O) Tarot and Reliability In-Reply-To: <199807100500.WAA01879@gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net> from Marina Shawver at "Jul 9, 98 10:08:42 pm" To: occult@hollyfeld.org (Occult Elist) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:20:41 -0700 (PDT) From: nagasiva@yronwode.com (nagasiva) Orientation: House of Kaos, St. Joseph, Kali Fornika, US -- Kali Yuga X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-occult@hollyfeld.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: occult@hollyfeld.org Status: RO 980828 IIIom questions from tarot-l, the best I'd seen in a year; my response posted to Occult Elist and Usenet ==================================================== RE what I do with the information from the act ('divination'?): I call it divination and I accept the vision afforded by reflection on the cards as an intuitive, insightful and helpful individual's input surrounding the issue(s) raised by the querent (me). I treat the cards as if they were a hazy communication from a far-off, valuable advisor. I don't usually do readings for others. RE how do I take what I get from the cards into everyday life: I consider the perspective I have obtained or been given (semi- randomly) by tarot to be of special value. I rarely come to tarot with inquiries about anything but serious matters which I have failed to resolve through other means (usually stressful decisions and a desire for insight to forestall calamity or error). I integrate what I have found into my decisions in life, when all the research and feedback and consideration available won't really support a decisive action and I am looking for depth of vision to confirm or gainsay commencement along any single option. RE how well I trust the information I get from the cards: I use any system of interpretation I find meaningful and I have never taken the issue of whether the tarot would lie or deceive me seriously. I don't typically understand tarot to be a person so much as a reflective tool, or mirror. certain cards can be used as communication devices in rite or nonordinary encounter, but always tarot seems to me an interface rather than a personality. the issue of trust therefore does not usually arise for me. it may be a superficial or shallow sounding such that the input I obtain from tarot is deemed of lesser value and a mere emphasis. it may be deemed something very deep which I had not previously considered and become the central focus of a serious of changes. the information is not so important to me as the insight. I am not usually looking to expand on the data which I possess, but to learn new ways of configuring that data such that I am given an advantage (promethean) due to breadth of understanding rather than precognitive or predestined promise. blessed beast! ========================================================================= nagasiva -- nagasiva@yronwode.com; http://www.hollyfeld.org/~tyagi/ cc replies to me if this was read in Usenet. replies may be posted. ____________...oooOOO---occult@hollyfeld.org---OOOooo..._____________ To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe" to occult-request@hollyfeld.org To unsubscribe your@email.com send "unsubscribe your@email.com" http://www.hollyfeld.org/heaven/elists/occult.phtml