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Originally Posted by floatingslowly
all this talk of buying tarot cards reminded me that I've been told a deck must be given to you (or stolen), but not bought.
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I've heard it but never taken in seriously. In fact, now twice in this thread which is more than in the last year or two. I dont know anyone who uses cards who has never bought a deck for themselves. *shrug*
It is along the same line as not paying anyone FOR a reading either. Well, your reader is not meant to ask for any payment for services. But, this is the modern world, and both things occur. When I buy myself a deck, I do so because I'm drawn to it in some way. It's always cleansed before using.. and you spend time getting to know all yr new cards.
Projecting on to a reading what you want to hear is probably possible, and it is a lot more difficult to do a read for yourself.. but personally I've never been told exactly what I'd like, or been shown things completely conflicting of current situations.
Though, if you sit there for an hour, and draw cards over and over in the hopes of getting one you like, sure I guess you could then fuck up a reading enough to say you've tainted it. I think I might have tried that once when I was say, 16... In tarot terms, if you are asking about say, whether you should buy a new car (Im using odd questions to clearly show what I mean), and your deck shows you '
no' but you arent happy with that... you have a lot more chance of it then saying
'popsicle' 'skateboard' 'cookie' at you.. before it gives up a 'yes, sure'. Funny yes, revealing no. If you have any kind of connection with yr cards, your own body, the deck, the world..
It knows what yr up to.