I hope someone read that in Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice.

 

My username actually comes from a time when I was falsely accused of cheating in a video game and got banned for "video game witchcraft." I since decided to reclaim the word, I guess. Just wanted to clarify that rather than accidentally come across as a poseur lol.

 

The reason I joined was to hopefully learn more about tarot... I only have one deck, an anime themed one by Natasha Yglesias. Yeah, I like anime and was introduced to tarot by the Persona games series.

 

Generally speaking, I've always had an openness to "mysticism" or "spirituality" whichever people prefer. Even though I've had this deck for two years, I've been rather hesitant to use it because of a lot of religious baggage. Also, I'm a bit superstitious; I just want to use tarot in a more secular sense, as a tool for reflection. I don't want to invite bad energy or self-fulfilling prophecies or anything like that. So I was hoping that by joining here I could learn from people who have more experience and know a lot more about tarot.

 

Well, I think that I'll leave things there for now. Thank you for reading.

Hi @witchcraft, and welcome. 

I think you can easily use tarot for reflection without being worried about inviting bad energy. But then, I'm someone who believes that it's about you and what you bring to tarot; the cards are a tool not the source.  People see it different ways though (which is good, the whole point of having a forum to exchange ideas 🙂 ) so I'm sure you can also find advice here on dealing with those concerns if they come up. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it here. 

Hello @witchcraft welcome to the TT&M Family 

Glad you found us here @witchcraft We promise we don't persecute witches 🧙‍♀️, everyone is welcome here 😃

You can use tarot in whatever way is meaningful for you. We all have different beliefs about it. Some people do use it in a secular way. It has many myths and superstitions about it and I think to not be afraid about it.

You might like these older discussions to browse sometime about superstition and the tarot....