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I'm not sure what to make of this. This is new to me. I have some familiarity with both tarot and astrology. I tend to think of tarot and similar systems as be
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
I'm not sure what to make of this. This is new to me. I have some familiarity with both tarot and astrology.
I tend to think of tarot and similar systems as being akin to a Rorschach test: What you see in the cards is sort of a projection from your subconscious. That doesn't mean it's useless or meaningless. It just means it's not "magic." It's more like a psychological trick to help you figure out what you think is going on.
Astrology likely began as observations about a relationship between events in the sky and events on earth at a time when people were much more exposed to the elements and there was less light pollution. You looked up to the sky and saw the phases of the moon and pattern matched to tides, wind patterns and other things on earth that modern science has affirmed really are influenced by the sun and moon. You began keeping records and talking about observed associations.
And then at some point it kind of jumped the shark and now people imagine they can predict when you will metaphorically "win the lottery" (often without even buying a ticket) instead of something more akin to predicting the weather.
At first glance, this appears to likely fall in the "Rorschach test" camp.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoYes, like Tarot, I think the benefit of these systems is just to spend time thinking about your problem. Or maybe it's like when you're trying to decide where to go to dinner and you flip a coin, as soon as you react to the result, you know which one you really wanted all along.
- asymptosis 5y agoI've been having similar thoughts about I Ching. I even recently changed jobs because of I Ching. I was unsure, and then the interpretation of the hexagram I cast helped me think through the issues for and against. It occurred to me that if I had to explain this to someone, it's like a self-administered Rorschach test.