I got the Rider Waite Tarot, which is actually my second deck after the Symbolic Tarot of Wirth. I tend to prefer the more simple Major Arcana of the Wirth Tarot, though its Minor Arcana looks just like a usual playing deck, which is why I got the famous Rider Wait deck. Every card in its minor arcana beams with uniqueness, which is especially nice if you're using it for divination because the symbolism is a lot more apparent.
Do I believe in divination? I don't really know. I like the aesthetics and symbolism of the Tarot which is actually the main reason why I got into it. I feel like divination requires a lot of experience to start becoming useful, such that I can't tell if it works or not, but I have enough faith in it to not dismiss it as bullshit.
The most basic reason why divination is useful is that making random moves is actually a good idea in life. Plans have a way of running into the same blind spots over and over again, because we are blind to our own assumptions and limiting beliefs, so adding randomness is actually a wise decision.
But beyond that, can it do something else than just provide suggestions for random moves, such as insights about one's future? I don't know. Humans know far more than we can rationally explain, and the Universe is a far more mysterious thing than our culture makes us believe, so I'm staying on the side of open mindedness and I would say that it's probably real, but not without a great deal of experience and nuance. There are most definitely charlatans, like in any field really.
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2024-03-30