Tarot and literature

[Anonymous No.11997983]

hello, I've been getting into tarot lately, what are some good books to study it?

[Anonymous No.11998021]

This is a Christian board. No witchcraft allowed.
>>>/x/

[Anonymous No.11998022]

Jodorowsky's book is good. Also Valentin Tomberg's book sorta, it's not exactly about the Tarot but it is kinda.

[Anonymous No.11998034]

>>11998022
REPENT, HEATHEN.
BOW BEFORE HIS HEAVENLY GLORY AND CONFESS YOUR SINS.

[Anonymous No.11998040]

>>11998021
it's not witchcraft man, it's quantum physics and psychology

[Anonymous No.11998045]

>>11998034
Valentine Tomberg's book has led a lot of people to embrace Catholicism.

[Anonymous No.11998066]

>>11998040
Sounds like bullshit, and is still nevertheless forbidden by the LORD (Exodus 22:18, Galatians 5:19-21).
>>11998045
You shouldn't try to seek knowledge that God will not allow you to have.

[Anonymous No.11998089]

Rider Waite Guide to the Tarot

[Rad Ryan No.11998189]

>>11997983
Been a while since I did online readings, they're fun. Usually do them on /div/ but /lit/ has been my home-boy'd for a minute. Respond to this post with an image, your first, name a song, and a query (can be general) for a reading! Here's one I did for my friend a few weeks ago:

Five of Cups, Page of Swords, Eight of Cups

The process of human life is a cycle of grief, you're constantly learning how to grieve for each of your phases. You're coming out of a period where you believed you were very well defined into a more amorphous existence. Neither one is better it just depends on what you're used to. Stones collaborate into signs. Haunts echo but calmly. You have a lot more energy inside of you than you know how to use. The next phase of your life will be focused on channeling this energy. It might be a good time to learn how to play an instrument and join a band. Beware of frivolous engagemnents these coming weeks, don't let people toy with you or you will lose your spark of truth. Life is a creative reaction, and it needs your input to thrive. That doesn't mean you can't go into hiding if you want, but your contribution will be heard no matter what it is you choose to do and I believe you will choose the path to fulfillment.

[Anonymous No.11998192]

>>11998040
quantum physics? how does that work?

[Rad Ryan No.11998198]

>>11998189
first name* had a couple beverages and I plan on having more

[Alan No.11998208]

>>11998189
https://youtu.be/VV1XWJN3nJo

Will I ever have a gf.

[Anonymous No.11998231]

>>11998192
1) State that magic is real.
2) Quantum mechanics show that the observer causes everything, something something quantum entanglement, Schrodinger's box.
3) Therefore magic.

[Rad Ryan No.11998259]

>>11998208
Ten of Wands, Eight of Cups reversed, Six of Swords reversed.

Your intensity will only be attractive to certain kinds of people, seek those folks out. You will find a gf but only after a long period of friendship. You are a body. And you deserve compassion, trust all of that for who you are. Remind yourself constantly that the world loves revealing itself to you, and will be delighted to do so if you offer it your attention. Bitches come and go brah, but yung lean stays. There's a midnight gift in your perception. The key word in this reading is "offer," you want a gf so you can share yourself. Open up, "humanity is a system of imperfect allies against the universal front of poverty," everybody wants something. And you are wanted. Be well, Alan, and contribute to someone who matters to you.

[Edward No.11998279]

>>11998189
https://youtu.be/lwj24E44Dak
Should I major in Philosophy or Literature
What should I be doing

[Anonymous No.11998308]

>>11998040
Its even simpler than that. Its determinism. If you're God conscious and not some degenerate atheist

[Anonymous No.11998329]

>>11998279
Page of Cups, Five of Swords, Knight of Swords reversed.

You're a goddamned Hermes Trismegistus dude. Normally I'd say literature (cause that's my major) but you'll excel in philosophy. Over the next few years you will become seriously engaged. Beware of language though, that's a philosopher's pit of snakes. You have an attractive clarity that will make you many friends. During the course of your philosophy work I will propose a topic for you to consider, feel free to forget about it but it might give you some guidance . . . the inevitability of everything, does everything continue . . . under the constant face of change? Go out more. I'll say this again, you're likable and people will think your few flaws are endearing.

[Anonymous No.11998335]

>>11998279
You should major in philosophy over literature. You dont need someone to tell you some tips on how to enjoy fiction. An education in philosophy may actually benefit you and your thinking

[Anonymous No.11998367]

Jodorowsky's book is actually very good. Get Meditations on the Tarot A journey into Christian Hermeticism too.

Paul Foster Case has Tarot stuff you should look into too.

[Miguel No.11998386]

>>11998189
https://youtu.be/tw75uPj_bck

I have a spanish deck with wich i practice. Will it be as efective without the major arcana? Also, is it bad to practice on oneself?

[Anonymous No.11998391]

>>11998192
it doesn't really.
It's astrology-esque.

[Anonymous No.11998392]

>WHEEL AND---WHOA!

>The Great Wheel of Samsara.

>The Wheel of the Law. (Dhamma.)

>The Wheel of the Taro.

>The Wheel of the Heavens.

>The Wheel of Life.

>All these Wheels be One; yet of all these the Wheel of the TARO alone avails thee consciously. Meditate long and broad and deep, O man, upon this Wheel, revolving it in thy mind!

>Be this thy task, to see how each card springs necessarily from each other card, even in due order from The Fool unto The Ten of Coins. Then, when thou know'st the Wheel of Destiny complete, may'st thou perceive THAT Will which moved it first. [There is no first or last.]

>And lo! thou art past through the Abyss.

Rota Taro Orat Tora Ator

[Michael No.11998403]

>>11998189
https://youtu.be/R12RdOXylqk
Where will I be this time next year?

[Miguel No.11998413]

>>11998386
I dont have pictures in my phone. Didn't look for one because nothing comes to mind

[Rad Ryan No.11998429]

>>11998386
The Chariot reversed, Three of Pentacles reversed, King of Swords.

My reaction to that without consulting the cards is that you'd be missing the long-term implications of a reading from a deck without the major arcana. I don't advise it. The cards say this as well, the readings will be disorganized and bear no fruit. HOWEVER, if that's your style, disorganized and without a care go for it. You can practice on yourself. Personally, I don't just because I value the opinion of someone else over me and if I have the option to get a reading from someone else, why not? But I don't seek out readings very often. The jumping river will collide with pleasant stars . . .

[Jacob No.11998437]

>>11998189
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLsj0xKCuA
What are the next few months looking like

[Jacob No.11998443]

>>11998189
fuck forgot the pic >>11998437

[Rad Ryan No.11998456]

>>11998403
The Star, Temperance, Nine of Wands reversed.

The first two cards are very optimistic, and the last one is a drag. They suggest you will achieve success in many of your realms but you may experience a higher level of fear that you aren't used to. For the fear: put your breath into the whirlpool, jump off the swing, canonize the seas & give language to the fields. You will become a more thoughtful individual in a year, and you will have noticed many things about yourself that please you. Take those gifts, but don't revel in them of course. Over the course of the year you will witness 11 winks.

[Rad Ryan No.11998481]

>>11998437
>>11998443
Strength, The Tower Reversed, The Hanged Man reversed.

Alright buckle up my breather, these next few months are going to transform you. You will be greeted with a kind of problem that is new to you and you will need to seek advice who for whatever reason have less experience than you. Children are powerful and surprising guides, and their influence on the conscious sphere shouldn't be ignored. The cards say that you have the patience to master this inconvenience, but you will need to address some indecision and you will be confronted with the familiar confusion of not knowing who to trust. I might propose something that seems naive or too emotionally new-age but in order for you to accomplish your works before God you need to trust everyone. "Everyone" is supporting you, and because they want comfort for themselves they want comfort for you. It's up to you how much of that you actually want, but infinite resources are never a bad thing. You're gonna cry twice.

[Anonymous No.11998532]

>>11997983

Benebel Wen - Holistic Tarot

Arthur Edward Waite - Pictorial key to the tarot

US Games - The Herbal Tarot (deceptively good for RWS)

Most other books on the topic are straight garbage.

[Anonymous No.11998539]

The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination by Robert M. Place is good.

[Anonymous No.11998563]

>>11998066
christfag leave

[Anonymous No.11998583]

>>11998189
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUio0gU4NCY

Love reading, please. Also, can you tell me if it's related to Karen or not?

[Dylan No.11998615]

>>11998189
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2i_QmgAJn0

How might I achieve a state of eudaemonia or lasting contentment?

[Anonymous No.11998643]

>>11998189

What's the new year going to look for me

[Rad Ryan No.11998652]

>>11998583
Six of Cups reversed, Queen of Cups reversed, Eight of Cups reversed.

Wow, all reversed and suit of cups. That displays an emotional imbalance/turmoil relating to love. You aren't alone with that. Ladies think you're very charming and interesting but they may question if you can commit to them, they're thinking about their competition. You will pair well with an unpretentious girl, one whom may even surprise you with her disinterest in most of reality's gifts. You're nostalgic and gentle, and you'll probably end up having children though most likely not with Karen. But what the fuckdoIknow? Read poems about forest fires to yr lova.

[Rad Ryan No.11998682]

>>11998615
The Sun reversed, The Devil reversed, Ten of Wands.

This is a tough one, something I struggle with. There's an interesting relationship in the cards between optimism and detachment. Is it optimistic or naive to believe that nothing can truly touch you? Conceptualizing long periods of time is something unique to our species, and we do it all the time, searching our memory pools for reasons to believe or sometimes reasons that we're the victim of society. Lasting contentment is a burden. Just look at marriage. Return to a task every day and you'll find it. Forget about self discovery, self abasement to. Reality is made from transcendental material, learn from it.

[Anonymous No.11998687]

>>11998652
Thank you very much.

>wow, all reversed and suit of cups
The suit of cups might as well be my spirit animal due to how much it follows me around.

>read poems about forest fires to yr lova
Don't know any, but I've been interested in poetry recently, so I'll search for some. Thanks again and good luck with your goals, anon.

[Anonymous No.11998689]

>>11997983
alfred douglas wrote a good book about tarot i recommend

[Rad Ryan No.11998713]

>>11998643
Ace of Wands reversed, Three of Pentacles, Five of Swords reversed.

Reality is collaborative imagination. The new year will bring about new friendships that will guide you into new ways of understanding your past. You're open to change, and that'll serve you well. You belong in this place, and this place belongs in you. Fulfillment will embrace your gargoyle next year. You've got what it takes to space shuttle into forever!

[Rad Ryan No.11998801]

>>11998687
you're welcome anon. safe travels to your heart!

hitting bed at this unreasonable hour, if there are any more queries i won't be responding to them heads up kiddos.

[Anonymous No.11998818]

The Qabalistic Tarot: A Textbook of Mystical Philosophy by Robert Wang

[Anonymous No.11998823]

>>11998818
his name sounds like slang for cock

[Anonymous No.11998838]

>>11998189
First name is Seth, five to one by the doors, and how will Europe treat me?

[Anonymous No.11998842]

>>11998259
So you're saying... I SHOULDN'T change myself for others. Thanks for the read man.

[Anonymous No.11998844]

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[Anonymous No.11998849]

>>11998844
unironically and sincerely: kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.11999348]

>>11998838
negative: emperor
general: tower
positive: magician

by the looks of it you will have a very shaking and de-structuring expence on Europe and will learn humilty and will get out of your high horse. but in the end you will learn a lot with all this, you will become so much more confident and with a wide repertoire to deal with people and the most diverse situations.
Seriously you will struggle at first and will be "put in your place", but at the end you will be a much more astute person.

[Anonymous No.11999739]

>>11997983
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

[Anonymous No.12000601]

>>11997983
There's this one tarot book which influenced all the other tarot "interpretations" which was also published along with a special deck designed by it. (THE tarot deck -with that art)

Cant remember its name but read that book, and you'll know all the rest of the tarot mambo-jambo.

[Anonymous No.12000975]

>>11997983
read Calvino's The Castle of Crossed Destinies

[Anonymous No.12001090]

>>11998021
>he doesn't use the law of attraction to his advantage
Haw man oh boy

[Rad Ryan No.12001672]

>>11999348
thanks for picking that up for me buddy

[Anonymous No.12001722]

>>11998231
>Quantum mechanics show that the observer causes everything
This is the textbook mischaracterization of quantum physics. "REALITY IS FUNDAMENTALLY A CONSTRUCT OF OUR MINDS! SCIENCE PROVES THIS!"
Shit like this makes me seethe every time.

[Leslie No.12002122]

>>11998189
If you're still doing this, then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efofJjBGyNA
I've got a lot on my plate for the next couple of months, will I be able to push through?

[Anonymous No.12002319]

>>11998189
There's a girl that I feel looks back whenever I look in a direction where she is in. I'm the usual loner who sits in the back in classes and avoids talking to anyone. Also I think she has a boyfriend, but I still daydream about her a lot. I don't know what question to make, could you still say anything to me about the things I mentioned?

[Oskar No.12002551]

>>11998189
Is it ok I allow myself to be as relaxed as I am about my studies right now if I want to achieve what I want, and if no which one of class 1, 2 or 3 should I pay more attention to and how?

https://youtu.be/xOo42lTyov8

[Anonymous No.12004178]

jung and tarot

[Anonymous No.12004580]

>>12002122
Hello, I'm not that anon but I can do a reading for you. I'm still a beginner and I'll be dealing only with major arcana, hope it can be useful for you (missed your name)

negative: the star
general: the fool
positive: strenght

look, I'd say you are able to push through, but it might be not so easy. the fool to me says you might feel out of place in whatever it is you'll be doing, feeling an urge to drop it. The star on the negative says something similar, like you could feel you are lacking ability to do the stuff, or lack of spontaneity. The strenght on the positive indicates you'll need a lot of willpower to dominate these urges to drop off and that feeling of suffocation as in you are feeling you don't have space to really be yourself. Perhaps it would be a good thing if you managed to show your creativity and individuality into the work so it'd be something that spoke to you more intimately (if that's possible). I'd also advise you to try making things work right at the beginning, the star says to me that you might start your activities in the wrong pace, perhaps you will take a while to catch on, and if that happens it will compromise things, will be much harder.
So this is a cliche answer but it depends on you weather you'll push through or not. That is really possible, but you need focus and discipline as I have a sense you might feel not very comfortable doing whatever it is you have coming in the next couple months.

So I asked how you could smoothe out these coming months and got: the sun, the hanged man, the magician.
Very quick bcause I'm tired of typing. You need to dominate the techniques, yes, if you can invest in that it will get easier. Also try looking at things from a different angle, I think it has to do with what I said about the fool, get wild and adventurous. If you keep looking at it like it is just a chore you have to get past it will keep not making sense intimetely to you, but if you really get engaged in a personal level, you might find it speaks to you in ways you wouldn't even have expected. Having good relations with people you love is great and certainly gives you a boost, but in this case what you need the most is individual strenght, racionality to get done with your things and maybe find more sense in it.

Did this make any sense? give some feedback if you read it :D

[Anonymous No.12004825]

>>11998021
>>11998034
Get lost dork.

[Anonymous No.12005857]

>>11998022
>>11998367
Tarotist here:
Jodorowsky: Idiosyncratic but surprisingly decent, Perhaps not the best starter book, makes a good second or third addition to a collection.
Tomberg is definitely heavy-duty stuff, not much about Tarot. Maybe leave til later.
PFC's books are all up on the internet archive or Scribd, and are a mixed bag. That said, I quite like his practical exercises, like drawing and colouring the cards as a meditative practice.
>>11998532
Wen's book is very derivative but comprehensive. Plus she's a hysterical SJW WoC, ranting on about muh cultural appropriation while making money making SWPL (i.e. Tarot).
>>11998539
Not bad, not great either, but frankly not bad. A good first book.
>>11998689
Yes, this. I second that. It is the best of a bad bunch. A decent all-round book that is not high on the bullshit factor.
>>12000975
As this is /lit/, yes, seconded.
>>12004178
A bit dated, and heavier on Jung than Tarot, but decent enough if one is interested in Jungian psychology.

To sum up: get Douglas' book (it's online) and follow that up with Place's. Get one or 2 decks too, according to preference, but I would suggest a Marseilles (any type) and a Rider Waite (or clone thereof) for starters, and as study decks if you move on to something else later.

[Anonymous No.12005906]

>>12004580
It made a lot of sense, actually. I was planning on doing NaNoWriMo but with everything else going on it was looking to be more hassle than it's worth. Although I push myself to be adventurous and personal when I write, just like you mentioned, so maybe I'll stick with it after all.

[Anonymous No.12005927]

>>11998066
>You shouldn't try to seek knowledge that God will not allow you to have.
so where's the harm in seeking? other than wasting one's time, that is.

[Anonymous No.12005948]

>>11997983
The Golem

[Anonymous No.12005950]

>>11997983

[Anonymous No.12006998]

By which point can you call yourself a tarotist? Just read a bunch of books? Or does it mean you make money out of it?

[Anonymous No.12007461]

>>11998189
Jack
Prince of denmarks march

Will my journey in December be fruitful?