I identify as an atheist and regularly use tarot as a tool of psychotherapy. I spent a year going under Internal Family Systems therapy (with a trained professional!) and I just happened to get into tarot at the same time. They both go swimmingly together! Tarot is great for "instigating" fresh internal dialogue.
I am also an atheist, and I have read tarot for that last three or four years or so. I have so far only read for myself. I often feel very lonely reading books or blogs about tarot, or listening to tarot podcasts, because very few of those sources speaks to someone who believes as I do. They all seem to assume a belief in the supernatural, the divine, astrology, magick, etc, and I don't. It's made me hesitant to reach out and join the community of readers, because I don't feel as though I fit in. So I was grateful to watch this today, because now I feel a little less alone than I did before. In particular, your description of feeling like a hypocrite with regards to both one's atheism and one's tarot practice resonated very clearly for me. Thank you very much for this video.
I am so happy this resonated with you. You are not alone! There is a community out there of folks just like us who enjoy the whimsical without believing in supernatural things.
Glad I found your channel! I'm an atheist who was raised Christian, and I'm still working towards not thinking of things as evil just because some people told me they were evil. I had a friend a few years ago who would read tarot for our group, and that was my first experience with it. She took this sort of approach with the cards, using them as a tool to look at our lives in different ways rather than some demonic or spiritual force to affect our lives and futures. I've had a soft spot for tarot ever since, and I'm now trying to learn how to use it as an atheist, but it's so difficult to find resources that treat it as a meditative or therapeutic tool only. And yeah, I can sometimes feel like a fraud, even though I'm only doing this for myself. I know this video is a couple years old now, but I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate your perspective on this!
I read my own cards as an atheist. For one, I love my deck it’s gorgeous. I also think that we have a lot in our own subconscious and they are just a tool to tap into that and to help bring things you really already know to the forefront.
Atheist here, who also loves tarot. I use it to meditate, to bring to the surface things that are bubbling around in my subconscious, or to help me think of creative solutions to problems. Sometimes the card that seems the most off-base or unrelated to the matter at hand is the one that prompts the most innovative solution. As for reading for other people, I've read for a couple of close friends but that's about it. I have six very different decks, and love holding these little works of art in my hands.
I enjoy the art and symbolism of tarot. I consider the cards as random prompts to think about certain areas of my life that I might not have done otherwise.
Wow, these are basically my exact thoughts about the tarot - especially the way the randomness of the cards forces you to consider a different perspective. That has been one of the most effective ways I've mentally approached difficult situations recently. I'm glad I'm not alone in doing tarot this way. 😊
I recently discovered the truth of atheism. I’m so lucky to live in Austin Tx with such a hUge support here. The first Atheist Experience video I watch got me and I’ve been finding as much atheist community as I can since. But my first thought was “can I still be witchy?!”
Had a reading by a Catholic Mystic at a local store who has a very loyal clientele, talking about how I had the spirit of a dog I had once owned trying to reach me and keeping guard of me (I haven't had a dog that was "mine" since I was 8 and the dog only lived for about 3 months before dying of a severe infection, or so my parents said). She also did a lot of "confirming" and cold reading. She was also supposedly an Object Finger and told me my lost ring was under the sofa (it wasn't; I found it a week later, in the pocket of a pair of jeans in a laundry hamper that hadn't been touched in over a month). It was very cringe.
Yessss! I’m an atheist tarot enthusiast! I read for myself, friends, family, occasionally strangers. I try to be as up-front as possible that cards can really fit any scenario, but my job is to find the meaning that fits best, and stitch the cards together into a story to help clarify a situation. Because I make the process conversational, it can’t be considered “cold reading” because I’m not honing in and manipulating the querent. We just talk through what message is resonating with them see a situation or their options more clearly. Also it’s important to be very clear it’s “entertainment purposes only.”
I've started using a daily single card pull in the morning to help me think about the day to come and what I want for it, I think I have adhd and having a ritual to help me focus on goals and remember things is really helpful for centering my days and not feeling like they're floating by without me. I think my funniest misreading was a palm reader at a friend's birthday party when I was like 9-- told me I'd marry a dark haired man and have three kids... turns out i'm a child-free lesbian
So excited to have found your channel! I have been an atheist for a few years now, but am trying to find my witchy side again and have been using my tarot cards a lot lately. After pulling cards for a reading, I like to ask myself how I feel about the cards I pulled, what cards would I have prefered and why, and what messages in those cards can help me achieve my goals. I definitely don't believe they tell the future and don't buy into psychics, but tarot can be a great tool for personal reflection, journaling, and creative pursuits!
i just found your channel today and i hope it reaches a much bigger audience in the future because you can help a lot of people. i think the atheism-witchcraft conflict is relatively common and so many people could reach peace of mind with your videos. thank you for filming these for us.
Great video! I found you from recommendations from atheopaganism (there may have been multiple link hops =]) and I really like your views and your general vibe. I'm just getting into rituals as opposed to the more spiritual 'wonder' side of things and I think your content is really helpful. Thanks!
I am an atheist and I love reading tarot cards, but I’ll only do self readings. I never read for other people. For me, it’s a cool, fun way to bring events and feelings from my past and present into perspective and using those to predict a possible outcome for the future. And since I am reading for myself, I can easily draw on my own experiences to make sense of the cards I draw. Of course, I don’t rely on them at all, but it’s enjoyable nonetheless and helps me focus when I’m feeling kind of lost. I like to say the card that represents me is the Hermit. It’s one that speaks to me the most. One of my personal deities, to put it poetically. ✨
why not, as long as you understand the cards, their meanings, respect whom your doing a reading for, and use compassion and your intuition while doing it I don't see why not.
Im an atheist skeptical pagan new to witchcraft though was always spiritual until recently when Ive been leaning heavy into atheist skepticism topics bit still hold to some supernatural beliefs or concepts but you have definitely been a comfort for me to find while in this process. I do tarot read but always did them atheistic and I felt for energy which I imagine is my powers of observation lmao when i read for other people i told them im not telling their future that its a tool for self reflection and I always read them that way for myself to consider where these concepts fit into my situation and what I should consider to help me realize it or whatever so i think what you explain is spot on to how i read them. ☺
The Enchanted Tarot and the smaller Zerner/Farber tarot from the same couple, are favourite decks of mine. I use tarot for self development, I read mostly myself. I have a nice collection of tarot and oracle decks. I don't like decks that have religious symbolism.
So glad I found your channel the atheist witchcraft information has been very eye-opening for me and my want to be involved in this kind of thing being an atheist
The consensus for a rigorous definition of atheism is that it is a belief claim, not a knowledge claim. An atheist is simply not convinced that the statement "It is the case that at least one god exists" is true. The knowledge claim aspect is a spectrum from agnosticism (uncertain) to gnosticism (certain).
I use oracle cards for self-reflection/shadow work/introspection and the like. I use tarot almost strictly for entertainment purposes, especially storytelling and visualization.
I'm sure you know this already, but it's called the Barnum Effect! Very intersting. If you haven't watched "Mind Control with Darren Brown" it's a fantastic, and extreme example. He is an incredibly skilled mentalist.
I don't read cards I play with them. I am interested in games people have made up for Tarot Decks that weren't designed for playing (such as French Tarot, which is a Tarot Deck designed for playing) that involve super complicated rules, e.g. Tarot Poker.
I read card as an Atheist, but I use it to write my everyday Journal :)! I use it for shadow work using the Archetypal meaning of the card.... I don't believe in psychics :D Sometimes I read cards for some of my friends but just for fun and for having a fun moment together :D Thank you very much for your video however, really interesting, and you are beautiful 😁!
I'm an atheist/secular witch and I read tarot, and I'd say maybe 50% of the time people I read for know I am an atheist / do not believe in the supernatural and I always feel conflicted because for me a lot of what makes tarot useful for people is to evaluate a reading through their own mental lens and find meaning for themselves. It's almost therapy in a way, and if that person is spiritually-inclined and doesn't ask if I am, I usually don't say anything because I feel it defeats the therapeutic/helpful aspects of my reading (also I put a lot of effort into piecing together the meanings to give a good reading and I'd hate for them to throw my effort out of the window by disregarding it.) I do have some friends who are adamantly spiritual and would be offended if I read for them knowing I don't believe in mysticism, so I of course wouldn't read for them out of respect for their beliefs. As an atheist I really enjoy the mental challenges of learning to read tarot and also like the therapeutic effects it has on me when i read for myself and others--I get to look at a situation under a different lens and I get to help people, and I've yet to get a reading "wrong" for others. Some people think I am really on the money, and that's always nice to hear because it means you've touched on something they really agree with and think about often and it allows them to feel seen and heard, even if you yourself don't know a lot about the specifics.
I'm an atheist myself who used to have major spiritual bias to metaphysics. People have always told me, even back when I did believe in things like deities and the supernatural, that my approach to things like Astrology, Tarot, Numerology, etc. was different from what they would expect from the usual psychic reader experience. One person even told me that I told them less about a mystical future and gave them instead more "food for thought", to which made realms more sense to me than anything else. Some people would even get mad at me because I would tell them how to take control of their own life and shape their own future instead of giving them some cryptic "Madame Zaza"-style prophecy. But, I must admit I've always struggled with cold reading habits that I wasn't always aware of despite genuinely believing I was trying my best effort to be integrous. I still do readings for people today, because, like you, I too believe in modern era, secular uses for these practices. Things like meaningful coincidences and archetype are still very mindfulness-oriented concepts that can be supplemental to people in becoming self-empowered.
I’m an atheist for 12 years now and I’m buying a tarot deck on Amazon because I’m curious and it looks fun. I don’t believe in the supernatural myself, although it would be pretty cool if it existed.
If you think no one has ever looked at the grand canyon and thought, "meh," you must see these graphic posters based on bad reviews of national parks. They are a riot! www.adventure-journal.com/2020/03/finally-a-satirical-painting-poster-series-of-bad-national-park-reviews/
I actually am planning to do a whole video dedicated to this idea! I work in a creative field so I think that kicked of my whole journey into witchcraft. I think ritual magic really helps me tune into my imagination. This video was more about card reading for others. I'm glad you liked it!
And so are Buddhists. The Dalai Lama consults astrologers and mediums (media?) - I am atheist an d read Tarot, will do so in my new channel, glad I found your channel now, merry new year/belatedly love Catrina :)
Love your view. I haven't watched the whole video yet but I identify with many comments here although I'm not an atheist. I'm a monotheist and I find tarot to be so therapeutic as well. In my religious community, tarots is so badly seen associated with evil Jinns (spirits). I personally respect ppl who believe in guide and spirits guiding them but I truly think that the majority of psychics selling their reading are liars and a minority are functional schizophrenic.
welcome! I can totally relate to your community associating tarot with evil. I have a dear friend who has to excuse herself from the room when I break out my deck at a party so, out of respect, I don't do it near her. I agree that, even if you are a theist, you can use tarot in a purely phycological (not magical) way. I am upfront with my atheism not because I want to exclude people who are theist, but because I want to normalize it. Theists are skeptics too and I'm happy you enjoyed the video ❤️❤️❤️
@@SednaWoo thank you for the welcome! :) I wish I could show my religious friends your video but I think they would dismiss me because you're an atheist lmao. Some ppl just clench onto their beliefs and refuse to hear about other's even if it's not faith based. My clue is that they're insecure about their own ability to keep on believing and fear it so much, their fear becomes more powerful than their faith. Also, I always say my friends I'm just reading by reading them first and analyzing their own behavior, and I read the card like I analyze a painting. But they still believe I have power of some sorts. But I think being a witch is about letting our own Edit : by religious friends, I mean bigots people around me lmao Edit 2 : loool you were talking about psychics being scammy in the end
Google Translate. writing my english is not very good. I am an atheist myself and i love to play with the tarot, and although I am not religious and do not believe in the supernatural, you can be spiritual. The tarot Works i think on a subcontions level mental. The tarot was infused with religion, but does not has to be. I also think that religion takes disadvantage of man's spiritual needs. And is even a disstraction of the proces 👍😀 ( the long answer😏)
Im late to this. I try to read tarot and identify as an atheist but have schizoaffective that pulls me into religious delusions so i have to be careful to be practical. It becomes so it's connected for me that I think im hearing a god or some voice or a diety as a delusion even though i dont believe in it. It's strange. The superstitions you're talking about are a main part of my delusions.
I'm an atheist agnostic. atheism describes my relation to theism, belief in a god. I lack it. and agnosticism describes my knowledge of a god. I have none of that as well. yes you can have theist agnostics. and you can have atheist gnostics, whom believe they have knowledge of/ proof of lack of gods.
@@SednaWoo Vi just did a colab with ExCultBabe on witchcraft. I bet if you reached out, they may do one with you! Or you could call into one of the shows of course. 😉 Or ask on their Thursday livestream. I would love to see you two! If I was a patreon for Vi, I'd definitely be up in their business asking for it, but alas I'm not.
I identify as an atheist and regularly use tarot as a tool of psychotherapy. I spent a year going under Internal Family Systems therapy (with a trained professional!) and I just happened to get into tarot at the same time. They both go swimmingly together! Tarot is great for "instigating" fresh internal dialogue.
This is exactly how I use Tarot. So good to see someone else doing the same thing ♡
I am also an atheist, and I have read tarot for that last three or four years or so. I have so far only read for myself. I often feel very lonely reading books or blogs about tarot, or listening to tarot podcasts, because very few of those sources speaks to someone who believes as I do. They all seem to assume a belief in the supernatural, the divine, astrology, magick, etc, and I don't. It's made me hesitant to reach out and join the community of readers, because I don't feel as though I fit in. So I was grateful to watch this today, because now I feel a little less alone than I did before. In particular, your description of feeling like a hypocrite with regards to both one's atheism and one's tarot practice resonated very clearly for me. Thank you very much for this video.
I am so happy this resonated with you. You are not alone! There is a community out there of folks just like us who enjoy the whimsical without believing in supernatural things.
I love this Channel why isn’t it more popular??
Glad I found your channel! I'm an atheist who was raised Christian, and I'm still working towards not thinking of things as evil just because some people told me they were evil. I had a friend a few years ago who would read tarot for our group, and that was my first experience with it. She took this sort of approach with the cards, using them as a tool to look at our lives in different ways rather than some demonic or spiritual force to affect our lives and futures. I've had a soft spot for tarot ever since, and I'm now trying to learn how to use it as an atheist, but it's so difficult to find resources that treat it as a meditative or therapeutic tool only. And yeah, I can sometimes feel like a fraud, even though I'm only doing this for myself. I know this video is a couple years old now, but I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate your perspective on this!
Kelly Ann Maddox is an amazing tarot reader that has a background in psychology and loves explaining the cards in a Carl Jung type of way :)
I read my own cards as an atheist. For one, I love my deck it’s gorgeous. I also think that we have a lot in our own subconscious and they are just a tool to tap into that and to help bring things you really already know to the forefront.
Atheist here, who also loves tarot. I use it to meditate, to bring to the surface things that are bubbling around in my subconscious, or to help me think of creative solutions to problems. Sometimes the card that seems the most off-base or unrelated to the matter at hand is the one that prompts the most innovative solution. As for reading for other people, I've read for a couple of close friends but that's about it. I have six very different decks, and love holding these little works of art in my hands.
I enjoy the art and symbolism of tarot. I consider the cards as random prompts to think about certain areas of my life that I might not have done otherwise.
My husband and I just binged watched all of your videos - please keep posting!! 😃😃
Wow, these are basically my exact thoughts about the tarot - especially the way the randomness of the cards forces you to consider a different perspective. That has been one of the most effective ways I've mentally approached difficult situations recently. I'm glad I'm not alone in doing tarot this way. 😊
I recently discovered the truth of atheism. I’m so lucky to live in Austin Tx with such a hUge support here. The first Atheist Experience video I watch got me and I’ve been finding as much atheist community as I can since. But my first thought was “can I still be witchy?!”
Why not? 🎑
ahh you just took me back to my days when I watched them too. good memories
Had a reading by a Catholic Mystic at a local store who has a very loyal clientele, talking about how I had the spirit of a dog I had once owned trying to reach me and keeping guard of me (I haven't had a dog that was "mine" since I was 8 and the dog only lived for about 3 months before dying of a severe infection, or so my parents said). She also did a lot of "confirming" and cold reading. She was also supposedly an Object Finger and told me my lost ring was under the sofa (it wasn't; I found it a week later, in the pocket of a pair of jeans in a laundry hamper that hadn't been touched in over a month). It was very cringe.
That does sound cringe. Folks who enjoy readings like that are so into the experience that are very forgiving.
Yessss! I’m an atheist tarot enthusiast! I read for myself, friends, family, occasionally strangers. I try to be as up-front as possible that cards can really fit any scenario, but my job is to find the meaning that fits best, and stitch the cards together into a story to help clarify a situation. Because I make the process conversational, it can’t be considered “cold reading” because I’m not honing in and manipulating the querent. We just talk through what message is resonating with them see a situation or their options more clearly. Also it’s important to be very clear it’s “entertainment purposes only.”
I've started using a daily single card pull in the morning to help me think about the day to come and what I want for it, I think I have adhd and having a ritual to help me focus on goals and remember things is really helpful for centering my days and not feeling like they're floating by without me.
I think my funniest misreading was a palm reader at a friend's birthday party when I was like 9-- told me I'd marry a dark haired man and have three kids... turns out i'm a child-free lesbian
So excited to have found your channel! I have been an atheist for a few years now, but am trying to find my witchy side again and have been using my tarot cards a lot lately. After pulling cards for a reading, I like to ask myself how I feel about the cards I pulled, what cards would I have prefered and why, and what messages in those cards can help me achieve my goals. I definitely don't believe they tell the future and don't buy into psychics, but tarot can be a great tool for personal reflection, journaling, and creative pursuits!
i just found your channel today and i hope it reaches a much bigger audience in the future because you can help a lot of people. i think the atheism-witchcraft conflict is relatively common and so many people could reach peace of mind with your videos.
thank you for filming these for us.
Great video! I found you from recommendations from atheopaganism (there may have been multiple link hops =]) and I really like your views and your general vibe. I'm just getting into rituals as opposed to the more spiritual 'wonder' side of things and I think your content is really helpful. Thanks!
I am an atheist and I love reading tarot cards, but I’ll only do self readings. I never read for other people.
For me, it’s a cool, fun way to bring events and feelings from my past and present into perspective and using those to predict a possible outcome for the future. And since I am reading for myself, I can easily draw on my own experiences to make sense of the cards I draw. Of course, I don’t rely on them at all, but it’s enjoyable nonetheless and helps me focus when I’m feeling kind of lost.
I like to say the card that represents me is the Hermit. It’s one that speaks to me the most. One of my personal deities, to put it poetically. ✨
I am as sceptical as they come but I am OBSESSED with the artwork on many Tarot and Oracle decks. I am here just to justify using them to myself
I totally agree with all of this! I love Tarot cards because they’re beautiful works of art, I have a small collection. :)
why not, as long as you understand the cards, their meanings, respect whom your doing a reading for, and use compassion and your intuition while doing it I don't see why not.
Im an atheist skeptical pagan new to witchcraft though was always spiritual until recently when Ive been leaning heavy into atheist skepticism topics bit still hold to some supernatural beliefs or concepts but you have definitely been a comfort for me to find while in this process.
I do tarot read but always did them atheistic and I felt for energy which I imagine is my powers of observation lmao when i read for other people i told them im not telling their future that its a tool for self reflection and I always read them that way for myself to consider where these concepts fit into my situation and what I should consider to help me realize it or whatever so i think what you explain is spot on to how i read them. ☺
The Enchanted Tarot and the smaller Zerner/Farber tarot from the same couple, are favourite decks of mine. I use tarot for self development, I read mostly myself. I have a nice collection of tarot and oracle decks. I don't like decks that have religious symbolism.
So glad I found your channel the atheist witchcraft information has been very eye-opening for me and my want to be involved in this kind of thing being an atheist
The consensus for a rigorous definition of atheism is that it is a belief claim, not a knowledge claim. An atheist is simply not convinced that the statement "It is the case that at least one god exists" is true. The knowledge claim aspect is a spectrum from agnosticism (uncertain) to gnosticism (certain).
I use oracle cards for self-reflection/shadow work/introspection and the like. I use tarot almost strictly for entertainment purposes, especially storytelling and visualization.
I'm sure you know this already, but it's called the Barnum Effect! Very intersting. If you haven't watched "Mind Control with Darren Brown" it's a fantastic, and extreme example. He is an incredibly skilled mentalist.
I don't read cards I play with them. I am interested in games people have made up for Tarot Decks that weren't designed for playing (such as French Tarot, which is a Tarot Deck designed for playing) that involve super complicated rules, e.g. Tarot Poker.
I read card as an Atheist, but I use it to write my everyday Journal :)! I use it for shadow work using the Archetypal meaning of the card.... I don't believe in psychics :D
Sometimes I read cards for some of my friends but just for fun and for having a fun moment together :D Thank you very much for your video however, really interesting, and you are beautiful 😁!
I'm an atheist/secular witch and I read tarot, and I'd say maybe 50% of the time people I read for know I am an atheist / do not believe in the supernatural and I always feel conflicted because for me a lot of what makes tarot useful for people is to evaluate a reading through their own mental lens and find meaning for themselves. It's almost therapy in a way, and if that person is spiritually-inclined and doesn't ask if I am, I usually don't say anything because I feel it defeats the therapeutic/helpful aspects of my reading (also I put a lot of effort into piecing together the meanings to give a good reading and I'd hate for them to throw my effort out of the window by disregarding it.) I do have some friends who are adamantly spiritual and would be offended if I read for them knowing I don't believe in mysticism, so I of course wouldn't read for them out of respect for their beliefs. As an atheist I really enjoy the mental challenges of learning to read tarot and also like the therapeutic effects it has on me when i read for myself and others--I get to look at a situation under a different lens and I get to help people, and I've yet to get a reading "wrong" for others. Some people think I am really on the money, and that's always nice to hear because it means you've touched on something they really agree with and think about often and it allows them to feel seen and heard, even if you yourself don't know a lot about the specifics.
I just wound up with a tarrot deck because of a refitted xmas gift. I'm a sceptical athiest and I'm not sure how to use them but they seem interesting
For sure give them a chance but if it turns out to not be your thing, they make a fantastic regift.
I consider my self an atheist witch. I use tarot for grounding meditations. I have some mental health issues and the routine helps.
I'm an atheist myself who used to have major spiritual bias to metaphysics. People have always told me, even back when I did believe in things like deities and the supernatural, that my approach to things like Astrology, Tarot, Numerology, etc. was different from what they would expect from the usual psychic reader experience. One person even told me that I told them less about a mystical future and gave them instead more "food for thought", to which made realms more sense to me than anything else. Some people would even get mad at me because I would tell them how to take control of their own life and shape their own future instead of giving them some cryptic "Madame Zaza"-style prophecy.
But, I must admit I've always struggled with cold reading habits that I wasn't always aware of despite genuinely believing I was trying my best effort to be integrous. I still do readings for people today, because, like you, I too believe in modern era, secular uses for these practices. Things like meaningful coincidences and archetype are still very mindfulness-oriented concepts that can be supplemental to people in becoming self-empowered.
I’m an atheist for 12 years now and I’m buying a tarot deck on Amazon because I’m curious and it looks fun. I don’t believe in the supernatural myself, although it would be pretty cool if it existed.
Where is your top/dress from? You look so beautiful here and your content is so helpful to me :)
The dress is from mod cloth but it's from ages ago.
Why CAN'T you use tarot/Oracle ♦️ cards for meditation, self reflection and enlightenment?
If you think no one has ever looked at the grand canyon and thought, "meh," you must see these graphic posters based on bad reviews of national parks. They are a riot!
www.adventure-journal.com/2020/03/finally-a-satirical-painting-poster-series-of-bad-national-park-reviews/
oh my gosh, this is gold!
I’ve seen those posters and they are a total riot.
Thank you so much, these are glorious.
I'm surprised you didn't talk about reading tarot for yourself, as a creative thinking technique.
Thanks for the video!
I actually am planning to do a whole video dedicated to this idea! I work in a creative field so I think that kicked of my whole journey into witchcraft. I think ritual magic really helps me tune into my imagination. This video was more about card reading for others. I'm glad you liked it!
And so are Buddhists. The Dalai Lama consults astrologers and mediums (media?) - I am atheist an d read Tarot, will do so in my new channel, glad I found your channel now, merry new year/belatedly love Catrina :)
i love this so much
Love your view. I haven't watched the whole video yet but I identify with many comments here although I'm not an atheist. I'm a monotheist and I find tarot to be so therapeutic as well. In my religious community, tarots is so badly seen associated with evil Jinns (spirits). I personally respect ppl who believe in guide and spirits guiding them but I truly think that the majority of psychics selling their reading are liars and a minority are functional schizophrenic.
welcome! I can totally relate to your community associating tarot with evil. I have a dear friend who has to excuse herself from the room when I break out my deck at a party so, out of respect, I don't do it near her. I agree that, even if you are a theist, you can use tarot in a purely phycological (not magical) way. I am upfront with my atheism not because I want to exclude people who are theist, but because I want to normalize it. Theists are skeptics too and I'm happy you enjoyed the video ❤️❤️❤️
@@SednaWoo thank you for the welcome! :) I wish I could show my religious friends your video but I think they would dismiss me because you're an atheist lmao. Some ppl just clench onto their beliefs and refuse to hear about other's even if it's not faith based. My clue is that they're insecure about their own ability to keep on believing and fear it so much, their fear becomes more powerful than their faith.
Also, I always say my friends I'm just reading by reading them first and analyzing their own behavior, and I read the card like I analyze a painting. But they still believe I have power of some sorts. But I think being a witch is about letting our own
Edit : by religious friends, I mean bigots people around me lmao
Edit 2 : loool you were talking about psychics being scammy in the end
Yes, they can
the very short answer :D
Google Translate. writing my english is not very good. I am an atheist myself and i love to play with the tarot, and although I am not religious and do not believe in the supernatural, you can be spiritual.
The tarot Works i think on a subcontions level mental.
The tarot was infused with religion, but does not has to be.
I also think that religion takes disadvantage of man's spiritual needs.
And is even a disstraction of the proces 👍😀
( the long answer😏)
Im late to this. I try to read tarot and identify as an atheist but have schizoaffective that pulls me into religious delusions so i have to be careful to be practical. It becomes so it's connected for me that I think im hearing a god or some voice or a diety as a delusion even though i dont believe in it. It's strange. The superstitions you're talking about are a main part of my delusions.
I'm an atheist agnostic. atheism describes my relation to theism, belief in a god. I lack it. and agnosticism describes my knowledge of a god. I have none of that as well. yes you can have theist agnostics. and you can have atheist gnostics, whom believe they have knowledge of/ proof of lack of gods.
You should do a colab with Vi La Bianca!!
Ooh geez. I wish they knew who I was. That would be a huge badge of honor.
@@SednaWoo Vi just did a colab with ExCultBabe on witchcraft. I bet if you reached out, they may do one with you! Or you could call into one of the shows of course. 😉 Or ask on their Thursday livestream. I would love to see you two! If I was a patreon for Vi, I'd definitely be up in their business asking for it, but alas I'm not.
*ExCultBaby
Atheism: lack of belief in a deity, or deities.