Can Tarot Produce Terrible Things After A Reading?, Questions from a (very obvious!) tarot newb Options

I have been very interested in tarot for a while. It's mystique has always fascinated me. I have been thinking of purchasing/making a set.

I spoke to my father about this (he is very spiritual and in touch with other planes) but a sense of negative energy filled the room. He told me stories of people who used it and had similar effects of an aftershock to using a ouija board. (Hauntings, negative energies, etc.)

Is this true or something that happens often? Can the tarot turn bad if one is not experienced enough? It doesn't seem possible since (from my limited knowledge) the ouija is more about grasping things from intuition and the minds eye rather than spirits and other entities unkown.

Is there anything I need to be wary of when studying or doing actual readings?

I'm sorry if there is already a thread about this, I had a quick squiz (and even used the search function (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush2.gif) ) but I didn't see anything.

This post has been edited by Whisperling: Feb 28 2010, 10:28 PM

So, as usual, I am replying to a very old (and somewhat dead) topic. It already has a ton of answers, but the more the merrier.

In my experience, no tool is truly dangerous if you take proper precautions and know what you are doing. Many forms of divination require no experience, including tarot. They are tools that are used to heighten our intuition and psychic powers (although I don't really like the term). Of course, there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing a cleansing ritual, protection ritual or even the LBRP if you want to. I often do one before all my readings just because it gets rid of negative energies and keeps any from coming in, as well as gives me a clearer and more accurate reading.

Ouija boards are much different from using tarot for MANY reasons, one being that you are contacting a spirit directly, and you don't know who that spirit is, no matter what they say. Some also believe it is a form of voluntary possession.. So you be the judge. I personally do not use Ouija boards, partially because I am a medium and empath, as well as the dangers that come with them.


Hope my lecture helped you or whoever else who reads this,
AmongtheHidden.