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.

Magical tools are tools. It depends on how you use them. Also tools with priors owners can cause trouble. If you are inheriting a tarot deck it is very important to cleanse it before using it. Otherwise whatever energies or spirits or open gateways are attached to the cards, you inherit. It seems to me though, that Ouija boards are far worse than tarot for one main reason. One is like a dating site, the other a therapy session. The board is an oracle of the dead, or any spirit that happens to be passing. You are basically taking your picture and private information and putting it on a newspaper add. Of course predators are interested. You're advertising your ignorance. On the other hand, Tarot decks are used for a specific purpose and you are not just asking anyone and everyone. You are sending your intent to learn and grow through the cards and receiving lessons from a credible source; be it your god, or the source, your guide or other qualified higher powers. That doesn't mean that something or someone unqualified couldn't intervene. But its not as easy to manipulate someone in the physical that way. You also have a very focused purpose, so you are subject to less offers of help or attention by RANDOM energies/spirits. If you use tarot cards to talk to random spirits, which is not what they are for, then essentially you are putting yourself in danger....but no one uses a hammer for a stapler nor a stapler for a hammer. So yes and no, tarot decks could lead to you hurting yourself...but if you use them properly? Not likely.