Wow I had fun reading back through all this— I’m glad to hear everyone’s opinions on certain matters, especially those involving other religions and their views on paganism/witchcraft. I think I need to start getting back in touch with you guys, y’all are a pure vibe to be around.
Honestly, this is my favorite board to interact with and read through. The recent stuff anyways. Everyone is just so nice and helpful. And it’s really cool to hear all the different takes on their practices! It’s made me feel safe and much more relaxed to be able to openly discuss this kind of stuff with people who listen, share their own thoughts, and don’t bash you in the face for not knowing something or asking a question that might seem to have an obvious answer in their eyes.
I made myself an Ogham set :D
And I'm so in love with itttt :DDDD
Something about it makes my heart happy.
It's fun right now bc it's like in the "getting to know you" phase. I don't know much about tarot, but I know Ogham is a little more of a fluid divination method. Each few (like, individual card/letter) has it's own standard associations, but each deck is personal to each person. Right now I'm going with the standard associations and working with it to see if it deviates in any way. I've gotten very accurate readings so far. I asked it to do a reading on my dog just for practice. While I thought he was asleep he came running, so I let him draw his own few. Perfectly accurate. This is fun.
I keep wanting to try tarot, but I am trying to find what all the cards are and what they mean so I can make my own cards rather than buying a set that all sorts of other people have touched and I can’t afford it anyway
all of my sets(two/three tarot, two medicine card) are passed down, the tarot from my great grandma's partner and the medicine cards from my mom. which i honestly think fits better than making or buying, because a lot of my worship and practice centers around matrilineal relationships, my relationships with women in my family, and feminine deities. definitely want to cleanse the tarot first though, that woman was not exactly the most pleasant energy source
The Biddy tarot is great for beginners. Comes with a little book that explains all the meanings of the cards and gives you tips for readings.
Um, I’m broke… That’s most of the reason why I need to make my own set..
It's also one of the cheapest deck out there. At least, one of the cheapest I've come across.
Yeah, making your own is an option for sure.
I’m just trying to find out what cards are in a complete Tarot deck and their meanings so I can make my own…
Ok so I found an app for tarot that has a list of every major and minor arcana in a tarot deck, and I’m realizing I have a long job of designing and drawing ahead of me….
if any of you are following maggie stiefvater(author of the raven cycle) on insta, she just did a bunch of home made tarot cards and posted pictures as well as a description of what they mean and how they're applicable to the real world! so like, that could help!
Huh… they’re very interesting! Thanks for mentioning her.
Well, I’ll be damned… I used a digital version of a tarot deck (not the best choice, I know, but I’, stuck at the moment) and the spread I chose to use to analyze a question I was making myself attempt to answer was really really damn accurate, like scary accurate, and now I need to try and figure out what the heck the last card really means. Also, has anyone here done the Celtic Cross spread and can tell me what sort of question that’s used for, and how it’s supposed to be interpreted?
I've used that one before, fun fact: Takes a really long time. But it's worth it.
Oh hot damn, THANKS!! I’ll have to do it once I get my physical deck done then.
Also, guys. I know curses are bad, but what about saying “you’re curse will come about in 3 days” to psychologically screw with someone you want to curse but won’t actually, is that still considered cursing and leaves you vulnerable for a karma-like return of energy?
Mm, I don't really use Tarot, but I use this set of Oracle Cards: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Avalon-Oracle-Cards-Guidebook/dp/1401910424
They do still call me out on my bullshit, but they're a lot nicer to me than the tarot prints I used before
Also, guys. I know curses are bad, but what about saying “you’re curse will come about in 3 days” to psychologically screw with someone you want to curse but won’t actually, is that still considered cursing and leaves you vulnerable for a karma-like return of energy?
Eh just don't. Don't screw with anyone period.
Curses/hexes aren't always bad, it just depends on your stance, experience level, form… Etc. But I agree that just saying it is kinda messed up.
I don't buy into the Threefold Rule, saying that whatever you put out will come back to you threefold. I do however buy that if you are wrong about who you're hexing, if you're motives are corrupt, or you overdo the curse, then it'll backfire on you.
consider alternatively
it's okay if the person definitely deserves to be cursed
Hexes and curses need to be thoroughly thought through before done.
oh definitely, you don't want to do too much, or have it turn out to be misplaced/guided anger, or anything like that. i like to think of it in the way martial arts instructors make their students think
with martial arts, knowing it gives you a step up above any average person. it makes you stronger than the normal person you'd fight, and therefore, you have to be careful. it's a skill and power you need to use responsibly, otherwise you could seriously hurt someone in a way they didn't have a chance to hurt you. so, thinking of practicing that way, you have a step up by having access to things like spellwork. if it's not treated responsibly, and used very carefully in terms of when other people are involved, you could do something seriously bad to someone who doesn't deserve it in the slightest
Thanks for all the thoughts guys! I was curious what everyone thought about the subject.
I knew that curses are a controversial subject in the witchcraft/pagan community, so I wanted to know what everyone’s opinions were.
I don't really have an opionon on them.
I vibe with the rule of three, but it's kinda like the curse would be someone's shit returning to them charged with the pain they caused.
One of the Gods I'm interested in worshipping is Aengus, Irish god of love, poetic inspiration, and birds. There's a story where he dies of grief because his lover converted to Christianity and I just KNOW that was added to the mythology later to piss off the Christians. But it's also really telling about how some, maybe most of the Irish felt about Christianity.