Okay, let’s talk about this tarot thing. Heard folks whispering, even read some stuff online, asking “can tarot cards ruin your life?”. It got me thinking, ’cause I actually went down that rabbit hole myself a while back.
It started pretty innocently. Saw a cool deck in a little shop, all mystical looking. Bought it mostly ’cause it looked neat, you know? Got it home, opened the box. Just cardboard cards with pictures. Seemed harmless enough. I figured, what’s the big deal? So, I started messing with them.
Getting into it wasn’t straightforward. The little booklet that came with it? Confusing as heck. All these weird meanings, upside-down cards meaning something else entirely. I tried following the instructions, laying them out in patterns they showed. Honestly, felt kinda silly at first. Like playing make-believe.
I did readings for myself mostly. Asked dumb questions like “Will I have a good day?” or “Should I eat pizza tonight?”. Sometimes the cards seemed spot on, creepy almost. Other times, total nonsense. I remember pulling the “Tower” card once – supposed to mean disaster – right before my washing machine broke down. Spooky coincidence? Maybe.
Where things got tricky…
But here’s the thing I noticed, not just with me but watching others who got into it deeper. It wasn’t the cards themselves doing anything. It was how people reacted to them.
- Some folks started depending on the cards for everything. Couldn’t make a simple decision without pulling a few cards.
- Saw people get really anxious if they pulled “bad” cards. They’d freak out, expecting the worst, sometimes even making bad stuff happen ’cause they were so stressed.
- Then there were those using it to avoid taking responsibility. “Oh, the cards said I shouldn’t take that job,” instead of admitting they were just scared or lazy.
For me, I kept it pretty casual. It was a way to maybe look at a situation from a different angle. Like brainstorming with pictures. If a reading felt negative, I’d mostly just shrug it off or think, “Okay, what could go wrong that I should watch out for?” I never let it dictate my choices.
So, can they ruin your life? My honest take, after playing around with them and seeing how others use them: No, the cards themselves can’t do squat. They’re paper. Ink. Pretty pictures.
What can mess things up is obsession. Giving away your own power to make decisions. Letting fear based on a card reading control you. Blaming the cards instead of owning your choices. That’s not the tarot’s fault; that’s on the person using them.
It’s like anything, really. A hammer can build a house or smash a window. It’s all about how you use the tool. Tarot felt the same to me. Interesting tool for self-reflection sometimes, but definitely not something I’d let run my life. Didn’t ruin mine, just became another thing I tried out for a bit.
