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4/5/2005
6:43:33 pm EDT
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Tarot Workshop Dispels Myths
Author: Cori Bolger Source: The Clarion-Ledger (MS)
Title: TAROT WORKSHOP DISPELS MYTHS
All cards were on the table, but this was no poker tournament for the unenlightened.
Future decisions, clarifications, illuminations — not bank accounts — stood in the balance, as deck holders relaxed in a crescent-shaped row in the back room of New Vibrations, a year-old shop in Fondren that specializes in spiritual items and books.
Up front, Mark McElroy explained the logic and misconceptions behind tarot.
"Tarot speaks to deep things in our lives. It doesn't have to be scary or mystical," McElroy said, propping his broken foot to the side while wiggling his fingers dramatically over his deck of colorfully designed cards.
"What each card means is up to your interpretation of it."
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| Choose Your Style For A Reading. | Apr 6th. at 9:12:11 pm EDT
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
The Tarot is believed to date from the Renaissance, but it was believed, by some, to be the remnant of the Book of Thoth, An ancient Egyptian manuscript that was carried into hiding to keep it safe from destruction when the temples were being closed and purged when christians reputedly started to move in to change things around. That was one variation of the tale. There are probably others and I make no claims to any authenticity of it. In the time of Napoleon, it was he that led many to investigate the Egyptian ruins and I believe the cards may have actually come into vogue then and if there were any others in existence, many of the French may have attributed it to the Egyptians. These days, there are quite a few people who believe the readings though and its good to see classes opening up on this too.
I love the look of many of the styles of cards that are about, and they would be fun to read.
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| Wrong Misconception Debunked | Apr 6th. at 10:59:13 am EDT
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LauraHC (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) - Email Me - Web
Well drat, I was hopeful when I saw the title of the article. In most respects, it's a decent look at Tarot and people who use it. My one complaint is that it echos that old chestnut about Tarot being "ancient." I guess it depends on your definition of ancient; for me, something dating to Renaissance Italy isn't really ancient. But all in all, not too bad.
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