Christian and a Tarot Reader

I am Christian and I read tarot cards. For many that seems to be an impossibility. Many of my Christian friends think that the tarot is evil. I think evil is created by we humans using many forms. I think it is evil to go to church and confess your sins and then go out and perform the same sins all over again.

I think it is evil to go to church and somehow think this makes you better than people who do not. I do, by the way, go to church. And no, I do not worship Satan as many Christians seem to think tarot readers do. Satan worship has no place in tarot reading. The devil that is represented in the tarot has to do with an over attachment to material things and/or the bad things that we humans do.

I tend to think that there are many forms of religion because God is smart enough to know that different people, different societies receive his word in different ways. That is what I feel my tarot cards do for me. I clear my mind and then pray asking God for his guidance through my cards. Then I usually do the traditional Celtic Cross spread. The cards remarkably reflect my problem and give a direction as to how to resolve it.

There are many different spreads that are suppose to address specific issues. You can find these in the many tarot books that are out there in all major book stores and all over the Internet. I tend to stick with the Celtic Cross and I start each day with a 3 card spread. That is just a general overview of your day. What the vibes are and such. For the 3 card spread you just clear your mind, cut the deck and then cut the deck into 3 piles. Turn the top card over. Do this all with your left hand. It is said to be the hand connected to the heart.

There are many different decks of tarot cards. I prefer the traditional Rider Waite deck, I suppose because I have read tarot cards for over 20 years. At the time that I started reading tarot there were not as many decks available as there are today.