Cosmic Magazine covers most of the explorations into the unknown, and I'd like to open a discussion about astrology and other cosmic tools for self-knowledge if not for divination.
I have chosen a photo of a plain deck of cards for illustration rather than a deck of Tarot cards.
My premise is that divination techniques that people use to offset their natural fear of or attempts to control the future are essentially useless and that the real treasure in these systems is self-knowledge.
Just as Jung and even Freud used mythology in their seeking to understand patients and to unravel the painful memories that held them in mental illnesses so, too, do we all use the simple and universally-applicable sentences in our varying astrological headlines as a focus point in order to know ourselves better.
Yes, there are studies proving that our psychic "powers" can affect outcomes, and yes, The Secret has many devotees despite the obvious lack of prosperity around us, and yes, faith is an absolutely vital element of survival, but really, these systems, aside from enriching skilled practitioners, are mainly valuable for their routes to knowing ourselves better.
I am not attempting to offend die-hard believers. I am simply stating an opinion - one that does not depricate the use of such tools but that applauds the constructive and non-divination uses of them.
As psychologists use blotted images, as hypnotherapists use dreams and dream-states, so, too, can we use images, myths, pictures, and yes, plain decks of cards, in order to enter states of receptivity in order to allow different aspects of our minds to step forward, to suggest better thoughts and habits, and to approach the divine.
Knowing the future wouldn't be fun, anyway.
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