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Yes, the divinatory aspect of it was apparently first developed by French occultists in the 18th century, some of whom were Freemasons, but not all. But that was then. I see more Jungian influence in it now than anything having to do with Freemasonry.
We might be reading the same Wiki article differently. I would like to see how you can conclude what you concluded.Yes, the divinatory aspect of it was apparently first developed by French occultists in the 18th century, some of whom were Freemasons, but not all. But that was then. I see more Jungian influence in it now than anything having to do with Freemasonry.
Tarot card reading - Wikipedia
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Because I'm familiar with Tarot cards, have owned them and used them myself and don't see what Freemasonry has to do with it now?
As a former practitioner, I can vouch that's it's heavily steeped in Jungian influence.
The ones modifying it with Jungian influence were themselves freemasons or am I wrong? And doesn't it still make use of the four classifications air, earth, fire, and water?
The issue to me, even opening Quran randomly and thinking it can tell you what to do (as Muslims do) or divination with arrows as Arabs used to, or what people do with sand, and each culture has it's own version, is linking yourself to the influence of demons.
Remember the Satanic Panic of the 80s? Acussations made, trials held, reputations ruined. Entirely false.
Yeah there was a lot of false allegations against emotional type dressed people (goth for example). People would sentence to jail for life people who were innocent out of emotion (the jury too irrational back then and swayed by emotion).
Why aren't you citing all of the tens of thousands of children raped by Catholic and protestant clergy and then demonized by the faithful of their laity?
If you can find a legit study, I would like to see it. The sacred and exalted regard given to Christian clergy is a major factor in why the laity (and other clergy) shield the offender from prosecution or even embarrassment. That doesn't seem to exist in the Satanic Temple.
I don't know about the association you're talking about here, as I've yet to read about a connection between the Tarot and the freemasons. Nor I do really connect it to demonology, or the four elements you describe. It's not that a person couldn't do that, if they wanted to, as the Tarot is highly amorphous in some sense, and can theoretically reflect whatever cogent system you saddle it with. Personally I think it might call on everyone to interact with it differently.
He doesn't want glorified like that.
It can seem that way if you don't make an effort to actually understand it. If you read La Vey's Satanic Bible it actually starts to make some sense. I'm not a Satanist myself but I can see some value to La Vey's philosophy, which he himself described as "objectivism with rituals". La Veyan Satanists seem to commit the "No True Scotsman Fallacy" in that they deny the validity of other group that call themselves Satanist. It can become a very tangled skein much like criticizing Baptiststs based on the beliefs and practices of Mormons because they are both Christian
They had to make it not well thought out, or no one would recognize it as a religion.
Birthdays.
Again, birthdays. They're the Christmas for many Satanists and allied folks.
We don't worship Satan.
