Tarot as an ancient spell book?

General Discussion
1

I recently read - a simple sentence with no explanation - that Tarot (maybe) is an ancient spell book. How would you use it for spell work?

8 Likes
2

I often look at it as an ancient book of psychology before psychology was ā€œcool.ā€ One could pick a card which represents the state of mind which they wish to embody and set it up on a mirror or someplace often seen in order to remind them of the goal.

A card can be used as a taglock to represent someone in a spell, acting on the card as though acting on the person it represents.

Put a card under a candle to bring the representation to you or to banish it from you.

The suits represent the elements. They can be used to call in the elements to your circle when a representative tool is lacking or when away from your usual altar.

Iā€™m sure others have more ideasā€¦

6 Likes
3

I understand @georgia 's ā€˜state of mindā€™ thing. Tarot is a psychological tool and Iā€™ve heard several (outside of Spells8) say so. It helps one look into their psyche. Lenormand does that, too.

Different cards can represent people and that can be used in a spell. (againā€¦ what @georgia said).

I donā€™t think I know of an actual spell unless a card, say the 3 of Swords or 10 of cups is pushed on a person. But that could be done with about anything.

7 Likes
4

I do use tarot in spell work. Particularly for a Justice spell. You use the judgement card and the Justice card.

Here is a link to the spell. āš– Divine Justice - A Grey Magick Tarot Spell to Help a Victim

6 Likes
5

There is no evidence that tarot was an ancient spellbook. There is actually no evidence that tarot is even ancient.

Tarot was originally a card game that was turned into a divination practice with the creation of a separate deck for fortunetelling. That doesnā€™t mean that you canā€™t use tarot in your spellwork, though.

Many spells exist here at Spells8 and around the web that utilize the cards. The cards can symbolize concepts in your spell, represent a person or thing, or act as an energetic connection for your spell.

Here are a few examples:

5 Likes