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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not sure why you got downvoted, this is an excellent point. I've been an atheist for decades now but I still love to read tarot and yijing for myself and others. They're excellent tools for self-study, brainstorming, and storytelling. I like how Jodorowsky puts it: that magic speaks with the voice of the subconscious. Manipulation of the symbolic language of dreams, as with tarot cards, can prompt the conscious mind into exploring new avenues of thought, making unexpected connections which can lead to insight.

It feels like magic in the same way (for the same reasons) that cold reading allows mentalist to trick people. In the same way that meditation and hypnosis are connected. These are tools that can be used to trick people, but you can also "trick" yourself in a controlled way to accomplish things you want.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'm guessing a combination of knee-jerk "astrology bad" reaction combined with "I'm not gonna read that wall of text", though yours actually dwarfs mine. Nice read, btw!