So independent of any woo-woo, tarot cards are designed to be a potent conceptual microcosm. That means that when you shuffle the cards and do a reading, with a decent understanding of what each of the cards represents, you essentially make a little randomly generated conceptual perspective through which to view the problem. Extremely helpful for shaking out of an established mindset, finding an unexpected angle which reveals connections you hadn't considered.

I can't really speak to astrology, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be approximately accurate for some reason other than the stars themselves. Perhaps the changing temperatures of the seasons have a slightly noticeable effect on natal development.

People believe in a god who sacrificed himself to save people from himself. Tarot is downright reasonable in comparison.

I use tarot and other divination methods (primarily the I-Ching/Book of Changes). It’s less about trying to get magical communication from some sort of magical realm or helper for me, it is more a way to organize my thoughts. Often times, the advice associated with each card is just generic good advice, and it prompts me to consider situations from other perspectives. I take some time to think about a problem facing me and use the cards as creative prompts for ways to solve that problem. No supernatural stuff involved.

Horoscopes are mostly just (hopefully!) good advice packaged in what can only be described as a crime against astronomy. They’re good to read, because they tell you what people want to be thinking about themselves.

I assumed she was joking tbh

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Entertainment can be labor. If someone is explicit and consistent about a tarot reading being just a game of make-believe then I suppose it's fine, but I doubt most people who would do tarot readings professionally would be about to pull it off with at least winking at their audience.

That's the beauty of communes. It's up to the group to define what's acceptable.

The Political Officer has conscripted you... to also make Rube Goldberg machines that smack Astrolgers and Psychics upside the head. Not a bad gig!

That sounds awfully intolerant. Ha. Gotcha.

Now I play the card pot of greed which allows me to draw 3 additional cards from my deck.

And beating up people is labor too. Our utopia grows ever closer.

Listening to people talk esoteric bs is labor.

"It's your fault it does not work, you don't believe! You are not in the know!"

Hey, you want to read tarot cards after helping plow the fields in the commune, go for it.

Knock Knock

Political officer is outside!

Good human! A Political Officer will not be visiting you anytime soon