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    Tarot and Religion: Why the Cards Aren’t the Enemy

    November 17, 2025 /

    People often ask me whether Tarot is “compatible” with religion; or more bluntly, whether it’s evil. As someone who reads professionally and also grew up within a Christian cultural framework (and has a very beloved brother-in-law who’s a vicar!), I think it’s time we unpack that a little. When I’m on my Tarot stall at the market, I often get Christians and Muslims who come over to critique the cards and admonish me for reading them (Jewish folks, in my experience, don’t tend to mind – maybe because Judaism has a more flexible relationship to divination, or maybe they just have better things to do with their time than harass…

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    Tarot isn’t supernatural by default. It doesn’t demand belief, summon spirits, or replace faith. It works through metaphor, archetype, and conversation - much like art, poetry, or scripture. This post is a response to the lazy habit of branding unfamiliar spiritual practices as “evil,” and a defence of Tarot as a reflective, humane, and deeply misunderstood tool.

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