I'm aware of it and how it relates to some different orders (Masonically affiliated and unaffiliated) but I by no means can read tarot cards.Out of curiosity do any of you read tarot?
It’s an area i personally have a lot of interest in and the Masonic conections are there but I’m interested if anyone here is into it?
Funny you mention BOTA, I am a member of the lodge BOTA founder/co-founder Bro. Paul Foster Case was raised in Fairport NY. Ironically anyone I've mentioned that to in lodge have never even heard of him.Many Brothers are members of the Builders of the Adytum, also known as BOTA. Maybe check them out if you are interested in learning about esoteric tarot subjects. I'm not promoting them, mind you, merely pointing them out. I was turned on to them by the Brothers that run the WCY podcast. FWIW, the tarot in that school of thought has nothing to do with divination, rather personal spiritual growth through esoteric study. Very interesting stuff.
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That is pretty neat that you belong to Brother Case's lodge. I've always been interested in the deeper esoteric aspects of study and havent limited myself to just Masonic authors. Not saying everything has merit! There are some real kooks out there with access to a word processor. And a lot of the new age stuff just really comes across as weird. LoL. But I find the hermetic kabbalah and tarot stuff very interesting study.Funny you mention BOTA, I am a member of the lodge BOTA founder/co-founder Bro. Paul Foster Case was raised in Fairport NY. Ironically anyone I've mentioned that to in lodge have never even heard of him.
I'm sure you're familiar with this and may already be a member of it but if a man wanted to explore that subject and stay within the Masonic family, the SRICF or SRIA(nglia) would be a good path to venture down. Seems SRICF is invite only but if a Brother wanted to get noticed the Rosicrucians tend to hang around the YR and SR alot.That is pretty neat that you belong to Brother Case's lodge. I've always been interested in the deeper esoteric aspects of study and havent limited myself to just Masonic authors. Not saying everything has merit! There are some real kooks out there with access to a word processor. And a lot of the new age stuff just really comes across as weird. LoL. But I find the hermetic kabbalah and tarot stuff very interesting study.
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I dont believe you have to attempt divination to study tarot effectively and gain benefit from it. Personal growth and development can be it's own goal by using the tarot to develop insights and understanding.Divination brings one closer to the esoteric goal of evolution, thereby any who sees tarot as apart from its source will employ this discipline in vain for not realizing this Principle of Correspondence.
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I have actually tried contacting them but without success-Many Brothers are members of the Builders of the Adytum, also known as BOTA. Maybe check them out if you are interested in learning about esoteric tarot subjects. I'm not promoting them, mind you, merely pointing them out. I was turned on to them by the Brothers that run the WCY podcast. FWIW, the tarot in that school of thought has nothing to do with divination, rather personal spiritual growth through esoteric study. Very interesting stuff.
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You're making a large leap that one lead to the other. I know it is a popular assumption, but I dont think the evidence quite supports the theory as much as we would like. Influenced by? Sure. That I'll buy.The Ancients didn't call what we know now as freemasonry, it was called Hermeticism, and the further that this knowledge got examined by "Masons" the more it became known as Freemasonry or in other words, the Measurement of Man's Spirituality through deeds and knowledge.
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I will still like it simply for you using the word "wonky" lol.Removed. Posted in the wrong thread because my phone is being wonky.
To be blunt I had always written it off as airy fairy nonsense as the only way I had experienced it was through that lens, however like most things in this arena there is very much a duality to it.I haven't worked Tarot in so many years it may have been before I petitioned. It's nice material but I lost interest after a while. Working the Tarot helps tune the mind to emotional input and to intuition, but having worked through those issues for me it got onto my been-there-done-that list.