Tarot cards of the devil?

Question

are tarot cards of the devil?

Answer 1

No. The Devil is a card in the deck.

Answer 2

Tarot cards are not of the Devil.
Depending on who you read, tarot cards originated with the gypsies, or come from either India or Egypt. They are one of many different forms of divination that are available, and their are forms of divination used in the Bible. If you read the first five books you'll come across a system of divination used by the Jewish priests.
While it is true that the future hasn't happened yet, the future is tied to the present. Because certain things have happened they make it much more likely that something else is going to happen, these patterns are not always easily discernable and divination uses tools to help us discern these patterns.
All forms of divination function off the principle of synchronicity put forth by Karl Jung. Basically, this theory states that two or more things that do not appear to be related to one another actually are, and meaning could be derived from this interrelationship.

Answer 3

Any form of divination is thought to be a sin (whether or not it succeeds, or whether you are communicating with Satan or something). I, however, do not think Satan personally designed such a friviolous and arbitrary way of "predicting" the future, or that he has any say, whatsoever, in whatever random card you toss up and whatever meaning you attribute to it (heck, tarot cards inspired our modern playing card decks! Are you communing with the Devil everytime you play Solitaire? I'm not, at least.)

Answer 4

Quite simply, no, tho' those who wish to keep you powerless will have you think as such.

Lesson: never take anyone's word for gospel.

Learn more here about tarot history, tradition and guidance, and see for yourself what tarot is about:

http://www.tarotamerica.com

Answer 5

Of themselves, no. They can be tools of the devil though.

They can lead people away from God. Anything that does that is dangerous and opens us up to the influences of Satan. Tarot cards are used for divination. This goes against God because we are to trust him concering our future.

Satan is more then happy to tell us the future in order to lead us further from God.

Answer 6

anything used to conjure up answers from spirits isn't good. i thought it was real cute to play around with that stuff when i was a teenager. i had a girlfriend who had a wiccan high priestess for a neighbor, so we used to visit her and have her read our cards for us. this woman seemed to know every little thing about me the very first time she met me, simply by reading the cards. i never could figure out exactly why the devil and death cards popped up every single time she did a reading, but it made me a bit nervous that it happened consistently. of course, i had to go back again and again just to see if the same cards popped up, and of course, they did. so i bought into it a little bit i guess. i thought maybe there was something to it, and i think i've finally figured out what that is.

when i finally converted to christianity about a year ago (i had been an agnostic all my life), i started having some problems. problems i really couldn't tell anyone about, for fear of being laughed at. i was attacked and held down over a period of about two months, but not by human hands. sometimes i would see this shadow basically lying on top of me when i was in bed. it looked like black smoke; solid, but opaque- like a silhouette, but still three-dimensional. it always gave me an intense sense of fear when it was around, and sometimes physical pain in my chest or shoulders or both. once i was sitting at the computer, and i didn't see it, but i felt it tug at my wrists. other times i could feel it shoving my couch or my bed or my chair, shaking it a little bit. like i said, this lasted for about two months, until i finally overcame it.

i seriously think it was a spirit that knew about my little adventures with the tarot cards (and seances, and so forth), and wanted to scare me away from God. i've heard other stories from people who were into the occult and then converted to christianity and had the same kinds of experiences. of course i heard all these stories months after my own experience, and it truly shocked me to know that i wasn't the only one. i think the death and devil cards that were always pulled up were a sign that i was going to be converted to christianity one day, and they were a kind of warning for me, a good and crafty way to get me to stay away from the truth.

you probably won't have any real trouble if you're playing around with tarot cards and ouija boards and the like. it's when you leave that completely and come to Christ when you will have the real troubles. the demons involved with that kind of thing want to do whatever they can to keep you away from God. stay away from tarot cards.

Answer 7

Tarot Cards: What Are They?
Tarot cards, sometimes called "the book of divination of the gypsies," are known traditionally as a deck of 78 cards with various pictures on them. They have been used for hundreds of years to reveal hidden truths about and foresee the future of the person receiving the card reading. Tarot card decks come in many varieties-one online tarot card encyclopedia lists 70 major varieties of tarot cards ranging from "Tarot of the Cat People" to "Halloween Tarot" to "Dali Universal Tarot" designed by the famous artist, Salvador Dali. There is much speculation over the origin of tarot cards. Did they really originate with the gypsies, or did they come from medieval Europe? Others have maintained that tarot cards came from China or ancient Egypt. A few decades ago, tarot cards were instantly associated with gypsies, but today the cards are just as popular among occultists and New Agers. Whatever their origin, there doesn't seem to be any argument that after being introduced to Western Europe in the 14th or 15th century, their use has spread, and today they can be found all over the world.

Tarot Cards: What's in a Deck?
The tarot card deck is made up of essentially two parts: 56 pictorial cards that are surprisingly similar to a regular deck of playing cards and 22 additional cards called the major arcane. These cards include pictures with names such as the Fool, the Devil, Temperance, the Hermit, the Sun, the Lovers, the Juggler, the Hanged Man, and Death. Those who believe in tarot and have their cards read regularly say that the readings help them prepare for the future by not only revealing truths about their lives, but also by divulging secrets about people all around them. Experienced psychic tarot card readers claim that they are the only ones who can deliver a truthful reading and caution against just reading interpretations out of the book that comes with the cards. In order to get the best reading from the cards, the one who desires the reading must concentrate on the cards with the psychic reader, and the psychic reader helps that person make contact with the cards and put their own "special vibration" on the deck so the cards will reveal all their mysteries. Readers of tarot cards lay the cards out in special combinations called spreads. In these spreads, it becomes possible for the reader to see a detailed, pictorial representation of the situation for which their client has come to them. In a traditional 10-card spread called the Celtic Cross, a reader can look at the positions of the cards and determine what past actions have contributed to or caused the situation, and based on current events in the client's life, and the "energy" of the cards, what will most likely occur in the future.

Tarot Cards: What's the Harm?
The use of tarot cards does not seem to be a religion in the sense that it does not involve the worship of deities. However, in another sense, it is very much a religion (or some would say obsession) when it becomes a practice or activity that someone is completely devoted to. At some point, it can take on cultish or occultish aspects. In fact, there are many people who place tarot cards in the same category as other occult fortune-telling techniques such as the ouija board, astrology, crystal balls, palmistry, and tea leaves. Of course, some maintain that tarot cards are just harmless fun. Tarot cards fit in well with the New Age movement that is so prevalent these days. New Agers use certain practices or methods to "get in touch with their inner spirits," and tarot cards can be a perfect way for them to channel their thoughts and connect with the "Oneness of the Universe."

So where is the harm in tarot cards? If those who use tarot cards are not worshipping Satan and are not conjuring up evil spirits or sacrificing virgins, how can tarot cards possibly be a danger to anyone? Oddly enough the danger of tarot cards is admitted within the ranks of tarot card readers themselves. The readers cannot explain how the tarot readings work, and the decision to use a particular system in reading the cards is entirely a matter of the personal preference of the reader. In other words, two readers could read the same spread of cards and come up with entirely different interpretations of those cards. Tarot card readers also say that the tarot can only provide a static "photograph" of a situation, and that our own choices and actions determine our future-not the cards. If this is the case, why use the tarot cards at all?

Tarot Cards: No Hope for the Future
Tarot cards represent the fact that we all want to know what the future has in store for us. One could argue that it's actually commendable to want to make good decisions in the present based on our knowledge of the future. However, since the future hasn't happened yet, there is no power here on earth that can tell us what's in store. In order to have a hope for the future and gain the wisdom to make sound decisions now, we must tap into the power of the Creator of the universe - the only One who knows our future - God. Your future is written in the pages of God's Word, the Bible; and God never changes, and His Word is not open to multiple interpretations. So, rather than basing your actions on a deck of cards and betting your future on the whims of card readers who admit that "nothing is written in stone," why not place your trust in the unchangeable God who wants to be personally involved in your future.

Answer 8

Yes.It is ignorance that by asking and demanding that one can win the devil on the contrary more people are put to loneliness and the good and holy are stretched.

Answer 9

no, devil does not play cards. so no

Answer 10

No, in the bible , Paul even entices people to do prophecy rather than speaking of the tongue. read it in Corinthians.