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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:24 am Post subject: tarot card readings |
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What do think of tarot card readings done in Hongdae? In my opinion, it can be quite a creepy experience, especially if you are told something you have actually been doing/not doing.  |
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the_beaver

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: |
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I think it's completely bullshit and refuse to spend any money or time on it. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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It was 5,000 won per question. Not so cheap, huh? I only asked about one thing. You can choose between love, marriage, career, etc readings. 5,000 per topic. There were 3 guys in the tent. Two older ones and a younger one. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: |
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princess wrote: |
It was 5,000 won per question. |
I'll answer any question you have for only 4,000 won. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading
That's all it is. It's always rather amazing how the power of the tarot et al disappears when the subject only gives yes or no answers. |
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oneofthesarahs

Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:07 am Post subject: |
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My now ex-coworker believed she was a witch and gave tarot card readings. She gave them to a couple of the Korean teachers in the office, and they secretly laughed about it behind her back. She gave me a reading, and promptly began crying, because there was "so much emotion in my life." |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: |
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5000 won is cheap for a con artist. |
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Adventurer

Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:48 am Post subject: |
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I have in the past predicted some things about some people (I can't do this all the time) by feeling their energy. However, I didn't ask for money, I have no control over this, and I don't believe in tarot readings. However, I think it is possible that some people do possess a sixth sense, but that is a different topic. It was found through some experiments that animals possess a sixth sense, so why not humans and sometimes by questions people pose you can guess their situation. If I were a tarot card reader, I see many people and many people have similar situations.
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JMO

Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Adventurer wrote: |
I have in the past predicted some things about some people (I can't do this all the time) by feeling their energy. However, I didn't ask for money, I have no control over this, and I don't believe in tarot readings. However, I think it is possible that some people do possess a sixth sense, but that is a different topic. It was found through some experiments that animals possess a sixth sense, so why not humans and sometimes by questions people pose you can guess their situation. If I were a tarot card reader, I see many people and many people have similar situations.
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What experiments? I'm not sure you are using the word energy in the correct way. |
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Adventurer

Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: |
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JMO wrote: |
Adventurer wrote: |
I have in the past predicted some things about some people (I can't do this all the time) by feeling their energy. However, I didn't ask for money, I have no control over this, and I don't believe in tarot readings. However, I think it is possible that some people do possess a sixth sense, but that is a different topic. It was found through some experiments that animals possess a sixth sense, so why not humans and sometimes by questions people pose you can guess their situation. If I were a tarot card reader, I see many people and many people have similar situations.
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What experiments? I'm not sure you are using the word energy in the correct way. |
How can you explain feeling someone's feelings from a distance? Is that energy? How can you explain hearing your brother's thoughts when he was in Europe while you picked up on his thoughts that he e-mailed to you the next day? As far as the experiments, I was reading about some experiments that were conducted in England on dogs and cats to see if they could know when their master was coming home. It was found the animals knew even before they could even visually see them. That is quite fascinating, I think. However, I am skeptical about tarot and most people who claim to have some sixth sense they are using for profit. |
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JMO

Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Adventurer wrote: |
JMO wrote: |
Adventurer wrote: |
I have in the past predicted some things about some people (I can't do this all the time) by feeling their energy. However, I didn't ask for money, I have no control over this, and I don't believe in tarot readings. However, I think it is possible that some people do possess a sixth sense, but that is a different topic. It was found through some experiments that animals possess a sixth sense, so why not humans and sometimes by questions people pose you can guess their situation. If I were a tarot card reader, I see many people and many people have similar situations.
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What experiments? I'm not sure you are using the word energy in the correct way. |
How can you explain feeling someone's feelings from a distance? Is that energy? How can you explain hearing your brother's thoughts when he was in Europe while you picked up on his thoughts that he e-mailed to you the next day? As far as the experiments, I was reading about some experiments that were conducted in England on dogs and cats to see if they could know when their master was coming home. It was found the animals knew even before they could even visually see them. That is quite fascinating, I think. However, I am skeptical about tarot and most people who claim to have some sixth sense they are using for profit. |
Energy is the capacity to do work(just looked it up). I'm not sure what you would call your experience but I don't think the word energy is aplicable(sp). Personally I would say the email thing is just a coincdence. How do you know you are feeling someones feelings from a distance?
Have you a link for these experiments. It sounds interesting. I would have some questions. Would the pets be familiar with the owners schedule? Would there be any other explanations other than a 6th sense. could it be a better sense of hearing? Could it be the observers unconsciously cued the animal? Sounds like an interesting subject. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Adventurer wrote: |
It was found through some experiments that animals possess a sixth sense |
There isn't any good repeatable research to support such ability in humans or animals.
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As far as the experiments, I was reading about some experiments that were conducted in England on dogs and cats to see if they could know when their master was coming home. It was found the animals knew even before they could even visually see them. |
Animals use other normal senses beyond sight. I remember my sister's dog would "predict" when my mother's BF was coming. How'd he know? Summer. Windows open. He could hear him jangling his keys long before we could hear it.
This is the problem with such research, the experiments that show an effect have very poor controls. When you have very good protocols and very good controls, the effect disappears. |
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trubadour
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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A 'sixth sense' is the power to know what you can't explain by merely physical. It is only one aspect of thought, knowledge and perception. The power of thought to know thought. Thought is work or action so that is why it can be called energy.
We are thinking, imaginative living beings by definition, not only rational-logical or even just material. Indeed, the evidence of the 5 senses will not explain much about what makes a human life or the sophistication of human culture, and is barely able to explain our experience of the animal world. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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trubadour wrote: |
A 'sixth sense' is the power to know what you can't explain by merely physical. |
What is an example of something that can be known by means other than the physical? And thought is generated in the brain, which is physical. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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What happens if you ask the tarot reader to redeal the cards?Do they come out in the same order? Though not, and if that's not important then why use them.
Please don't go to the tarot reader with your GF, even if you are just doing it out of curiosity, the reader will often make a decision on whether you make a good couple or not. Do you want a stranger making those decisions? Of course you could bribe the reader before hand to say good things This of course depends on how gullible your gf is, which if she is going out with 'you' I would say is 'very'.
Adventurer, sorry your claims are far to anecdotal and lacking in detail to be taken seriously. We often think about distant loved ones and feel what they are feeling. This is because we know them well and what they are doing, so we can imagine what they are going through.
If we also throw in a bit of paranoia and start worrying about loved ones then one day are worries are confirmed we forget about the times nothing happened and cling to the coincidence as something supernatural. People can be very selective about their hits and misses.
I often worry about folks back home and if they are still alive, I know one day I may get a call confirming my worries. I won't see this as some special power. |
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