A Very British Witchcraft

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Sanctuary S
Sanctuary Aug 19, 2013 12:12:55
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
Mustard wrote:
...then a desire for peace and harmony probably lay at the bottom of early Christianity, and look how that ended up.
Aye, the good news today though is that,

“The Northern Territory Government is repealing old legislation which makes tarot card reading and witchcraft illegal.

“The Witchcraft Act of 1735 has been inherited from Britain and has since been repealed in most other parts of the Western world. But Northern Territory Attorney-General John Elferink says a legal quirk meant it stayed on the Territory's statute books. He says a year in prison is a pretty stiff punishment for a tarot card reader and has promised to finally repeal the legislation.

"Tammy Hatherill, a tarot card reader and teacher based in Darwin, says readings are popular in the Top End. But she says the practice has a deeper purpose than providing a source of amusement. "Tarot is a healing, because all sorts of information come up in a tarot reading. It's information that people need to know, not necessarily what they want to know," she said. "It allows them then to look back on their lives and start to heal areas in their lives that need the healing." She says many people do not know the Witchcraft Act exists, so getting rid of it will not make much difference.

“Those in witchcraft and pagan circles say they are glad the law is being thrown out.”

More here :-)

Good on ya cobber :-)

L Littlestone
Littlestone Aug 19, 2013 13:39:44
Replying to Sanctuary

Tammy Hatherill’s comment, down near the bottom, was insightful I thought. She says, "Tarot is a healing, because all sorts of information come up in a tarot reading. It's information that people need to know, not necessarily what they want to know..." This resonates somewhat with Jung’s preface to the I Ching -

The I Ching insists upon self-knowledge throughout. The method by which this is to be achieved is open to every kind of misuse, and is therefore not for the frivolous-minded and immature; nor is it for intellectualists and rationalists. It is appropriate only for thoughtful and reflective people who like to think about what they do and what happens to them...

In the exploration of the unconscious we come upon very strange things, from which a rationalist turns away with horror, claiming afterward that he did not see anything. The irrational fullness of life has taught me never to discard anything, even when it goes against all our theories (so short-lived at best) or otherwise admits of no immediate explanation. It is of course disquieting, and one is not certain whether the compass is pointing true or not; but security, certitude, and peace do not lead to discoveries.