I've been toying with the idea lately of using divination (Tarot, Runes, etc, take your pick) not as divination but as a prop to exert will upon reality to make things happen, or make changes in my self.

For example, I will draw a spread and then do a thorough interpretation.  Then I will meditate on the meanings of the cards for a while and determine which cards I don't particularly want in the spread, then I draw cards to cover them.  I repeat this until I have the outcome I want, then I write it down and keep it with me.

While waiting in line, stuck in traffic or whenever I have a moment, I get it out and do quick meditations on, i.e. give it energy.

Any thoughts?

let me get you...you are trying to change ur destiny..in a way...

wudnt that be dangerous??

If one believes that he can move mountains then he will.

Sounds nice...at least the meditation

I just have a thought.

When we do a spread...we believe that we get a message from "spirit world" or "fate". The spread itself contain the messages, and it's up to the quarrant to meditate and find out the real "message" and try to follow the path that gives success or avoid the path that gives failur.

If you then do a spread....and you aren't quite pleased with one or several card and you choose to try again for just those....then I ask myself."Aren't  better just to pick those card you fancy and try to follow that particular path?"

The way you do it is (if you believe in Tarot) to cut several messages and put it into a good one, aren't right in my opinion, as you know from real world you can then be taken as conartist

I agree that to pick a good spread and then try to follow it's lead are a nice way to go...you then have a goal and a inspiration...but not a message from "Realm of Tarot"

I believe that if it works for you that is great, but I don't want to toy with destiny in that depth