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I'm in a bit of a different situation. I thankfully am not surrounded by fundies; I live in one of the most progressive communities in the country, probably, a small city that supports all things alternative and woo woo, and frankly I'm the skeptical one about tarot lol.
But the fact of the matter is I'm fairly in the closet because it creeps out my wife. And I respect that. She's a very rational person (we're Jewish btw) but she went through a period in her early teen years where she kinda got freaked out by some of the things that preteen girls can freak each other out with. She had some experience with a Ouija board that she won't talk about, and shudders talking about reading VC Andrews. Campfire stuff, but I respect that. I had a friend in college who got that way, and when he found out I used the tarot, asked me to exorcize his "haunted" apartment. (Which I did, or rather I did some stupid mumbo jumbo to reassure someone I loved).
Anyhow, I censor myself about tarot, and keep my practice pretty much to when the wife and kids are sleeping.
I also do that because, having kids, our time is pretty cramped and we need to bring in the dollars. And I have enough other hobbies which it is a battle to make time for, and prove they are not a waste of time. Writing mostly. Which is what brought me back to tarot, as a writing tool.
I imagine that I will eventually come out more. My wife knows I read about it, and I have received decks in the mail. But we otherwise don't talk about it.
I'm sure it will change when the kids get older, and if I ever get proficient enough to do readings publicly again. I have a feeling that I might be able to sell the idea to my wife if I could make some money at it, LOL.
But the fact of the matter is I'm fairly in the closet because it creeps out my wife. And I respect that. She's a very rational person (we're Jewish btw) but she went through a period in her early teen years where she kinda got freaked out by some of the things that preteen girls can freak each other out with. She had some experience with a Ouija board that she won't talk about, and shudders talking about reading VC Andrews. Campfire stuff, but I respect that. I had a friend in college who got that way, and when he found out I used the tarot, asked me to exorcize his "haunted" apartment. (Which I did, or rather I did some stupid mumbo jumbo to reassure someone I loved).
Anyhow, I censor myself about tarot, and keep my practice pretty much to when the wife and kids are sleeping.
I also do that because, having kids, our time is pretty cramped and we need to bring in the dollars. And I have enough other hobbies which it is a battle to make time for, and prove they are not a waste of time. Writing mostly. Which is what brought me back to tarot, as a writing tool.
I imagine that I will eventually come out more. My wife knows I read about it, and I have received decks in the mail. But we otherwise don't talk about it.
I'm sure it will change when the kids get older, and if I ever get proficient enough to do readings publicly again. I have a feeling that I might be able to sell the idea to my wife if I could make some money at it, LOL.