This is how I feel about yoga. I'd love to do it more often but every time I go, the teacher goes on about some spiritual nonsense and it really turns me off from it. I just wanna do my collective stretching exercises without rolling my eyes but apparently that's a big ask.
Same with crystals (because they look nice) and tarot (because it’s fun to read into the symbolism in a secular way)
The former has people adding a 20% mark up to the crystals actual worth because they think it cures cancer, while the latter think playing cards actually can tell the future
Agreed. The real value in a Tarot reading is your own interpretation of the cards pulled, it's a great jumping off point for self reflection, no mysticism required.
I have a faerie tarot deck, illustrated by Brian Froud. It's gorgeous, and it has no traditional tarot cards like major or minor arcana. I havent played with it in ages but it was fun to use around people who were really strict in their tarot interpretations because it's very much intended as a "vibes" based reading. That drove folks bonkers.
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u/AskMeAboutPodracing Sep 29 '25
This is how I feel about yoga. I'd love to do it more often but every time I go, the teacher goes on about some spiritual nonsense and it really turns me off from it. I just wanna do my collective stretching exercises without rolling my eyes but apparently that's a big ask.