i never managed to grasp the true purpose of it? is it to divine the future? is it to seek guidance in a project? what use can i get from utilising tarot in my practice?
It is used to gain guidance for the present moment regarding the potential futures you may wish to choose to have.
Its insight into a potential future so that you can choose your future wisely. So basically tarot works best when you ask open ended questions about how, why, where or when (insert something here).
So for example: “How will i feel if i take a 9-5?”
“How will i feel if i start a business?”
“Where should i do ‘this’?”
“When should i do this?”
Etc etc.
This helps build a picture about the future u want to build.
Beyond divination it is supposed to show/be a path toward something like enlightenment. The Golden Dawn and others used it for other purposes than divination.
It’s to confirm what is already deep down known also to give insight into one’s life regarding what is to come, provide clarity regarding past, or present issues also can be used as mean of divination. Tho one can argue there are more reliable form divination that exists, tarot is one of them nonetheless
Insights, sharpen your intuition, tarot is still a very reliable form of divination. If that art is of your interest, then tarot can be an excellent outlet to practice and master those skills
Some folks use tarot in magick ritual like spells, I am not too familiar how that is done but there practitioners who do, that can be another use if that is your interest
Each card is a gateway.
Exactly I saw a video of Mark Passio about that. He said that Tarot is not meant to be used for simple stupefied fortune-telling. I think it can be used either way tho…