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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I am aware of what Tarot is - to quote wikipedia:

Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, ethics, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.

It is not a spiritual practice or religious belief because of the deck of cards it uses - it's because tarot reading is a supernatural means of generating prophecies.

[–] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So is the Groundhog:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/02/groundhog-day-2026-shadow-results/88393885007/

We read prophecies all the time. They made a whole industry out of betting on such things.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't disagree? While I doubt there are many who truly believe in the prediction of punxsutawney phil, it would absolutely be a spiritual or religious observance/ritual for those that do.