Chuong: I didn't know tarot cards originated in Italy at Leonardo's hometown in the form of playing cards. Even more interesting is that French occultists in the 18th century were responsible for making tarot cards in their current forms. I wonder how Leonce feels about this.

Zax: I know in Asia in general, y'all practice divination. But how common are tarot cards used in Vietnam?

Chuong: Not common and most of us don't care for them. But it surprises me how this form of occultism has been around for about 300 years, which isn't ancient or anything.

Battle Bear: These occultists you speak of were ecclesiastical in nature, where they combined various philosophies and ideas. Christianity and mysticism were part of this.

Zax: Then where did the idea that tarot readings were demonic in nature come from then?

Battle Bear: Probably your horror movies or around the time Ouija boards were deemed unbiblical.

Dawn: Tarot readings are in a grey area because of how they are used. In the unethical sense is charging money for this, especially today. I can see why the state of Pennsylvania outlawed charging for tarot readings. On the other hand, a hospitalized patient can request their own divine practitioner to come to their room, assuming they don't have a contagious disease, to use tarot readings in relation to their health problems. In this situation, the practitioner must be extremely careful in interpreting the readings to avoid causing anxiety in the patient.

Shadow Lord Razor Fang: Most pagans have zero understanding about tarot card readings because of their relatively recent origins with French occultists. But I do have a personal rule to go by that most people can agree on; if you don't know what it is, you should ignore them and leave them alone.

Juno: In Asian horror movies involving their local mythology, you see examples of divination in them. Korean horror movies depicting ghosts and spirits will feature practitioners of divination, who are often sought by the protagonist for help.

Shadow Hunter: In The Philippines, they're a Christian nation yet they still hold on to their original mythology. I wonder if there are divine practitioners there.

Bamboo Bear: Still there even after our time as a Spanish colony. We are a world of our own and our culture and heritage is still rich as ever.

Leonce: When you look at my religious background, Moon Moon, I can confirm for you that it angered me. But there was nothing I could do about it. I spoke out against it, but no one listened. Such a thing would get me in trouble today.

Super C: It would, but I get it. I also find it disgusting. It's why I ban the G-52s and their allies from using tarot cards, Ouija boards, and anything else associated with the occult. Would I be correct to say you'd also get furious over people making money off this?

Leonce: You would.

Super C: *to Razor Fang* That's a good rule to go by; I'm adapting it for the G-52 Code of Conduct.

Leo: So what does bother you the most about the concept?

Leonardo: Probably the fact they were ecclesiastical in nature. God's Word is sacred. There are severe consequences to those who add to it, subtract from it, or twist it out of context for their own gain. I thought that's what these tarot people were doing.

Leonce: So did I. Were we mistaken?

Super C: I don't know; that's a good question. It's not my area of expertise.

Zax: I believe the word you're looking for is eclectic. Ecclesiastical means referring to the church or Christianity. Those occultists are eclectic, not ecclesiastical.

Leonce: Eclectic. Sorry about that. That was the word I was looking for.

Leonardo: An easy mistake to make.