My interest in Tarot definitely falls into the "intellectual pursuit" category, overlapping just slightly into serious divination. I spend almost all my Tarot time studying the symbolism, history, and metaphysical adaptations of the cards. I spend very little time doing actual readings for others. I do spend a great deal of time in contemplative meditation of the cards, which might legitimately be called self-reading. I don't indulge in the parlor game aspect at all. In fact, I rarely mention the cards to friends, and keep my interest in them fairly private. The reason for that isn't what you might imagine. I just don't want to get involved in discussing the cards with people who know nothing about them. For me, the subject of Tarot is way too complicated and serious for that. And, when I've done readings for others, it has always been in the nature of therapy or self-realization help, rather than for divination.
One time I strayed from my private and personal approach to the Tarot. On a lark, I set up a Tarot table and participated in a local psychic fair. It was just my luck to have the photographer from the local newspaper take my picture sitting at the table, and publish it on the front page of the Sunday supplement. When I went to court the following week, the judge asked me if he needed to hear my motion, or if I could just tell him how he was going to rule in advance.
After the laughter died down, I decided not to do that again.
