TAROT CARD READING

Explained ...

(by Lyn Shea)

Whatever the misconceptions about tarot card reading it continues to grow in popularity. Its not a new phenomena - it began in the thirteenth century in various parts of Europe as a way of encoding and preserving the ancient wisdoms from the onslaught of Christianity and its suppressions waged against other philosophies and creeds.

Tarot card reading is one of the oldest forms of scrying (seeing via symbols). The arcana (single cards) in tarot card reading form a language which traces the development of human life on earth through the various stages of growth, conflict and choice etc.

The way the cards are illustrated, and there are 78 of them, may vary depending on the artist but the code, or meaning, behind the symbolism does not vary, because the arcanum are numbered. beginning with 'The Fool' at 0 and ending with 'The World' at 21.

Numbers and mathematical systems underpin the solar system; they are indispensable in the understanding of cosmology and the universe. Astrology, numerology and certain other forms of divination are closely linked at source to tarot card reading.

Some people use tarot cards to meditate - this is done by selecting a card and then reflecting deeply about the symbol shown, keeping it in the mind's eye and seeing what thoughts are revealed by it, or what feelings and memories are released. Full-on tarot card reading is probably a little different from this, but still many people own tarot decks and simply like to look at the cards one by one or use them as a symbol or guide. At Cartouche we have two spreads based employing that technique, One Card Solution and Daily Reflection. They allow an instant stock-take of certain passing issues or nudge the mind away from the negative influences in readiness for the days' agenda.

Tarot card reading is an art form as well as a science, because the reader analysing the spread must use their own insight and clairvoyance to 'open up' the themes shown by the cards. If this were not the case, the readings would be one dimensional, flat and robotic. The hallmark of a good tarot card reading is when the information is taking on a meaning for you which is undeniable at a personal level, in the instinctive nature or the deeper psyche where truth lies.

Tarot card reading is not a guessing game on the part of the reader - the reader can only go as deeply as the recipient is prepared to go - otherwise it feels like an attack or an intrusion on the privacy of the enquirer.

The cards may mean more than one thing, and unless the recipient of the reading is ready to explore their personal feelings and enter into further discovery as the reading evolves then there are limited or weakened results.

In personal sittings the meaning of the reading may change in the way its perceived, both to the reader and to the recipient, as more and more clarity is gained. Tarot card reading is not simply depicting the future, its influencing it. Just as what you think, your changes of mood and mind influence it also. The future isn't set in tablets of stone, its a moveable feast.

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