At
first glance the tarot seems hard to understand.
Unfortunately few Tarot books explain it simply. They overload
the novice with too much information: astrology, psychology,
symbolism, numerology, Quabala etc. But the cards were first
designed when most of the population were illiterate.
Much
of the knowledge was passed down by Romany oral traditions.
(Did you know that recently Michael Caine acknowledged his
Gypsy blood- joining Charlie Chaplin and Bob
Hoskins as Gypsy film stars?)
In essence the tarot cards meanings are only
triggers to your own intuition. Some of the best readers
I've met don't understand the history and complex mystical
traditions and symbolism of tarot cards. They intuitively
grasp the hidden meanings of the Tarot cards - and
this is what the ancient inventors intended.
And this is how I'll teach you to work: with Traditional
Tarot Card Meanings but also Intuitive Tarot
Card Meanings. You can read about the detailed meanings
of Tarot Cards at your leisure once you know these basics. TOP
How to Read Tarot Cards Lessons
WHY ORACLES WORK
All oracles are based upon interpreting random events. The
fall of coins or runes, the patterns in sand or smoke stains
on a mirror- all have a random element. The random events
take on a special meaning when we ask them to be our oracle. Carl Jung, the father of analytical psychology, called this
synchronicity.
His theory, in short, proposed that psychological
events ran in parallel to material ones. Hence the powerful
unconscious psyche attracted unusual coincidences. Oracles
are a focal point for these forces. TOP
LET
THE TAROT TEACH YOU
First you've got to decide which Tarot Cards you want to
work with. I would strongly suggest the Rider Tarot pack
designed by A E Waite. Their advantage is that they retain
much of the traditional symbolism and all of the cards have
a picture to guide you. The Tarot Cards teach you by themselves.
Before you start practicing get to know the Tarot Cards.
Look at each one and decide what it is trying to tell you.
How would you interpret the card in a reading? What does
it say about the emotional, spiritual or material conditions
of a person? Devote a good deal of time to this before you
look up the standard meanings of the cards. It will help
you link your own intuitive response to the cards. When
you've decided on your interpretation compare it with the
list printed later. You'll probably find that your interpretation
comes pretty close to the established meanings. TOP
Sadly, many tarot readers are clairvoyantly ungifted. The
Tarot cards will provide interesting insights but if you
want to astonish your sitter with your accuracy then you
must use your clairvoyant skills- which is what this book's all about.
A lot of sitters don't understand that a true psychic doesn't
need Tarot Cards or oracles to tell them all about their
life and future. When the sitter sees the Tarot Cards before
them it is reassuring- if the cards say so then it must
be true. I use the Tarot cards with some sitters because
it focuses their attention, they relax and their aura opens.
They are also a useful talking point to keep the attention
on the subject being discussed. But the Tarot cards are
secondary to the psychic gifts you use.
It's interesting to conduct a reading with all the Tarot
Cards face down. I've experimented by placing my hand on
the unseen Tarot card and told the person all about their
life. For example I place my hand on Tarot card number one
and describe the sitter's problems. Then for number two
I explain the things that stand in their way, for number
two I describe their ambitions, for four their inner feelings
etc. When I turn the Tarot Cards over it's clearly seen
that the images reflect the points I've been talking about.
The psychic meaning is far more important than the
traditional meaning of the Tarot.
The fact is that it's the psychic skills that count over
the augury of an oracle. Trust your gut feeling. You don't
need to look up the meanings of the cards in long lists
of divination meanings. You just trust your clairvoyant
instincts. TOP
We also have Tarot Lessons available in out Community area. It's free to join. You can also pay for membership for a small fee and have access to our online psychic classes. TOP
If you have an interest in the Tarot cards or are learning to read them then your dreams may make specific references to cards. These symbols may reveal information about yourself and in some instances may be prophecies for the future. Even if you have no knowledge of the Tarot, similar imagery may spontaneously appear in your dreams. These images may be interpreted in a similar way to the cards and have similar forecasts for the future.
Included below are the Jungian dream meanings for the 22 major arcana cards from the 78 Tarot deck together with their traditional fortune telling meanings.
The Fool: This is Jung's archetype of the divine child such as the infant Christ. It may show the birth of a hero. In a psychological sense it is the beginning of the inner journey to spirituality, it is the archetypal wanderer. Forecast: A journey. You are protected by your innocence. The novice.
The Magician: This is the divine Messenger, Mercury, Hermes, and Thoth. This symbol represents the power of free will to bring about transformation. Because of associations with sleight of hand it may also to a lesser extent suggests the archetype of the trickster. (The animal aspect of ourselves that is his unreasoning.) Forecast: Self-control, skill, taking charge.
The High Priestess: This symbol is associated with the goddess Isis or Artemis, the huntress. The card represents the intuition and the imagery may represent the unconscious and in particular the anima. (The female aspect of the mind.) Jungian psychologists have linked it to the archetype of the virgin. Forecast: Intuition, wisdom, mysteries, secrets, tenacity.
The Empress: This card represents nature and the feminine side of the psyche. The symbolism suggests Jung's archetype of the mother and feminine authority. In a dream she may show your feminine tendencies. Forecast: Fertility, abundance, mother, health, kindliness.
The Emperor: This image represents the masculine side of the psyche or any strong masculine authority. It is closely associated with Jung's archetype of the father as well as the hero. In your dream he may show your masculine tendencies. Forecast: Willpower, ambition, stability, father, benefactor.
The Hierophant: This image may represent the spiritual conscience. It is a religious figure and may suggest the Jungian archetype of the religious teacher. Some Jungian psychologists say it is the archetype of the wise old man. Forecast: Marriage, good advice, religion, the higher self, mercy.
The Lovers: This symbol suggests the union of opposites, especially masculinity and femininity, anima and animus. Jung believed that our spiritual goal is to bring these opposites within the psyche into harmony. Dream lovers are sometimes the other side of ourselves. Forecast: Love, sexual union, beauty, emotional success, trials overcome.
The Chariot: This card represents Jung's persona (The self we show to the world) The imagery also suggests the archetype of the warrior. (The hero who seeks out the truth) it is full of drive towards a fixed goal and thus a victory. It also suggests the spiritual impulse which sooner or later will drive person to seek to discover their true nature. Forecast: The driving force, triumph, war, vengeance, providence.
Justice: The symbolism represents the law of karma (cause and effect). As with the Hierophant, this card can also represents the conscience and in particular with relation to material affairs and self-judgment. In a dream it may show the part of you that is moral. Forecast: The law, truth, balance, control, a contract.
The Hermit: The theme of this image is the wise old sage. He is the inner guiding light of the higher self. The lamp he carries may show the powers of the intuition. This symbol represents withdraw and meditation. It is reminiscent of Jung's archetype of the wise old man. Forecast: Prudence, a lonely spiritual quest, treason, caution, inertia.
The Wheel of Fortune: The wheel symbolises the law of cyclic manifestation. It may also hint at past lives and the cycle of reincarnation. Similar imagery in a psychic dream may represent psychological growth and suggests the archetypes of fate and destiny. Forecast: The hand of fate, a turn for the better, luck, destiny, abundance.
Strength: Most decks use the symbol of the lion for this card and sometimes a woman controls the beast. The card shows controlled strength, courage and inner resolve. The dream symbolism suggests the archetypes of goodness and endurance. Forecast: Fortitude, courage, energy, success, self-discipline.
The Hanged Man: This card means selfless sacrifice for the purpose of helping others. The imagery of this card indicates the archetypes of sacrifice and initiation. It also suggestive of the archetype of the dying gods such as Christ. The symbolism in a dream may be a prelude to spiritual rebirth and the ending of a difficult period in your life. Forecast: Wisdom in difficulties, self-sacrifice, intuition, initiation, prophecy.
Death: The card shows the ending of one cycle so that a new one can begin. Death also suggests change and spiritual transformation. This card indicates sudden change and in a dream may show that you are experiencing many psychological changes. The imagery relates to Jung's archetype of rebirth. Forecast: Transformation, events beyond your control, inevitable changes.
Temperance: This card shows the skill that is required to persevere and how to make the best of difficult situations. The card shows a communication between heaven and earth and psychologically may represent the union of opposites as from Jungian psychology. Forecast: management, economy, transcendence, wise counsel.
The Devil. This dark card represents slavery or confinement and in particular bondage to the desires. The imagery also indicates the harm caused by an inflated ego. From a Freudian standpoint the card shows the libido (Psychological and sexual energy.) In a dream he may represent an animalistic aspect of sexuality. Forecast: Anger, violence, jealousy, greed, deceit, instinct, sexual passion.
The Tower: The card shows a stone tower destroyed by lightening. It is a symbol for unexpected bad luck and ruin. In a dream a destroyed tower may show despair and breakdown and possibly also sexual worries, as the tower is a phallus symbol. This card represents catastrophe. The imagery of this card suggests the archetype of chaos. Forecast: Catastrophe, repossession, ruin, adversity, calamity.
The Star: This is a card of hope and promise. Just as a star may guide a ship so hope may guide our life. Some Jungian psychologists say that the star symbolizes that part of the personality that survives death. It is the spiritual part of the psyche. Forecast: Hope, goals, expectations, guiding force, enlightenment, bright prospects.
The Moon: The moon represents the instincts and is a symbol for the female aspect of the self (The anima) it is closely associated with the intuition and the instincts. In the tarot the card also shows the irrational fears. Forecast: Dark forces, nightmares, illusion, hidden fears, danger overcome through intuition.
The Sun: as the giver of light the sun represents life and the forces of conscious creativity. The imagery of this card suggests the growth, success, and abundance. The sun is an archetype God and full consciousness. Forecast: Happiness, joy, freedom, happy marriage, success, health, fertility.
The Judgment: The symbolism of this card suggests the archetypes of evaluation, reward, and completion. Some versions show people rising from the grave- a symbol of spiritual rebirth and release from ignorance and bondage. Forecast: A major decision, outcome, final result, rebirth, problems overcome.
The World: The card indicates completion. The imagery of this card is a circle indicating the archetypes of wholeness, synthesis, and perfection. The circle is the perfect mandala- the archetypal symbol that appears in dreams that represents spiritual perfection and wholeness. Forecast: Successful completion, assured success, recognition, long distance travel, harmony.
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At
first glance the tarot seems hard to understand.
Unfortunately few Tarot books explain it simply. They overload
the novice with too much information: astrology, psychology,
symbolism, numerology, Quabala etc. But the cards were first
designed when most of the population were illiterate. 
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