What is the Tarot?
The Tarot is a symbolic map of consciousness that encompasses our journey through life, both spiritually and practically.
Tarot is a wheel of life that connects to our collective consciousness, which reflects our conscious, subconscious and unconscious levels of mind.
Tarot reading is a practice of divining wisdom and guidance through a specific spread (or layout) of Tarot cards. The cards are meant to provide insight into the innermost truths of your Higher Self. In other words, the cards provide an evolved awareness of what you already know deep within. The Tarot has been used as an oracle, in the basic form we know today, since the beginning of the seventeenth century.
The mystic of Tarot cards combine astrology, numerology, symbology and the occult to gain insight in the past, present and future.
The Meaning of the Tarot
The Tarot pack consists of 79 cards. They are divided into 22 cards of the Major Arcana, which divulge into greater secrets, and 56 cards of the Minor Arcana, which divulge into lesser secrets and are further divided into four suits. The suits of the Minor Arcana include Wands, Swords, Cups, and Disks.
Arcana means mysteries so the Major Arcana are the greater mysteries of life, these are the major lessons which we have no control over. They act as guides to inner development, they depict Universal forces within us that are tempting to express to, or through us.
The Major Arcana is a 22 card set within the tarot that is considered to be the core and the foundation for the deck. All of the deck is filled with archetypal significance, but this is most pronounced within the Major Arcana. These cards follow a storyline that tells of the spiritual travels taken from the innocent wonder of The Fool to the oneness and fulfillment of The World. In other words, these cards tell the story of humanity’s spiritual evolution into enlightenment and individuation.
The Minor Arcana cards are the lesser mysteries. They tell us more about our day to day events.
The fourteen cards in each suit are numbered from Ace to Ten, plus the Court Cards: Princess, Prince, Queen, and King. Decks can vary some in naming. The suits and the individual cards are not always called the same thing, but their core meanings are fairly universal.
The Minor Arcana of the Tarot symbolize daily aspects of life, giving insight into our challenges, talents, opportunities, and experience of ups and downs. Each suit represents an element: Wands are Fire, Swords are Air, Cups are Water, and Disks are Earth. The suits can reflect attitude and temperament, such as a fiery person or someone who is “up in the air” or “down to earth.” Determining a card’s significance is dependent upon the question, the reader, the person receiving the reading, and the placement of other cards in the spread.
Different Decks We Teach Are:
Osho Zen, Alister Crowley (Thoth Cards), Egyptian Cards, Oracle Cards, Rider Waite
Osho Zen Workshop includes:
Introduction to Tarot cards
- Connection of Tarot with Conscious, Sub-Conscious and Unconscious Mind
- Meditations
- Major and Minor Arcana
- Explanation of all Cards
- Color Symbology and Elemental Study
- Different Kinds of Spreads/Layouts
- Channeling & Healing with Cards
- Counseling and Guidance
Thoth Deck Workshop includes:
- Introduction to the Cards
- Major and Minor Arcana
- Zodiac signs and their Astrological Meanings
- 7 Planets and their Explanation
- Detailed Description of Cards
- Predictions, Counseling & Guidance
- Tree of Life
- Meditation, Channeling & Healing