XVII. Spreads are for Beginners. Later, One Reads Only the Cards Tarot is a lyrical language of the soul’s encounter with the Universe. It arises freely, and like the most dignified dance, allows us to express ourselves in motion to the music of the divine. The re-arrangement and reading of the deck is as sacred […]

XVI. Prepare to Face Ten Thousand Readings   Tarot is a dynamic engagement with every situation in time. When we read for others or ourselves, we re-align ourselves to the present moment. Tarot teaches us that time is the moving likeness of eternity. Time is a Tower that is endlessly building and collapsing. Remember then,

XV. Every Reading is as Important as Every Other Reading   Tarot is the story of everyone as told by someone. It is also the story of someone told by everyone. A Tarot reading can be the most important thing that someone ever ignores. So, we might never know (as with everything) the full consequence

XIV. You Do Not Need to Know Everything   Tarot is an imitation of life in as much as life is an imitation of reality. In a reading we can see the map laid out, but it will always be incomplete. Tarot allows us to make a map of the map. So, we might wonder

XIII. Learn to Hear the Real Question   Tarot is a matter of life and death. In a reading we can discern more questions from every card. Tarot opens the gates to universal truths transcendent of space and time. So, we should honour the question. Remember then, from the very beginning, to listen and listen

XII. Seek to Find the Answer that is There   Tarot is both the Answer and the Question. In the cards we can enter a dialogue with the deepest patterns of our life. Tarot allows us to gain a new perspective, as if from another source. So, we should consider that the Universe is a

Apply the Lessons of Tarot in Every Day   Tarot is an application of wisdom in life. Our readings allow us to look through the World. Tarot shows us that every day is a challenge, a resource, a lesson. So, we seek wisdom not only in the tarot but in life. Remember then, from the

X. Always Continue to Discover Mystery   Tarot is a Token of Mystery. The cards are a play of fate, fortune and destiny. Tarot allows us to read our fate and turn it into our destiny. So, we learn to incorporate and utilise whatever is happening in the moment. Remember then, from the very beginning,

Tarot is the Learning of a Lifetime   Tarot is responsive to change throughout our lifetime. The questions asked of the most ancient oracles are the questions that are asked now and will be asked in a thousand years. Tarot becomes part of the way we view life and the way we live it. So,

VIII. Tarot is Recognising Relationship   The Tarot is read through relationship between symbols and cards in the context of the situation. It provides us metaphors which can be applied to both pulling apart a challenge and putting together resources for a solution. Our own minds are pattern-makers as much as they are pattern-breakers. So,