Tarot Exercises part 1

Simple divination is but one use of tarot. Tarot is most effectively used to help transform conciousness and to meditate upon. There are 2 types of tarot users, those who rely upon their innate "abilities" (which all people have to a greater or lesser extent) and those that are the same as the 1st group BUT also KNOW and communicate with their deck.

First and foremost as tarot users we should know that Tarot is ALIVE. A simple way to approach any deck is to treat them as: "TAROT ARE LIKE A PERSON, TREAT THEM BADLY AND THEY'LL TREAT YOU BADLY, TREAT THEM WELL AND THEY'LL BE YOUR FRIENDS."

This simple yet effective exercise should be undertaken for those who are regular meditators, at least this will be most effective for those that meditate often. Part 2 will examine a simple yet effective method to "get to know" your entiure deck.

PART 1 : court card exercise

1. Remove all the court cards from your deck. Set aside the rest of the deck, you will not be using them.

2. Briefly enter silence and still your mind. Take the cards and shuffle them in this "silent" mode.

3. From this deck choose 1 card, face down. Place the rest of the cards aside.

4. With your chosen card place it in both hands. Caress the card. Briefly enter silence and meditate upon the card, stilling the mind, free yourself allowing the card to "talk to you".

5. After this brief period turn over the card. Hold the card close to your face and study it. Clear your mind and meditate open eyed on the card. Let the card fill your conciousness. The card may begin to move and become alive, do not resist this, only resist absurdities such as an appearance of mickey mouse. Meditate open eyed holding the card in your conciousness for 5-10 mins.

6. Now you have communicated with the cards. This is a simple exercise that is surprisingly effective. Feel free to write down any exeperiences or things you have learnt.

More to come

Links:

Learn the Tarot Course

The Magical World of the Tarot: Fourfold Mirror of the Universe

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot

Learning the Tarot (yahoo group, please note there are many similiar)