Tarot Exercises Part 2

Tarot Exercises Part 2

The Tarot is generally made up of 78 cards.  We have 22 “trump cards” (22 Hebrew letters) 16 Court cards (king, queen, knight and “page”.  Lastly we have remaining 40 numerical cards (4 sets of 10).  We shall explore this more later.

For now let’s move onto a simple but LONG term exercise.

You should get to KNOW your deck intimately.  How does one do this? One meditates.

You should obtain a book to be used as a journal.  Now you have to meditate upon every one of the 78 cards!...yes a daunting task, but there are no quick fixes; a good meal isn’t made up of “fast food.”

Feel free to add to your journal at all times.

1. Take a card from your deck.  Now Which card should this be?  That is up to YOU.  There are several methods a0 follow a numerical value system.  Such as start with card #1 of the trump cards…then move on to card #2 etc.  Or you could follow a system based upon how the cards are placed upon the tree of life.  Or simply meditate and pick a card from the deck.  The choice is YOURS. But stick to it!

2.     Now you must meditate upon your chosen card daily.  Do this initially by staring at the card.  Place it close to your eyes.  Allow the image to fill your consciousness.  At this initial stage do not allow anything to move.  You are merely attempting to fix the image in your mind.  SO much so you could close your eyes and see the card.  DO this initial “staring” for around 10 minutes a night, preferably at the same time every night.  Do this for at least a week, perhaps 2 weeks.

• Now you should know the card off by heart and pretty much be able to see the card without even looking at it.  Continue as in stage 2 but allow the card to Move.  You should be able to now meditate closed eyed upon the card.  Do this for several days.

1. Gradually carry on as before.  But now you should move your consciousness so you are within the card.  Feel free to interact with any of the beings in the card.

• Do this for every card.

More to come