that scary Tarot
Posted by Rebecca | Filed under spirituality, tarot
I love my cards. The pictures, and the sudden flashes of understanding and intuition. More ah-ha! moments would be nice, of course… but that will come with time and practice and experience. I’ll get there.
So, why does it feel like a waste of time when I do readings? It’s like I’m thumbing my nose at the common sense we’re all blessed with.
But, if I have Angels with me every moment of every day, with the sole purpose of Guiding me and helping me be the best person I can, and to make the right decisions in life and learn the lesson(s) I’m here to learn… then wouldn’t They want to take — and celebrate taking — every possible opportunity to communicate with me? Even if it’s just with a stack of picture cards.
We bury our kids under flash cards of numbers and letters for the sake of Enrichment, but we’re afraid to sneak a peek every once in a while at some pictures depicting archetypal reflections of ourSelves?
Silly humans
Why are people scared of the Tarot? What is scary to them about it?
justice VIII // the empress III // 4 of discs
The Tarot embodies fairness, unemotionally and without investiture. No matter the subject (love, career, family, spirituality) it will offer the truth after weighing the options and responses evenly… It’s up to the interpreter to be fair in his/her own reasoning and reaction to translate the cards truthfully. It is nurturing, and connects with nature in a creative, healthy way and encourages personal growth and outreach to others in a loving manner. It often manages to create something from bits and pieces (at times, from nothing whatsoever). The hard work we invest will provide a sense of security and power to move forward on our path.
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Okay, so here’s another lesson for me about Tarot if I’m willing to see all sides of it…
My question was about wanting to know what is scary to people, so I could help refute that. But did I really have that question in mind when I drew the cards? All three are positive — to me — and support the strength and accessibility of Tarot.
So is the mistake mine, by not being intentional with my questions? Or is this really what people are scared of? Goodness, why on earth would folks be scared of having a deck of picture cards on hand that will reflect honest and just outcomes or options to use throughout their day. God forbid we enjoy lives of happiness, nurturing, creativity, and ultimately ones in which we take power into our own life.
:shakes head:
People can be so SILLY sometimes!
March 11, 2011 at 9:21 am
I have a different interpretation of the last card; 4 of discs/coins/pentacles. Some people hoard knowledge; ‘ooh, this is too mysterious, it’s not for the likes of -you-’ which sets up a feedback. The person hearing that may get defensive and turn to sour grapes. Or they want to be the one with knowledge, ‘I know how bad those are and -you- obviously don’t’.
The cards lay it out and it is up to the reader to get the message and get it right. The cards lay out your choices and where your current path leads. Some people are uncomfortable with being told ‘this is where your current behavior is leading. Is that where you want to go?’
Some people also have trouble relating to their own creativity. They live too much in the mind and have trouble accepting messages from the heart, or body. They’ve been taught not to see the feminine in the divine or the divine in the feminine and that scares them, too.
March 11, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Oh my goodness — I forgot completely about that aspect of the 4P card! In my Sun & Moon deck, that card’s keyword is ‘Power’ and it shows a young man surrounded with four sandcastles he’s just built. Yet, his attention is focused on a ball of light he’s holding in his hands and that he’s manifested and controls through his own hard work.
Such power and goods and blessings that we draw to ourselves… and it’s up to us to decide what to do with it. Generosity is not an easy lesson to learn, is it?
I have *so* much to learn about the cards! I sense another intense card study coming up in my near future, but this time around with the 4 of discs…