"How does Tarot work?"
A-ha...now there’s a thorny question!
The truest answer is that I don’t know. However, over the years that I
have been a professional Tarot reader, I have noticed certain things that
might offer a clue.
Through our lives we make trends with
the choices we make, the attitudes we hold, the beliefs we adhere
to....and these things shape our future. Other people in our lives do the
same thing...and sometimes their thoughts, beliefs and expectations also
touch us. Then there are the broader influences to which we are all
subject....societal shifts, spiritual urges, astrological influences, the
call of destiny.
If we see these trends as potentials in
life - possible pathways we might choose, possible opportunities coming
our way - then maybe we can get a better idea of how Tarot works.
I think that when we commit to a given
set of cards - whether by shuffling, or by selecting a series - what we do
is to make a kind of ‘psychic photograph’ of the trends which surround us
at that moment. It’s this photo which the cards reflect back at the
reader.
If all trends remain unchanged, then
events will unfold as detailed in the photo. If, however, we change
direction (perhaps as a result of having a reading done) then we shift the
trends. Often in a reading, there will be a pivotal point where, if the
querent takes one course of action a particular set of circumstances will
occur; if they take another, different course, then events will change
accordingly.
For me, this is one of the most valid
reasons for having a reading - to get an overview on the possibilities and
probabilities in my life, and to select the appropriate course of action.
If this theory is right, then there’s
one very cheering thing that emerges....the future is not set in stone. We
are not the victims of fate, but masters of our own future. We create
tomorrow with every single breath we take!! I like that idea!
Loadsalove
Jan
© 2009 Jan Shepherd
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Article Courtesy of
Lotus Tarot Library
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