Tarot is
a wonderful tool for looking deeply into what is happening
in one’s life. That is what it was originally designed
for. In symbols, it reveals a map of the psyche, of one’s
inner nature. This map can be immensely helpful in understanding
what is happening in one’s life and in making plans
for the future.
 Traditionally,
Tarot has been used for fortune telling. That is a limitation
of its possibilities. The beings who created it were intending
something more. In truth, it is an ancient tool for self-discovery
and transformation. A quality Tarot reading promotes clarity
of your situation and assists you with insight into who you
truly are and the direction in which you are heading.
I love to work on the Tarot Stall at the
Fremantle Markets, which has been a feature of the markets
for the last twelve years. I find it amazing to see how powerful
and transforming a 25 minute Tarot reading can be.
The people who come are often surprised at
first that I am not going to tell them what is about to happen
in their lives. Instead, the process enables them to understand
their own inner being. This deep seeing of what is going on
inside is the only thing that is going to stop us from repeating
the mistakes of the past and going around in circles. In the
end, clients are amazed to discover to what extent seeing
into their actions in the present will be able to unfold something
new and creative in their future.
 The
basic art of Tarot is to fall in tune with the energy of the
person, to fall in tune so deeply that his unconscious, her
unconscious, starts revealing itself to you.
Through the Tarot cards one is simply showing
the tendencies, the possibilities; these are not certainties.
If you say that something is going to happen, you can help
it to happen, because then it seems certain. Rather, the aim
is to help the person to become more aware of past patterns
and to leave them behind. It is not to enable the past to
be repeated more smoothly. Transformation will come when this
new awareness gives room for new ways of being to arise.
In the present time, the creation of the
Osho Zen Tarot has added the perspective of an enlightened
master. His insights are essential to my understanding of
Tarot and I love to use this deck. When combined with older
decks, it offers a new richness to the experience of a reading.
You are welcome to come for a reading at
the Fremantle Markets, Perth, Western Australia or at the
Song of Life Healing Centre in Hamilton Hill (see How
to book).
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