Tarot: Self Help, Self Knowledge or Divination Tool?

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TAROT: SELF HELP, SELF KNOWLEDGE OR DIVINATION TOOL?

 

 

According to some different Tarot schools it can be understood as an

instrument of self-help, self-knowledge or divination.

It's not rare to find those who defend it from one

perspective, while others see or feel opposing views.

For me, this is not relevant, maybe not even correct.

I consider Tarot all these. Which must be clear in the

reader's and querent's minds as they use it in a specific moment. A

Code of Ethics must guide the individual activity of Tarot reading.

As a self-help tool, the reader uses Tarot for her/himself

in order to go inside, know and guide some decision or direction.

And can do the same with a querent.

Used as a self-knowledge instrument, Tarot has, in my

opinion, its most important position. This is so for both the person

who uses it personally, as well for those around her/him. Carl Jung

(1875-1961) a psychoanalyst from Switzerland, dedicated himself with

much attention to Tarot in this field. Although, it is not

imperative to be a psychoanalyst to work with the Tarot and

translate it, I believe a taratologist must have skills in " help

relationships " , therapeutic relations. When using this approach,

each card is understood as a pictogram that is written, a mirror

that reflects not only a personal image but a universal one –

something Jung called " collective unconscious. " It is my belief and

practice that this is the richest way to read Tarot; thus, there is

great potential to help ourselves and other people.

Maybe it is as a divination tool for which Tarot is best

known. I believe this approach is as worthy as any of the others

above. However, I do strongly believe the truest worth comes in how

Tarot is translated by the " Tarotologist. "

I mirror and reflect on the words of Anthony Louis (2003,

p.1-2): " Tarot is one instrument that awakens our intuitive

faculties and puts us in contact with our innermost self. It's a

metaphoric system that leads us to self discovery. Tarot links to

our daily life and can help us to see more clearly the realities in

our life. "

In its essence Tarot is our portal to meditation,

reflection, problem analyzing, decision clarification, self-

understanding, spiritual growth and divination. So, Tarot allows us

to reach a spiritual dimension in the Universe that would not be

accessible in another way.

 

Bibliography:

 

Louis, Anthony (2003) – Tarot Plain and Simple. St. Paul: Llewellyn

Worldwide. ISBN: 1-56718-400-6

 

Ana Santos (Certifies Tarot Master by The Canadian Tarot Network)

www.mehiel1964.com

 

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