GETTING THE “RIGHT” CARDS
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008by James Wells
There are many ideas out there about how we get the “right” cards in a tarot consultation. Some say that it’s psychokenesis at work, others say spirit guides pick the pasteboards for us. One person might say that god/dess helps select our cards, another will swear that it’s our autonomic nervous system.
My own current theory is that it doesn’t really matter which card(s) we pick from the tarot deck. They’re ALL appropriate for any situation or inquiry. Since the concepts and images in the tarot are rooted in centuries of human experience, and since we’re humans having an experience, whatever card is selected will respond to our inquiry. Each card contains a piece of the whole, just like one of my cells contains the entirety of me. (more…)