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In the world of tarot today, there are so many beautiful, proven ways to get to know your cards. Daily pulls, journaling, studying the symbolism, etc. Even in my book, Talking with the Tarot, I offer a few new methods that help you build a real, living relationship that fosters conversation over memorization. But the thing is, there is one truly simple method that helps you understand and connect with the cards like no other, and I don't see anyone talking about it. It's not breaking down the card's elements or connecting with the zodiac associations (though I love both those methods). It's this: If you want to get to know your tarot besties, you have to stop focusing on self-studying ...
If you've been reading cards for a while, you might have heard of a tableau or grand tableau but not know what it is or why it's perfect for this time of year. Reading the Big PictureLe grand tableau of the Lenormand method is a card reading that uses all the cards in the deck to reveal predictive insights for you or your client, but it's not just a tool for Lenormand readers. Whether you read with tarot cards, Kipper cards, playing cards, or even runes, you can conduct a tableau to see what the future holds. And if you use a numbered oracle deck, you can even use oracle cards (but read on for some cautions). The term grand tableau helps distinguish this type of reading from, say, a ...
I love a mind-blowing moment, and not just in the colloquial sense of being intellectually awed. I mean in the mystical sense, where the mind blows itself up into enlightenment. Reducing suffering for myself and others has been my goal. Luckily, there are many manuals from many traditions on how to do this. It's called mysticism. Most mystical traditions eventually lead to a cessation of the mind where suffering finally ends. That's enlightenment, the recognition of your true nature. All the great spiritual traditions have a different way to conceptualize this, from the Yogic samadhi, to the Buddhist nirvana (which literally means, "blown out"). It's quite literally mind-blowing. The ...
So, there you are with your cards, shuffling them, and as you lay out the spread asking your questions, the path ahead becomes clearer, the answer unfolds in front of your eyes. What is happening? Do all of us have this "talent?" From where does this hidden power of divination come? As a neuroscientist who also reads tarot, I have been pondering these questions for a while—it is fascinating trying to observe the brain instrument that interprets the cards. Here is a 5-step process that your brain takes to move from perceiving the cards to making intuitive leaps and gaining insight. Step 1: Finding the Meaning. Our eyes take in pictures in front of us and send it to the back of our ...
