choosing the right tarot deck
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT TAROT DECK
Why Maori Tattoo Tarot is the right deck for divination?
The 13 step guide
1. WHAT IS TAROT? Tarot is not only old
fascinating pictures that contain a richness of symbolism, but also a divination tool
Millions of contemporary Tarot adherents believe that the Tarot contains a symbolically coded ancient secret doctrine
It is a commonplace way of explaining its predictive power.
2. TAROT TODAY
The Tarot world is quickly expanding, funnelling themes, ideas, spiritual systems, and doctrines from around the world
Nowadays there are about 2,500 Tarot decks created by contemporary artists who produce new cards under the influence of many cultural traditions.
3. MODERN PERCEPTION OF TAROT A few people believe in cards
interpretations at a superficial level and accept reading results as a sentence of higher authority
But Сonsider Tarot as a road map of the life
path with signs indicating potential pitfalls and problems
And Use divination for decision making or
ignoring it, choosing the path wisely or driving into pitfalls.
4. HOW TAROT WORKS?
Tarot talks to the subconscious the language of images
Visualisation is the way to deliver messages
Imagination is a tool to create appropriate images.
5. WHAT IS THE SOURCE? For the Theosophy followers
it is the Akashic records Carl Jung called it ‘the
collective symbolic unconscious’
The ancient Maori used the term kete aronui – the basket of sacred occult knowledge.
6. IN WHAT WAY IT WORKS?
The subconscious cannot see the difference between actual scenes and artificially created images: The more impressive picture you watch
The more bright and beautiful its colours
The more clear and precise images The stronger the effect on the
subconscious.
7. FOUR TAROT DECKS ARE SUPPOSED AS ‘CLASSICAL’
The oldest Sola Busca Tarocchi
Le Tarot de Marseille Rider-Waite Tarot Aleister Crowley’s the
Thoth Tarot.
8. WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIALS OF CLASSICAL DECKS?
They accumulate ancient wisdom
The esoteric knowledge of the Universe was depicted symbolically in cards
They apply patterns and designs with deep spiritual meanings.
9. THE MODERN WAY OF DIVINATION Predicting the future events, but
without full predetermination as it was suggested by old-fashioned fortune-telling
Realising that the future depends on the decisions that are to be adopted
Helping a querent to uncover inner demons that rule his or her thoughts and desires and get rid of them
Increasing awareness to make a wiser decision and thus to avoid some undesirable outcomes
Understanding that the final choice of action always makes the querent.
10. THE MAIN PREREQUISITES OF A RIGHT DECK
The deck’s theme is associated with a civilisation having a strong esoteric culture and spiritual past: Classical Tarot symbolism put on the new
cultural background The deck’s structure is also classical (22
trumps and 56 suit cards in four suits each with 4 court cards)
Art itself is a sacred channel between the spiritual and material worlds.
11. WHY MAORI TATTOO TAROT? Being incredibly spiritual, the
ancient Maori created their own system of divination
All significant decisions were made after consultations with an Oracle only
Maori tattoos have a deep spiritual meaning and mana (occult powers)
The Maori Tattoo Tarot deck aligns a reader with mystical energy of Aotearoa via artistic visualisation.
12. THE RIGHT DECKS’ CREATORRoxana Paul, a New Zealand artist, created the Maori Tattoo Tarot for the Rising Sun Publishing House: It is a Marseilles and Sola-Busca-
inspired deck of 78 classical structured cards
The cards use ingenious Maori symbolism and mighty imagery
A guidebook with correct meanings of all cards to lead a reader
The Hanged Man spread to make divination results more coherent.