Professional Tarot Readings and Tuition

Can Tarot predict the Future?

 

Many people still assume that a deck of Tarot cards is mainly used for fortune-telling by travelling people. Visit a fun-fair or the seaside, and you may come across a dimly-lit caravan in which a middle-aged lady offers revelations about your future in return for some payment. The messages are often cryptic and not very helpful.

 

Contrary to popular belief, Tarot cannot predict the future, especially events that are beyond our control. The future is not cast in stone or predetermined; it is constantly changing and adapting, depending on decisions and events made today. Viewed in this way, the future is not unavoidable or a definite fact, but offers possibilities and options.

 

Interest is slowly increasing in the psychological advantages a Tarot reading can offer: understanding current issues in the seeker’s life and identifying hidden obstacles, which may block progress. Based on the card meanings and their interaction with each other in a spread, the reader can make suggestions on how to resolve the situation. The knowledge gained helps to identify future trends, options and possibilities. Knowledge means power, and a Tarot reading’s main objective is to empower the seeker to be proactive in achieving a certain goal or avoiding an undesirable event from occurring. 

 

 

 

 

About Tarot—FAQs

What is Tarot?

 

The ancient art of Tarot is a fascinating tool offering insight and guidance on any issue we have to deal with on our life’s journey. Its powerful symbols and images, which are depicted on 78 cards, reflect experiences we all have at one point in our lives. The Tarot can teach us how to deal with them.

 

Imagine each card representing an open door revealing a different view, a hidden message, new opportunities. Take a good look and you will find the answer you’ve been seeking or the solution to a problem. Perhaps the open door will even show you a glimpse of the future. 

 

Tarot has been around for hundreds of years and since its creation has evolved not only into an effective tool for divination but also a significant system for spiritual development.

When should I have a Tarot reading?

 

A Tarot reading is most beneficial, when you feel unable to resolve issues or make decisions. Sometimes when people are at a crossroads in their life, a well-conducted reading can offer focus, clarity and a new direction, enabling the seeker to choose with confidence the path that feels right.

 

It is important not to approach a Tarot reading just for some light entertainment. After all, you wouldn’t consult a doctor or counsellor for no particular reason or just for fun.  A Tarot reading by a compassionate and ethical reader is meant to be positive, encouraging and worthwhile at a time when you really need it.

 

 

How does Tarot work?

 

The Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875-1961) created the term Synchronicity, a theory, which tries to explain meaningful coincidences. As we have all emerged from the same creative force (God/Universe/Source), we possess the same archetypal images and universal mental predispositions in our unconscious minds; we are all connected with each other. This is called the collective unconscious. Jung believed that the archetypes appear spontaneously in the mind, especially in times of stress or crisis. As the Tarot consists of 78 archetypal images, a reading can therefore be profoundly meaningful and accurate as the messages are received from the collective unconscious. In this case the Tarot works as a messaging tool from your unconscious mind, your voice of reason, your higher self.

 

It should be noted, however, that this theory is not supported by any scientific evidence. As with all types of complementary therapies, the Tarot requires an objective, open-minded approach. When used correctly, it works well for many people. Remember that all forms of counselling, including Tarot,  do not guarantee 100% positive results, and it is necessary to experience Tarot in order to judge its effects.

Are all Tarot Readers the same?

 

No. Sadly, there are some unscrupulous individuals out there, who provide confusing, misleading and sometimes damaging readings to vulnerable people. Doom and gloom predictions, communication with deceased loved ones, vague messages about people other than you, offering ’spells’ or lifting ’curses’...and some of them charge a fortune (I noticed an American website, where an ‘international clairvoyant and psychic’ offers Tarot readings at $300 for an hour’s consultation over the phone). Please don’t be fooled.

 

It is important to approach an ethical reader, perhaps with a background in counselling or endorsed by a professional body such as TABI (Tarot Association of the British Isles). Visit TABI’s website to access their list of professional readers.

 

 

 

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