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Five
Uses for Tarot Cards
(Other
Than Readings
Tarot cards are extremely versatile and can be
used for a myriad of different purposes. Here are just a few you can try.
- Meditation
If you are interested in learning how to
meditate or expanding your sense of a card, a great exercise is meditating on
the card. Make sure that you are in a quiet place where you will not be
interrupted for at least 15-30 minutes. Go through your deck card by card and
see if any one card seems to “call” to you. There will usually be at least one
card that you can sense is vying for your attention. Select that card and look
at it. Study it very carefully, as if you are committing every detail in the
card to memory. When you feel like you have a perfect picture of the card in
your mind, close your eyes. Picture the card in front of you as if you are
standing in that landscape. Look around you. Expand your vision of the card
beyond the borders of the card. What are the sounds? What are the smells? What
is the weather like? If there is a person in the card with you, watch them come
to life. What are they doing? What are they saying? You can even interact with
them if you choose. Spend some time “in” the card. When you are ready, say
goodbye and walk away. Open your eyes.
- Inspiration
If there is a particular trait that you would
like to enhance in your life – for example, Strength – take out the
corresponding card that represents the trait or theme you want to explore.
Repeat the meditation exercise above but this time really concentrate on a dialogue between you and the person, animal, landscape
(whatever is pictured in the card). It doesn’t matter if the card doesn’t have
a person in it. You can have a dialogue with inanimate objects as well. What do
you want to ask the card? What is the person or landscape in the card saying to
you? What advice would it give you? Take your time and ask it whatever you want
or need to ask. Keep a notebook handy so that you can record the messages you
receive.
- Breaking
writer’s block
If you are a writer, tarot is a wonderful tool
that can really jumpstart your imagination and get your creativity flowing. If
your writing idea has stalled, take out your tarot deck and pick out cards that
could represent the characters or situations in your work. Place those cards on
a large table with plenty of room to play. Once you have your characters/topics
laid out, go through your deck and pick three random cards. Do not look at
these cards. Blindly select them. Now figure out where they could go and
imagine how those cards relate to your writing. How could they change it? How
could they affect the characters and the plot? What would the characters say to
each other? Can you hear a dialogue between them? Keep going if you wish and
pick more cards. Keep a notebook handy and jot down whatever comes to mind.
This is a fantastic exercise to really get your creativity flowing … or get a
piece of writing started.
- Dream
exploration
Tarot is a great way to connect with your dream
world. Just for fun, pick a tarot card you would like to explore in a dream and
put it under your pillow or on your bedside table. Take a good long look at it
right before you put out the light and go to sleep. Set the intention in your
mind to meet the character or explore the landscape in the card. See what
happens. Keep a dream journal handy so that you can record any dreams when you
wake up.
- Just
for fun
Tarot is a fantastic conversation starter. If
you’re feeling bored when you’re hanging out with friends, bring out your tarot
cards and have everyone pick a random card. Ask them to relate the card to
something in their life. This can really spark some fascinating and fun
discussions.
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