What Will You Be Learning in ’24? Psychic Newsletter
The Life Lessons & Esoteric Secrets Revealed in the Tarot Cards
Studying the tarot is like taking a magical, image-rich psychology course. Secrets of the unseen and seen universe, earth, and humanity are revealed. A notable few,
Journeying Through Light and Shadow: Unearthing the Dualities of Our Human Experience through Tarot
Every aspect of our human journey and experience is comprised of light and dark aspects. For example, the Empress and Devil cards teach us that sensuality without love becomes usury. Cups reveal that ungrounded intuition can lead to paranoia and vain imaginings. In the Sun card, we may presume that this card represents only the light, but in truth, every object in the light casts a shadow. The brighter the light, the darker the shadow. In Egyptian sacred texts, the sun God Ra was revered for bringing the warmth and life-giving force of sunlight. He was equally feared for His unrelenting bright fire that could fry a human to a crisp at midday.
Harmonizing the Masculine and Feminine: The Key to Vibrant Health and Wholeness in Tarot’s Wisdom
All aspects of our humanity must be in masculine and feminine balance to achieve and maintain vibrant physical and mental health. The leadership qualities revealed in the Emperor card must be balanced with the empathy and nurturance of the Empress. Stress caused by the dramatic changes wrought in the Tower must be alleviated with the cleansing and peaceful reflection of the Star. Our notions of the sacred need to be holistic and inclusive of both the masculine and feminine as symbolized by the High Priestess and the Hierophant.
Our life journey is always receiving guidance from the unseen world leading us to become self-actualized. Our process of learning and growing throughout this human journey ideally leads to an acceptance of ourselves, our limitations, and our potential. This is epitomized in the World card. For example, when one of the elements is over-represented in a reading, we are guided to re-balance by bringing more of its opposite into our lives.
Spirit in Matter: Navigating the Temptations and Tribulations of the Human Experience through Tarot’s Wisdom
The human experience is an expression of spirit in matter. When our spirit is brought into matter, there will be irresistible temptations from both the unseen and seen worlds. The High Priestess promises us startling insight, spiritual riches, and knowledge beyond our wildest dreams. Following her call can lure us away from our bodies and our day-to-day concerns for survival. Someone with too much High Priestess may have difficulty acknowledging the needs of our bodies to eat and express sexual passion (eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa exemplify this pathology).
The Empress is the riches of the Goddess made manifest. She beckons us with promises of a generous harvest, physical pleasure, and the blessings of birth. With too much Empress we (s)mother. We’ll struggle to remember we are spirits manifested, getting lost in the illusion of idealized materialism. Motherhood has its tribulations, as many are surprised to discover during a devastating bout of post-partum depression. The Emperor highlights the dangers of assigning full credit to our successes, to our own specialness and forgetting to be thankful to the sacred for all gifts lovingly bestowed from the unseen world. The Devil card symbolizes the lesson of becoming trapped in physical desire which will mean a relinquishing of our heart and soul’s freedom to fulfill itself no matter what the cost on the physical plane.
Fate is a thing. It is how we manage the trials and challenges of life that will pre-determine our future.
Sacrifice and Self-Actualization: The Journey to Wholeness through the Lens of Tarot’s Wisdom
Our journey to wholeness will mean sacrifice and death, as revealed through the Hanged One and the Death cards. Ultimately, we must learn to relinquish our ego’s mythology of total control to discover the riches of self-actualization. True psychological health is revealed in our ability to sacrifice our egotistic needs of recognition at the altar of that which supports the greater good and truth.
Balancing Power and Prudence: The Journey towards Emotional and Spiritual Maturity in Tarot’s Majors
Balance is the key to emotional/spiritual maturity. Awareness of our spiritual power must lead to prudence, responsibility, and beneficence or we will face the backlash from the unseen world of sickness, despair, and alienation. Pride always comes before the fall is a recurring theme along the Fool’s journey to wholeness in the Majors. The Magician, at the beginning of the Fool’s journey, demonstrates our ability to manifest all that holds potential in the unseen world, and the High Priestess quickly appears on the Magician’s heels to remind us we originated in the unseen world where divinity rules. The Devil reminds us to be aware of the trappings of success offered to us in the material world and the danger of losing the freedom gifted from the spiritual plane. The Tower finally rips down all vestiges of egotism. Judgment promises us an opportunity to atone for our lapses into egotism and be awarded the grace of rebirth.
In The World card, reaching a momentary and fleeting experience of wholeness, we enjoy a complete awareness of our purpose in life. We are spiritual beings in a physical body, here to do the work of the sacred. Our trials, challenges, and losses are regarded from a perspective of wisdom, acceptance, and generosity. We humbly acknowledge that it is only in this very moment that we can experience fulfillment, all else is illusion.
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Taking a Tarot Course
I taught Tarot Certification courses for 20 years in libraries, community centres, art galleries, and private venues like the Learning Annex in Toronto. I lectured at shows and festivals and appeared on several media outlets like TV, Radio, and newspapers. You might imagine I know everything there is to know about the tarot but nothing could be further from the reality!
I posted my Tarot course materials online. You can follow this course for free on my website https://www.tarotbykathleen.com/college-of-tarot/ or start your tarot study group using the materials on my site.
Tutoring Professional Tarot Readers and Psychics One-On-One
I no longer teach the Tarot in groups and classes but tutor professional readers one-on-one to best practices online which I thoroughly enjoy!
I wish you all an enlightening 2024! Note the glimmers that remind you of the magic in this present moment.
Blessings Kathleen
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