Just returned from Tarot Guild of Australia International Conference held in Melbourne over the past 3 days. It was inspiring with so much deep knowledge and wisdom from amazing speakers …I feel a much greater depth with many o f the cards, seeing connections between cards and their symbolism and content, much more freedom to explore innovation in spreads and placements eg looking at the direction a figure in a card is facing to catalyse exploration.( Caitlin Matthews) Another session from Rachel Pollack, working through for oneself and the client the ‘difficult not so positive cards’ that everyone fears!! eg the Devil, Death , 10 swords…. and to explore what this means for you and the client. The High Priestess connection to Kabbalah, ancient Egypt, the female Pope…..and how she can be used as the central card in a reading to explore ones spiritual path and to re-balance. Many speakers intertwined Carl Jung ‘s psychology in to their perspectives which shows how he connected so profoundly with ancient esoteric wisdom.
My presentation on Tarot Counselling and Relationships, was attended by a small enthusiastic group BUT I had the privilege of Caitlin Matthews and Mary Greer sitting in,( International Tarot Wise Women) and giving me deeply appreciated positive feedback, that I presented essential knowledge for Tarot Readers and practical strategies..especially in the area of the eternal Tarot questions about relationships.
Looking at the future I want to work with Global Spiritual Studies’ Linda Marson to offer brief ‘on line’ and CD topics such as Tarot counselling and relationships; Tarot and depression …. bot continuing the connection with the psyche and Tarot.
The conference was an exciting in depth experience that convinces me more and more that Tarot can offer so much …. not just the common understanding of fortune telling or exact concrete prediction.Whilst these aspects may occur , and those with these gifts can offer a great deal, we are continuing to move beyond this ‘narrow’ definition and the opening more towards a psycho- spiritual divination that enables people to know themselves far more deeply and thus become conscious enabling choice, and the unconscious/ shadow may be embraced to guide us to our SELF.
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