Understanding the purpose of Tarot

Understand tarot. There is much debate as to the origin of the tarot. It must be understood that the tarot has for long been in the hands of the cartomancists; those who interpret the symbolism of the tarot by the pretext and intuitions which passes for divination. This is what is available nowadays, especially over the internet. Available interpretation of the symbolism are derived from a database of interpretations. A set of permutation and combinations whose framework uses psychological tools and the likes which purports to entice the querent into coming back for more. This amounts to scattering dust in the eyes of the world for obvious material gain and popularity.

I will posit for the sake of this article that the symbolism of the tarot may have its origins from within the Albigensian sects of the 11th century whose knowledge of the symbols would have come from the Knights Templars crusade in Jerusalem and also Egypt. However, I do not pretend to offer empirical data to support these claim. But I invite the student of the occult to meditate on the above and find their own truth. I strongly recommend you to arrive at your own conclusion regarding the origins of Tarot. However, unless the quest for such knowledge forms part of your spiritual process, little will it serve you.

If you do find the truth about its origin you will understand that it cannot be substantiated empirically.

Tarot through time

The promotion of tarot for the purpose of divination and spiritual development can be traced back to French occultist Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1738-1791). Also known as Etteilla (his surname spelled backwards), S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1854-1918) and A. E. Waite (1857-1942), the Italian Tarot, the Tarot de Marseille and more.

The deck of Etteilla offered little in symbolism and was popular amongst fortune tellers. But surprisingly the divinatory meaning ascribed to the cards by Etteilla forms the basis of more than 49 % of the divinatory meanings assigned to other decks with more symbolism. This shows that the database of divinatory meanings that you see today are on the lower interpretative scales and that the symbols are seldom used in today’s interpretations. This is not surprising as the Tarot, nowadays is used in relation to mundane affairs.

The point is, it is not the origin that is our concern; our concern is that the Tarot contains high symbolism which is interpreted according to the Laws of Grace. Symbolism carries vibration, an energy which is translated by the Reader during interpretation; for this the Reader relies on empath skills rather than intuitive skills. Thus the more spiritually geared the Reader is, the greater the insight into the spiritual meaning of the symbols. You cannot develop your empathy skills if you are not geared spiritually.

Tarot as a compass

Part of the tarot symbols purports to mundane affairs and part to higher purpose; Hence, a reading which is done outside a spiritual framework will only analyse and offer part of the information. This can be perfectly satisfactory for most querents, they might well achieve their wants (love, money, professional success, business success, political success, etc etc) when consulting a highly intuitive tarot reader. However, the fact remains that true happiness will evade them and they will be enticed to return for more readings.

Hence, as everything is about supply and demand, tarot has regressed in the provision of divination for mundane matters. Not everyone is seeking spiritual growth, and there is no wrong in using the part of the tarot which concerns mundane affairs only.

Commercial tarot reading

Where the adulteration occurs, and this is on the Reader, is when the querent is not placed in the right context, whether or not the querent believes in spirituality, she/he has to be aware of the whole picture. This is however not a very attractive marketing tools, by the end of the day, most of Readers today rely on the trade to make a living, furthermore, most of them are not spiritually geared, they possess highly intuitive nature or psychic abilities. Intuition and psychic abilities do not by themselves offer an automatic understanding of the Spiritual Laws.

We cannot detach the mundane from the spiritual, both are intertwined and the forces at work go beyond contemporary understanding or awareness. The placement we receive at birth in terms of social and moral norms forms the basis for our future growth or regression spiritually, the fact that most querent are more concern with mundane matters entails that a Reader with spiritual integrity will always include a warning note at the end of the reading in order to inform the querent whether he is in line with his karmic needs or not, then it is up to the querent to choose what level of awareness is attached to that information. When you see this warning note, you can be guaranteed that the Reader has a deeper insight into the Tarot.

Getting the proper framework for using tarot card

If you are a serious about learning the purpose of the tarot, there is much information which is available on the web. Query the work of Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1738-1791), also known as Etteilla (his surname spelled backwards), S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1854-1918) and A. E. Waite (1857-1942), this should provide you with a reliable string of information about the Tarot.

We will include shortly on our web site a page with the various signification of the tarot cards for reference purposes. The divinatory meanings comes mostly from the three sources we mentioned above. This should suffice to obtain a proper basis to analyse the symbols on the cards and create a connection with them. With these you can reinterpret your readings over time and start to develop an awareness about how the cards relates to your specific nature, you will see trends and synchronicities which will help you better understand your true self and your specific cycles.

But it is not advisable to do your own reading, first of all it is very difficult to do a reading for oneself because of the level parasites created by your own emotions and psyche, and secondly because when doing a reading you are opening doors to other dimensions and entities, if you do not have a properly consecrated sacred space with the necessary protection, you are exposing yourself to forces beyond your understanding.

This will wrap out note on the Purpose of Tarot for today.

Hope you enjoy the read.

Bye for now
Lots of love
Peace to all of you.

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