Tarot is closely connected to astrology and since modern tarot was born, around the late 1800s, it has eventually blossomed forth and has become more acceptable to those who previously relegated it to the ‘dark world’ of mystery and black magic.
The typical tarot deck comprises 78 cards and, when you shuffle a deck and lay them out on a table, you are actually putting an entire universe into motion, just as the planets and signs in astrology align to represent a new reality for every child born on earth.
Like astrology, awakening our intuitive abilities can certainly broaden the depth of a tarot reading and I tend to view the cards as a direct telephone line to my guides and the guides and helpers of the inquirer, through which the appropriate tarot cards are drawn for me to interpret. I am simply a channel for the information.
I strongly believe in the freewill that everyone has as they tread the floorboards of their spiritual pathway and, because we generally have little control over the actions of others in our life, it is quite impossible to accurately predict an actual outcome to a situation. This is fortune telling.
With this in mind I read tarot cards to provide information for my client so that they may more readily empower themselves to make their own decisions that will have an impact upon the outcomes of the challenges in their life. It is certainly true that knowledge is power but, at the end of the day, we must take the responsibility for making the important decisions ourselves and not expect the tarot reader to do it for us.
