Guest Author - Karen Artino
Many people often wonder how they can become more receptive to the Tarot. There are many methods, techniques and possibilities in regards to attuning yourself to the Tarot. Here is the bottom line; it is limited only by your imagination. Meditation and visualization is how most known techniques came about to begin with; a very creative mind and visualization techniques apparently enhanced the individuals experience thereby sharing the technique with others which lead them to share. It's a never ending cycle the imagination and creative spark that is inherent within all of us. It simply is a means of tapping into that aspect of yourself.
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately on how can I help you to visualize. I came up with a trick then remembered how I started to visualize and thought I would share how I started. Put an apple on a table, sit, look at the apple for a minute or so and then close your eyes. Can you see the apple in your mind? When the apple in your mind disappears open your eyes, look at the apple again and repeat the process until you can hold the apples image in your mind for a long time. Once you can do this, visualize the apple in three D, once you can do that, visualize the smell of the apple and visualize the taste of the apple. You will actually be able to smell the apple and your mouth will water when you visualize the taste.
Your intuition is the single most valuable tool. Seek within yourself for your own answers to the questions you seek. Allow your intuition to guide you as you learn the tarot, or if you already know the tarot, help you to understand the messages that are coming to you.
So, symbology is key to learning the tarot. Visualization is key in learning the symbols. I'm telling you, once you can find the common thread that interconnects all of the cards and see it's reflection of life itself, then at that point, everything you've learned up until then will seem like little grains of wisdom compared to the overall reward at the end when everything comes together.
The Tarot isn't just learning about life's circumstances and what to expect or should I or shouldn't I? The Tarot is a guide to help us figure out the meanings and messages in our lives as we go down life's many roads in search of our true purpose and path. What are we here for? What are we intended to be or do in this life? This and many other questions can be answered by the Tarot. Allow the Tarot to help you understand what is really going on in your life. As visualization will help those answers come through.
Karen Artino - Tarot Editor
