The Power of Tarot in all of Our Lives

Begin your journey with Tarot and bring the power of Tarot Cards in your life,

Buying your own Tarot Deck can often seems like a very difficult task because there a plenty of Tarot Decks available in the market.

And Choosing the right Deck can be like finding the right soul mate. Because Tarot is a deep personal journey which helps you in meeting and listening to your intuition and also helps you grow spiritually.

Often it has been said that a Tarot Deck can only be given, while it is certainly a wonderful gift to receive because it is such a meaningful gift. And this gift you can give to yourself too.

It is equally important to seek your own personal Tarot Deck which suits your personal tastes and cultural affinities. Tarot deck can often take long time of searching. When you find that deck, you will feel as though you've come home. The imagery of the particular representation of Tarot symbolism you choose will resonate deep within your soul.

For a beginner a few tasks are difficult like choosing a Tarot Deck. There are hundreds of Tarot Decks are available. Some of them are based upon mythology, famous art-works, books etc. Few of Tarot Decks available are as follows:- Wisdom Cards, Oracle Cards, Crystal Cards, Angels Cards,healing Cards,Osho Zen Cards, Rider Waite Cards, and so on.

So how does one choose his first deck? Go to the Shop, handle the boxes and look at them, ask the shop owner if they have the loose cards and take a look at them. If you have some friends who read cards ask them for help. Search on internet if you can then you will be able to differentiate.

While you look at the cards see if there is particular one which keeps getting your attention or you are finding any Tarot deck that you are feeling fascinating towards.

Finally, if you're really stuck, and you just aren't sure which deck is the best one for you, it's not a bad idea to pick up the Rider Waite deck. Aesthetically speaking, the Rider Waite deck is a better choice because it's the one used most often as illustration in Tarot instruction books, and it’s a fairly easy system to learn. Later on, as you come to understand the cards and their meanings on an intuitive level, you can always add new decks to your collection.

I chose Rider Waite because of its interactive features. I use the Rider Waite Tarot, the most well known deck.

Rider Waite:-

A  Tarot deck, which taps into your inner self and brings out the awareness and insight that we need to solve our problems and queries.

We can use this magical tool in our life, no matter from which caste, religion or culture we are from. Tarot has a universal appeal that we all can experience in our life.

Rider Waite Deck consists of 78 Cards out of which 22 cards are of Major Arcana and 56 cards are of Minor Arcana.

The 22 Major Arcana Cards are used deal with major issues in our life and they also talk about the fool’s journey as well. This is the journey of an individual that we all take through the life as we evolve physically, emotionally and spiritually as well.

And the 56 Minor Arcana cards are used to deal with day to day problems in our life.

The Minor Arcana has four suits: 1) Wands 2) Cups 3) Swords 4) Pentacles

And every suit has Court Cards:-1) King 2) Queen 3) Knight 4) Page

and the remaining cards in every suits are known as Pip Cards.

The 16 Court Cards shows the different people in our life, different situation.

And the 40 Pip Cards shows the daily challenges of our life, daily happenings of our life.

Once you purchase your deck keep these things in mind before studying Tarot:-

1. This is tool for self development and spiritual growth.
2. This is a tool for personal exploration.
3. A tool to help us in searching our own powers
4. A tool for enriching our lives
5. A tool for accessing our intuition
6. Last but not the least A tool for Solving our most of the problems

No Tarot deck will hold value for you if you do not personally connect with it.

When you find the deck that's right for you, I recommend you treat it like a close friend. Tarot decks are often kept in fine silk, but if you prefer wearing wool, or another fine fabric, wrap your special deck in that. Keep it in a wooden box and put the box somewhere special.

However you choose to care for it, the Tarot will become a trusted guardian on your journey through life.

Regards

Amolika Shastri

Tarot Card Reader & Trainer