Introduction to Reading Tarot

TAROT    

 Kim  Vo  

April  14,  2015  

What  is  Tarot?  

•  Ancient  book  of  wisdom  that  reveals  visual  and  symbolic  ideas  and  states  of  consciousness  

•  78  symbols  which  are  portraits  and  archetypes  of  inner  and  outer  experience  prevalent  in  human  experience  at  different  Imes  in  our  lives  

What  are  Archetypes?  

Universal  paKerns  in  human  behavior  •  Carl  Jung  •  Meyers  Briggs  •  Astrology  •  Chinese  Astrology  

Jungian  Archetypes  

Meyers  Briggs  

Archetype  vs.  Stereotype  

•  OriginaIng  from  mythology  or  creaIon  story  

•  Timeless/  Withstanding  Ime  

•  The  hero  •  The  explorer  •  The  rebel  •  The  lover  

•  Created  by  our  environment  

•  Changeable  •  The  fashionista  •  The  hipster  •  The  techie  •  The  baller  

Carl  Jung  

•  Self  analysis-­‐  why  we  do  the  things  we  do?  

•  Human  Psyche  in  three  parts:  1.  Conscious  Mind  2.  Personal  Unconscious  3.  CollecIve  unconscious    

Major  Aracana  

Minor  Arcana  

Spreads    

How  Tarot  Can  Help  You  

•  Offer  guidance  during  Imes  of  change  •  Validate  current  experiences  •  Offer  clarity  •  Awaken  intuiIon  •  Spiritual  understanding  of  the  Self