Reading "Tarot Basics" they offer a method for understanding cards better and it is an excellent meditative exercise as opposed to religious exercise. The authors Evelin Burger and Johannes Fiebig have many helpful tips, such as: looking at the image to find what it means to you or others in a group. It also discusses the perspective of interpretation. The perspective belongs to the reader or person learning about using tarot cards. This leaves an opening for the mind to realize known and hidden thoughts. These are associations a person has in relation to life and subconscious ideals.
Selecting a card to review, listed in the book, "XVIII-the Moon" was appealing. The author fixates preconceptions on the card relating to shadows and the subconscious; however, I see a different story.
The card has a level between the moon in the sky and water below. Coyotes or wolfs look up at the moon as a source of light. I do not associate nighttime with dark shadows. Nighttime is as joyful an occasion as the daytime. It is merely another moment in time wherein the moon is the source of light for nocturnal creatures to be playful. Lobsters also play in the water, an excellent time trappers to catch lobsters.
What is a major difference between the Sun and the Moon? One difference is the amount of light. Perhaps those active in the daylight function by seeing and being seen, while those active after nightfall rely on being unseen and utilize other senses.
Finding the meek appealing, I do not place disparaging associations on lifestyles. In fact, in my interpretation the Moon is the light and hope for those who prefer to remain unseen. Therefore, the Moon is a heightened card of heroism, virtue and leadership.
There are twenty-two Major Arcana cards and fifty-six Minor Arcana cards totaling seventy-eight tarot cards to inspire thought and imagination. With over four hundred tarot decks available for sale there is an appealing deck of cards with excellent illustrations for everyone. These may be used similarly to other meditation, such as: Fear Meditation and Ying-Yang Meditation; wherein, the person has a focal point for the meditation. Unlike the fear meditation, is does not limit the person to discovering disturbing, unconscious thought. The person has a focal point to see, feel or talk about when stimulating the visual, kinesthetic and auditory learning centers.
It is a whimsical method to access these experiences and thoughts for developing knowledge and internal ideals. Tarot cards are not necessary; however, the magical association and purposeful placement of objects, corresponding to words might be better than a comic book?
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