What is the Tarot? we see decks of these colorful cards in many places in today's society. They

turn up as props in movie and television productions. Their images are sometimes found in the video images created for contemporary music. The Tarot is clearly part of our society yet it is not well understood. There are popular myths and numerous misconceptions. Some believe it can guide your future -

There are those who believe the Tarot is clearly the work of the devil -to that of the Christian’s Satan which was, perhaps true in part of the symbolism of the card by that name.

Is the Tarot divination? In the sense that the symbols and archetypes allow one’s internal

divinity to emerge through the cards the answer is ‘yes.’ Does the Tarot represent ‘fortune telling?’

There’s a vague negative connotation around that phrase. Fortune telling, is often used in a

demeaning way to diminish the value of the Tarot. Because my own tendency would be to avoid that phrase when thinking of the Tarot. And so, what is fortune telling? It is using the tools in particular Tarot Cards of divination in a precognitive manner: to indicate the likelihood of specific events to happen. So in that sense the Tarot may well be used for the telling of one’s fortune.

I knew of the Tarot for many years, but it was always one of those odd things. I would see a

deck now and then but discard it as it was far too foreign to me and so I gave it little thought. The Tarot was something I would see now and then in a movie or some comedy programme on tv which always relegated Tarot to the realm of ‘fortunetelling.’ It took me many years to realize that I had embarked upon a spiritual journey and that the Tarot was one of the many valuable tools which would become part of my life.

Upon learning about the tarot I hope to pass on my interpretation of the Tarot with Kabbalah and the influences it can have on your journey, you know, people often volunteer comments about their own experiences and feelings regarding the Tarot and I have encountered many misconceptions about the Tarot. There are those who have tried it once and panicked. There are those who purchase a pretty deck but are unable to make it ‘work.’

So What is the Tarot? There are so many answers found in so many books yet each of us must answer that question personally. When I first encountered the Tarot in the mid-1980s my understanding of it was very different than it is today.

My own spiritual journey took a major step in life when, in the early 1970s and without

knowing the Tarot, I stepped off the precipice of my secure life and, like the Fool, plunged myself into an abyss. For the first time in my life I was now in unfamiliar territory which when you study all aspects of Esoterism you realise it will take an eternity to absorb all the literature and read all the books when really once you know you, the mysteries of the occult meaning hidden are within each of us.......we are the spirits and the messengers or the vessle of spirituial communication or in a word we are all our own God our own creator our own destiney, we are the ones who control our futures.

The tarot with the interpreter merely suggests.

From a teen I yearned for knowledge of the occult and now some 40 years on still study.

I attempted on my own to experience trance-like states or meditation and, as the years passed, learned to understand the precognitive nature of my dreams. My path was circuitous, from the parapsychology interests of the 1970s to the influence of the popular stars of my youth who encouraged us to explore Buddhism, to learn how to transcend life’s woes. .

My first serious study of the Tarot was in itself confusing . I had much to learn that I felt like a fledgling, not knowing how to spread my wings, just jumped in with both feet blindfolded. Then, realised we are all the attributes of the Major Arcana, we simply take the journey and make decisions weather or not they are right or wrong.

If you would like to know more about tarot or perhaps more about my readings I have done over the last 25 years please email me with your questions...