by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge |
The Tower Card is one of the few cards in a Tarot card deck which can seem to be very scary. I find that when I get this card in a reading, my clients are often terrified by the image on this card. But I always end up telling them not to be scared or worried about this card because although it looks scary enough, it might not that bad a situation.
First in my series of articles about scary looking Tarot cards, today lets have a look at The Tower Card, and understand why and how this card isn’t all that bad after all.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge, Mythology
The Chariot card in the Tarot deck is often linked to the story of Oedipus, a Greek Myth about a king who fulfilled a gruesome prophecy by killing his own father and subsequently marrying his own mother. Sigmund Freud has also immortalized this story by coining the words ‘Oedipus Complex’ to define an unconscious desire within the mind of a boy to kill his father and marry his mother.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Book Review
The Money Tarot Book by Rohit Arya is a well written and truly comprehensive look at the Tarot cards, effectively combining the ‘money’ aspects of everyday life with the images of the Tarot cards.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge |
The presence of the four Cardinal Virtues in Tarot card images is one surprising discovery I made while I was researching for another article. To me, these images portray the Cardinal Virtues as specified in the Bible, and thus acquire a new meaning within the realm of Tarot.
Today, lets have a look at these four Cardinal Virtues in Tarot, and learn how they add meaning into our interpretations and understanding of the cards.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge, Mythology |
Hidden within the different symbols of the High Priestess card is the story of Persephone. Drawn from Greek Mythology, this story is a fascinating look into the hidden depths suggested by the High Priestess card. Today lets look into this story, and understand its connection with that card and its symbols.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge
The wise old man archetype is one that is recognized by almost everyone! Everyone has seen a variety of depictions of this archetype everywhere – be it stories, or movies, or cartoons. Today, lets talk about how this archetype is represented in the Major Arcana of the Tarot cards.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge |
A few Angels make an appearance in the images of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot card deck. Many a times, my students have asked me about the importance of those specific Angels in that specific card. So today, lets explore this topic, and get to know the Angels in the Tarot cards a little bit better.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge
Today, we are going to look at the Father Archetype, another essential archetype within the Major Arcana. Just as the Empress represented the Mother Archetype, the Emperor card in the Major Arcana represents the Father Archetype.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Featured, Knowledge |
After understanding the five basic Jungian archetypes and their corresponding Tarot cards, it is now time for delving into the other archetypes within the Tarot cards. Today, we are going to start our journey with the Mother Archetype, the image of which can be seen in The Empress card.
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