Tarot and cartomancy enthusiasts have been seeing it for decades: the use and cooption of culturally-significant imagery, terminology, so-called “representation”, in the name of commercial profitability. Removing the sacred from its context, “simplifying” it to make it more “accessible” for a general audience, and selling it as some sort of talisman or solution to an undefined problem. As a formal student of Tibetan Buddhism, it pains me to see people selling, buying, and using imagery that the have no context or respect for in ways that it was never intended.
Category: Tarot and Buddhism
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Body, Speech and Mind: A spread for reading third parties
Whether it’s a potential employer, discussion group, volunteer organization, religious gathering, or bowling club, it can be helpful to investigate the connection between the actions, the talk, and the internal attitudes that are present before attending your interview or first meeting.
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Reintroducing Myself, Part 3: Tarot Practice
I found this set of prompts through Laura of Aquamarine 18 Tarot and Books, which was a response to Coyote Tarot. It’s quite a long list of questions, so I’ve broken it into separate posts and videos for each of 4 topics. 13. What does your tarot practice look like?…
Tarot and Buddhism
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Tarot Suits & The Eight Worldly Concerns
I’ve recently noticed some parallels between common associations for the suits and The Eight Worldly Concerns or Eight Worldly Dharmas in Buddhism.