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I love a mind-blowing moment, and not just in the colloquial sense of being intellectually awed. I mean in the mystical sense, where the mind blows itself up into enlightenment. Reducing suffering for myself and others has been my goal. Luckily, there are many manuals from many traditions on how to do this. It's called mysticism. Most mystical traditions eventually lead to a cessation of the mind where suffering finally ends. That's enlightenment, the recognition of your true nature. All the great spiritual traditions have a different way to conceptualize this, from the Yogic samadhi, to the Buddhist nirvana (which literally means, "blown out"). It's quite literally mind-blowing. The ...
So, there you are with your cards, shuffling them, and as you lay out the spread asking your questions, the path ahead becomes clearer, the answer unfolds in front of your eyes. What is happening? Do all of us have this "talent?" From where does this hidden power of divination come? As a neuroscientist who also reads tarot, I have been pondering these questions for a while—it is fascinating trying to observe the brain instrument that interprets the cards. Here is a 5-step process that your brain takes to move from perceiving the cards to making intuitive leaps and gaining insight. Step 1: Finding the Meaning. Our eyes take in pictures in front of us and send it to the back of our ...
Let's be honest. Most people assume that assigning a personal keyword to every card in the tarot is a beginner's tip. After all, keywords are an excellent memory aid and one of the most effective ways to get comfortable with every card's meaning quickly and easily. Not many people realize that personal tarot keywords can also help take a beginner tarot reader to a confident tarot expert simply by incorporating keyword-based methods into your tarot reading practice. Before you can use any of these methods, you'll need your keywords. I find it easiest to use a tarot deck, which I've modified by writing my keyword on each card. If you aren't comfortable writing directly on one of your ...
I often notice people using "intuitive" and "psychic" as if they're the same, but to me, they're completely distinct concepts. When someone talks about my "intuitive tarot" book, I usually explain, "It's actually a little more involved than that." I explain that, while my book starts with intuitive tarot, the main focus builds up to psychic tarot readings. This difference might seem subtle, but trust me, it's like the difference between feeling a hunch and actually seeing or hearing things from beyond. Understanding the distinct approaches to tarot readings begins with grasping the three-soul model, which I explore in depth in my book Psychic Witch and delve deeper into in my follow-up, ...
