Further Reading

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

The Psychic Tarot

The Psychic Tarot is a 65 card oracle deck that follows the traditional template of the twenty-two cards of the Tarot Major Arcana, but uses only 36 cards from the Minor Arcana – the Aces through Nines. There is no explanation given for the exclusion of the four Tens and the sixteen Court cards. To round out the 65 card deck Holland has included seven cards representing the seven major chakras (Base, Sacral, Solar Plexis, Heart, Throat, Third Eye and Crown). This is not a deck for someone in the beginning stages of their Tarot work. In fact – it really does not qualify as a Tarot deck at all.

In his introduction, Holland found that when he began working with the Tarot the cards seemed to reach out to his intuitive mind, bringing to his attention colors, shapes, figures, words, numbers and symbols. All of this (with the exception, perhaps, of words) is inherent in the archetypal quality of traditional Tarot. Whatever the Seeker is attracted to in the card is the gateway to the wisdom of the card. (My thoughts.) The cards for Holland acted as a channel for psychic information. (Traditionally the Tarot is seen as a channel for spiritual wisdom.) The Psychic Tarot oracle deck is based on Holland’s understanding of the Tarot. He feels that the Tarot helps the Seeker tap into powerful insights, purpose and guidance in all areas of life.

The Psychic Tarot comes as a set with 65 cards and a 167 page guidebook. The box is traditional Hay House – sturdy, with a lift off top. The bottom of the box is deep blue, with the top a mixture of deep blue and a lighter blue, with gold lettering for the deck name, black lettering for the author’s name, and smaller white lettering for deck info. The imagery from the back of the cards (Fractal River Paradigm) is imposed on the inside of the bottom and top of the box.

The traditional order of the Major Arcana is kept, but the cards are retitled according to their archetypal quality (i.e. The Fool becomes New Beginnings, The Magician becomes Awareness and The World becomes Universe). The four suits become Physical (Pentacles), Emotions (Water), Mental (Swords) and Spirit (Wands)....read more>>>...