In this course with Ken James \u2013 our marvelous teacher and Jungian Analyst-\u00a0 will focus on developing skills in reading the Tarot, an ancient tool of divination.<\/p>\n
The Tarot enhances communication between the conscious and the unconscious mind and can be thought of as an evocation of synchronicity. Synchronicities are phenomena of meaningful coincidences.<\/p>\n
Each individual Tarot card illustrates in rich detail a quality of human experience that is both personal and transcendent.<\/p>\n
The Tarot becomes even more revelatory when the cards are placed in various arrays, which are called \u201ctarot spreads\u201d, whereby each card gains new meaning when viewed in relationship with the other cards and with the meaning added to the card by virtue of its position in the spread.<\/p>\n
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Course Overview:<\/p>\n
Class 1. Short review of the Tarot<\/b><\/p>\n
In this first class the structure of the Tarot will be reviewed, and participants will discuss cards that they find meaningful and\/or puzzling. Beginning or resuming the daily practice of drawing one card and journaling about it will be discussed, as will the use of the cards to construct a Tarot-informed autobiography.<\/p>\n
Note: For classes 2 through 6, participants are asked to do two or three practice readings for others, using the spread presented in the class. Participants are invited and encouraged to submit a photo of one of their readings from this bi-weekly practice and some of these photos will be selected for group consultation during each class #2 through 6. Particularly welcome for submission to group consultation are readings that participants feel are problematic or difficult to interpret!<\/p>\n
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Class 2.\u00a0<\/b>Reading Pairs of Cards and the Past-Present-Future Three-Card Spread<\/b><\/p>\n
In this class, beginning exercises in reading the cards will be explained, and methods of giving mini-readings using two cards will be demonstrated. The use of a three-card spread to address questions from the perspectives of past, present, and future will also be explained.<\/p>\n
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Class 3.\u00a0<\/b>Reading Reversals and the Overview-Challenge-Action Three-Card Spread<\/b><\/p>\n
In this class, the traditions around reading reversed cards (cards that appear upside-down in a reading) will be discussed, and some examples will be presented. The class will then expand on the three-card spread, this time reading the cards to amplify the Overview, a Challenge, and a recommended Action relative to a question or concern that is brought to the Tarot.<\/p>\n
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Class 4. Celtic Cross: Reading the Central Quaternity<\/b><\/p>\n
Starting with Class 4, participants will build skill in using the traditional Celtic Cross spread. The Celtic Cross is a spread of ten cards arranged in two separate sections, a central quaternity composed by a cross-like pattern surrounding a set of central cards, and a column of four cards forming a \u201cstaff\u201d to the right of the central quaternity. The entire spread will be presented, and then specific practice will be offered in setting up and reading the \u201ccentral quaternity\u201d of the Celtic Cross.<\/p>\n
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Class 5. Celtic Cross: Reading the Staff<\/b><\/p>\n
In this class, participants will gain facility in reading the second portion of the Celtic Cross spread: the \u201cStaff\u201d of four cards signifying one\u2019s own relationship to the question, the influences of the environment, including friends and family, one\u2019s hopes and fears relative to the question being asked of the cards, and the ultimate outcome of the situation.<\/p>\n
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Class 6. Celtic Cross: Reading the Entire Spread<\/b><\/p>\n
In the last class of this course examples will be presented to demonstrate how to read the entire Celtic Cross spread, relating the \u201ccentral quaternity\u201d and the \u201cstaff\u201d to the question brought to the cards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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