Using the Tarot as a Tool for Individuation 

In this class, participants will be introduced to the Tarot, a divination tool that also serves as a facilitator of the process of Individuation as defined by C.G. Jung. The structure of the Tarot will be viewed as a depiction of aspects of the psyche, including the personal unconscious, the collective unconscious, and the relationships between those levels of the unconscious and the Ego complex. Basic Jungian ideas will be reviewed in the context of the cards, and the relationship between the Tarot and synchronicity will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring a set of the Rider Tarot deck with them to participate in some exercises with the cards. The recommended deck (the Rider Tarot, a.k.a. the Rider-Waite Tarot or the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot) is available on a number of online web sites, and the easiest and quickest one to use is probably Amazon.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the relationship between the Tarot deck and the structure of the psyche as explored by C.G. Jung.
2. Discuss the role that synchronicity plays when using tools of divination such as the Tarot.
3. Explain the typological functions of thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition using the Minor Arcana Tarot cards.
4. Compare the sequence of the Major Arcana of the Tarot to the individuation process.