Tarot & Dream Work

Both are excellent tools for strengthening one’s intuition and both unlock the door to hidden realms of insight, meaning and self-discovery in the unconscious. Since our unconscious can speak to us through dreams and Tarot, we can use one to strengthen our relationship with the other. Using Tarot images and dream symbols together seems to open a dialog between the conscious and subconscious mind that is normally closed, creating a powerful synergy.   Symbols, words, people, and environments are very personal and there is no one meaning for them. This is where working with a magical tool like the Tarot can help bring some more clarity.

Decks Used: Tarot Disassembled - Jennifer Cooper Steidley
                            - The Muses of Tarot - Ethony Dawn
                            - Pamela Coleman-Smith's Rider Waite Playing Cards
                            - The Cosmic Slumber Tarot - Tillie Walden    (not used in this podcast but is a deck created to evoke images recalled from collective dreams and the depths of the subconscious)
                                       
Practice What You Learned:
- Start a Dream Journal
- Create your own dictionary of symbols
- Study a card before bed and then place it under your pillow
- Learn and try lucid dreaming
- Try out this tarot spread:
               - https://ethony.com/dream-interpretation-tarot-spread/

Resources:
- A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming: Mastering the Art of Oneironautics by Tuccillo, Zeizel & Peisel 
- The Key to Tarot - Sarah Bartlett  
- The Essential Guide to Tarot - David Fontana 
- Tarot at a Crossroads - Kooch & Victor Daniels 
- The History of Last Night's Dream - Rodger Kamenetz 
- The Inner World of Night Dreams - Marc J Gian

Questions or Comments:
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Thanks for tuning in. I see tarot in your future ;)