The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck is the most popular deck of tarot cards. You can find them most any where but you can order
them online at
http://www.usgamesinc.com . There are as many different styles and decks of these cards as the imagination will allow. Some of them very pricey and
specialized. For the beginner, the Rider-Waite deck is more than sufficient.
Heather Highmark learned from Mr. Wizard himself - was he a real Wizard or was it merely his name? We may never
know - but he taught her how to read the Tarot. It is believed that you need a natural ability to *read* tarot. However,
I am of a mind that anyone can learn if they desire. It is fun to use the deck to help you sort out your plans at the crossroads
where you find yourself. OR to use them to illuminate your character's journey in your current writing project.
Learning The Tarot, by Joan Bunning (Weiser Books 1998) is a guide book for beginners. And very helpful for
you to become familiar with the Tarot deck.
An aura of darkness, perhaps fear has surrounded the tarot cards practically as long as the cards have been used.
Some religions shun the cards and the scientific community condemns them as symbols of unreason. Yet, millions find that they
provide away to get the left-brain to be stilled while the creative right-brain can begin to explore out side the lines of
a narrowly defined universe. As Bunning says "The tarot is a mirror that reflects back to you the hidden aspects of your own
unique awareness."
It gives one pause for thought -- and while you think about that - I will be back next month with more on the interesting
aspects of the tarot. See you on the other side.
