When we do a reading, most clients want to know ‘when’ so-and-so event is going to happen. For example, clients want to know when they will get married, or when they will get that promotion.
It makes sense at this point to help the clients frame their question. My honest opinion in this aspect is that Tarot does not tell you when – it can guide you as to how. The ‘when’ aspect can be highlighted only if you give the cards the guiding framework of a timeline. Instead of asking when, I help the clients re-phrase the question and ask if something is going to happen within the next six months. I also tell the clients that if they want to know the ‘when’ factor, they can go to a proper astrologer. Still, from what little I know of astrology, they too cannot be accurate about the ‘when’ bit. They can tell you when a favorable time will present itself so that you can take the necessary action to make it happen.
No matter where one goes for guidance, nothing can manifest without any action. Tarot can guide you about the action bit.
So we come back to the question – ‘How far into the future can the Tarot cards see?’
The reason is fairly straightforward. Tarot is more ‘in the present’. When we do readings, we are tapping into the energies of the present – they give us the threads of the past events shaping this present, and then lead us into the future. This future depends a lot on the present. Events going on in the present will, naturally, cause the future events to shape up. This is why Tarot cannot give any accurate long-term predictions.
The Tarot card predictions, as such, can be relevant to the next couple of months, and maximum to the next six months. If we do ask the cards to provide us with a more long-term guidance, they can do that. But they will only give the highlights of the story. They cannot give the detailed version of the story. If a client is happy with that, then OK. But otherwise, a more detailed and accurate guidance / prediction can be obtained only in the short term.
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An old saying tells us that it is often very difficult to see something that is right in front of our noses.
One of the best applications of Tarot card readings is the process of evaluating options. What if you have two very good job offers and you want to know which one will be better suited to help you achieve your long term career goals? Or how about a situation where you have to choose from among two or three different options, either of which will lead your life down different paths?
This is also a very important aspect of getting to improve the accuracy of your reading.
Sometimes your logical mind will tell you that such-and-such an event has no probability of happening, but your intuition is screaming at you that it will. At one point, I began telling the client what is going on – I told them that my logical mind says this, and my intuition is saying that, and lets see what happens. And then I got my feedback – whatever my intuition had said was what actually took place. After a number of such experiences, I have stopped doubting my intuition, and just tell my logical mind to remain in the back seat – not an easy task – but it helps!
Naturally, with all this nice stuff happening in his brother’s kingdom, Set (Osiris’ brother) wasn’t quite happy. He wanted to rule over the kingdom of his brother, but he knew that the only way that he could take over the kingdom was when his brother was dead. So he waited till the time Osiris returned from his travels across the world. And when he did, he put his plan into action.
When Isis discovered Set’s treachery, she was overcome with grief. She also discovered how the sarcophagus had been thrown into the river Nile. So Isis set out in search of the sarcophagus. She wandered along the banks of the river Nile and cried. All she wanted was to find Osiris’ body and give it a proper burial so that his soul may rest in peace.
Finally, Isis had the sarcophagus of Osiris. When she opened it and saw Osiris lying dead in it, she let out a loud wail of lament. But eventually, she took the sarcophagus with her and returned to Egypt to give her husband a proper burial.
While in hiding, Isis gave birth to a son whom she named Horus. Horus grew to be a bright, intelligent and brave young man. And he wanted to avenge his father’s death by killing Set. As he grew up, Osiris often visited his son and taught him many good and useful things and made sure that Horus was capable of defeating Set.
This myth of Isis and Osiris has many shades to it. And several of its shades are seen across some Tarot cards. We see Isis in her veiled beauty in the image of the High Priestess, and we encounter Set, Anubis and Horus on the image of the Wheel of Fortune card.
