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Tarot Art Is More Than Pictures
Tarot is art, and inspires art.
When I say that tarot art is more than pictures, I mean two things. The first is that tarot art is magical, and an integral part of our divination process.
At our upcoming online tarot conference, StaarCon, one of our missions is to honor tarot artists. The art of which tarot, and all cartomancy, is comprised is one of the ways we make the connection with spirit, and with truth. Without our artists, we would not, for the most part, be able to do the work we do.
One of the reasons I think cartomancy is so popular, and so effective, is this. The third eye (brow chakra) is the seat of eyesight, imagination, and psychic vision. When we look at the art on a card, the creation of the artist stimulates our imagination and our psychic vision. It is from this that we are able to receive and deliver our most inspired readings.
The second thing I mean when I say that tarot art is more than pictures is this. There are many art forms and types of creativity that emanate from tarot. Tarot art, and all cartomancy art, creates the tools. Those tools inspire other kinds of art.
Tarot has inspired everything from statuary to perfume, wine and fashion.
We tarotists know that giving a tarot reading is an art form in and of itself. We also know something even more important.
If we want to truly dive into a particular card or tarot archetype, we can do that by letting it inspire our creativity.
Writing tarot poetry is a wonderful way to get a deeper understanding of a card.
Tarot performance art can involve song, theater, and more. In fact, at StaarCon we will have a number of types of tarot art, including tarot improv and a tarot-themed play.
Making a collage to represent a particular card can be a deeply inspiring experience.
The art of tarot draws us in and helps us connect with our intuition. When we create art inspired by tarot, we nurture our creativity and expand our understanding and experience of the cards.
Why do I love Tarot?
Why do I love Tarot?
Because Tarot is about stories. It's about creating a life where you walk with wanderers, magicians, and kings. Where you see the big, powerful themes of your life, and the small but poignant scenes that make up who you are. Where you're able to review your life's story and see how you want it to be told.
Because it's about possibilities. Because I can take a look at seven cards laid out in a pattern and see myself reflected back at me - parts of me I'd never considered before, and options I'd never imagined. Because when we're bogged down by too many choices, or by a sense of being overwhelmed and lost, we're able to illuminate our path and see one direction where it might lead.
Because Tarot is art. It's taking 78 ideas, 78 moments from life, and seeing the myriad ways those images have evolved and changed from person to person, theme to theme, artist to artist. It's seeing the unique lens through which each deck views our lives, and then learning about yourself through which images speak to you.
Because the world needs magick. Because we're magick, and the sheer power and beauty of peering into the unknown and calling up what we find there is something we're never too old for.
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Kim DeCina is a professional Tarot reader and life coach in the South Florida area. She's just released a six week e-course, Tarot Journeys: Of Mentors and Magic Wands, the first of four planned courses that teach the Major Arcana as guides for healing and personal development.