Tarot Update - Issue #14

Get in touch with your animal spirits

Without a doubt, animals are a large part of our lives, and impress themselves into our human souls and psyches every day. The Animals Divine Tarot helps us tune into animal energies to produce a reading connected to the natural world. Drawing upon myth and legend from a variety of cultures, Lisa Hunt's watercolor imagery showcases gorgeous and graceful sacred creatures and deities. Bast, the cat-headed goddess of Egypt, proudly fills the High Priestess role while the adventurous coyote treads a rocky path as the fool.

Are you in the know when it comes to tarot?

Tarot enthusiasts rejoice! Look for an array of advice, and in-depth discussion on everything tarot in this year's edition of the Tarot Reader. Renowned authors and tarot specialists deliver reviews and articles concerning card spreads, magic, tarot history, and professional reading. This year's Tarot Reader includes articles by Arnell Ando, Mary K. Greer, Christine Jette, Mark McElroy, Rachel Pollack, and James Wells.

A tantalizing tour of tarot

Life can be overwhelming for anyone struggling with finances, career choice, family issues, and romance. In Seeker: The Tarot Unveiled Rachel Pollack's warm and friendly approach puts beginners at ease as they learn about tarot and how it applies to their lives. Overall, readers are encouraged to dive into the fascinating world of tarot where goals, dilemmas, and dreams are brought to life by a colorful cast of characters.

Classic folklore for exotic readings

Adventure, magic, poetry, and love come to life in the Tarot of 1,001 Nights, based on the classic 1,001 Arabian Nights folktales. Bursting with wild imagery relating to the Arabian renaissance, the exotic allure of these fairy tales bestows timeless wisdom to those who seek it.

Renowned psychoanalyst and author James Hillman said in his book Dream Animals, "The imagination is itself a great animal." What is it about animals that captivates us and sparks our imaginations?

Just this morning my young children were watching an episode of Nickelodeon's "Blue's Clues" and the subject of the show was "animals." Not only was this synchronistic for me as I pondered writing this article, but my children sat there spellbound as animals paraded around the host and his companion blue dog showing off their marvelous attributes. These animals were the teachers and their anthropomorphic displays were entertaining my children into a state of engrossed rapture.

Imagination can be unleashed if we dissolve the barriers of limited perceptions. But how can we do this? And how can animals assist us towards a more imaginative, creatively satisfying life? First we have to eradicate thoughts that we are superior to animals.

To read more of this article, check out Animals as Reflections of Ourselves by Lisa Hunt, artist and author of the Animals Divine Tarot, who explores the reflections that exist in ourselves from our animal companions (and vice-versa) and teaches readers how to unleash imaginative thought concerning the natural world.