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Tarot and Love

Tarot is a window through which you can learn to see the future. It is a mirror that deeply and accurately reflects your feelings, thoughts, dreams and aspirations. It is a compass that can help guide you through the landscape of your life. The more you understand about the cards, the richer your world becomes. It is not spooky or something supernatural.

Many of us have experienced a challenging relationship in which we cannot live apart yet it is equally hard to live together. When things are going well we are sunny and cheerful, cozy and safe. However if we have a row with our beloved or our children and then go off to work, we may take out our bad mood on everyone we bump into that day., or feel completely abandoned and wretched. It can seem as though life has little to offer us. We might complain about how rude people are to us, totally ignorant of the fact that we can be pretty unpleasant ourselves sometimes. We may even provoke people into being offensive for a variety of reasons of which we are not always aware. We are blissfully ignorant of our behaviour.

This is where tarot can be so useful, because it holds up a mirror to the situation about which we need guidance and reflects it back to us. It reveals what is really going on, with breathtaking accuracy. It explains not only of how we are feeling but it also describes the state of mind of whoever else is involved. This is particularly useful in relationships that involve a great deal of stress, animosity or tension. We might be very reluctant to have a face- to- face conversation with someone who is causing us problems and so we are left in the dark about their motives or their side of the story. We can only guess or make assumptions that may or may not be correct. However if we use the tarot, to examine our feelings or to explore a particular sticking point we will gain valuable insights into what is happening. The tarot shows us how to approach the problem and do our best to improve it by offering more towards it.

The tarot contains messages not only about other people but also about ourselves. We discover useful lessons about the roles that we play into our relationships. Some of these relationships make us feel happy while others less so. Tarot helps us discover the gold within ourselves as we unearth our own hidden gifts and potential. It helps us to find greater satisfaction in our life.

Lets take an example of a client of mine Rahul (name changed) who had come to me in 2003. He is 34 years of age, loved an older lady Kavita aged 45 years, a widow with a young child.

He wanted to marry Kavita and give her all the love and security that was taken away from her at the age of 40 when she lost her husband in a car crash. He loved her child too and wanted them both in his life. But Kavita wasn’t willing to marry Rahul as there was a big age difference of 11 years. She was skeptical as it is unheard of, that an older lady marry a young man (she loved him too) Being an unconventional challenging relation, Rahul loves Kavita’s sense of fun and spontaneity. She has shown him a wider world because of her maturity. Both have shared a hunger for knowledge and passion for ideas. So, they relate mentally. There is no domination on either side.

They both face criticism from friends and family because of their age difference.

Now, the tarot cards read the relationship this way:

1. How Rahul sees himself in this relationship.
2. How Kavita sees herself in this relationship.
3. What is it that Rahul needs from her.
4. What is it that Kavita needs from Rahul.
5. How does Rahul see the situation.
6. How does Kavita see the situation.
7. What is Rahul’s sticking point or what separates Rahul from Kavita.
8. What is Kavita’s sticking point or what separates Kavita from Rahul.
9. How can Rahul resolve it.
10. How can Kavita resolve it.
11. The outcome of this relationship

Well, the outcome was that they both got married a month later and are happily married. They share a beautiful relation and now their friends and family have accepted their marriage.