Q: How does one "read for the world" rather than read for an individual client?
A: That's an interesting
question, I have always noticed that a person can be a great reader and
not receive insights about countries or groups of any kind. I think the
reader's interest in the larger world is one factor--intuition applies
itself to what you're interested in. Larger insight is given to people
just like a seed, too...maybe they will pursue that mystery of being a
channel for larger bodies once it happens. Maybe their interest doesn't
lie there, although clearly they followed they mystery of being a
channel for personal growth work with their clients. That being said, if
the cards are read in terms of their associations with phenomena in
nature i.e. the planets and elements that show up, the reader has a
framework to work with: what in nature chooses to present itself in
answer to the question, "What can we expect from Mother Nature this
year? " A three card reading is easy for the intuition to work with, and
helps form concrete intuitive sentences that can show the beginning,
middle and end of a matter. Seeing what cards show up versus what
actually happened (as far as the news will tell you), is one way to grow
in your understanding of each card and the tarot.
Q:How do we know when a reading has gone beyond the person sitting across from us to the world in general?
"I see a challenge with water" could mean a water main break that causes
flooding in the client's house, or it could be a tsunami on the other
side of the world. How do we know?
A: A very very short answer: My assumption is the cards want to talk about what has the most relevance to the client. How does one tell what the cards are trying to say? In an academic sense, through their placement, the context in which they show up. The context can be derived from the map on which they are placed. Divination systems always have a "map". In palmistry, the lines and marks are super-imposed on the map of the palm, with each section speaking to a different area of life: one's body, perception, career, marriage, etc. With the tarot, the map is the layout and each card's place is in a position that puts them in a relationship to that map. In astrology, the map is the zodiac wheel with its houses, and the planets' positions at the moment of your birth are super-imposed on the wheel, giving the planets and their relationships, meaning. One has to know about the elements: someone asking about a fabulous idea they have yet the cards they draw are all air and a Major Arcana, is likely not going to execute it. There's a great deal to say about this without going into the significant factor of intuition in determining meaning. The intuition works best if there's a conscious understanding of the components of the tarot.
Elissa Heyman, Psychic Counseling and Spiritual Healing, in
person/by phone, Santa
Fe, NM 87501, 505-982-3294. elissa@elissaheyman.com