Tarot as therapy

I do believe that the Tarot was originally used for prophesy and by some people still is.

It is and always will be a tool of divination.

However, the emphasis in today's world is using this tool for guidance on an often stormy path. I'm at a point of no return, should I go forwards?  or I know I need a change in my circumstances, but I don't know how to facilitate it  are examples of queries that people wanting a reading will come in with. The aim is not to tell the future and certainly not to tell people what to do. It is to guide them by allowing them to see the potential possible outcomes with each decision that is made and to focus the client on what they really want. One of the things that Tarot can do best is bring a cloudy situation into focus and give you confirmation that things are actually ok (and very occasionally, that they're not!).

Everyone has Free Will and is encouraged to use this by the reader and the Universe.

The end result is usually clarity,security and a feeling that you are not alone after all! Having said that, there are occasions when you will be told things that you do not want to hear, however, these will be things that you already know deep down inside and need to face in order to move onto the place you really want to be at.

So what makes this different from a counselling or any other therapy session?

I suppose Tarot is a little bit like a spiritual messaging service, which includes a bit of a search both into your subconscious and into the Universe, to help you on your path. Almost always there are 'messages' given to you that your Guides want you to know about and consider. The reader is also not your counsellor. They are someone who is practiced in some form of psychism enough to pass those messages onto you and if they are also experienced enough in life (age is not necessarily a factor here) they will be able to relay those messages in a way you can understand and make use of them.

Hopefully, I've been able to help you understand how Tarot works in a therapeutic way, particularly in this day and age, where all souls are asked to think for themselves and take responsibility for their lives, just the way it is.