‘Qué será, será’
Recently I picked up again a passion I had as a young girl. Tarot.
When I came to Ireland I packed one big bag and in it I put my small tarot decks and a tarot book. I had not touched them for years, but somehow I felt they should make the journey too.
Now, ten years later, years in which I did not touch my cards, all of a sudden, the passion came back.
We were visiting Kilkenny, my better half and me, and in a book shop I was fascinated to see they had a full section dedicated to esoteric books. I was used to see this in Spain, not Ireland.
They had quite a few books on magic, spells and potions, tarot, wicca etc. all sorts. What surprised me even more was that they had a good price, I mean within range. I looked at them, sniffed around and then picked up a book on tarot that called to me.
It made me so happy.
I started reading it and something in me sparked, and the interest was back with a vengeance. Ever since, I started reading quite a bit on the topic and a new bright and colorful world opened up to me.
The information I have access to right now is worlds apart from what I had access to more than 20 years ago when I first started reading about the tarot.
Now you can find tarot decks easily, different shapes and sizes, with different characters and nuances. The books that help you study are so varied and amazing, it is a totally different experience than the one I had as a teenager way back when in Romania.
I am still in the discovery phase, reading and learning and getting accustomed to the cards. It truly is like learning a new language or the rules of a new world.
I do not know if the cards are meant for divination, but I know that in a way they can be valuable projective tools to uncover your inner resources or blockers, and to aid in creating a better path forward.
I am still learning, and will still be learning for a long time to come and I find that comforting, as I love learning and discovering.
As tarot is one of my passions I decided to dedicate it its own section, and from time to time, to add here updates about how my journey into the world of tarot is going.
I hope you will find it interesting and any questions you have let me know.
I appreciate Angeles Arrien’s workbook on tarot. Angeles was a cross-cultural anthropologist and a wonderful human being.