I saw this great video featuring Mingyur Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhism teacher. He talks about the idea of monkey mind. In Chinese and Japanese, monkey mind (心猿) means restless, indecisive, uncontrollable, and as a concept it's this idea that your mind jumps around from one idea to another, chattering and making it hard to focus.Continue reading "7. The Chariot: Monkey Mind"
6. The Lovers: Choice
There's a great interview with the creator of the Star Spinner Tarot, Trung Le Nguyen, known as Trungles. He decided to include four different versions of The Lovers in his deck. I really admire this decision, because the reader gets to pick which card speaks to them most, or which one is most representative ofContinue reading "6. The Lovers: Choice"
5. The Hierophant: Those who came before us
It is likely that learning Tarot is the first time you've heard the word 'hierophant'. What even is that? My spellchecker doesn't even think it's a word. According to Wikipedia, hierophant is a word from Ancient Greece meaning a kind of chief priest or religious leader. It is most associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, soContinue reading "5. The Hierophant: Those who came before us"
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