Interview with Ma Deva Padma

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 13 Dec 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

wavebreaker	13 Dec 2002
Hi all, I'm going to do an interview with Ma Deva Padma, creator of the Osho Zen Tarot and of the new Tao Oracle. If you have any questions you would like to ask her, please post them here, and I will include them!

Diana	13 Dec 2002
Gosh, you're lucky!! I'd like to know whether Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh gave his seal of approval for this deck. Did he participate in this deck? And what were his views of Tarot, if he had any - :laugh: And also whether she was/is a disciple of Osho and if she lived at some stage in his community in Oregon. Edited to add: I'm talking about the Osho Zen deck in my first paragraph, obviously.

Jewel	13 Dec 2002
I would be interested in knowing if she is planning to do another tarot deck ... if so, would she again follow the zen tradition in so doing or creating a deck completly different from the Osho Zen. Thanks for providing us with an opportunity to give input in your interview.

Khatruman	16 Dec 2002
I am absolutely stunned that you are getting to do an interview with her. I hope I am not too late to slip in a question. My question involves the decision to put in the Master card, to include Osho actually in a tarot deck, and break from the tradition in adding another card. What made her decide to add that as an additional major arcana card? Peace!

Mystica	16 Dec 2002
Diana already posted the questions that I have. I just wanted to say "way to go" on getting this interview, and I look forward to reading it!

wavebreaker	17 Dec 2002
No, Kathruman (and others!), you're not too late with your question. Ma Deva Padma said she wouldn't have time for the interview until after Christmas, so there's still plenty of time for everyone to post their questions here. Keep them coming! ;)

Eviemay	17 Dec 2002
I would like to know which of her artwork would be her personnal favourite(they are all so beautiful!). And at 56(ish) - what is her secret to her beautiful, youthful looks... She is gorgeous! Evie

wavebreaker	29 Dec 2002
*BUMP* Any more questions, anyone??

wavebreaker	17 Feb 2003
You can now read the interview here. Thanks everyone for your input!

Lee	17 Feb 2003
Thanks tarotlady for a wonderfully informative and thorough interview! I love reading "behind the scenes" stuff about decks. -- Lee

Summerdream	17 Feb 2003
Great Job Tarotlady!!! I found the article very fascinating and it made me very interested in acquiring the Tao Oracle as I already own the Osho Zen and love it. Blessings, Momof3girls

Mimers	17 Feb 2003
Ohhhhh, I wish I had known about this before the interview, but I just signed up here in Jan. This is my favorite deck. Still I loved reading your interview. I would have liked to have had some reasoning for the strong anti-thinking theme of the clouds. I know that many times, thinking too much can cause us to loose sight of what is truely important, however, she depicts it almost as our enemy. Especially in the card titled Mind (Page of Clouds). I don't see thinking as entirely bad. If God did not want us to think, he wouldn't have given us a mind. I'm sorry I missed the chance to put my question out, but thank you TarotLady! The interview was awsome. I did not realize she had created an Oracle deck too. I will have to go check it out! Mimers

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