Osho Zen-Reversed

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Jan 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.

bladeraven	30 Jan 2005
Is it possible to read reversals in the OSHO Zen cards?

Ho Kok Hong	03 Feb 2005
I may not use the card before,but I've read the books and viewed the card before. I think that such card Osho had been design is not the same as most of the tarot cards you've seen(e.g:the spread). But judging the reversal problem, It may be strange if most of the card are good or neutral. So,the card can be reverse if you are not good in the meaning of the books. By the way,you can use the most of the meaning that was same from other tarots. By looking at the numbers,you can know which card it represent.

fyreflye	03 Feb 2005
No. Unlikely as it may seem, the OZT is modeled on the Crowley Thoth. All possibilities are contained in the upright cards. Though the subject of the individual cards can be traced back to the model, the worldview of the OZT is quite different.

Fulgour	03 Feb 2005
Are they new: where can we see the ZEN Cards...?

Fullmoonsinger	03 Feb 2005
Fulgour wrote: Are they new: where can we see the ZEN Cards...? I clicked on "decks" at the top of the page, and entered "Osho" into the search box. http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/osho-zen/ MoonSinger

Fullmoonsinger	03 Feb 2005
The Osho Zen Tarot is the Tarot deck. There is also an Osho oracle deck and a new Osho Tao I-ching deck. MoonSinger

bladeraven	03 Feb 2005
so I guess when the cards are reversed..just flip them over??

Kath	03 Feb 2005
I don’t see why not. If you feel that using reversals for this deck will help you obtain clearer or more detailed readings, I say go for it. Bugger whether or not the deck was designed for reversals or not. It’s YOUR deck now, use it as you wish. (And I feel the same way about the Thoth, and any other deck that wasn’t ‘designed for reversals’.) Rules are meant to be broken, no?

fyreflye	03 Feb 2005
Kath wrote: Rules are meant to be broken, no? Only by those who have first understood the rules and mastered them. Small children break rules just to show they can.

Kath	03 Feb 2005
fyreflye wrote: Only by those who have first understood the rules and mastered them. Small children break rules just to show they can. Who's to say that Bladeraven hasn't mastered the 'rules'. Or perhaps he's just in touch with his inner child. :)

bladeraven	05 Feb 2005
Lol..uhm..BladeRaven is a she...lol...not much for living by rules :) I've actually been happier being me :)

Kath	06 Feb 2005
Oh, I'm sorry! Darn these gender-neutral names :) Let us know how you go with reversals for this deck. I've been tempted to try it myself, but I haven't worked with the Osho long enough to feel comfortable doing that yet.

bladeraven	06 Feb 2005
LOL..I hear you..bladeraven is a guyish name...LOL I was told that reversals in OZ usually meant blocked energy but it's one of those..it helps to get a second opinion to verify.....

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