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"Emotions" are the focus of this step. Or, as Mary Greer notes, emotions are all wrapped up in the reasons why people seek tarot readings and in the ways they dialog, interact with the reader, and respond to the information given. Emotions are also part of the reader's experience. The emotions, in part, spring from the images. We have seen this in the previous steps.
A problem with emotions is that they are often attached to "complexes" or mixtures of many other emotions, memories, triggers, reactive habits, etc. Both perceptions and emotions shape the way we see and act within the world, and also how we "live" within a tarot reading. Mary notes that what we see in the cards, plus the emotions related to the image, creates meaning. In this step we will continue the process of reading emotions, energy, meanings perceived, and the triggers and reactions of these energy flows.
STEP 3:2
Using the Five of Swords of your chosen deck or another deck, list the emotional states seen there. Follow the steps given as 1) and 2) in the book. Make your list as instructed and also keep it for future use in another step. I expect that we may want to use the Waite-Smith deck so as to also use the list given at the end of the chapter.
Note the paragraph titled GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DECK. Mary notes that each deck is quite different from the others. She goes on to note the survey made relative to positive and negative attributes attached to the Waite-Smith deck and showed that it could be biased toward more positive meanings in the card symbols. The deck we each currently use may have an overall slant in much the same manner as the Waite-Smith deck.
STEP 3:3
This step is directed towards the use of our favorite deck. The directions given are explicit. I suspect that this could be a most fascinating exercise. The ones that ask us to work typically are the most rewarding.
Again, feel free to do these steps in sections. I would rather do a great job and learn a great deal doing just a small part than trying to squeeze everything into a free 20 minutes and thereby cheating myself.
Have fun. Dave
A problem with emotions is that they are often attached to "complexes" or mixtures of many other emotions, memories, triggers, reactive habits, etc. Both perceptions and emotions shape the way we see and act within the world, and also how we "live" within a tarot reading. Mary notes that what we see in the cards, plus the emotions related to the image, creates meaning. In this step we will continue the process of reading emotions, energy, meanings perceived, and the triggers and reactions of these energy flows.
STEP 3:2
Using the Five of Swords of your chosen deck or another deck, list the emotional states seen there. Follow the steps given as 1) and 2) in the book. Make your list as instructed and also keep it for future use in another step. I expect that we may want to use the Waite-Smith deck so as to also use the list given at the end of the chapter.
Note the paragraph titled GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DECK. Mary notes that each deck is quite different from the others. She goes on to note the survey made relative to positive and negative attributes attached to the Waite-Smith deck and showed that it could be biased toward more positive meanings in the card symbols. The deck we each currently use may have an overall slant in much the same manner as the Waite-Smith deck.
STEP 3:3
This step is directed towards the use of our favorite deck. The directions given are explicit. I suspect that this could be a most fascinating exercise. The ones that ask us to work typically are the most rewarding.
Again, feel free to do these steps in sections. I would rather do a great job and learn a great deal doing just a small part than trying to squeeze everything into a free 20 minutes and thereby cheating myself.
Have fun. Dave