Rose Lalonde
Roots of Asia Tarot
Last week I mostly looked through the cards (and used my German classes from years ago on the LWB), but I've since had a chance to do readings.
This will sound out of left field, but in one way Roots of Asia reminds me of Tarot of the Origins -- not because they have anything in common thematically, but because both reply to a question in a way that renders the question far less important than the broader themes that underlie it.
Roots of Asia references the Pali suttas and redirects back to the querent's state of mind and heart. When I ask it about moving to a new city, I get a reminder about impermanence and the effects of the 5 hindrances. It points to the inner world as the place to focus.
I don't think it's the best choice if a querent's looking for direct advice about something like how to get a promotion at work (unless they're okay with an answer that includes the relative unimportance of a promotion in the grand scheme of things), but it is a great deck for encouraging spiritual practice. I'm a Theravada Buddhist, and my teachers have mainly been from Thai and Sri Lankan traditions, so the Thai perspective in this deck fits into context. I imagine it might be like a Christian reading with cards that referenced the 10 Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. It's good to have a deck that offers reminders from the Pali canon, and a beautiful one at that! I'm so glad I got a copy.
Last week I mostly looked through the cards (and used my German classes from years ago on the LWB), but I've since had a chance to do readings.
This will sound out of left field, but in one way Roots of Asia reminds me of Tarot of the Origins -- not because they have anything in common thematically, but because both reply to a question in a way that renders the question far less important than the broader themes that underlie it.
Roots of Asia references the Pali suttas and redirects back to the querent's state of mind and heart. When I ask it about moving to a new city, I get a reminder about impermanence and the effects of the 5 hindrances. It points to the inner world as the place to focus.
I don't think it's the best choice if a querent's looking for direct advice about something like how to get a promotion at work (unless they're okay with an answer that includes the relative unimportance of a promotion in the grand scheme of things), but it is a great deck for encouraging spiritual practice. I'm a Theravada Buddhist, and my teachers have mainly been from Thai and Sri Lankan traditions, so the Thai perspective in this deck fits into context. I imagine it might be like a Christian reading with cards that referenced the 10 Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. It's good to have a deck that offers reminders from the Pali canon, and a beautiful one at that! I'm so glad I got a copy.