Principle and development trend of tarot array

The array of tarot cards can be roughly divided into "intuitive system" and "directional system" There is also a department for meditation, illustration and magic. The first two are just different in name from what I said, and their connotations are basically the same. "Magic card array" is not used for divination, nor is it the main branch of tarot cards, so it is not included in the study. Those who are interested in studying "Magic Card Array" can consult books related to magic by themselves. )

The array of tarot cards can be roughly divided into "intuitive system" and "directional system" There is also a department for meditation, illustration and magic. The first two are just different in name from what I said, and their connotations are basically the same. "Magic card array" is not used for divination, nor is it the main branch of tarot cards, so it is not included in the study. Those who are interested in studying "Magic Card Array" can consult books related to magic by themselves. ) Intuitive card arrays also have a fixed order and position. But positioning will not have a fixed meaning, it focuses on the whole and starts with the overall feeling to solve the card. The deck is a whole. The shape of the card array generally looks dazzling and is easy to be associated with. Combined with the picture of the card, it constitutes the source of inspiration for understanding the card. This kind of card array generally does not need rational analysis, but relies more on intuition to solve the cards. Because there is no fixed basis for card release, it may not be a problem for experienced tarot players, but for novices, they often don't know where to start.

The orientation card array has a fixed order and position, and each position has a fixed meaning. Often the formation of a card array requires the efforts of several generations of tarot masters to be perfect enough. Therefore, this card array is classic, easy to learn and practical. Generally, the creation of this kind of card array begins with the inspiration of generate or the summary of experience, and then after a long period of practice, it is perfectly integrated with the relevant "metaphysics" knowledge and gradually takes shape. Most of the cards we use today are of this type.

The shortcoming of the intuitive system is that it is too empty and unreasonable to follow, which leads to the master of tarot cards saying that it is difficult to find a concentrated point and it is difficult for beginners to learn. At the same time, the directional system also has many shortcomings. One is that it has a perfect framework, which limits the thinking of tarot teachers, especially novices, and it is easy to fall into the misunderstanding of excessive analysis and rationality. If you don't care about "inspiration", the charm of tarot cards can't be reflected, and the ability of tarot cards can't be better played. On the other hand, because of the perfection of the framework, the current Tarot teacher seldom cares about Tarot's progress, just lying on the achievements of predecessors, boasting, but not seeking progress. Some people, in particular, are fascinated by "magic" and want to improve their spiritual strength through blood sacrifice, but they don't care about Tarogan who can really improve their spiritual strength, such as "Kabala" and "astrology".

Everyone should know the development route of tarot array: complex → simple.

In the past, tarot cards were magnificent, and fifty or seventy cards could solve a card array, which could make tarot players tired. (This is the root of Tarot Master's restriction on divination times. Hehe, it's a pity that everyone attributed the reason for limiting the number of divination to the incomprehensible mysterious force ~ ~) It took several generations for tarot masters to get such a simplified card array of "three cards holy triangle and five cards to choose from".

Probably influenced by "fast food", the pace of life in the new world has been greatly accelerated, human nature has become extremely noisy, and people often have no patience for complex things. It seems that everyone focuses on simplifying the card array, and the simpler the card array, the better. So that even a "card array" with only one card cut appeared to solve the problem. It seems that this is not even a card array. The simplification of card array is at the expense of details. Too simplified card array often makes the description of the problem too vague, although it seems to improve the accuracy. ), but forgot the original intention of Tarot's "guiding astray" and rarely made very specific suggestions to fortune tellers. Take the most classic "Holy Triangle" card array praised by everyone as an example. One card describes the past (cause), one card describes the present (process), and the other card describes the future (result). I believe that everyone has encountered the idea that the information displayed on the card surface is "too thin" when releasing the card, and there are often many ideas that they think are right, but the card surface is not given at all. This is understandable, isn't it? A card describes a very complicated past. Is it possible to describe it completely?

To sum up, the development path of tarot card array should be:

Analysis intuition → rationality → rational card array combined with intuition

Complex → simple → medium (about dozens of cards)

Each card in this deck is not isolated, but interrelated. And there is generally a "stream" of "consciousness" throughout the deck. Well, let's call it that, but I can't find the right word to describe it. You should understand what Tata said below.

? ? 1. Time flow.

In fact, the flow of time also implies causality. But time is dominant. The representative of time flow between cards is the "holy triangle" with the highest occurrence rate. Hehe, a classic card array is everywhere ... This kind of card array often pays great attention to describing the past, present and future, or even only describes these three time periods, and understands the fate trend by studying the changes of time flow.

Take time as a clue and pursue the trace of fate. The flow of time runs through. This kind of jam usually comes from one line, and some of them are divided into two or three lines (for example, one out of two or one out of three), and the description of the problem is rarely one-sided. The interaction between cards is usually that points act on points through lines. The past acts on the present and the present acts on the future. The role of the past in the future is indirect, through the present as a medium. The advantage of this card array is that there are clear traces to pursue and the organization is relatively clear.

? ? 2. Causal flow Causal flow also hides the flow of time.

After all, under normal circumstances, everything happens for a reason. In the card array containing "causal flow", we usually don't pay attention to the passage of time, but pay attention to understanding the function between causality, the influence of effect on effect, and the feedback from effect to effect.

The relationship between cards in this card array is more complicated. Often points and points act through lines, and then several points and lines form a surface to act on another surface, or they can act on points and lines of another surface. The card array of Venus Love is a typical example of face-to-face interaction. (1 represents the thoughts and opinions of the fortune teller, and directly affects No.2: the influence on the fortune teller, and No.4: the influence on the other party. The third position represents the mentality and viewpoint of the other side, and also influences the second and fourth positions. 2 and 4 should be combined with the comprehensive functions of 1 and 3 to unlock the card. We cannot solve it in isolation. The four causal lines 1-2, 1-4, 3-2 and 3-4 constitute the causal surface, which first acts on the fifth place on the fruit surface: "Trouble, hindrance". This problem is affected by the bit * * of 1.2.3.4, so it should be solved by combining four bits. On the other hand, No.5 acts on No.6, No.7 and No.8 (describing the future position respectively), and the future three aspects all contain the influence of No.5 (1.2.3.4 passes through No.5 and indirectly affects No.6.7.8).

There are also some card arrays that are radial, and many "cause → effect" lines form a surface. In addition, the boundary between cause and effect constitutes a "stream of consciousness" similar to the spider web structure.

? ? 3. Mixed flow

As the name implies, it is a mixture of time flow and causal flow, but it is not a simple mixture. Take the six-pointed star as an example.

First of all, there are separate time flows and causal flows (yin triangle and yang triangle) in this array. The two streams of consciousness form a vortex, and finally concentrate in the center of the vortex-position 7 (representing the result). In addition to maintaining mutual independence, it is only a fusion function. There are other functions and connections between cards. No.2 acts on No.4 and No.6, and "status quo" affects both "countermeasures" and "attitude". And No.6 is also influenced by 1, and it also acts on No.4, so when solving cards, don't consider each card in isolation, but combine the cards that affect it and find common ground. Nor can we separate the time triangle from the factor triangle, but we should consider the interaction between them.

The so-called stream of consciousness refers to the flow and jump of consciousness when tarot masters solve cards, and it is also the role between cards. The time flow is relatively simple. It is easy for most people to find that when you solve the cards in the "present" position, you will subconsciously associate the cards in the "past" position with the cards in the "future" position, and generally combine them when you solve the cards. The flow of factors is not easy to find, and it is often a deeper subconscious at work.

If we can pay attention to these "processes" when solving the cards and creating the card array, we can often get twice the result with half the effort, solve the cards better and create a more reasonable card array.