by Alyce Howell
Osho Zen Tarot Card Book
ALYCE HOWELL
Published by ALYCE HOWELL, 2018.
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OSHO ZEN TAROT CARD BOOK
First edition. October 5, 2018.
Copyright © 2018 ALYCE HOWELL.
Written by ALYCE HOWELL.
Osho Zen Tarot Card Book: A Complete Guide for Tarot Reading
By ALYCE HOWELL
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Uses of the Tarot
Osho Zen Tarot Minor Arcana Cards
0 - The Fool
1 - Existence
2 - Inner Voice
3 - Creativity
4 - The Rebel
5 - No-Thingness
6 - The Lovers
7 - Awareness
8 - Courage
9 – Aloneness
10 – Change
11 – Breakthrough
12 - New Vision
13 - Transformation
14 – Integration
15 - Conditioning
16 - Thunderbolt
17 - Silence
18 - Past Lives
19 - Innocence
20 - Beyond Illusion
21 - Completion
The Master
Osho Zen Tarot Minor Arcana: Suit of Rainbows
Ace of Rainbows: Maturity
2 of Rainbows: Moment to Moment
3 of Rainbows: Guidance
4 of Rainbows: The Miser
5 of Rainbows: The Outsider
6 of Rainbows: Compromise
7 of Rainbows: Patience
8 of Rainbows: Ordinariness
9 of Rainbows: Ripeness
Page of Rainbows: Adventure
Knight of Rainbows: Slowing Down
Queen of Rainbows: Flowering
King of Rainbows: Abundance
Osho Zen Tarot Minor Arcana: Suit of Water
Ace of Water: Going With the Flow
2 of Water: Friendliness
3 of Water: Celebration
4 of Water: Turning In
5 of Water: Clinging to the Past
6 of Water: The Dream
7 of Water: Projections
8 of Water: Letting Go
9 of Water: Laziness
10 of Water: Harmony
Page of Water: Understanding
Knight of Water: Trust
Queen of Water: Receptivity
King of Water: Healing
Osho Zen Tarot Minor Arcana: Suit of Clouds
Ace of Clouds: Consciousness
2 of Clouds: Schizophrenia
3 of Clouds: Ice-olation
4 of Clouds: Postponement
5 of Clouds: Comparison
6 of Clouds: The Burden
7 of Clouds: Politics
8 of Clouds: Guilt
9 of Clouds: Sorrow
10 of Clouds: Rebirth
Page of Clouds: Mind
Knight of Clouds: Fighting
Queen of Clouds: Morality
King of Clouds: Control
Osho Zen Tarot Minor Arcana: Suit of Fire
Ace of Fire: The Source
2 of Fire: Possibilities
3 of Fire: Experiencing
4 of Fire: Participation
5 of Fire: Totality
6 of Fire: Success
7 of Fire: Stress
8 of Fire: Traveling
9 of Fire: Exhaustion
10 of Fire: Suppression
Page of Fire: Playfulness
Knight of Fire: Intensity
Queen of Fire: Sharing
King of Fire: The Creator
Layouts of Osho Zen Tarot Card
The Diamond
The Mirror
The Celtic Cross
The ′Super Quickie′
Linking - ′A Quickie′
The Paradox
The Flying Bird
The Key
Conclusion
Introduction
When life appears to be filled with doubts and improbability we try to find a source of motivation: what is yet to come? What about my well-being, the family? What will transpire if I do this and not that? This is for what tarot cards are often used, to fulfill a desire to know regarding the past and forthcoming.
This Osho Zen Tarot emphases on gaining knowledge about here and now. It is a method based on the knowledge of Zen, a knowledge that says proceedings in the outside world only reveal our own views and outlooks, even though we ourselves could be uncertain about what those views and outlooks are.
It assists us to turn our thoughts away from outside events so we can find a new clarity of understanding in our innermost hearts. The situations and states of mind depicted by the modern images on the cards are all presented as being principally provisional and transformative. The text in the given helps to understand and recognize the images in the easy, open and down to earth linguistic of Zen.
There are 78 cards in the tarot deck, highlighting illustrations that can be understood in many ways. The cards are separated into two segments known as major and minor arcana. The major arcana has the 21 cards, and the minor arcana is further separated into four suits (rainbows, water, clouds and fire) each with cards including the numbers 1 to 10, an ace card and four court cards ( Page, Knight, King and Queen).
Origin of the Tarot
The first acknowledged tarot cards invented in fifteenth century in Italy. The tarot seems to have begun life as a card game, and was initially restricted to the affluent upper classes, though after the discovery of the printing press, the tarot cards turn more widely obtainable. Some authors have claimed (even with the obvious lack of evidence) that the pictures of the tarot cards hints a more olden origin, and have linked the tarot with such philosophies and civilizations as the prehistoric Egyptians and the spiritual Hebrew Kabbalah.
Later Developments
It was not till the 18th century that the tarot cards happened to be connected with the occult and spiritual actions with which they are frequently linked today. This initiated in 1781, when the freemason Antoine Court de Gebelin claimed in his piece 'Le Monde Primatif' that tarot cards has secret meanings (which he related with the prehistoric Egyptians) that could be utilized for divinatory uses.
Since then other mystic and magical traditions, such as the order of the Golden Dawn, have claimed that the tarot has ancient roots, and that is has hidden wisdom to impart to those seeking enlightenment.
The tarot's mass appeal increased with the publication of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot in 1910. Arthur E
dwards Waite was a Golden Dawn member, and in this new deck, drawn by the artist Pamela Colman Smith, images with occult symbolism were included on the numeric cards, as well as the trump cards. This deck was very successful (and remains popular today), and since then, hundreds if not thousands of diverse new decks have been published, with many enthusiasts creating their own.
Uses of the Tarot
The tarot cards have numerous diverse uses, including:
1. Games
This was its primary use, and it is still utilized for gaming uses in several European countries.
2. Psychology
Carl Jung was the primary conventional psychologist to attribute meanings to the tarot cards, when he linked them with the important epitomes that he assumed to exist in the joint human unconscious. Some therapeutic practices including the tarot have established from this insight.
3. Inspiration
Several artists and writers have created works enthused by the tarot cards
4. Insight
Fortune telling is conceivably the most customary use related with the tarot. The pictures on the cards can help the individual looking for the reading to see into their own intuitive knowledge. Others consider that the cards themselves embrace some sort of characteristic divinatory influence, which may be read by an expert. For this purpose, handling another individual's cards is usually glowered upon in occult circles, as their energy might turn contaminated.
Doing a Reading
There is no fixed manner of doing a divinatory tarot reading. Though there are some general layouts or 'spreads', out of which the most well-known is the Celtic cross. This is typically the foremost method taught to novices, though it is by no means the easiest. Skilled tarot readers will often create their own layouts, with their own ways of reading.
Once the cards are picked by the individual getting the reading, the reader places them out in a layout and studies them, taking into account the situations relative to each other, the representation of the individual cards, and their site (upright or reversed).
Meaning of the Cards
There is no usually agreed upon reading of the tarot cards. They all have pictures of capricious degrees of complexity, and the extensive range of tarot decks offered makes the condition even harder. However, there is a vast amount of writings available on the symbols of the tarot, and on the initial level, the 22 major arcana cards are believed to signify the voyage of the Fool from unawareness to enlightenment.
In addition, cards of the minor arcana have their own different symbolism. The numbers are most apparently related to numerology, and the suits are associated with the four. The tarot cards are also been associated with other spiritual and occult methods such as the I Ching, clairvoyance and the Kabbalah.
Osho Zen Tarot
Minor Arcana Cards
0 - The Fool
Every second and with each step, the Fool abandons his past life behind. He carries only his pureness, simplicity and faith, in the form of a white rose, which he is holding in his hand. The design of his waistcoat represents the colors of four natural elements of the tarot deck, which indicates that he is in accord with all his surroundings. His sixth sense is working at its peak. At this split second, the universe is with the Fool, who is about to take a leap into the unknown. Escapades are waiting for him in the life stream.
The card denotes that if you rely on your sixth sense right now, your consideration of the correctness of things, you can never go wrong. Your movements may seem irrational to people, or might even to yourself, in case you consider them with the sensible mind. However the 'zero' position captured by the Fool where faith and purity are the directors, not distrust and past events.
1 - Existence
This undressed female sitting on a lotus leaf of excellence, staring at the magnificence of the night sky. She is aware of the fact that "home" is not a real habitation in the external world, but an internal quality of easing and reception. The clouds, the stones, the bushes, the flowers, fishes, birds, etc. are our family in this celebration of life.
We humans usually overlook this, as we chase our own personal dreams and consider that we need to combat to acquire what we require. But finally, our sense of separation is merely a deception, created by the constricted anxieties of the mind.
Now is the moment to observe at whether you are permitting yourself to accept the amazing gift of experiencing at "home" anywhere you are. If you are, be certain to take your time to cherish it so it can grow deeper and stay with you. Though, if you have a feeling that the universe is about to get you, then it's time for a pause. Go out tonight and gaze at the sky.
2 - Inner Voice
The Inner Voice does not speak verbally but in a nonverbal linguistic of the heart. It is like a prophecy who just tells the truth. If inner voice ever had a face, it will look like the face at the middle of the above given card - aware, observant, and receptive to the dark as well as to the light, signified by the two hands grasping the precious stone. The precious stone itself symbolizes the lucidity which comes from exceling all dualisms.
The Inner Voice, on the other hand, can be mischievous, as it leaps deep down into the feelings and transpires yet again to rise to the sky, like these two jumping dolphins in the liquids of life. It is associated with the heavens, via the crescent-moon coronet, and the world, as symbolized by the green plants on the figure of kimono.
There are intervals in our lifespans when a lot of voices try to pull us in different directions. Our very chaos in such circumstances is an indication to search for peace and balancing within. Only then we will be able to listen to our own truth.
3 - Creativity
From the transformation of blaze and water under the heavenly light arriving from the sky, the character in this card is factually 'possessed by' the ingenious energy. Certainly, the experience of creativeness is an access into the enigmatic. Skill, proficiency and awareness are merely tools; the main thing is to leave oneself to the dynamism which begins all the things.
This dynamism is shapeless, however all the shapes and configurations are born from it. It doesn’t matter which specific shape your creativeness takes - it can be a portrait or melody, potting a plant or cooking a meal. The essential factor is to be receptive to which needs to be conveyed from you.
Never forget that we do not own our formations; they don’t belong to us. Real creativeness ascends from a unification with the god, with the spiritual and the enigmatic. Then it is a happiness for the maker and a boon to others.
4 - The Rebel
The dominant and imposing character in this card is evidently the ruler of his own fate. These is a symbol of sun on his shoulder and a torch in his right hand which represents the radiance of his own hard-earned accuracy. Whether he is affluent or penniless, the Rebel is truly a royal leader as he has destroyed the manacles of the world’s oppressive habituations and beliefs. He has covered himself with all the shades of the rainbow, rising from the dark and shapeless origins of his comatose past and developing wings to take off into the skies.
His approach of becoming is rebellious - not for the reason that he is rebellious against anyone or anything, but due to discovering his own exact character and is unwavering to live in harmony with it. The eagle on his left hand is a chi animal, an envoy between world and sky. The Rebel dares us to be bold enough to take charge for who we are and to face our reality.
5 - No-Thingness
Living "in the hole" can be befuddling and even frightening. Nobody to hold on to, without any direction, no clue or options and opportunities may lie in the future. However it was only this state of unadulterated prospective that occurred beforehand the cosmos was formed.
All you need do is to unwind yourself into this nothingness now...dive into this quietness within the words...observe this hole within the breath while exhaling and inhaling. And cherish every void second of the experience. Something sanctified is about to take birth.
6 - The Lovers
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sp; What we think love is in fact an entire continuum of connecting, diving from the world to the heavens. In other words, love is lust. Most of the people linger on there, due to the habituation which has loaded the lust with all sorts of hopes and suppressions. In fact, the main issue with love for lust is that it’s not long-lasting. Only if we admit this truth, then we actually can rejoice it for what it is - appreciate its existence, and bid farewell with gratefulness when it's gone.
Then as we grow older, we will experience the kind of love which survives beyond lust and respects the distinctive uniqueness of the significant other. We begin to comprehend that our significant other often works as a reflection, replicating hidden features of our profounder self and assisting us to become complete. This kind of love is centered on liberty, not expectation or requirement. Its wings makes us fly up and up towards the universal affection that experiences all as one.
7 - Awareness
The mask of delusion, or maya, that has been preventing you from seeing truth as it is, is beginning to burn away. The flame is not the intense blaze of desire, but the calm flare of mindfulness. As it destroys the mask, the face of an innocent and young Buddha becomes noticeable.
The awareness that is developing in you at the moment is not the outcome of any mindful "act", nor do you have to fight to make something materialize. Any feeling you may have had that you are holding in the dark is melting now, or will be vanishing shortly.
Allow yourself to settle, and don’t forget that deep down you are just a spectator, extremely silent, conscious and unaffected. A passage is now unlocking from the boundary of action to that middle of beholding. It will support you to disconnected, and a fresh awareness will raise the mask from your eyes.
