Full Description
Work with the "darchetypes" of your shadow self through the tarot
• Uses alchemical reconciliation through opposition to illuminate the shadows in our lives for a more complete sense of self
• Explores the dark side of the Major and Minor Arcana where the Fool becomes Hubris, the Magician becomes the Manipulator, and the Empress becomes the Cannibal Mother
• Offers techniques and card spreads to investigate the "darchetypes" that lurk in our personal and collective unconscious
As a tool for shadow work and divination, the Shadow Seer Tarot deck and guidebook give methods to see through the blind spots of ordinary tarot readings into the heart of what is often hidden. Using Hermetic principles, Maja D'Aoust defines oppositional energies as they relate to the cards of the tarot. With the alchemical method of reconciliation through opposition, she looks deeper into the familiar meanings of the Major and Minor Arcana to give readers insight into the shadow energies at work in their lives to reveal a path toward wholeness. By inverting the archetypes and revealing their shadow side, or "darchetypes," Maja opens portals of understanding to the bad behaviors that we often attempt to conceal, repress, or deny. For example, shadow forms are represented in the suit of Cups by cards such as the Toxic Family, the Glutton, Addiction, and Betrayal. In the suit of Wands, the dark side of our drives and passions are exposed in cards like Propaganda, Slander, the False Martyr, and the Avoidant. Working with our secret shadows, rooted to the underworld and our ancestors, reveals deeper truths and a more balanced perception of the world.
Contents
Navigating the Sea of Needs
Ancestors, Rephaim, and Shadow Work
A Vision of Hands
How to Use the Shadow Seer Tarot
The Major Arcana
Hubris - The Fool
The Manipulator - The Magician
The Abandoned Bride - The High Priestess
The Cannibal Mother - The Empress
The Tyrant - The Emperor
The Skinwalker - The Hierophant
Nemesis - The Lovers
The Swamp - The Chariot
Frailty - Strength
The Spectator - The Hermit
The Curse - Wheel of Fortune
Bureaucracy - Justice
Pity Party - The Hanged Man
The Murderer - Death
Impulse - Temperance
The Scapegoat - The Devil
The Gaslighter - The Tower
Forlorn - The Star
The Deceiver - The Moon
The Destroyer - The Sun
The Punisher - Judgment
Apocalypse - The World
The Minor Arcana
Cups
Ace Hatred
2 Betraya
3 Debauchery
4 Indulgence
5 Misery
6 The Spoiled Brat
7 Addiction
8 Rumination
9 The Glutton
10 The Toxic Family
Page The Con Man
Knight The Player
Queen The Femme Fatale
King The Diva
Wands
Ace Propaganda
2 The Colonizer
3 Quid Pro Quo
4 Divorce
5 Rivalry
6 The Self-Righteous
7 King of the Hill
8 Slander
9 Ego Wound
10 The False Martyr
Page The Avoidant
Knight The Abandoner
Queen Vanity
King Irascibility
Pentacles
Ace Eminent Domain
2 Usury
3 The Cult
4 Jealousy
5 The Parasite
6 The Aggrandizer
7 Pride
8 The Slave
9 The Copycat
10 The Legacy
Page Validation Seeker
Knight The Slumlord
Queen The Madam
King The Machinator
Swords
Ace Cruelty
2 Vacillation
3 Self-Pity
4 Suicide
5 The Narcissist
6 The Plunderer
7 Appropriation
8 Paranoia
9 Dread
10 Annihilation
Page Gossip
Knight Violence
Queen The Prude
King The Merciless
Resources
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