Thoughts and Musings

There are a staggering number of Tarot decks out there, and trying to pick one can feel utterly overwhelming. If you’re just starting out here are the things I look for when selecting a deck, along with a few of my favorite recommendations for beginners. Look for Art That Speaks to You This sounds obvious, but it matters more than people think. It does absolutely no good to pick a deck you dislike just because someone on the Internet said it was good. If the imagery puts you

Each of us has a unique symbolic language through which our psyche tries to communicate. Every night we dream, receiving personalized symbols that attempt to convey something important to our conscious mind. Learning to work with Tarot can develop a collaborative relationship with your psyche that serves a similar function to dreams—but with a little more conscious participation and a common underlying structure that translates across contexts. Over time, it can even provide

The Smith-Waite Tarot deck that I feature in my Tarot Course As a Jungian and depth psychotherapist and a long-time Tarotist, I spend a lot of time at the intersection of psychology and symbolism. There are many tools that can give voice to the collective and personal unconscious elements the reside within each of us, but Tarot is one of my favorites. It’s simultaneously systematic yet open-ended, personalized yet universal—not unlike our own psyches. But for those who aren’t