Archetypes

The archetypes depicted in the twenty-two Major Arcana cards portray imagery and symbolism that mirror the many faces and feelings of humanity. Images such as the Magician, The Empress, The Hermit or The Fool enable us to examine the forces that live deep within us and invoke a mood, a need, or a greater understanding of our personality or soul life. At periodic intervals, the same cards will appear over and over again for an individual. These cards serve as a persistent reminder that the changes and opportunities available at any given time are worth investigating. The cards mirror an individual's inner authority, power, freedom, strength and transformational cycles, offering clues and suggestions toward the mastery of life goals and ambitions. Through the wisdom of the Tarot, we illumine an aspect of our True Self, otherwise hidden by the external manifestations of our three-dimensional world. The Tarot offers insight and solutions to life's complex issues and serves as a tool, helping us to solve our personal problems and answer universal questions.

There are archetypal patterns which are universal, and patterns which are personally activated. Archetypes can be likened to blue prints. They are energies that are contained within the seed of the psyche. How the seed is cultivated determines the way in which it grows into its actual form. Several energies may be present or one major archetype may blossom at any given stage of one’s life. Stages of life determine new elements that may be forming within the psyche, and these new potentials give rise to different patterns and visions of one's True Self. Ways to identify one’s archetypal patterns as they arise are through dreams, visions, synchronicities, inspiration, songs, art, wishes, our envy, jealousy and passions. This is the work of the soul over many lifetimes.