Episode 175 - Tarot, Divination & the Symbolic Life
This Jungian Life Podcast
Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2021
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Guest T. Susan Chang is a writer, podcaster, and teacher of tarot, the most commonly recognized modern form of divination. The archetypal symbols in the tarot’s 78 card deck offer gateways to meaning and mystery. Jung says symbols act as transformers—life energy is converted from a lower to higher form by the amplification that consciousness provides. Tarot divination is intended to break from the mundane and court the numinous. It asks that we set logic aside, surrender doubt, and step unafraid into the space between realms. As with dreams, whatever arises will tell us something we don’t know and can use. Jung said that the “redeeming symbol is a highway, a way upon which life can move forward without torment and compulsion.” By opening ourselves to the inexplicable, we set forth on that highway with the intent of discovering our unique pattern for personhood and purpose in the world.
A Two-Card Tarot Reading
This week, in lieu of a dream interpretation, Susie agreed to do a two-card Tarot draw for all of us. The question we chose was dealing with uncertainty. The cards, visible on camera, were spread out face down, and she gently moved them around, picked up a few, and selected two. Turning them over revealed the Queen and Page of Wands, two court cards. As the Queen of Wands has an outgoing nature, she creates networks. This card indicated that we can seek support from others in a time of uncertainty. The youthful Page of Wands, at whom the Queen seemed to be gazing, has a quality of innocence and optimism as he looks outward. Altogether this draw indicates that we can choose our attitude toward uncertainty. The Queen of Wands suggests the possibility of connection with others, and the Page conveys a spirit of adventure.
References
Podcast: Fortune’s Wheelhouse
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Correspondences-Ancient-Secrets-Everyday/dp/0738755125/
https://www.amazon.com/36-Secrets-Decanic-Journey-through/dp/1716325099/
Tarot Deciphered
https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Deciphered-Decoding-Esoteric-Symbolism/dp/0738764477/
https://www.amazon.com/Divination-Synchronicity-Psychology-Meaningful-Studies/dp/0919123023/
Transcript
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| 1:08.0 | Welcome to this YongYongLife. |
| 1:10.0 | Three good friends and YongYong analysts, Lisa Martiano, |
| 1:14.0 | Debra Stewart and Joseph Lee invite you to join them for an intimate |
| 1:18.0 | and honest conversation that brings a psychological perspective |
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