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The Osho Zen Tarot
Introduction
Tarot has been in existence for
thousands of year, since ancient Egypt or perhaps
even before. The first known use of the tarot in
the West was in the Middle Ages. During those
turbulent times, the imagery of the tarot was used
as a code in transmitting the teachings of the
medieval mystery schools. Over time, tarot has been
used in many ways, as a tool for predicting the
future, as a lighthearted "parlor game", a way to
gather unseen, "occult" information about various
situations, etc.
Some say that the number of the cards is based on
the number of steps taken by the infant Siddhartha,
later to become Gautama the Buddha, as soon as he
was born. He walked seven steps forward and seven
steps backward in each of the four cardinal
directions, says the legend, and this became the
model for the "minor" cards in the tarot.
In addition to these 56 cards of the Minor Arcana,
the tarot contains an additional 22 cards, the
Major Arcana, which tell the complete story of the
human spiritual journey. From the first innocent
step of The Fool, to the culmination of the journey
represented by the card of Completion, we find in
the Major Arcana the archetypal images that connect
us all as human beings. They tell of a journey of
self-discovery that is absolutely unique to each
individual, while the core truths to be discovered
are the same regardless of race, gender, class or
religious upbringing.
In the traditional tarot deck this journey of
self-discovery was perceived as a kind of spiral,
with each Completion leading to a new level on the
path, a new beginning with the reentry of The Fool.
In this deck, however, the Master card has been
added. This card allows us to leave the spiral
behind, to take a jump off the wheel of death and
rebirth. The Master card symbolizes the ultimate
transcendence of journeying itself, a transcendence
that becomes possible only though the dissolving of
the separate, individual ego in enlightenment.
Osho Zen Tarot is definitely not a traditional
tarot in the sense that you play with prediction.
Rather it is a transcendental game of Zen which
mirrors the moment, unwaveringly presenting what is
here, now, without judgment or comparison. This
game is a wake-up call to tune into sensitivity,
intuition, compassion, receptivity, courage and
individuality.
This focus on awareness is one of the many
innovations to the old systems and thinking of the
tarot that will soon become obvious to experienced
users as they begin to work with the Osho Zen
Tarot.
Zen knows only a vast life
which contains all kinds of contradictions
in a deep harmony.
The night is in harmony with the day,
and life is in harmony with death,
and the earth is in harmony with the sky.
The presence is in harmony with the absence.
This immense harmony,
this synchronicity,
is the essential Manifesto of Zen.
This is the only way of life which respects
and loves,
and denies nothing, condemns nothing.
OSHO:
The Zen Manifesto
The Osho Zen Tarot Book has
what is called "Commentary". This is an
interpretation of the cards. There is also the
words of Osho for Y/you to read when contemplating
the meaning of the card. I will say again, please
read the cards for Y/yourself and Y/you come up
with Y/your interpretation. These reading are for
Y/your benefit and enlightenment.
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