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Osho Zen Tarot
illustrated by: Ma Deva Padma (Susan Morgen)
The addition of the Osho Zen Tarot to my collection was a turning point
for me. Before this I had used decks interchangably - the Osho Zen deck
came to be one that I used in readings for myself and others where the
question/issue was of a much more spiritual origin. The LWB (little
white booklet) puts the focus of the deck on mirroring the awareness of
the individual to his situation, to the current moment, rather than
looking for the prediction of future events.
The cards came into my life in a very round-about way. I recommended the
deck as a gift for someone else to give my sister. I showed so much
interest in the cards that the same person gifted me with them! At first
I pulled a card-a-day, as a way of getting to know them. Then I joined
an on-line tarot list that chose a card a week, with each list member
presenting their interpretation of that card from two different decks. I
chose to use the Osho Zen as one of my two decks. At the same time, I
had the chance to do short readings for a couple of members on the list.
I used the Osho Zen and Morgan Greer decks "in tandem," employing a
spread from the Osho Zen LWB.
The spread that I used is called "The Paradox." After shuffling the
cards thoroughly, the deck is split into three piles. One pile is chosen
to read from. The top card is read as the here/now, the bottom card is
read as a past-life influence. A random card from the same pile is read
as insight into the "paradox." It has been my experience that much
knowledge can be gained from this small spread! The connection between
all things in life is shown, as well as the "way out" (the "paradox"
card).
I recommend this deck as part of the backbone of any readers'
collection, or as a starting point for someone going into tarot as a
self learning experience.
© May 2000
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