I've pursued non-traditional studies since 1975. I consider what I do to be a body of work. A synthesis of all that I have learned and practiced over time. I draw from the following training and experience...
I had studied Fine Art in College but soon found that I could not commit to matriculation. I innately knew that I wanted the knowledge that you can't get in College. So, shortly after that, I began studying Self-Knowledge, Truth and Consciousness with Master Teacher, Prem Rawat. My connection with Prem is ongoing.
Sacred Wisdom
& Intuitive Consulting
A Reading is About Garnering Clarity
Although I have a gift of "knowing," I don't know everything... nor would I want to!
Unfortunately, the Tarot is too often thought of as a game. It's not. A reading is not about "Fortune Telling" or predicting the future. In my experience, that's too often inauthentic. It's really about inclinations, tendencies or propensities we might have, or things to consider about ourselves which we could probably benefit from. A reading always shows us exactly what is true, which I have always found facilitating.
In a nut shell though, it's about getting clear. You may feel relieved because I helped you sort out a complex situation. Or perhaps you will have gained some insight, so you can come to an understanding about something that is important to you and/or you can gain some momentum in your life toward getting where you want to go. As a result of a reading, you could realize that you are able to make a necessary and important decision with a certainty you didn't have before.
But, I can say with cconfidence that by the time the reading is done, if you really want clarity, one or more of these things will most likely happen for you.
The Major Arcana Cards Carry
a Significant Impact in a Reading
The 22 Major Arcana* cards are considered to be the most divinely inspired part of the entire deck according to the late, Arthur Edward Waite, the most well known of the three creators of this particular deck... the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck. This is one of the most famous Tarot decks of all. It can stand alone, as a deck in, and of itself, which is how I use it.
Major Arcana are also known as the "Trump Cards." They are preeminent within the Tarot deck, because they are a bigger and broader picture of life, helping to further understand our humanity and our connection to all that is. They are thought to be a "cut-above" the Minor Arcana and the Court Cards which, along with the Trump Cards, comprise the complete Tarot deck. These cards, in particular, carry a significance on a question or issue when they appear in a reading, in which the entire Tarot deck is used. So a reading featuring the Major Arcana cards alone can be thought of as an encapsulation of the entire deck. delivering more and deeper insight into a question adding more savvy, insightful and comprehensive weight.
Each card in the Major Arcana, from the Fool ( the #0 Card,) to the World (the #22 Card,) represents a specific archetypal figure or situation which all human beings experience in common. Cumulatively, the cards designate periods of growth, or junctures along the path of life, human maturation, and the finding of our way - which can ultimately lead us to a very personal feeling of our purpose in this world. Put succinctly, the 22 Major Arcana cards stand alone as a powerful archetypal depiction of the stages of life... childhood, adolescence, adulthood and elder.
I use a simple 8 card spread. We focus on the past, present and future with regard to the influence of our conscious, subconscious and higher mind on your current situation. The Major Arcana Tarot cards are a great tool for learning what our inclinations and propensities might be toward our desired, or undesired expectations. In other words, it can lead to clarity and thus help us to determine direction, resolutions of conflicts and things to consider, as well as the feasibility of an possible outcome or goal.
*Arcana (pronounced (ärˈkān a)i is arcane the plural of the word Arcane, an adjective meaning:
mysterious or secret, clandestine, secretive understood by few.
Examples of Major Arcana Cards from the
Ryder-Waite-Smith Deck
The Trump Cards
Can be Read Like a Map
I think of reading as a sort of a road map. In other words, the way the cards are laid down represents what we're currently experiencing, where we've come from, and where we are, perhap, headed. Before a reading, where we're going is often not clear and is either wanted to unwanted. So, like using a map, when we know where we are now, we gain much more clarity about where to go and how we might best get there. So during a reading we work together to gain insight into your situation. Then, upon completion of the reading, the map revealed the best route(s). So, you can move forward with confidence because we can see what your inclintions, motivations t and endencies are have been, which make our options more clear. This is one way to look at the value of this type of reading.
The Major Arcana are also often thought of as "The Fools Journey." This means that a human being comes into this world as the fool, at "0" knowing nothing of the physical world, then journeys through all the phases of life, learning and growing with each experience, represented by the Trump cards #1, the Magician through to #21, The World.
The Trump Cards are archetypal... they represent extremes on a spectrum. So, in other words... the Fool Card for example, can be read as a Fool, the complete stupid idiot, or the most divinely intelligent of human beings, possessing trust beyond most mortals. Or it can be read as any state of being in-between those extremes.
We're born with an awareness that we came from the infinite, where all things are known, but the world causes us to forget (in varying degrees). Life in the world is the opposite of the true spiritual life like two polar opposites. It has been said that the world is one of competition, dominance and exploitation, the jungle of survival. The true spiritual experience is the opposite... one of love, compassion and complete safety and trust, So We must find our way, and find the balance of the extremes for our personal wellbeing, growth and happiness.
A Local
In-Person Event
In the NW District
The Metaphysical Fair at New Renaissance Book Shop happens on the second Saturdays of the month. Visit me at the fair from noon till 3 pm.
The Book Shop is located at 1338 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
The Fair is held in the Events Space,
2 doors South
of the Bookshop's main entrance.
Admission is Free ~ Stop in to visit!
Individual Practitioner's Fees
are Generously Discounted!
In Portland, Oregon
The North West District is easily found directly northwest of Downtown Portland. on the map
N.W. 23rd Street is the main drag.
The area isalso known as the
Alphabet District or Nob Hill
