I’ve recently picked up a book called “Tarot Healer: Using the Cards to Deepen Your Chakra Healing Work” by Leeza Robertson. The premise is that it’s a workbook for — you guessed it! — working with the chakras through tarot. Considering that my interest in healing has been piqued lately, I felt this would really help me to deepen my tarot practice for myself and for others.
I originally planned to read this book during a flight, but it quickly became apparent that getting through it requires a lot more than passive reading. I’m still getting used to owning myself as a tarot reader, so I felt a little bit embarrassed at the thought of whipping out my cards and journaling in the middle of a flight. I’m working on my confidence, though, I promise! Anyway, the author included a lot of interactive practices and encourages readers to keep a journal (ahem, blog) throughout the process.
The first exercise is all about getting familiar with the energy of our inner chakra pillar. Something I find interesting about this exercise is that all of the cards are read in the reversed position. The author writes:
“Oftentimes upright cards don’t leave a lot of room for movement in readings, whereas reversals have moved and aren’t the way we expect them to be, which makes them more aligned with moving energy centers. Reversals also allow themselves to be read in a blocked, protected, or retrograding aspect, much the same way chakras tend to be read.”
page 8, “Tarot Healer: Using the Cards to Deepen Your Chakra Healing Work”.
The cards from this exercise will act as the foundation as we work through each chakra in later chapters. Here are my first impressions and observations on the cards I pulled:
Card 1 — Muladhara/Root Chakra — The Hermit
Card 2 — Svadhishthana/Sacral Chakra — Page of Swords
Card 3 — Manipura/Solar Plexus Chakra — Seven of Wands
Card 4 — Anahata/Heart Chakra — Four of Cups
Card 5 — Vishuddha/Throat Chakra — Two of Swords
Card 6 — Ajna/Third Eye Chakra — Four of Pentacles
Card 7 — Sahasrara/Crown Chakra — Knight of Swords
Observations
- I noticed I have 3 swords cards, which is the only suit to repeat in this spread. My gut reaction is apprehension because I feel like the swords is the harshest of suits, and I tend to associate them with lots of conflict.
- I’m also noticing that the chakras associated with those cards are the sacral, throat and crown. All places I feel very blocked, as I try to step into myself and following my intuition more freely.
- I only pulled 1 major arcana, and I think it’s fitting that it’s associated with the root chakra. I don’t know a ton about any of the chakras right now, but it’s one I’ve worked with in order to feel more safe and secure in life.
- In general, before even looking up the card reversal meanings, my first impression is that this is a set of sort of…young and naive energy, a little bit combative, a little conflicted, but determined.
- After reading through the different meanings and keywords, I would say this is a whole lot of stagnant and exhausted energy! Honestly…accurate. It’s part of the reason I bought this book, the hope that it will help me move through my internal blockages.
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