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The dream world full of symbols and imagery has long been a
place of mysterious revelations. Many people use Tarot cards
to decipher the meanings of their dreams. It is a very basic
technique that can enlighten us and provide insight into this
mystical realm of our psyche.
Dreams form the foundation of our conscious minds. Dreams
depict the subconscious symbolic and pre-symbolic imagery that
defines who we are as human beings. Dreams, in essence, are
formed from the very essence of who we are. That is to say the
subconscious defines our personalities like the silhouette of
a peach defines a peach.
Keeping a dream journal can be an invaluable step in
understanding your dreams. Although we dream every time we go
to bed we often times forget what we dream about. Writing
these dreams down while they are fresh in our minds keeps the
imagery from slipping back into our subconscious minds and is
essential in order to convert your dream images into Tarot
images.
Some suggest using a hardbound notebook or journal to keep
your dreams stored in. Others feel using a loose-leaf binder
with pockets is a better medium to keep your dreams stored in.
Many go as far to keep a personal digital tape recorder to
record their dreams on so that if they recall a dream during
the day they can easily record them onto the voice recorder.
Whatever method you choose is entirely up to you and your
personal preference.
When writing your journal try separating your dreams in to
parts or sections. These sections should outline the imagery
found in your dreams. Be sure to note any unusual
environmental factors as well as these may hold keys to the
overall meaning of your dream.
The Tarot cards come complete with a predefined corollary
to decipher their encrypted meanings but dreams do not. So, in
order to decipher your dreams using Tarot cards you must first
separate your dream into parts. These parts consisting of
dream imagery can then be transposed into Tarot imagery that
can be deciphered.
The Final step in interpreting your dreams using Tarot
cards is to correlate our separated dream images to
corresponding Tarot cards. So, after identifying all the dream
imagery and isolating them into parts select the corresponding
Tarot cards whose imagery seems to correlate with the overall
images in your dream. Then you can form an interpretation form
these cards as to what your dream really means to you.
Dreams hold a vast untapped potential to help us decipher
what is really going on in our subconscious mind. Utilizing
divinatory aids to uncover the true meaning of dreams provides
a means to trigger memories and decipher imagery stored in our
sleeping state. Utilizing these methods can benefit us by
enabling us to see into the realm of subconscious thought we
are not privy to in our waking state.
Harnessing the
power of our dreams to empower us in
our lives can be a rewarding experience. It is fortunate
that Tarot cards provide a mystic key to these deepest of
inner thoughts. As it is frustrating to have the answers
to your deepest questions at your fingertips but have no
means to derive relevant meaning from them.
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