The Mythic Tarot
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The Mythic Tarot
A new approach to tarot reading using Greek Mythology
and Jungian Psychology developed by Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke in 1986. The deck is based on the traditional Tarot and the Greek myths, but has a theoretical base in transpersonal psychology. Using Jungian Psychology they have fitted the modern system into the ancient system of Greek mythology combined with the traditional Tarot. This modern perspective has opened up the study of Tarot to a whole new generation of people.It is no longer a fringe subject. There are now many Doctors, Counsellors and Jungians working with a psychological approach to Tarot in their professions.
Working at a predictive level only (which is the most common understanding and use of the Tarot) the reader is predicting the outcome of patterns, which may be interesting to a point, but it ensures the person being read for has no insight into the inner patterns that are manifesting in their outer reality, as a fate.
From a Jungian perspective, this could be seen as projection
i.e a person is attracting circumstances into their lives, and has no insight as it why it is happening. Fate for the Greeks was the outcome of choices made over time. Life, like a reading, is not fixed. We can change the habit patterns of a lifetime. The Mythic Tarot demonstrates this by embracing the reality of the psyche, holistic and self empowering. It is a modern day approach to divination. It combines the ancient Greek pantheon, Jungian depth psychology, with traditional Tarot.
Dr Carl Jung said one sentence about Tarot. He said that ‘the cards are descendents from the archetypes of transformation’. This sentence has triggered off a whole influx of study by Jungians and Analytical Therapists.
The images on the Mythic Tarot depict the Greek gods. The first Tarot decks were The first 22 Major Arcana
cards were elaborate works of art depicting the classical deities. They were born at the time of the Italian Renaissance
. The Italian Renaissance philosophers believed that they were great laws that were working through life. In the Mythic Tarot Greene and Burke have returned full circle to the original images contained in the Tarot. This was the time of the revival of all things Greek. In addition to the overlay of Greek Mythology, Greene and Burke have psychologised the Greek myths with their Jungian interpretations. The gods of Greek Mythology are closely aligned to the central values therefore the central conflicts of the culture. The Mythic Tarot book gives extensive descriptions of the Greek gods and the mythological stories attached to them.
The Rider-Waite tarot deck
– although popular because it has been around the longest – according to some cannot give you the modern day insight that today’s user is looking for.
The Mythic Tarot allows the individual to participate and take responsibility for their destiny. The participant is no longer passively waiting for someone to predict their life. Psychological Tarot reveals the primary patterns active in a person's life at any given time.
The Mythic Tarot is popular with life coaches and councellors, enabling them to pinpoint more precisely the deeply entrenched patterns that are hindering an individual in pursuit if their goals.
This deck is designed for anyone who wishes to take responsibility to envisage their own life.
A new approach to tarot reading using Greek Mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
and Jungian Psychology developed by Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke in 1986. The deck is based on the traditional Tarot and the Greek myths, but has a theoretical base in transpersonal psychology. Using Jungian Psychology they have fitted the modern system into the ancient system of Greek mythology combined with the traditional Tarot. This modern perspective has opened up the study of Tarot to a whole new generation of people.It is no longer a fringe subject. There are now many Doctors, Counsellors and Jungians working with a psychological approach to Tarot in their professions.
Working at a predictive level only (which is the most common understanding and use of the Tarot) the reader is predicting the outcome of patterns, which may be interesting to a point, but it ensures the person being read for has no insight into the inner patterns that are manifesting in their outer reality, as a fate.
From a Jungian perspective, this could be seen as projection
Projection
Projection, projector, or projective may refer to:* The display of an image by devices such as:** Movie projector** Video projector** Overhead projector** Slide projector** Camera obscura** Projection screen...
i.e a person is attracting circumstances into their lives, and has no insight as it why it is happening. Fate for the Greeks was the outcome of choices made over time. Life, like a reading, is not fixed. We can change the habit patterns of a lifetime. The Mythic Tarot demonstrates this by embracing the reality of the psyche, holistic and self empowering. It is a modern day approach to divination. It combines the ancient Greek pantheon, Jungian depth psychology, with traditional Tarot.
Dr Carl Jung said one sentence about Tarot. He said that ‘the cards are descendents from the archetypes of transformation’. This sentence has triggered off a whole influx of study by Jungians and Analytical Therapists.
The images on the Mythic Tarot depict the Greek gods. The first Tarot decks were The first 22 Major Arcana
Major Arcana
The Major Arcana or trumps are a suit of twenty-two cards in the tarot deck. They serve as a permanent trump suit in games played with the tarot deck, and are distinguished from the four standard suits collectively known as the Minor Arcana...
cards were elaborate works of art depicting the classical deities. They were born at the time of the Italian Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 13th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe...
. The Italian Renaissance philosophers believed that they were great laws that were working through life. In the Mythic Tarot Greene and Burke have returned full circle to the original images contained in the Tarot. This was the time of the revival of all things Greek. In addition to the overlay of Greek Mythology, Greene and Burke have psychologised the Greek myths with their Jungian interpretations. The gods of Greek Mythology are closely aligned to the central values therefore the central conflicts of the culture. The Mythic Tarot book gives extensive descriptions of the Greek gods and the mythological stories attached to them.
The Rider-Waite tarot deck
Rider-Waite tarot deck
The Rider-Waite tarot deck is the most popular Tarot deck in use today in the English-speaking world . Other suggested names for this include the Rider-Waite-Smith, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman Smith or simply the Rider deck...
– although popular because it has been around the longest – according to some cannot give you the modern day insight that today’s user is looking for.
The Mythic Tarot allows the individual to participate and take responsibility for their destiny. The participant is no longer passively waiting for someone to predict their life. Psychological Tarot reveals the primary patterns active in a person's life at any given time.
The Mythic Tarot is popular with life coaches and councellors, enabling them to pinpoint more precisely the deeply entrenched patterns that are hindering an individual in pursuit if their goals.
This deck is designed for anyone who wishes to take responsibility to envisage their own life.
External links
- http://www.mythictriumphs.com/
- http://www.junginstitut.ch/main/Show$Id=1101.html
- http://analytictarot.com/