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Frequently asked questions on Tarot: part one.

What are Tarot Cards? What do they imply?

To me the 78 pack of Tarot cards imply a book; a book which represents life. It’s emotions and every possible experience that any human soul is bound to go through in his or her lifetime. Each card represents a tapestry of emotions. Through a narrative; which is visually enriched: In the form of pictures. The cards are classified into Major Trump and Minor Trump or the elemental suits. The…

Emotional separation is an important experience in life. It shows us the nadir of our existence. A phase where we feel as though we are stuck-up in sinking sand and there is no way out for survival. It also makes us appreciate and respect any good experience that we come across post that phase. The suite of Swords: in the pack of Tarot cards. Is one elemental suite; wherein most of the cards denote or imply emotional and human suffering.

The three of Swords is a card ruled by the…

Long ago someone had told me that life is an eccentric gift. When that gift comes to us; we feel that the gift is made of clay but when we know it does not belong to us. Hence, will not come to us. We realize that the same gift is far more precious than gold itself. It is a trait of the human psyche to hate or underestimate the importance of what we already have. We crave for those things which are difficult or impossible to achieve. Desires and fulfillment form one aspect of your life.…

I am a huge fan of Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes and Brida. I have also loved Wilbur Smith’s River God; Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Delhi. These books have a high emotional content. Writing about emotions without making them loose their importance is very difficult. The writing needs to be crisp and at the same time it needs to touch your soul. What makes it more difficult is that emotions are fragile, short-lived, influenced by impulse and very biased. Add to that the fact that…