How is the arcana of the month chosen in ? |

From incoming emails: “What is the strength or even suitability of the monthly arcana that appear on different pages? They are never the same! Which one to follow? Yes, there are many people who draw a letter for the day, one for the week, one for the month and even one for the year. And they are valid.

“Hey, but are they all valid? So can anyone draw a card that goes for everything and everyone?”, some might ask. It’s not like that. And it’s not just taking it out haphazardly. The purpose of the draw must be taken into account (for what? for whom?) and the time stamp applied (for when? within which period?). This is a way of delimiting the performance of the symbols, whether for a forecast or for guidance, to a group or a particular audience.

Here at , for example, the cards selected for the month are drawn based on the premise that will best guide users, in the specified periods.

They are general trends that resonate, that hit, that please, worry and even displease.

contrary to Astrologywhich has a single source of calculations (which are the positions of the planets and aspects, considered universal), with the tarot we will always have different cards because each responsible oraculist has a deck in hand – a microcosm at their disposal – which will reflect their respective intentions. Although the references are the same all over the world (78 arcana: 22 Major and 56 Minor), there are symbolic deformations, systems and different philosophies within the Tarot. The best way to assess the validity and effectiveness of these arcana is by testing the interpretation and perceiving their role in our lives.

Even though the symbols are also universal, they speak in different voices. Occasionally the cards are the same, indicating that certain energies may be aligned. But it can happen that they are close or absolutely discordant. The priority is to realize that each letter, however different from one channel to another, ends up being relevant to the interested person. Symbols speak to the best and worst of us. And the suitability of each channel is measured by the assertiveness of the interpretation, not by the cards drawn.

Therefore, wanting or assuming that the cards of all channels are the same to validate the Tarot or give an impression of oracular coherence is the same as wishing that lightning would strike several times in the same place. It can happen, of course, but we are not the ones who determine it.

So, it is up to evaluate what is read, watched and heard about the arcana selected for a stipulated period of performance. Live with the symbols. The Tarot is an auspicious instrument for personal improvement and, above all, for taking the right attitude towards the world.

YOUR MONTHLY TAROT

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