What's Missing In Tarot Today
Sharing a thought from Benebell Wen
I’m a big fan of Benebell Wen’s work, and have proudly recommended her book Holistic Tarot for quite some time now.
Recently I was listening to her be interviewed, and found her answer to one of the questions she was asked to be quite fascinating. I thought it worth sharing here.
She was asked: ‘What do you think is missing from Tarot and the Tarot community?’
“I think what’s missing is not knowledgeable voices, but the voices who truly have this profound alchemically transformed experience with the Tarot, and bring something truly, like, progressive to Tarot. They’re the ones who could take Tarot; they’re the Waite or the Crowley today. They’re the ones who could take Tarot to the next level because of who they are and what they’ve done. Those voices are missing or; not silenced, I don’t think they are silenced; I just think that they’re not amplified. Those are the voices never platformed. And, so that’s what I see missing.”
-Benebell Wen
If you would like to learn more about Benebell Wen, her website can be found here:
Benebell Wen - Author + Reader
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If you would like to watch the interview from which I pulled the quote above, you can do so here:
Tarot Shrink - Exploring Perspectives With Benebell Wen
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She’s probably exactly right, and that observation also applies to Freemasonry, Anthroposophy, and other pursuits.
Jay
I appreciate the richness.of the tarot. Perhaps some Masons would enjoy a session for their Lodge. I am knowledgeable about a different tool for divination, Viking Runestones. It isn't as beautiful as Tarot cards but it has a rich history from at least the 700s. Some historians state it has archeological roots from before the Iron age.