How to make your own tarot cards
So you’ve decided to create your own Tarot cards? Fantastic! Strap on your metaphysical parachute and be prepared for your own personal sky dive into the vast sea of what the famed psychologist Carl Jung termed “the collective unconscious”. If you pursue this eclectic and ever-expanding field of occult study, rest assured that you will open the doorway into a deeper understanding of esoteric studies in general as well as your personal lexicon of symbols.
As in all occult studies, the first handy piece of information to grasp is that the word ‘occult’ itself simply means “hidden”. Let’s examine the concept of studying what is occult. Looking within for one’s truth is a form of hidden learning. There are as many paths for looking within as there have been human beings who yearn for meaning and depth during their lifetime. In this example then, a desire to create one’s own deck of Tarot cards is a highly auspicious example of curiosity which will lead to higher spiritual truth.
There is no actual limit as to how one might go about this process. Most decks out on the market today, however, base themselves upon the oldest and most traditional form, which is taken from very old secret teachings. I would suggest to anyone wishing to create their own deck that they lay a firm foundation in their minds by working with the traditional Rider-Waite deck which is readily available at most new age bookstores. The symbols contained within this deck have been extensively written about and will provide a beginning Tarot student with a workable source of how the various components harmonize to comprise meaning.
Tarot cards are based upon profound insights into the stages of life we experience in our journey from before birth to death. They encompass in a picture format all the elements and challenges a person must face at one point or another; relationships, career, triumph, despair, and enlightenment. As one gains familiarity with the language of the symbols themselves, this allows the intuition to enter into the process and assist in the interpretation of what unfolds through the lay-out of cards. It’s important, before beginning one’s own interpretation, to understand that you will be working with archetypal energies that encompass a symbolic record of human experiences.
Once you feel prepared to create your own deck, reflect upon this piece of history. The very first decks were all hand made. They were painted on thin sheets of ivory, silver, gold,
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