Tarot and inter-being

Inter-being,
I came upon that word in a book. It reminds me of Jung and his collective unconscious. thinking of this word reminds me that we are all connected in ways we seldom are aware.
I wrote in my last post about incorporating Tarot into counseling. If anyone has ever had a tarot reading done by someone that knew what they were doing, would know that there is a deep interconnectedness that happens during a reading. Often, a person (the reader) who you don't know is able to delve into your life and the issues that you face and offer help, insight and new possibilities. Inter-being.

As I had offered in the last post I want to speak about tarot in a counseling session and knowing when to use it and when not.
I begin with an age limit on tarot. I do not do readings for anyone below the age of 21 years. (many adolescents get upset about this!) The reason for this is that their life is in development as is their brains. Their lives are in constant change with growing physically, mentally and spiritually. I believe that they need to learn and understand the world without the possible intensity of a tarot reading.

I also believe that tarot should not be read to persons experiencing psychosis or any other major psychiatric symptom, they are too fragile to accept the possible outcome of the reading or fully understand the cards. Imagine a person experiencing psychosis getting the death card or the devil card, neither card is a 'bad' card. So who can have a tarot reading in a counseling session? The man or woman experiencing an addiction and cannot find themselves inside the addiction, willing to delve into a spiritual place to find answers and be able to talk about what is presented in the reading in a safe environment with an understanding professional.

A couple having difficulties with finding a common voice between them. Having them experience separate readings and finding a common theme in both readings is helpful in creating a place for them to begin to find that common voice they had lost. In many ways tarot is useful in bringing out what may lay hidden through several counseling sessions. all it takes is a willingness and an open mind.