Nisha Mehta- Tarot Reader

It is not very surprising or shocking when people asscociate witchcraft with black magic and think that it means casting spells to avenge the hurt meted out to us or satisfy our ego!
A lot of people ask me to teach them witchcraft! Duh! More than half of them want spells to get control of the people they love, the other's think it is a game, some others just want to boost their ego and are bored of their lives. No one cares to understand the principles behind the working of Witchcraft! An organisation which deals with it is Wicca.

The first thing that wicca advocates is working with nature and not against it. They celebrate 8 festivals in a year which are yule, imbolc, spring equinox, beltane, midsummer, lughnasadh, autumn equinox and samhain! These festivals have a meaning and a purpose marking the phases of the sun and moon, day and night and the different seasons. The customs followed are in actuality a tribute to the principles of life and death, birth and rebirth and to naturally accept each phase while sharing the joys and sorrows with friends or making wishes at this time to see them fructify further.

How people conveniently want to learn magic/spell casting and witchcraft without making an effort to read and understand the basics goes beyond the thoughts that my little brain can conjure up! Witch craft does not advocate revenge, it's emphasis lies in enhacing the self, welcoming the new, ringing out the old and easily adapting ourselves to our natural surroundings, living harmoniously with the elements of nature!

Another major factor to be considered while spell casting is, people want to learn how to cast a spell without knowing what the attitude towards it should be. A spell can and will always backfire. Do they know how to protect themselves from this? Or rather protect themselves from any spells that are cast around by anyone? Even if they protect themselves, what about the people around them, their family members; are they protected? A spell backfired is like a virus that can attack anyone around with less immunity!
So for me, casting spells is not weaving some kind of illusion to befool people and creating a confusion in their minds. I believe in clarity, making magic for a permanent cause. For me magic would be to accept the complexities of life and yet remain un-affected with circumstances which might prove adverse otherwise, to control my mind as I think that is the best way to control others.

It is easy to change the world around you if you change yourself and can mould yourself! Everyone wants to change everyone! How about some honesty and straightforwardedness for starts instead of playing mind games and being vicious?

Believe me, if clarity, simplicity, honesty would be the elements to rule our life, we would never fear others or want to change them or cast spells on them or be scared that they might harm us! Nothing acts as a protective sheild better than a genuine soul!

Many of us have not yet understood the concept of reading cards and find it mysterious. We want to know how a set of cards can determine or decide our fate. Tarot does not give the final answers, just looks at the state of mind or being of the person who is facing problems. A lot of people face confusion about the concepts of tarot cards and in this issue I have tried to answer the questions asked by most people.

Some questions asked to clear doubts are:

Where Did The Tarot Originate?

Ans. Pictures and drawings have been used by our ancestors since stone-age in order to understand and explain to each other. Tarot is again a translation of the pictures into a verbal form by someone who knows the art and is well versed with the cards and their meanings. The reader should not only have knowledge of the cards but should be intuitive as the cards have a different meaning for different individuals. Tarot was used in the Middle East since the 12th century and then came to Egypt. The oldest cards that exist are Italian cards from the 15th century.

Does Tarot Decide Fate?

Ans. Tarot does not decide our fate and is not the last word on what is the outcome of any situation. Tarot describes the general situation that the inquirer is going through and gives him/her a path so that the best result can be obtained. Once you know what the problem is, it is easy to find a way out of difficult situations.

Is It Easy To Learn Tarot?

Ans. Learning the tarot is not difficult. Besides giving us the knowledge about the cards and their meanings, it also enhances us spiritually and gives us a better understanding about ourselves. You should have an affinity towards learning it particularly if one has interest in self improvement and is looking for guidance too.

Where Do You Get The Tarot Cards?

Ans. Tarot Cards can be purchased from any book store. There are more than 2000 different kind of sets available the most common being the ones which have 78 cards in it. These cards have a book in it with meanings of each card and different ways they can be used to predict for us. Though learning it under a guide or an expert on the subject is always better.

Can We Make Tarot A Profession?

Ans. Reading tarots for others requires being responsible for what is told to them. The people who inquire are obviously those who are disturbed in some way. You have to be sure of yourself before trying to help others. There is an energy exchange that takes place when someone is given a reading or helped with answers at the time of crisis and it is important that the person who is asking for help give respect to the reader and trusts the person so as to have complete guidance from him/her.

Can Tarot Change Our Destiny?

Ans. Tarot cannot change our destiny. Only we can do it. Destiny is based on Karma. We must remember what we do will come back to us in one way or another. Tarot just helps us in determining our path of action. It gives us guidelines as to how our actions will affect our lives in the future or what have we done in the past to undergo some situations. It gives us a chance to rectify our mistakes if we have gone wrong sometime.

Do We Need Our Astrological Chart For Tarot?

Ans. We do not need an astrological chart when consulting the tarot cards. Tarot is complete in itself. If the cards understood, the cards guide us about the stars according to Western and Indian astrology. However, knowledge about astrology, numerology is definitely helpful to re-inforce our predictions and readings.

Vastu

 

Vastu and Feng Shui are mostly related to the proper placements of rooms and objects with reference to the 8 directions, our date of birth and our house number. This proper placement enhances our lives and brings in a positive attitude helping us be a happy and complete being and makes us achievers.

 

Many a times we are unable to understand why things do not work according to our efforts or why things go haywire without a reason. We can blame this on our stars as well as how we are located and how our homes are decorated.

 

Centre of Our Homes:

 

The central parts of our homes are supposed to be the heaven’s gate. This area should not be cluttered with furniture of any other articles. Keeping this place clean and spacious would ensure good energy.

 

Bathrooms and Toilets:

 

If we notice, we would see that in the olden times, bathrooms and toilets were built outside the home. That was ideal. However, modern homes do not follow the same procedure for the sake of convenience.

 

Some tips:

 

1. Bathrooms in the South of the home would cause the spouse to have fights and a male partner to have a roving eye or go for extra marital affairs.

 

      2. Bathroom/Toilet should not be placed in the centre of our homes.

 

3. Bathroom/Toilet should not be near our main door.

 

4. Bathroom/Toilet should not face the main door directly. This would mean loss of money.

 

 

Main Door.

 

There should be only one main entrance to homes. Having two entrances causes financial problems and confusion in our homes. If our homes are made in such a way that there are two main doors, one should be shut down and not used.

 

Other Doors:

 

Three doors in a straight line can spell evil influence in the home or work place. You can diffuse the negative energy by hanging a crystal near one of the doors.

 

Kitchen:

 

Our kitchen should be located in the South of our homes.

 

Front of Our Homes:

 

The front of our home should not be directly facing a stair case as this would expose the members of the home to a lot of negative energy directed towards them for no reason.

 

The front pathway to our homes should always be curving to bring in more positivity.

 

Plants in our homes:

 

We must avoid keeping cactus or bonsai in our homes. They represent stunted growth and will stop the progress of members who keep such plants.

 

Keeping plants with fruits and flowers, bamboo plants or shoots would mean good luck. 

 

Hanging a picture of food/fruits near the dining table would ensure that there is never any scarcity of food in the home.

 

Pillars:

 

Pillars in our homes may signify blocks in our lives. One can keep plants near the pillars to deflect the negativity caused by it.

 

Beams:

 

One should be careful not to sleep under a beam or avoid sitting or working under them too. This can cause ill health and head aches.

 

Pets:

 

Keeping pets and taking care of them will bring great luck in life, be it relationships or monetary growth. However many people just keep pets because it is a status symbol or is advised by their astrologers but do not care for them or dump them on the streets when the animals become old. This will bring negative karma and immense bad luck to the members of the family.

 

If one cannot keep pets, one can feed the birds or donate at places where animals are taken care of. This will ensure positive feelings and good luck to the family always.

 

Taps:

 

Water leaking or flowing from taps that have not been closed properly or those that need to be mended signifies monetary problems, financial losses and career problems. Take care to close the taps well so as to not allow it to flow when not in use and repair those that have a leakage to save yourself from further losses.

 

Temple:

 

Temples should be placed in the east or north east of our homes.

 

Warning: Keeping broken articles or show pieces in the home or things that are not in a working condition or those items that have not been used since years should be discarded immediately. This will bring good energy and create a space for better things to enter ones life.