Learn how to navigate Polarity Wellness Tarot, the first somatic tarot deck. The most significant difference is that this deck indicates how to creatively resolve challenges by making a mind-body connection. It fuses other systems such as elements, types of touch, astrology, and energetic body work.
Each card suggests a practice to help move energy for each cards lessons. Deck by Miriam Jacobs, User Guide by Miriam Jacobs and Stephanie Swafford. Decks may be purchased at: PolarityTarot.com
3. - History of Tarot
- Tarot Structure
- Minor Arcana - Suits & Elements
- Numerology
- Polarity Wellness Tarot
- Individual Suits
- Major Arcana Cards
- Court Cards
- PWT Card Structure & User Guide
- Top Symbols
- Elements
4. - Astrology signs & planets
- Polarity Therapy Connection
- Body with Practices
- Touch Symbols
- Touch Relations to Astrology
- Chakras
- Practices
- Sample Card Layout
- Expanding the Work – "Tarot and
the Chakras”
5. TAROT HISTORY
Unclear Origins
- Book of Wisdom
- Ancient Egypt - “Royal Road of Life”
- Tree of Life (Kabbalah) - Hebrew - Torah
- Pictorial way for gypsies, who spoke different languages, to
communicate
- A wedding gift made for the marriage union between the
Visconti & Sforza families (15th century Renaissance Italy)
- Latin - “Rota” Wheel
7. 78 cards total
22 Major Arcana cards -
56 Minor Arcana cards - 4 suits
40 number cards
16 court cards
TAROT BASICS
8. Numerology
- A system that interprets the numbers of the
spelling of your name and birth date etc.
- Based on early philosophical theories.
- The relationship between physical objects or
living things
Numerology appears in both
the Major and Minor Arcana cards.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
33. Elements
Crown/Major Arcana XV - XIX
Third eye/Major Arcana VIII - XIV
Ether/Major Arcana I - VII
Air/Swords Thoughts
Fire/Wands Insights
Water/Cups Emotions
Earth/Pentacle Physical
35. Adaptation of Stone’s chart 5 book 2 with permission by Jan Cendese
Esoteric Anatomy to Astrology
36. Aries forehead
2,3,4 of wands +
Taurus neck
5,6,7 of pentacles 0
Gemini shoulders
8,9,10 of swords -
Cancer chest
2,3,4 of cups +
Leo solar plexus
5,6,7 of wands 0
Virgo colon
8,9,10 of pentacles -
Astrology & the Body
37. Libra kidneys
2,3,4 of swords +
Scorpio genitals
5,6,7 of cups 0
Sagittarius thighs
8,9,10 of wands-
Capricorn knees
2,3,4 of pentacles +
Aquarius ankles
5,6,7 of swords 0
Pisces feet
8,9,10 of cups -
ASTROLOGY SIGNS CONTINUED
38. Sun – Fire
Moon – Water
Venus - Earth
Mars - Fire
Mercury - Air
Saturn - Fire
Jupiter - Earth
Neptune - Water
Uranus - Water
Pluto - Air
Planets
39. 1 Unifying field
2 Poles - positive & negative
3 Types of touch/Gunas
rocking, light/off the body, deep and dispersing
4 Components/Pillars
bodywork, health building, yoga like exercises,
verbal communications
5 Elements
Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth
Polarity Therapy
45. Aries forehead
2,3,4 of wands
cardinal fire
Taurus neck
5,6,7 of pentacles
fixed earth
Gemini shoulders
8,9,10 of swords
mutable air
Cancer chest
2,3,4 of cups
cardinal water
Leo solar plexus
5,6,7 of wands
fixed fire
Virgo colon
8,9,10 of pentacles
mutable earth
Libra kidneys
2,3,4 of swords
cardinal air
Scorpio genitals
5,6,7 of cups
fixed water
Sagittarius thighs
8,9,10 of wands
mutable fire
Capricorn knees
2,3,4 of pentacles
cardinal earth
Aquarius ankles
5,6,7 of swords
fixed air
Pisces feet
8,9,10 of cups
mutable water
50. Crown Chakra
Major Arcana VIII-XIV
PURPLE
Third Eye Chakra
Major Arcana XV-XXI
INDIGO
Ether Chakra
Major Arcana I-VII
BLUE
Air Chakra
Swords
GREEN
Fire Chakra
Wands
YELLOW
Water Chakra
Cups
ORANGE
Earth Chakra
Pentacles
RED
Chakras
51. CHAKRAS
Crown/MA XV - XIX Spirit
Third eye/MA VIII - XIV Light
Ether/MA I - VII Space
Air/Swords Thoughts
Fire/Wands Insights
Water/Cups Emotions
Earth/Pentacle Physical
52. Major Arcana - MeditationS
Minor Arcana - Yogalike exercises
Court Cards - Art practices
Practices
in order for change to occur
there needs to be movement
57. Four Card Elemental Spread
firewaterearth air
Physical
Sense
Work
Money
Structure
Methodical
Organize
Grounded
Mental
Thoughts
Contemplate
Ideas Movement
Speed Disperse
Lightness
Emotional Love
Relationship
Connect Flowing
Receptive
Nurturing
Merging
Spiritual
Create
Insight
Passion
Brightness
Action
Focus
Vitality
58. Polarity Wellness Tarot
the first somatic Tarot deck
http://polaritywellness.com
http://polaritywellness.com/pol
arity-tarot-charts/
Notes de l'éditeur
This presentation introduces you to basic Tarot and the Polarity Wellness Tarot deck.
Because Tarot is based on universal elements it is connected with other systems.
Be creative and get ready to explore.
Generally speaking a tarot card reading may:
Help us make personal choices , see the underlying reasons behind events, help focus intuition and affirm what you already know, get to the essence of what I am sensing. Tarot informs you as what to expect.
Start with mundane questions or picking one card each day. Keep a journal.
This presentation will cover the following.
If you are familiar with any of these systems, I encourage you to attribute the connection to ease the use of Tarot in your own life.
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Occult groups are rejected Tarot, considered evil and feared.
Early 20th cent. new groups form -new interpretations of Tarot.
TAROT SUITS are similar to playing cards (52 cards). Except that in each suit there are 4 court cards instead of 3. (That’s 56 cards) and an additional 22 cards making a Tarot deck a total of 78 cards.
• Disks/Pentacles Earth - pictures of our external, physical reality (finances, work, health) - diamonds
• Swords/Air - pictures of our thoughts - spades
• Cups - pictures of our emotional factors - hearts
• Wands - pictures of our vision, insight, creativity clubs
Minors Arcana - describes matter at hand, detailed through suits/elements.
Court cards - specific people that influence the reading or aspects of yourself that relate to psychological states also through suits/elements.
Major Arcana - Archetypical symbols of the journey of life. Also based on pathways of the Kabbalah and therefore, the Hebrew letters (neither are included in this presentation).
1. New beginning, seed, individual
2. Polarity, balance, relationship, opposite
3. Triangle, body/mind/spirit, trinity, synthesis, cooperation, integration
4. Square, four directions/corners/seasons/elements, foundation, stability, order
5. Pentagram, struggle, change, crisis, conflict
6. Cube, triumph, harmony and beauty, reciprocity, exchange, decisive action
7. Chakras/days of the week/wonders of the world, inner work or process, a challenge, mastery
8. Change, inspiration, rhythm or octave, progress
9. Completion, culmination, transition, resolution
10. Manifestation in full form, transformation, abundance
Aces (instead of ones) are a beginning quality of each suit.
They are seeds of a suit.
Today, interpretations of the cards vary from reader to reader, and book to book.
Cards images vary slightly as well.
Rider Waite - pictorial. Thoth Astro references also calls pentacles - 9 of disks sun in virgo
PWT is based on classic Tarot. It fuses some of these systems, especially Polarity Therapy bodywork. Images are digitally designed collage that show the Polarity Energy Man on each card, who highlights areas to focus your attention. There are color-coded references on the top of each card that integrate elements, touch types to use, astrology and chakra attributes. The deck comes with a User Guide (with Stephanie Swafford) that contains concise card meanings with suggested mind body practices.
Polarity Wellness Tarot also color-codes anatomical references. Ether. Air. Fire. Water. Earth.
FIRE Minor Arcana CARDS - Spiritual and Creative Life
Anatomy: forehead, solar plexus, and thighs, sense of sight, body response - shaking Emotions: enthusiasm/anger Color: yellow
Spiritual, Create, Insight, Passion, Brightness, Action, Focus, Vitality
AIR Minor Arcana CARDS - Intellectual Life
Anatomy: shoulders, kidneys and ankles, sense of touch, body response - movement and speed Emotions: compassion/desire Color: green
Mental, Thoughts, Contemplate, Ideas, Movement, Speed, Disperse, Lightness
WATER Minor Arcana CARDS - Emotional Life
Anatomy: chest, pelvis, feet, sense of taste, body response - smooth and flowing
Emotions letting go/attachment Color: orange
Emotional, Love, Relationship, Connect, Flowing, Receptive, Nurturing, Merging
EARTH Minor Arcana CARDS - Physical Life
Anatomy: neck, colon, knees, sense of smell, body response - contraction
Emotions: courage/ fear Color: deep red
Physical, Sense, Work, Money, Structure, Methodical, Organize, Grounded
Major Arcana - Rider-Waite deck.
These are your karmic lessons. They are of the greatest personal significance in a reading. They narrate the entire range of archetypical experiences. Broken down by Jungian Taroists into 3 lines. [do I need this page?]
Although the Kabbalah is not included in the Polarity Wellness Tarot system, it is worth noting the correlations.
Minor Arcana cards show up in the Ten Holy Sephiroth or ten spheres. Major Arcana cards correspond to the Pathways of Kabbalah. For more information please see “Quabalistic Tarot”, by Robert Wang.
The Visconti Sforza - copied from the famous Renaissance deck.
Rider-Waite added images for each card (Rider being the publisher was designed in 1910 by Arthur Edward Waite & illustrated by Pamela Coleman Smith
Thoth deck in the 1940’s -added astrological references. by Aleister Crowley, illustrated by Lady Frieda Harris
Marseille deck - France & Modern mystery school version by Paul Foster Case in 1922, called The Builders of the Adytum or BOTA.
Note slight differences. Strength and Justice change numerological positions. VII and XI
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To simplify the Major Arcana divide them into three rows of 7 cards. In PWT all Major Arcana are represented by the Ether Chakra. See top left hand symbol - Later on in “Tarot and the Chakras” the Major Arcana gets broken down to include the Third Eye MA VIII - XIV and the Crown MA XV - XXI Chakras.
Fool 0. Stands alone. Between the heart chakra (air) and throat chakra (ether).
Does the fool lie behind the heart? Is s/he the soul??
Leaping into a new phase of life or spiritual direction, childlike wonder, carefree
The first 7 Major Arcana cards as more practical experiences. Each Major Arcana card has a main element, sub element, type of touch or movement quality zodiac reference and chakra.
This first row relates to the Throat/Ether Chakra.
In the PWT looks at the second row of 7 MA cards as deeper and more under current experiences. Tarot and the Chakras takes this a step further and attributes chakra/elements to the third-eye instead of the throat/ether chakra.
In the PWT look the third row of 7 cards as highly evolved/ spiritual and esoteric type of experiences. Tarot and the Chakras takes this a step further and attributes this chakra/element to the crown instead of the throat/ether chakra.
There are four Courts for each suit. They are specific people that influence the reading, aspects of your self that influence the matter or represent psychological states.
In PWT - each court card “grouping” represent all 3 elemental body-anatomy.
Sub elements are due to “rank” and may change the quality of touch.
Pages - air
Knights - fire
Queens - water
Kings - earth
Example of king court cards variations. The Thoth deck names Kings - Knights
and also names Knights - Princes and Pages are named Princesses.
Each card of PWT shows the Polarity Energy Man in the bottom right hand corner, who highlights areas to focus your attention and where to contact the body.
Example of Polarity Wellness User’s Guide
Color-coded references integrate anatomical, astrological and elemental attributes.
Touch quality for bodyworkers (or movement for dancers). Chakras for meditation focus.
Aces - element/suit, touch, chakra
Minors - element/suit, touch, planet, astrological, chakra
Majors - element/suit, touch, planet, astrological, chakra
Courts - element/suit, touch, sub-element, chakra
sub elements in court cards - Kings - fire (+), Queens - water (-), Knights - fire (+), Pages - (0) earth
Everything is based on the elements. The four “literal” elements follow Tarot suits.
PWT considers the Major Arcana to be aligned with 3 “spiritual” elements and corresponds them to the upper realms and Tarot’s Major Arcana.
Astrology - from Aleister Crowley’s Thoth deck 1940’s -added astrological
Stone - gave astrological references every part of the body.
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Fire Wands
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Earth Pentacles
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Air Swords
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Water Cups
Aries: cardinal fire - focused on new experiences, active and outgoing, assertive, self-willed, starting things off, beginnings. The RAM
Taurus: fixed earth - secure, stubborn, slow, possessive, strong, loving comfort and beauty, possessions & comforts. The BULL
Gemini: mutable air - quick, light, talkative, indecisive, adaptable, perceptive and friendly, duality. The TWINS
Cancer: cardinal water - compassionate, sensitive, nurturing, protective, connecting mother – child. The CRAB
Leo: fixed fire - bright, proud, dramatic, adventurous, charging ahead, creative. The LION
Virgo: mutable earth - meticulous, orderly, service, order & control, detail oriented. The VIRGIN
Libra: cardinal air - balanced, just, harmonious balance & truth. The SCALES
Scorpio: fixed water- passionate, deep, fearless, Fixed Sign, merging thru sexuality, occult. The SCORPION
Sagittarius: mutable fire - big-hearted, idealistic, restless, focused on a target, ‘out there’ energy. The ARCHER
Capricorn: cardinal earth - solid, cautious, structured, self-controlled, taking care of earthly needs, career. The GOAT
Aquarius: fixed air - trendsetter, extremist, individualistic individuals, rulers. The WATER CARRIER
Pisces: mutable water - romantic, idealistic, compassionate, merging with spirituality, letting go of karma. The FISH
Polarity Therapy is a holistic healing arts system that balances life energy in the body.
It consists of 4 components.
Bodywork evaluates and align the body with spirit,
Nutrition - which refers to health building and cleansing diets
Exercises – which consist of yoga like stretches.
Communications component, increases awareness of the source of tension and fosters positive attitudes.
A chiropractor, osteopath, and naturopath. Dr. Stone traveled the world to discover different methods of healing and found that energy was the source of healing all disease.
Stone’s charts are chock full of information. CHART 3, BOOK 2.
Randolph Stone, collections in 2 volumes
Elements are also found in.
Air Fire Water Air
Seasons: Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Directions: East South West North
Archangels Gabriel Rafael Michael Uriel
Arrows show which way energy flows.
Aleister Crowley & The Golden Dawn (1920-40?) was the first that I know of to designate Astrological references to the Tarot.
8 of Disks/Pentacles/Earth Sun in Virgo.
Astrology and Tarot
In Polarity, Dr. Stone gave Astrological reference to the body. When I put them together this is what it looked like.
Relates to Ayurvedic 3 gunas - involution and evolution of energy in the body. Experiment with using type of touch indicated by the cards. Aces are always (0) light.
Rocking touch - quick moving
Astrologically cardinal signs, beginning of a season are
Fire/Wands Aries -- Forehead, Water/Cups Cancer - chest,
Air/Swords Libra - Kidneys, Earth/PentaclesCapricorn - Earth - Knees
Light off the body touch - slow moving
All 5,6,7 fixed signs were middle of a season.
Taurus - Earth - neck, Leo - Fire - solar plexus,
Scorpio - Water - pelvis, Aquarius - Air - ankles
Deep dispersing touch, moderate moving
All 8,9,10 mutable, end of a season.
Gemini - Air - shoulders, Virgo - Earth - colon,
Sagittarius - Fire - thighs, Pisces - Water - feet
The Chakras are energy centers in the body, sometimes referred to as swirling vortexes of energy. In Tibetan & Ayurvedic systems, chakras have elemental references.
Chart of Chakra symbols relationship to Elements and Tarot suits.
Majors - Took the meaning of the card into account to create a mindful meditation.
Minors - exercises are created from Dr. Stone’s yoga-like exercises that designate to specific anatomical body parts.
Court cards - Art practices are given based on art forms designated by Polarity theory and hierarchy: Air/swords - dance, Fire/wands - visual art, Water/cups - cooking, Earth/pentacles - sculpture/aroma therapy.
Top Symbols: element, sub element, zodiac (planet or astrology) chakra
Ether, water, deep touch, Neptune, Chakra Ether (third eye)
Anatomy: feet - Neptune relates to Pisces, Pisces relates to feet
Practice: Look at things from a different perspective. Stand on your head. Let the blood rush away from your feet. Element: Water
Astrology: Neptune - Water
Top Symbols: element, touch, chakra
air, light touch, heart chakra,
Anatomy: (all air) shoulders, kidneys, ankles
A clear message, a new idea, inspiration, focused thoughts
Reversed: muddiness
Practice: Stand tall. Shake your shoulders. Let your thoughts settle into clear intentions for the task at hand.
Top Symbols: element, touch, planet, astrology, chakra
earth, rocking touch, sun in Capricorn, root Chakra
Anatomy: knees
establishing a foundation, centered, solid, forceful, safe, stable,
holding on to what you have, protective
Reversed: ungrounded, limiting
Practice: Opens pelvis. Bend your knees and come down into a low squat position. Keep heels as flat as possible on floor. Relax and stretch from your neck to the base of your spine. Allow your arms to cradle your knees.
Top Symbols: element, touch, sub element, chakra
water, deep, water, pelvic or sexual
all water anatomy chest, pelvis, feet
psychic, intuitive, connects, warm, affectionate, caring
Sub Element: Water
Practice: Cook soup or make a fruit salad.
Focus on your question or intention.Shuffle the deck and spread out the cards.Choose four cards, one at a time, and place them from right to left as shown. Please note that the spread does not reflect the Polarity elemental order.
You may choose several sets of four for deepening or clarifying your question.The meaning of a card is strengthened if it is in the placement that corresponds to its element: For example: a fire card in the fire (first) placementWeakened cards are as follows:Water card in a fire placementFire card in a water placementEarth card in an air placementAir card in an earth placement
More than one card of the same element or number strengthens the meaning of those cards in the spread.
Positive/Negative Cards
What do you do when a card is reversed?Typically, reversals indicate the opposite meaning of a card. When a Polarity Tarot card is reversed it is interpreted as contracted or stagnant energy that needs attention.
For more:
http://polaritywellness.com/helpful-links/
Be creative and get ready to explore.
Expanding the work.
This book offers suggestions for supporting a holistic view of the body, mind, and Spirit.
Using the Tarot, fused with the Chakra system, facilitate healing and promote change in your life.
Discover how to use the Tarot and the Chakras to support holistic views and to alter energy systems, thereby affecting patterns presented to you in the cards. This comprehensive guide takes the Whole into account by including meditations, exercises, bodywork techniques, home remedies, dietary recommendations, and the use of crystals. all of these help balance energy and facilitate change of the physical, mental, and spiritual body. Learn about the energy behind the Tarot and how it interconnects with the Chakras. Use the advice, card attributes, and stories in this book to see important patterns and then set into motion your informed, inspired choices, so that you can follow your correct life path.