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In the human functional process, we know and understand the role of the nervous system and the way our senses come into play in our everyday lives. We respond in several ways to external forces of stress and sudden changes in our immediate environment. Some of the stress responses are summed up in the 'fight or flight' reactions, which manifest in physical changes, such as sweating palms, a quickened heartbeat and dilated pupils. The same way our bodies consciously respond to external forces is the same way we respond subconsciously to life changing scenarios. It has long been believed that humans have some level of instinctive or intuitive ability. Logically, we know that the fire will burn because our cognitive spheres have at some point come into contact with the heat of a candle or fire. This makes sense, scientifically, and is an understood process. However, it is much more difficult to logically explain the 'gut' feeling that people sometimes experience r...

Once consulted, the tarot reader sets out on a spiritual journey which many believe allows them to gather conclusive and detailed information concerning their client. According to Plato's definition of intuition, as the knowledge of a pre-existing truth, the tarot reader could be viewed as using their gift of intuition to pick out truths in a way that most people are unable to do or are unaware of their ability to do so. It is at this point that the reader's energy flows into the cards and they are directed to those cards which will play a relevant role in interpreting the situations and feelings of their client. At times, the reader may feel that they have been directed to stop shuffling and focus on a particular card or set of cards which they then use as the basis of their reading. There are certain cards with a universal identification, such as the Death card. For most people, this card would simply denote the death of a person. On closer assessment, however, the card...

Intuition is key to successful reading of the Tarot cards. The reader will, however, tune into other skills and abilities to determine how best to interpret the specific message intended for the client. These other skills could include elements of the aforementioned forms such as clairvoyance or clairsentience. Correct interpretation is often considered to require the use of intuitive notions to determine the meaning of the cards' symbolism. Some people claim they can better taste or smell during a reading, due to the flow of energy they are experiencing. Often, this is thought to indicate information relevant to the client, such as a favourite perfume, or meal of the deceased, if it should be the case that they are trying to contact people who have passed. Other people claim to experience a heightened audio ability, hearing 'voices' or 'messages' intended for the client which allows further clarity of interpretations during a tarot reading. In all these cas...

Much concentration is needed in the tarot reading room or during a tarot reading. The outcome of the reading, particularly the cards chosen and their relevance to the client depends entirely on the tarot reader. When a client comes in for a reading, the tarot reader must seek information about the client's issues and their situation, which can only be achieved once they have honed into their intuitive abilities. This intuition is what gives the deck in front of them meaning and allows them to interpret the message intended for the client receiving the information. Some believe that when a reader goes to purchase a tarot deck, they are most likely to choose one which answers to them most on a cultural as well as personal level. Typically, the decks come with various imagery and designs based on the culture of origin. This means, for example, that someone who is Hindu and immersed in the culture is likely to be drawn to cards designed and based around Hindu culture and religio...

The Hopi people use the word 'Koyaanisqatsi' to describe how they feel about the modern world- a term which translates as ' a world out of balance,' a world which overuses rationality at the expense of our intuition. We have lost sight of the greater picture- the mystical ' feminine' wisdom. Yin and Yang out of balance. Rich versus poor. Strong versus weak.  A gulf between those in power and those in the workplace. An attitude of us and them. I strongly feel that in a world which is truly 'out of balance' a world in which the 'leaders' lie, it will be ever more important that we exercise our intuition as well as our rational thought processes to steer our paths toward a more peaceful and harmonious future.

A 'psychic' is considered to possess the ability to sense things that ordinary people may not be aware of.This is different from intuition in that it takes special abilities, and the 'information' or 'senses' that the psychic receives do not come in subtle hints but in obvious messages that they can easily understand. Such abilities include: Clairvoyance: This involves the ability to see, visually, beyond the ordinary, without using the typical five senses to gather information. Clairsentience: This involves being able to sense and feel certain things that others are unable to, with similarities to empathy. Clairaudience: This involves being able to hear sounds, such as voices or music, that are not audible to other people. Claircognisance: This involves knowing something to be true without being able to back up your statement with physical evidence, similar to intuition but on a deeper level. Psychics need to have an ability to centre their energy...

The use of tarot cards in divination has been a gradually developing concept. Initially, the cards were made for general entertainment and only gained deeper interpretative meanings over long periods of time. This gives rise to the question of whether the cards were already filled with hidden meanings and people were simply unaware of them or to whether people later realised they could make use of the cards to further express themselves and gave them their own meanings and symbolism. The latter interpretation involves a person's natural ability for intuition and how the cards could enhance or provide an outlet for this skill. There are 'spiritual' powers or extra natural 'abilities' that people can acquire or possess which are relevant to the working of a diviner. These include psychic abilities as well as intuitive capabilities. The psychic world is a radical one with several gifts. Some may have extraordinary gifts of hearing, some of smell or taste, as w...