Over the last 15 years of my exploration with .reading Tarot cards I was astounded when I ran across this deck.  All the confusion that occurs with many of the other decks when trying to do a reading just seemed to vanish when I started reading from these cards.  I would have to say this is my favorite Tarot deck for gaining deep insight into myself as well as my readings for others. 

The traditional tarot is often used to satisfy our longing to understand the past, or to predict the future. This Osho Zen Tarot focuses on gaining an understanding of the here and now. It is a system based on the wisdom of Zen-- a wisdom that says events in the outer world simply reflect our own thoughts and feelings, even though we ourselves might be unclear about what those thoughts and feelings are. This tarot helps us to turn our attention away from outside events so we find a new clarity of understanding about what is happening in our innermost hearts.

The images on the cards are thoroughly contemporary.  Medieval symbols have been discarded and replaced with modern paintings.   Meditation on these cards helps the reader  to understand that all the conditions and states of mind shown on the cards are essentially transitional -- and if we can just take a look and see things as they really are, that the very act of seeing can be transformed thus changing our ideas and attitudes about life

You can view the cards in this deck here: http://www.lonewolfvisions.com/tarot/osho.html
Here is a sample, with the accompanying meditation.

Existence - 1

You are not accidental. Existence needs you. Without you something will be missing in existence and nobody can replace it. That's what gives you dignity, that the whole existence will miss you. The stars and sun and moon, the trees and birds and earth - everything in the universe will feel a small place is vacant which cannot be filled by anybody except you.

This gives you a tremendous joy, a fulfillment that you are related to existence, and existence cares for you. Once you are clean and clear, you can see tremendous love falling on you from all dimensions.

Zen is the Only Living Truth Chapter 1

Commentary:
This naked figure sits on the lotus leaf of perfection, gazing at the beauty of the night sky. She knows that "home" is not a physical place in the outside world, but an inner quality of relaxation and acceptance. The stars, the rocks, the trees, the flowers, fish and birds - all are our brothers and sisters in this dance of life. We human beings tend to forget this, as we pursue our own private agendas and believe we must fight to get what we need. But ultimately, our sense of separateness is just an illusion, manufactured by the narrow preoccupations of the mind.

Now is the time to look at whether you are allowing yourself to receive the extraordinary gift of feeling "at "home" wherever you are. If you are, be sure to take time to savor it so it can deepen and remain with you. If on the other hand you've been feeling like the world is out to get you, it's time to take a break. Go outside tonight and look at the stars

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