Inner Child Cards Workbook

by Lerner, Isha

• ISBN13: 9781879181892
• ISBN10: 1879181894
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Bear & Co

Summary

Companion volume to the bestselling Inner Child Cards, offering in-depth interpretations and advanced exercises using this tarot system.

• Shows how fairy tales bridge the gap between the conscious and unconscious minds.

• Demonstrates how fairy tales can give us hope and courage to live our everyday lives to the fullest.

Full of esoteric healing methods, Inner Child Cards Workbook shows us how make life choices by gleaning wisdom from our favorite fairy tales. Lerner examines the deeper mystical symbolism behind each of the fairy tales--relating Beauty and the Beast to unconditional love, Jack and the Beanstalk to initiation and growth, and The Emperor's New Clothes to today's political crises. These stories offer "a food that nourishes both the spiritual and mundane components of life."

Specific visualizations and affirmations correspond to each of the major arcana cards, and new layouts and divination methods for use with her Inner Child Cards deck will allow those who are familiar with it to build on previous knowledge. This beautiful guidebook offers a personal, therapeutic journey through fairy-tale symbolism that is a perfect accompaniment to the Inner Child Cards.

Author Biography

<p><b>Inner Child Cards Workbook</b> <br><i>Further Exercises and Mystical Teachings from the Fairy-Tale Tarot&nbsp;</i> <p>Acknowledgments <br>Introduction: Fairy Tales and the Odyssey of the Human Soul <p>1. The Feminine in Fairy Tales&nbsp; <br>2. Initiation, Enchantment, and Awakening <br>3. The Archetypes of the Soul and Karmic Imprints <br>4. Fairy-Tale Mysticism and the Major Arcana <br>5. Mirrors to Humanity <br>6. Additional Ways to Use the Inner Child Cards:&nbsp; <br>7. New Layouts <br>8. The Twenty-two Major Arcana <br>9. The Minor Arcana <br>Bibliography

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Fairy Tales and the Odyssey of the Human Soul	1	(6)
The Feminine in Fairy Tales	7	(11)
Both Good and Evil Characters Are Ultimately Good	9	(4)
The Feminine Nature of Fairy Tales	13	(2)
Each Character Is a Different Aspect of One's Own Psyche, Seeking Wholeness Through Alchemical Marriage	15	(3)
Initiation, Enchantment, and Awakening	18	(7)
Initiation: Corresponding to the Alchemical Stage of Melanosis	21	(1)
Enchantment: Corresponding to the Alchemical Stage of Leukosis	22	(1)
Awakening: Corresponding to the Alchemical Stages of Xanthosis and Iosis	23	(2)
The Archetypes of the Soul and Karmic Imprints	25	(13)
Fairy Tales: Liberators of the Soul	26	(2)
Karmic Imprints	28	(5)
Fairy-Tale Symbolism Replenishes the Soul	33	(5)
Fairy-Tale Mysticism and the Major Arcana	38	(7)
Tarot and Fairy Tales: Branches on the Tree of Ancient Knowledge	38	(4)
The Major Arcana: A Cyclical Journey of Transformation	42	(3)
Mirrors to Humanity	45	(11)
The Trumps: The Soul's Journey	46	(3)
The Court Cards: Magic Mirrors	49	(3)
The Numerical Cards: Everyday Encounters	52	(4)
Additional Ways to Use the Inner Child Cards	56	(7)
Past-Life Regression	57	(3)
Dreamwork	60	(1)
Inner Child Cards Rummy	61	(2)
New Layouts	63	(9)
The Dynamic Star Layout	63	(2)
The Rebirth Layout	65	(2)
The Archetype Layout: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	67	(2)
The Yellow Brick Road Layout	69	(3)
The Twenty-Two Major Arcana	72	(58)
Little Red Cap: The Fool	74	(2)
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp: The Magician	76	(3)
The Fairy Godmother: The High Priestess	79	(2)
Mother Goose: The Empress	81	(2)
The Emperor's New Clothes: The Emperor	83	(3)
The Wizard: The Hierophant	86	(3)
Hansel and Gretel: The Lovers	89	(3)
Peter Pan: The Chariot	92	(2)
Beauty and the Beast: Strength	94	(3)
Snow White: The Hermit	97	(2)
Alice in Wonderland: The Wheel of Fortune	99	(3)
The Midas Touch: Justice	102	(3)
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Hanged One	105	(3)
Sleeping Beauty: Death	108	(3)
The Guardian Angel: Temperance	111	(2)
The Big Bad Wolf The Devil	113	(2)
Rapunzel: The Tower	115	(2)
Wishing Upon a Star: The Star	117	(2)
Cinderella: The Moon	119	(3)
The Yellow Brick Road: The Sun	122	(3)
The Three Little Pigs: judgment	125	(3)
The Earth Child: The World	128	(2)
The Minor Arcana	130	(96)
The Magic Wands	132	(23)
The Swords of Truth	155	(26)
The Winged Hearts	181	(18)
The Earth Crystals	199	(27)
Bibliography	226