The Sacred India Tarot
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The Sacred India Tarot deck is truly an offering from India to the world; a world in which boundaries seem to be getting erased rapidly. A world in which the same energy functions through everyone without discrimination, irrespective of religion, nationality, gender, caste or economic divide.
It is the first and only Tarot deck that works solely within the parameters of sacred Indian mythology – almost the world’s only living mythology today. Millions of people daily worship, or meditate upon, the deities depicted on the cards of the deck. This is what really gives The Sacred India Tarot an unmatched spiritual power and contemporary resonance.
While the Major Arcana Cards feature archetypal forms of the gods and goddesses of India that represent esoteric knowledge and destiny in the life of the person, they possess the added dimension of representing the evolution of life consciousness in a yogic perspective. India’s two great epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are the inspiration for two suits of the Minor Arcana. The remaining two suits illustrate the life of the Buddha and the great love story of the culture – that of Shiva and Parvati.
While the Major Arcana tends to be more spiritual in outlook than the Minor, there is no intention to discriminate any set of cards over the other. All aspects of the Tarot are valuable, in context. And, context is all.
Intentionally veering away from the typical, calendar style imagery of Indian gods and goddesses, the illustrations ofThe Sacred India Tarot deck are highly stylized and are devoid of any specific racial features or characteristics. This gives them a universal appeal and acceptance.
The comprehensive, knowledgeable yet lucid text in the accompanying Handbook explains the illustrations as well as their context within the Tarot. Cross-cultural reference points throughout the body of the text help not only Tarot practitioners but lay readers as well, to identify, understand and assimilate the seeming complexity and the depths of meaning underlying The Sacred India Tarot. The Handbook provides sharp, focused and clear insights on various aspects of Tarot, Indian mythology, card meanings, doing readings, and also includes unique spreads using Indian symbolism
The cradle of The Sacred India Tarot that holds the Tarot deck is designed to serve a dual purpose. Once you have removed the deck of 82 cards, you can pull out the cradle from the sides, and it will become a decorative three-dimensional altar. Before commencing a reading, you may briefly meditate upon the image of Babaji to guide you. Alternatively, you can use it as your personal altar before which you can light a diya and some incense to meditate upon the image of Babaji.
The Sacred India Tarot is ongoing proof of the ancient Indian belief in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – the world is one family.
