Tarot for the Healing Heart: Using Inner Wisdom to Heal Body and Mind

Tarot for the Healing Heart: Using Inner Wisdom to Heal Body and Mind

Tarot for the Healing Heart has a simple premise: now is the time to begin healing and resolution. To heal is to make whole. Dis-ease (being out of ease) can manifest as physical or emotional pain, broken relationships, or spiritual unrest. The message of dis-ease is one of hope. The possibilities of the future exist now―not as fantasies, but through the exercise of free choice in the present. Through choice, the future grows as the fruits of our present healing actions. In Part One of Tarot for the Healing Heart , you will learn how to create a healing atmosphere, including creating sacred space, centering, and dream work. In Part Two, explore the meaning of illness and learn to understand your own personal patterns of dis-ease and healing, including letting go of fear. Health attracts health, and Part Three examines healing as a lifestyle. This section includes healing meditations and visualizations designed to awaken your inner healer as well as methods of pain reduction. Part Four explores how to use the entire tarot deck for the express purpose of healing. In-depth descriptions of each card include the card's life lesson and life wisdom. You do not need to be a tarot expert or a healing practitioner to benefit from this book. All you need is a desire to heal, an open mind, and a courageous heart. 2021: Please see an updated note from the author. Thank you! 2021: Tarot for the Healing Heart was written in 2001. I wrote the best that I could at the time, but perspectives change a lot in 20 years. My biggest regret is that I hyphenated the word disease throughout the book to emphasize that disease means being out of ease . The constant hyphenation (dis-ease) really bothers me now, and judging from reader reviews on other sites, it bothered a lot of people! I would also like to redo the section on grief. We do not "move on" from the loss of a loved one! The following passage better describes grief healing:When does the grieving end? The honest answer is that it never completely ends. There will always be sadness and we will never forget, nor would we want to forget a life so dear to us; but the devastating emotions of new grief do subside over time. Grief healing is much like a burn--healing occurs with scars--and we are forever changed.  I have read that we know we are healing when we think about our loved one's life more than the circumstances surrounding the death. Another turning point in grief healing is when the memories of our loved one bring more comfort than pain. A part of us dies when a loved one dies--the life we shared is gone. But if we allow ourselves to grieve, we will find one day that our loved one lives on in the life we create after loss.I wish I could go back and fix, add or delete a few things, but I cannot, so please accept my apologies in advance for the annoying hyphenation and other miscues. Tarot for the Healing Heart is out of print. Used copies are still available but I no longer have my own copies to give or sell. I hope the booksellers keep the books affordable. Authors do not profit from the sale of used books and have no say in how much a used book should cost. Some of the resale prices are outrageous. As always, thank you for your interest in my books through the years. Please Note: I no longer write about the tarot or have a book-related website but I still write. You can find me at griefandpetloss.com. Please visit if you are grieving the death of a beloved pet or want to help a grieving friend. The site is secure, free and carries no ads. My only goals are to comfort and inform. Thank you. Tarot for the Healing Heart does not require prior knowledge of the tarot. You will explore how to use the entire deck of cards for the express purpose of healing. In-depth descriptions of each card include life lessons and life wisdom, as well as actions to support the healing process. Christine Jette (pronounced Jetty) is a registered nurse and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. She is the Llewellyn author of Tarot Shadow Work, Tarot for the Healing Heart, Tarot for All Seasons and Professional Tarot . Christine lives in the Cincinnati area with her husband and cat. Chapter 1: The Time to Heal TIME Magazine estimates that Americans spend $30 billion each year on alternative health practices. With the start of the new millennium, attitudes toward health and healing are changing. People are beginning to take an active role in their own well-being. Many are trying Yoga, Tai Chi, meditation, herbal remedies, and natural medicines. Some hospitals are now offering massage, healing touch, reflexology, aromatherapy, chakra balancing, Reiki, acupressure, and hypnosis. Modern medical science excels at repairing broken bones and organs, inventing prostheses, and using diagnostic technology. It successfully doses conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Perhaps its greatest contributions are preventing childhood illnesses such as polio and eli