Tarot and Jung: another impromtu conversation on Jung's work.

Assignment: If circumstances permit, watch the 15-minute video (see inserted link below) on your own and then again with meetup attendees.

Afterward, we'll have an impromptu conversation on Jung and the Tarot—a good way for new members to get started exploring these ideas in a relaxed and welcoming setting.

Our discussion begins with the intriguing fact that Carl Jung himself never formally pursued a scholarly study of tarot symbolism.

Even so, many contemporary tarot practitioners draw upon Jung’s psychological ideas, especially his concept of archetypes within the collective unconscious. Anyone with an interest in tarot cards, symbolism, or archetypal imagery is warmly invited to join the conversation and share perspectives.

In modern tarot culture, the recurring figures in the deck—such as the **Fool, the Magician, and the Empress—**are often viewed as expressions of universal patterns that appear across myths, dreams, and stories. From this perspective, a tarot spread can be approached as a symbolic reflection of the psyche rather than a simple attempt to predict the future. Cards that appear difficult or shadowed are sometimes connected to Jung’s idea of the Shadow, while others resonate with the process he described as individuation.

Again, although Jung himself did not develop a theory of tarot, his ideas have become an influential framework for understanding the symbolic language of the cards and the ways they can invite personal reflection and insight.

HERE"S the video link:
Carl Jung and the Tarot – An Archetypal Journey

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