In this chapter we will see the tarot and the chakras, the relationship and correspondence with the tarot. How to heal the chakras with the tarot? How to make the spread of the 7 chakras.
A guide to heal your energy and your health with the tarot. The Tarot is a rich source of information, and can directly inform us about our health. In this case specifically about our chakras.
The chakras are wheels or energy centers spread throughout the body, of which 7, located along the spine, are considered the most important.
The Tarot spread of the 7 chakras is an excellent way to know the health of the querent.
And although the Tarot is not intrinsically a system of energetic healing, it is a perfect tool to reveal information about them, besides allowing us to become aware of them.
The Tarot spread of the 7 chakras is an excellent way to know the health of the querent, but not only what concerns the physical health, but also the psychological, emotional and spiritual, thus knowing what is the holistic and current state of the vital energy of the person.
In conclusion, with this spread we will reveal those aspects that are blocked, disharmonized, that simply need our attention, or that are failing.
The relationship between the chakras and tarot
Chakra in Sanskrit means «wheel«. We find the first link between the Tarot and the chakras in «The Wheel of Fortune«, which is related to the cyclical time, the different experiences that man has to go through throughout his life to conquer his enlightenment.
And as the Hindu and Buddhists would interpret it, the different incarnations of man before conquering the atman or nirvana.
These experiences that show us the path to enlightenment may seem good or bad to us, but in reality they are neither one nor the other, they simply are.
The chakras in the Tarot are shown on a spiritual level, on a level of energy, and this is concentrated in the seven central points of the body in the chakras.
In the Tarot it is concentrated in the cards of the spread which can vary in number. They can be considered as revelations, and always show us which path to take for our benefit as spiritual, mental and physical beings.
Each chakra represents an independent energy center but at the same time they need to be aligned and balanced with each other for the health of the person to be good. The reading of this spread also fulfills this premise.
This is why each card, which represents each of the chakras within the Tarot spread, can be read independently but, at the same time, interpreting the spread as a whole, gives us the necessary clues that are needed for the chakras, or vital centers, to align again, and for health to be restored.
As we saw, Chakra in Sanskrit means «wheel». And each of the chakras is a kind of wheel that turns endlessly so that the body’s energy flows freely, ensuring good health.
At the same time it supervises and is in direct contact with our nervous and endocrine system, through which the connection with the main organs and vital glands of the body is possible. Therefore, each of the 7 chakras governs a specific area, a specific gland that in turn affect specific organs.
It is necessary that our chakras are in movement, and aligned, so that the energy does not stagnate, and energy blockages that sooner or later will manifest in our physical body in the form of ailments and discomforts, also affecting our emotions and mental and spiritual state.
We should never forget that everything is connected and that the basis of good health is to maintain harmony throughout our Being.
Keeping the chakras aligned and in movement requires an attentive state of consciousness, since receiving the knowledge that there are imbalances or blockages in one or more energy centers will help us to re-establish the lost balance.
That is why, with the help of the Tarot, we can know this information and improve our health.
Chakras and their correspondence in the tarot
The First Chakra – Muladhara – The Empress
The first chakra is the root chakra, its name is Muladhara and governs the adrenal gland which affects the kidneys, blood, spine, colon, legs, feet and bones.
It is located at the base of the spine or coccyx, and its color is deep red or blood red. It represents the pillar of life, sexual energy, instincts and provides vitality and strength to the physical body.
The root chakra is located at the base of the spinal column and is our root to the earth. It connects us with the desire to live in fullness, the enjoyment of the material aspects of existence.
If this chakra is harmonized we are givers and sustainers of life, we nurture ourselves and others, we take care of our body, we trust in abundance.
This chakra in the tarot is related to «The Empress», the archetype of the nurturing Mother and also of the enterprising woman, aware of the beauty of life.
If this center is disharmonized we become attached, insecure, fearful, we hold on to what we believe belongs to us: affections, money, etc.
The Second Chakra – Svadhithana – The Priestess
This is the Sacral chakra and its name is Svadisthana. It governs the reproductive glands (ovaries in women and testes in men) affecting the genitals, bladder, spleen, uterus and prostate.
It is located in the lower abdomen, below the navel, and its color is orange. It represents the creation of life, procreation, sexual pleasure, passion, creativity and assimilation of food.
It is the sexual chakra, and is related to our ability to meet the opposite sex and develop our creativity. If this center is harmonized we become flexible, intuitive, sensory.
If it is not, we are emotionally dependent because we seek to «complete ourselves» projecting on the other everything we believe we lack, there is no clarity of thought but confusion and phobias.
In the tarot we can relate it to «The Priestess» who represents the goddesses of sexuality and fertility. She is mysterious, intuitive, and creative.
In shadow she becomes excessively emotional, confuses reality with fantasy, dissociates herself from the opposite sex, becomes unattainable.
The third chakra – Manipura – The Chariot
This is the Solar Plexus Chakra, its name is Manipura and it governs the pancreas gland which affects the stomach, liver, gall bladder, intestines, nervous system and muscles.
It is located halfway between the navel and the chest and its color is yellow. It represents willpower, personal power and authority, and vitalizes the nervous system, digestive processes, metabolism and emotions.
The third chakra represents the center of personal power, and gives us the courage to stand up in life. If this center operates in disharmony we become authoritarian, overbearing.
In the Tarot we relate it to «The Chariot», the warrior who leaves his community in search of destiny. In shadow, this arcane runs over others, becomes reckless, aggressive, destructive.
The fourth chakra – Anahata – The Star and Temperance
The fourth chakra is the Heart chakra. Its name is Anahata and it governs the thymus gland which affects the heart, lungs, circulatory system, arms, hands and pericardium.
It is located in the center of the thorax or chest and its color is emerald green, although it also has pink as a secondary color.
It represents the capacity for unconditional love, compassion and empathy and our direct connection with our Soul or Higher Self.
The heart center connects us with unconditional love. If it functions disharmoniously we become cold, detached from the rest of humanity. In the Tarot we can relate it to «The Star» and «Temperance».
The Star feels one with humanity and begins to work for it, Temperance with its healing energy relates to love and care for the soul.
The fifth chakra – Vishudduha – The Magician
The Throat chakra is the fifth chakra and its name is Vishuddha and governs the thyroid gland which affects the throat, mouth, teeth, jaws, ears, parathyroid, neck, cervical and hypothalamus.
It is located behind the throat bone, or nut, and its color is light blue.
It represents the capacity of expression and communication, the Truth made Word, the Power of Word and Sound, the liberation of emotions, thoughts and feelings.
The laryngeal chakra is related to the ability to communicate through the word, blocked this center brings difficulties of expression, and at a deeper level the inability to express ourselves with «our own voice», as well as the use of the word for selfish and dark purposes.
In the tarot we can relate it to «The Magician» who with his wand interrelates heaven and earth, with the gift of the word creates and manifests on earth what has been previously created.
Inverted The Magician is the manipulator, the swindler.
The sixth chakra – Ajna – The Hermit
The sixth is the Third Eye chakra: Its name is Ajna and it governs the pitiutary gland which affects the eyes, nose, temporal lobes, central nervous system and cerebellum. It is located right in the middle of the forehead and its color is indigo blue.
It represents intuition, clarity of inner vision, imagination, intelligence, knowledge and discernment.
The third eye chakra, gives us intuition and inner vision, the opposites finally unite in this chakra to understand in the sixth center that everything that exists is an illusion.
Blocked this center makes us superficial, irritable, doubtful, dual. In the Tarot we can relate it to «The Hermit», the wise man who carries a lamp in his hands, separates himself from the world of duality and connects with his inner light.
Inverted this arcane becomes sullen or is the guru who manipulates and exerts a perverse control over his followers.
The Seventh Chakra – Sahasrara – The World
The Crown Chakra is the seventh chakra and its name is Sahasrara. This chakra governs the pineal gland which affects the brain, cerebral cortex, central nervous system, hair and skin.
It is located in the crown or fontanel at the top of the head and its color is violet. It represents the Union with the Cosmos and Supreme Being, spirituality, divine wisdom, supreme consciousness and infinite perception beyond space and time.
It is our connection with the divine, with creation understood as a whole, with our own divinity. In the tarot we relate it to The World, the conquest of our ego, of our sacred self.
Thus we have seen how each energy center symbolizes an evolutionary pattern that the human being has to develop, as happens with the tarot, so that the energy is harmonized, from the first to the last, so that our energy system works properly, and we can illuminate our consciousness.
How to do the chakra spread?
To perform the 7 chakras spread, only the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot are used.
- They are shuffled, and will be arranged in a straight ascending line, placing each of the cards in the positions from 1 to 7 and from bottom to top.
- In other words, 7 cards are arranged in a vertical line, just like the line of the chakras.
- This spread will be closely related to the energy centers of the querent, from smallest to largest scale, as with the chakras.
- That is, the spread is of 7 cards, vertically from bottom to top.
The cards will show where the main disharmony exists within the spread and establish its reading according to and oriented to this first interpretation.
Knowing the information that represents each of the 7 chakras and therefore each of the cards of the spread, the reading will be done, as we have indicated above, both individually and collectively.
Interpretation of the spread of the 7 chakras
- The First Card: is associated with the Base or Root Chakra, which speaks to us of the essence of life, if a negative card appears it refers to the greatest concern of the person who consults.
- The Second Card: It is associated with the Sacral Chakra that speaks to us of the vital and sexual force, it is the energy level of the person for whom we consult.
- The Third Card: It is associated with the Solar Plexus and is related to emotional and sentimental needs.
- The Fourth Card: It is associated with the Cardiac Chakra, which is associated with love, the way it is given, how it is received, how it is felt?
- The Fifth Card: It is associated with the Laryngeal Chakra which is related to the way you communicate with others.
- The Sixth Card: It is associated with the Frontal Chakra, which is linked to intuition, the sixth sense, clairvoyance…
- The Seventh Card: It is associated with the Crown Chakra and is related to the Higher Self, the connection of the being with the spirituality of the person who consults.
Reading and interpretation of tarot cards and chakras.
Let’s see some hints so you can interpret what the arcana mean regarding the chakras.
- The arcana that indicate blocked chakras are: The hung, the devil, the moon.
- The arcana that indicate disharmony are: The madman, the tower, the force, the lovers.
- The arcana that indicate energy that does not flow well are: The papisa, the hermit.
- The neutral arcana are: The emperor, the justice.The arcana that indicate that the energy flows in abundance: the magician, the emperatrix, the pope, the cart, the wheel, the templanza, the star, the sun, the judgment, the world.
One of the advantages of this spread is that we can obtain very fast and accurate information about the health of the querent.
As we go deeper into it and into each of the cards, we will reveal, as if it were the layers of an onion, all the most important aspects.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the spread of the 7 chakras is to address health issues in a general way and obtain comprehensive information, but can be extremely useful and valuable for the accuracy of your reading and has the opportunity to deepen and resolve health problems hitherto unknown to the consultant.
And it is worth noting that this does not replace a medical consultation or treatment.c
