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The Basics of PsyCards

PSYCARDS

is a deck of 40 tarot-size cards used

as an oracle and for personal psychological

exploration.

The cards' archetypal images are based upon the

theories of psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung

. He

believed that mankind shared a collective

consciousness, wherein these universal images and

ideas existed and expressed themselves in all

cultures and religions.

Psycards are a system of symbolic pictures to help you find
directions in your personal life. They can be used by yourself or to
help other people as a counsellor or reader or interpreter. Their aim
is to help you (or others if you are reading or counselling them)
gain insight into yourself, your feelings and your own psychology.

They can help you make complex personal decisions, understand your
motivations and become alert to the exciting possibilities in your
life and to those of the people closest to you. They seek to
encourage you to develop your own spiritual and psychic gifts. In the
simplest form they enable people to open up to themselves about their
inner feelings.

Psycards use some elements of Tarot but draws on 20th century
psychology and ancient story fable and myth. It seeks to be easily
accessible and the cards should speak to you spontaneously and be
relevant to your own life and experience

Before we go any further, remember to always use PROTECTION when
using any TOOL of DIVINATION.

HOW TO USE THEM:

(1) The first thing you need to do is shuffle the PsyCards while
focusing on a specific question or individual.
(2) You will then place all of the cards in front of you in what is
called the TAPESTRY spread. This spread consists of FIVE rows of
EIGHT cards each. This spread uses all 40 cards of the deck.
(3) You will then focus on ten (of the 40) specific cards - six of
which I call the MAIN CARDS, and four which I call the SEASONAL CARDS.
   (a) Main Cards: The Inquirer, The Body, The Home, Work, Money
       and Union.
   (b) Seasonal Cards: Money (Winter), Birth (Spring),
       The Sun (Summer), and The Scales (Autumn).
(4) Once You have identified them, then look at the surrounding cards
and use their definition and your intuition to compose the message
that the cards are providing you or the individual you are reading
for.

As always, say a prayer prior to shuffling that asks your higher
beings to provide only messages that are for the "greater good" of
the individual being read for.

THE CARDS:

Below is a list of all 40 cards on a PsyCards deck and their
definition. Remember to also use your intuition (based on the cards'
placement) to understand the message given.

CARD NAME

DEFINITION

The Inquirer

(MAIN CARD) The most important card. It represents the person asking
the question. The person fro whom the reading is for.

Yes

Simply means "yes." Full speed ahead; move forward.

Simply means "no." If in doubt, go back.

Now

Means the time is right now. Move forward. "The now." Now is your
hour. It is time to fill your desires.

Never

Simply means "never." A very definite card.

The Body

(MAIN CARD) Your body is your "holy temple." This card refers to the
body itself and your physical health.

Home

(MAIN CARD) Represents the need for "security and stability." It also
represents your physical home or house.

Work

(MAIN CARD) Represents something you "ought to do." It also
represents your physical "work life" or your job.

The Skills

This card represents your unique skills (what you are good at)- use
them, sharpen then. It says that you have it in you to achieve all of
your goals. Also represents the "creativity" of someone.

Money

(MAIN/SEASONAL CARD) Represents your hopes and fears about money. It
also represents money itself. (Season: WINTER - Dec, Jan, Feb)

Friendship

Simply means "your friendships." It reminds us of the value of the
circle of old friends and new.

Fortune

Means good luck, good fortune, growth and expansion in a positive way.
Also represents your material possessions and power. This also means
you have a special destiny - you will find it or it will find you.

The Father

This means our biological father or our model of fatherhood - with
positive and negative qualities associated to it. It also means
"safety" and "guidance."

The Mother

This means your biological mother. It also means the set of patterns
learned from the first person you encountered at birth. It also means
"safety" and "nurturing."

Birth

(SEASONAL CARD) This card represents a new beginning. It alerts us
that something is being born around us or maybe from within you.
(Season: SPRING - Mar, Apr, May)

Death

This card represents a major change that changes "everything." (good
to bad, or bad to good). It means the end of something but it also
means the start of something else.

The Libido

This card represents nature (the country), natural things (healing),
the outdoors, sexuality, sensuality. It means "pleasure."

Destruction

This card represents challenges, difficulties, the breaking-down and
building-up of something. This card asks you to face the collapse of
what you most value.

Peace

Literally means "peace" or "peace of mind." This is the "thinking"
card. It is the card of logic, religion, and spirituality.

The Sun

(SEASONAL CARD) This card means happiness, celebration, success. It
is a very positive card. (Season: SUMMER - Jun, Jul, Aug)

The Moon

This card represents intuition, imagination, spirituality, and
"emotions." Emotional difficulties.

The Stars

This card represents destiny, astrology, things that are "meant to
be." It means to "set your sights higher." It also represents a
period of THREE MONTHS for each SEASONAL card it touches.

The Tree

The card of longevity. The tree of knowledge and wisdom. This card
represents your "roots" and your grounding.

The Scales

(SEASONAL CARD) This card means balance, natural justice, and gifts
of life. (Season: AUTUMN - Sep, Oct, Nov)

The Tower

This is the card of ambition, focus, success, achievement,
manifestation. It also means "the ego." This is the "I"-card.

The Wheel

This card means motion, movement. It is meant to remind us that there
are cycles to life. It also represents a period of TWELVE MONTHS for
each SEASONAL card it touches.

The Beauty

This is the female aspect or energy. Love is in the air.

The Warrior

This is the male aspect or energy. Courage; facing our fears.

The Liar

This signifies a "two-faced individual." It could also represent us
not being true to ourselves. A period of confusion.

The Stranger

Means opportunity (doors open). Things find YOU! It tells us that our
organized life may be disrupted by exciting outside influences.

The Sage

This card means to detach ourselves from our personal issues and ask
others for help - like a lawyer, a doctor, or a teacher. It means
learning, wisdom, and knowledge. It also means "contracts."

The Fool

Means impatience (no sense of balance.) It also means that at times
things could be clumsy or we can make making mistakes, but take risks.

The Beast

Animals, reptiles, anger, irritation, stress, sickness, fighting your
personal beast.

The Message

Means "communication." It could also represent a talker.

The Voyage

Means "travel." It also reminds us that a voyage changes us.

The Puzzle

This card means indecision; too many opportunities or choices. The "I
don't know" feeling. Also means "maybe."

Prison

This card means restraint or our own prisons (relationships, jobs,
self). It could mean someone is going to jail. It's a control card.

Liberation

This card is about "setting something free." Do things your own way.

The Cave

This card means fear, anxiety, depression, mentally tired, or an
anxious period in which you have difficulty seeing the light.

Union

(MAIN CARD) This card means union, partnerships, alliances.

MAIN CARDS

SEASONAL CARDS