Buddhist Tarot. Valeriy Zhiglov

but the troubles are inevitable with the overturned King of Swords, Five of Wands. In the overturned position, this Card symbolizes carelessness, uncertainty and reluctance.

      Astrological association is the planet Uranus.

      Pictured on this Major Arcanum Card is Sagaan Ubgen, who belongs to the Pantheon of Buryat Buddhist gods. Buryat people also call him «The elder White», listing him among the «masters of earth», ancient chthonic creatures, introduced into the Buddhist iconography. In ritual texts, he is described as the patron of flora and fauna, linked with the magic of fertility, abundance and other benefits of the soil. In iconography, the face of this god has the face that is typical for a totemic mask that personifies moral virtues. The association between Sagaan Ubgen with «the long life» and Buddha Amitāyus, pictured atop, is more recent, ascending to his sanctification during the reign of Qianlong Emperor (1736—1795). In Tibet, he is one of «six holders of long life».

      The First Tarot Card

      1. The First Tarot Card is «The Magician». It symbolizes Adam Kadmon of the humankind, who had three heads, according to the legend. The material body of a modern human in some way also has three heads, placed one above another – the head, the torso and the pelvis, each having its own analogs. For example, the analogs of eyes and mouth in a torso are breasts and the navel. As we know, before birth, the fetus is fed via navel cord, or the primeval mouth. Each of the three heads has its own primeval «brain»; in a torso, it is within the nerve tissue of the solar plexus, also known as the abdominal brain. By activating our primeval brain of the lower heads, and by opening one’s chakras, we are able to access the telepathic communication channels to contact others at large distances, and to contact the Spiritual World. Please, read more on the matter in my new book «Learning telepathy in 10 minutes».