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Osho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of Zen |  | Author: Osho
Creator: Ma Deva Padma
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 6277
Media: Cards
Edition: 7th
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.9
ISBN: 0312117337
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9780312117337
ASIN: 0312117337
Publication Date: April 15, 1995
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Product Description
When life seems to be full of doubt and uncertainty we tend to look for a source of inspiration: what will happen in the future? What about my health, the children? What will happen if I make this decision and not that one? This is how the traditional tarot is often used, to satisfy a longing to know about the past and future. This Osho Zen Tarot focuses instead on gaining an understanding of the here and now. It is a system based on the wisdom of Zen, a wisdom that says events in the outer world simply reflect in the outer world simply reflect our own thoughts and feelings, even though we ourselves might be unclear about what those thoughts and feelings are. So it helps us to turn our attention away from outside events so we can find a new clarity of understanding in our innermost hearts. The conditions and states of mind portrayed by the contemporary images on the cards are all shown as being essentially transitional and transformative. The text in the accompanying book helps to interpret and understand the images in the simple, straightforward and down to earth language of Zen.
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I Cannot Say Enough Great Things About These Cards!!! August 29, 2010
David Holt (Hell)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first card deck I ever purchased and from my first reading, the cards connected with me. What a wonderful experience divination is with these fantastic and beautiful cards. For fun, I do readings with others and the they are always spot on.
Amazing cards and I will be doing a Podcast on them on my site [...]
The only other cards I use besides this deck is the Tao Oracle: An Illuminated New Approach to the I Ching by Ma Deva Padma, this deck really digs in even deeper. using them together is an awesome experience. I have had many people that don't care for Tarot cards or have no belief in this sort of thing, completely change their opinion or beliefs after a reading with these cards. AMAZING Cards, wish I could give them 10 stars on Amazon.
 New to tarot card reading... August 3, 2010
Obama-Mama (Orange County, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this set of cards on a whim, as my friend is interested in tarot card readings, and I was looking for a product with good reviews on Amazon.com. Since this is my first experience owning and reading from tarot cards (for fun, mostly), I can't say whether or not this deck gives better readings than others. However, the fact that these cards are based on Zen/Buddhist teachings is inspiring, and most of the pictures are visually stunning in a "New-Agey" and colorful way (with the exception of a few "cartoon-y" images of cards in the deck that weren't nearly as impressive). The fact that there is a "The Master" card of this Osho guru guy, who is supposed to be a "Master" of some Zen Commune in India (but who is now deceased), is rather shamelessly iconic and self-promoting in my view, and seems a bit disingenuous; other than that, the cards can give some entertaining and vaguely relevant readings, and can also help one meditate on various findings within a spread. However, given these are not "traditional" tarot cards makes me wonder if I would get better readings from a more true-to-form tarot deck (those of the Rider-Waite or Thoth decks). Since these cards are very "light-hearted" and inspiring in nature, I wanted to try a deck that was more dark, brooding, and Gothic, so I've also ordered the Deviant Moon Tarot cards for comparison. I am hoping that I can get a different, and perhaps more straighforward and less meditative, perspective from a deck that isn't as focused on being inspirational. I will post a review as soon as I receive that deck.
A great divination tool-Profound & Helpful July 26, 2010
Holistic Gurl (NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best deck for divination that I have found. I was using the Rider/Waite deck and I also have the Goddess deck by Doreen Virtue. This Zen deck perhaps because it was inspired and designed with the help of a spiritual teacher is just right on target. By that I mean the text is quite clear and the meanings are not fuzzy or interpretive. It tells you this is what's happening! A lot of the meanings relate to spiritual development, even the ones that relate to minor arcana are extremely helpful and honest, they often give a psychological explanation as well. The text is all done in Osho's trademark, funny but brutally honest style and are excerpts from his talks/books. And I've found it to be amazingly on target. The artist was also supposed to be a student of tarot and a spiritual student. I've been recommending it to friends since experiencing the clarity of this deck for readings. Highly recommended.
Cards and written meanings are awesome June 28, 2010
Creative Monkey (Brockton MA Area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am using these cards in my pratice and have had wonderful results.
They are very straight forward in a gentle way. My clients are really enjoying them as am I.
Doreen Marchetti
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Nice tarot cards June 16, 2010
D. Vasileva
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am new in tarot reading, but deck helps to shuffle your intuition and the cards show what period in your life you are experiencing right now.
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