There are many traditions surrounding the history and use of the tarot. In the Brotherhood of Light tradition the tarot card images were originally derived from bas-reliefs found in the subterranean initiation chambers of the Egyptian Mystery School. These images comprise the Royal Path of life and provided insights on the evolution of the soul back towards spirit after its descent into matter. In this Intensive weekend we will concentrate on the use of tarot in divination, or foreknowledge of the future. The student will learn the basic meanings for each of the major arcanum, minor arcanum, and court cards.
This course is the result of a two-day workshop that resulted in eight recorded videos. Topics covered are:
The History and Use of Tarot
The Major Arcanum
The Minor Arcanum
The Court Cards and Horsemen
The Nature of Divination
Formulating a Question
Choosing a Spread using 1, 3, 5, 7 and 12 cards
Review
Giving a Reading
Recommended Don'ts and Do's
Handouts include: Course Outline, Class Notes, Personal Code of Ethics, Yes/No/Maybe Spread, Magic Seven Spread and The Horoscope Spread.
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Your Instructor: Allyn McCray
Hermetician, Certified Teacher, Minister and member of the Church of Light since 2002. She has served as Communication Director, a contributing writer for the Church of Light Quarterly and head of the Light.org web team.
A San Francisco native, Allyn McCray began her fascination with the Tarot in 1971 after discovering a deck among herbs, potions, and other curiosities in an occult shop near her apartment. She was recognized by the American Tarot Association (ATA) as a Certified Tarot reader in 1999 and had her Tarot poetry published in the ATA Newsletter. An experienced Internet reader, she has been regularly being featured on the websites, Psychicnut and Roadtalk. She also reads professionally in public and private venues in Santa Fe, NM.
In this two-hour presentation we will explore the history and background of the tarot, its function in 18th, 19th and 20th century Mystery School Traditions, and the process of divination—the foreknowledge of future events
Topics covered in the first recording are:
Origins and Evolution of the Tarot
Ritual of Egyptian Initiation and the Egyptian Tarot
Tarot as a pictoral synthemsis of the universe
Divinitory techniques: We live in two worlds
Topics covered in the second recording are:
Tarot images represent archetypes
Description of the major arcana 1-9
We live in two worlds: relationship between time and distance
Examples of time/distance between inner and out plane
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Your Instructor
Christopher Gibson began his astrology and tarot studies in 1968, and since 1977 he has worked as a professional astrologer with an international clientele. He taught astrology and tarot from 1980 – 1996, through Community Services at Los Angeles City College, and has lectured extensively both internationally and throughout the US.
Christopher has held memberships with the Association for Astrological Networking, American Federation of Astrologers, Professional Astrologers Incorporated, and the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He is a Certified Grand Master of the Tarot with the American Tarot Association.
He has been a contributing writer for Gnosis magazine, the Church of Light Quarterly, and Starscrolls a monthly astrological calendar.
His astrological education is with the Church of Light in which he is certified as a Hermetician and Ordained Minister. Christopher has served on the board of Directors of the Church of Light since 1978 in varying capacities as president, vice-president, and corporate secretary. He also served as vice president for the New Mexico Chapter of NCGR.
Christopher has been featured in Who’s Who in America, LA Inside Out, and Faces of Faith. He currently makes his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In this five-week course we will explore the various processes of intuition and how they operate as well as why some persons appear to be more intuitive than others.
We will also look at how intuition is involved in the use of tarot in divination, or foreknowledge of the future. The student will learn the basic meanings for each of the major arcanum, minor arcanum, and court cards. Emphasis will be placed on how the cards can be read in a variety of tarot spreads. Additional insights will be gained by approaching the cards as the pictured symbols of astrology.
There are many traditions surrounding the history and use of the tarot. In the Brotherhood of Light tradition the tarot card images were originally derived from bas-reliefs found in the subterranean initiation chambers of the Egyptian Mystery School. These images comprise the Royal Path of life and provided insights on the evolution of the soul back towards spirit after it’s descent into matter.
Topics covered in these five classes are:
Different Modalities of Intuition (9/5/13)
How to "Tune-in" at a Distance (9/12/13)
The Use of Tarot in Divination (9/19/13)
The Key Meanings of Tarot Cards (9/26/13)
Interpreting Tarot Spreads (10/3/13)
Click here to access these classes/recorded videos at Church of Light TV.
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Your Instructor
Christopher Gibson began his astrology and tarot studies in 1968, and since 1977 he has worked as a professional astrologer with an international clientele. He taught astrology and tarot from 1980 – 1996, through Community Services at Los Angeles City College, and has lectured extensively both internationally and throughout the US.
Christopher has held memberships with the Association for Astrological Networking, American Federation of Astrologers, Professional Astrologers Incorporated, and the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He is a Certified Grand Master of the Tarot with the American Tarot Association.
He has been a contributing writer for Gnosis magazine, the Church of Light Quarterly, and Starscrolls a monthly astrological calendar.
His astrological education is with the Church of Light in which he is certified as a Hermetician and Ordained Minister. Christopher has served on the board of Directors of the Church of Light since 1978 in varying capacities as president, vice-president, and corporate secretary. He also served as vice president for the New Mexico Chapter of NCGR.
Christopher has been featured in Who’s Who in America, LA Inside Out, and Faces of Faith. He currently makes his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The purpose of these labs are to provide the opportunity for members and students to come together in the spirit of collaboration with the support and guadance of Church of Light facilitators to synthesize and apply the theoretical knowledge gained by studying The Brotherhood of Light lessons.
The tarot labs and astrology labs are in the same location at Church of Light TV. The listing below references the dates on which you will find the six tarot labs:
Hands-On Tarot Reading (2-6-14)
Tarot Lab (2-20-14)
Tarot Lab (2-27-14)
Tarot Lab (3-6-14)
Tarot Lab (3-13-14)
Tarot Lab (3-20-14)
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Your Facilitator
Christopher Gibson began his astrology and tarot studies in 1968, and since 1977 he has worked as a professional astrologer with an international clientele. He taught astrology and tarot from 1980 – 1996, through Community Services at Los Angeles City College, and has lectured extensively both internationally and throughout the US.
Christopher has held memberships with the Association for Astrological Networking, American Federation of Astrologers, Professional Astrologers Incorporated, and the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He is a Certified Grand Master of the Tarot with the American Tarot Association.
He has been a contributing writer for Gnosis magazine, the Church of Light Quarterly, and Starscrolls a monthly astrological calendar.
His astrological education is with the Church of Light in which he is certified as a Hermetician and Ordained Minister. Christopher has served on the board of Directors of the Church of Light since 1978 in varying capacities as president, vice-president, and corporate secretary. He also served as vice president for the New Mexico Chapter of NCGR.
Christopher has been featured in Who’s Who in America, LA Inside Out, and Faces of Faith. He currently makes his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
There are many traditions surrounding the History and use of the Tarot. In the Brotherhood of Light tradition the Tarot card images were originally derived from bas-reliefs found in the subterranean initiation chambers of the Egyptian Mystery School. These images comprise the Royal Path of life and provided insights on the evolution of the soul back towards spirit after it’s descent into matter.
This is the companion course to Beginning Egyptian Tarot. Understanding the Minors of Egyptian Tarot explores the Mundane, Astrological, and Spiritual interpretations for each Minor Arcana of the Brotherhood of Light deck. Student notes will be provided as well as a colorful and entertaining PowerPoint presentation.
This course is the result of a two-day workshop that resulted in eight recorded videos. Topics covered are:
The History and Use of Tarot
The Major Arcanum
The Minor Arcanum
The Court Cards and Horsemen
The Nature of Divination
Formulating a Question
Choosing a Spread using 1, 3, 5, 7 and 12 cards
Review
Giving a Reading
Recommended Don'ts and Do's
Handouts include: Course Outline, Class Notes, Personal Code of Ethics, Yes/No/Maybe Spread, Magic Seven Spread and The Horoscope Spread.
Click here to access these classes/recorded videos at Church of Light TV.
A friendly reminder from ChurchofLight.tv: Please use Internet Explorer as your browser to ensure the best user experience. It is recommended that you only choose Chrome or Firefox browsers if you know how to install the proper plugins.
Your Instructor: Allyn McCray
Hermetician, Certified Teacher, Minister and member of the Church of Light since 2002. She has served as Communication Director, a contributing writer for the Church of Light Quarterly and head of the Light.org web team.
A San Francisco native, Allyn McCray began her fascination with the Tarot in 1971 after discovering a deck among herbs, potions, and other curiosities in an occult shop near her apartment. She was recognized by the American Tarot Association (ATA) as a Certified Tarot reader in 1999 and had her Tarot poetry published in the ATA Newsletter. An experienced Internet reader, she has been regularly being featured on the websites, Psychicnut and Roadtalk. She also reads professionally in public and private venues in Santa Fe, NM.
