Simply put, Tarot is an instrument used to gain deeper insight & understanding through symbology and exploration. It is a tool for personal transformation through combined usage of psychology and spirituality. It enhances awareness, and in process expands horizons by highlighting choices and scenarios by laying it all out before us. Living an empowered life means understanding that future is not entirely predestined. I believe we come here knowing and allowing ourselves to have certain experiences, but we also shape those experiences through integration of what we have learned. Just like a grade in school, you have certain objectives and lessons that are part of goal plan. Some students will succeed, others will not make goal, but each student shapes his/her own learning experience through effort and application. Tarot, when used properly, was never intended to be “magic”, just a tool for insight to help querrent make more empowered decisions. It acts as a sort of study guide, enhancing learning process through displaying repeating behavior patterns, potential consequences/rewards for ones actions, and possible choices. The Tarot through its series of images tells a story, each card represents different personality traits, attitudes, actions etc, and through these pictures a story begins to emerge. The ultimate outcome is entirely in hands of one seeking guidance.

As with anything else misunderstood, it is human nature to fear and label things which can be viewed as a potential threat. Things that are different are frightening and often labeled as evil outright, rather than explored. Remember, we live in a society that burned people alive only a few hundred years ago because of fears of evil. I am reminded of famous quote ”The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Human nature in a fear state is a peculiar phenomenon that causes those in its grip to say, do, and believe some rather absurd things. The whole propaganda about Tarot being associated with Satanism and Devil is flat out nonsense. No, Tarot was not written about or condemned in Bible or any other holy book for that matter, as Tarot did not even come into existence until somewhere between 14th and 15th century AD. We must remember to keep our holy books in context, as they are meant to be taken symbolically and not literally. If we were to actually take some of these books literally we would still be stoning women, sacrificing animals, and smiting our neighbors. As with anything else, Golden Rule applies: “Do unto others”.

This positive experience tickled my curiosity and I decided to assemble some of our observations, based on our initial house hunting and, later, my interest and research. In Las Vegas area, I focused on Feng Shui "compatibility" based on empty new-builds. All of homes were built within last five years and were unoccupied. I acquired a few pictures and compared structures and placement of built-in components (i.e., doors, windows, and potential placement of furniture as necessitated by structure) to several books and resources I have available on Feng Shui. In end, I noticed some consistencies with regard to class of individual for which homes were built.

Since we are newbies to Feng Shui, I submitted research to a few Feng Shui experts to see if we were "in ballpark". Some of conclusions I came up with and discussed with these experts were: