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How to practice the Tarot-Chi™ system of exercise

There are 22 Major Cards in a traditional, classic, Tarot deck.

There are 22 "Forms" in the practice of Tarot-Chi™.

A "Form" is a series of movements inspired by each of the major cards.

Each of the 22 forms has, on average, 10 actions or movements inspired by the individual card.

Each series of movements takes about 30 seconds to complete (some more, some less).

All combined, there are over 200 gentle movements in the exercise system of Tarot-Chi™.

The entire exercise system of Tarot-Chi™ is completed in around 11 minutes.


These pictures show you some of the movements in the first 3 Forms

FOOL - MAGICIAN - PRIESTESS

Here are the 22 major cards that inspired the Tarot-Chi™ series of movements.

* THERE ARE SOME DISCREPENCIES HERE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS - more on that in a moment.

0. The Fool

  1. The Magician (Juggler)

  2. The Priestess

  3. The Empress

  4. The Emperor

  5. The Priest (Hierophant)

  6. The Lovers

  7. The Chariot

  8. Justice (Adjustment or sometimes Strength)

  9. The Hermit

  10. Wheel of Fortune

  11. Strength (sometimes switched with Justice)

  12. The Hanged Man

  13. Death

  14. Temperance

  15. The Devil

  16. The Tower

  17. The Star

  18. The Moon

  19. The Sun

  20. Judgement

  21. The World (Universe)

There are debates in the tarot community about naming and numbering of some of the cards, use of cards, card position, and many more issues. That is not my concern, and I don't want to jump into any arguments. The FOOL card is usually not numbered, or it might be seen as #22. Sometimes #8 and #11 are switched. It often depends on which author you read and which mystical mind inspired that particular deck.

Just know this -

The Tarot cards as used in TAROT-CHI™ tell the story of life, from beginning to end, birth to death, male and female, earthly and divine, alpha and omega. Tarot cards offer up a glimpse of the individual's psychological process, an unfolding of the archetypes present in each person. Tarot tells an over-arching story of life! THIS is how we use Tarot in TAROT-CHI™.