Explore Jungian Tarot and discover how Carl Jung’s archetypes, psychology, and symbolism connect with the tarot deck.
Where Fire Learns to Walk Upright Some tarot cards whisper. The Prince of Wands Thoth does not. He kicks down the door, lights the curtains on fire, and calls it personal development. While most court cards politely embody an element, this one feels like Aleister Crowley handed a blowtorch to a teenager and said, “Go … Read more
Reversal ≠ Negative — A Jungian Lens Everyone panics when a card lands upside down. Cue dramatic sighs, existential dread, and the faint sound of your inner critic warming up. But what if reversed tarot isn’t bad news at all? Jung would argue it’s your unconscious sending a cheeky memo — upside down on purpose. … Read more
Anima animus Anima Animus Anima & Animus Defined by Carl Jung In Carl Jung’s school of analytical psychology, two key archetypes shape the unconscious mind. These represent the inner feminine side of a man and the inner masculine side of a woman. Jung described them as elements of the collective unconscious, influencing how individuals relate … Read more
history of archetypes Carl Jung did not invent the theory of Archetypes. That acclaim goes back to Plato. Plato theorized that non-physical, but substantial forms (or ideas) were imprinted in the soul before it was born into the world. (See Plato’s Theory of Ideas). To Plato, these ideas or archetypes were collective – that is … Read more
Jung Ego Jung ego the four ego functions Jung classified people by the way they perceived and interpreted reality and the two ways they respond to it. ego functions Jung categorized people as introverted and extroverted types. However, more importantly from the point of view of the Tarot, further divided them according to four functions … Read more
What is Synchronicity? Jung coined the term ‘synchronicity’ to describe simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no apparent casual connection. In his book “Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle,” Jung wrote: “…it is impossible, with our present resources, to explain ESP, or the fact of meaningful coincidence, as a phenomenon of energy. This … Read more
Who was Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung (b. 1875 – d. 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. His work has been influential not only in psychiatry but also in anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy and mysticism. Unfortunately, today, not too many people have heard of Jung – while most are quite … Read more
