A Society Shakes Itself Out of Feel-Good Trance: The Tarot Is about Coping



Multiple threats to our way of life, be it the prospect of civil war or the wipe-out of white-collar jobs, are shaking society out of the feel-good trance.

In Business Insider, Amanda Chicago Lewis discusses how that optimistic ethos overtook pockets of America. A prime driver had been the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand which had been extended beyond publishing (which went into decline) to pricey retreats and pet food. Now many are scratching their heads and deciding that isn't how reality operates. 

During the past eight months clients for Tarot readings come not to exit the session feeling extreme optimism. Instead they want the hope of understanding what the solutions can be. For instance, not one since losing their jobs or contract assignments has rejoiced with the platitude: The universe knew I didn't belong there and I am blessed with the need to put myself on a new path. Instead, they are seeking the awareness - a benefit of the Tarot which The New York Times documents - of what to do which doesn't worsen their situation as well as moves them forward in being able to earn a good living again. The old-fashioned term for that is "coping." 

In this way, the Tarot finally is being approached in much the same way that clients go to defense law firms such as Jones Day, Kirkland & Ellis or Paul, Weiss. What they are "buying" is concrete guidance on achieving the best outcomes in a particular situation. Not magic. 

If the Tarot reader or defense lawyer is gifted the result could be to position the client better than when entering the crisis. Usually that entails lots of change and acceptance of tradeoffs. 

Every so often a utopian movement emerges. Those searching can find the envisioned bliss seductive. Those movements such as the counterculture in the late 1960s and early 1970s come and they go. Most recently has been the supposed mysticism of opening oneself to what the universe is trying to bless you with. That's not the mission of the Tarot. Dating back to the 14th century. it seeks to reveal what is and guide coping options. 

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