Tori Hartman - Chakra Wisdom Oracle: How To Read The Cards For Yourself and Others

CHAKRA

WISDOM ORACLE

HOW TO READ
THE CARDS
FOR YOURSELF
AND OTHERS

TORI HARTMAN

Contents

Introduction

So often over the years people have asked me: What are the cards telling me? or Where do I start? or How do I know the difference between my logical brain and my intuition?

If youve experienced the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards and the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Toolkit, then your intuition is already telling you there is magic here. The next step is to become a true intuitive reader for yourself and then others.

Do you want to know the truth? Becoming a reader is all about delving deeper into YOU. It is a journey of self-discovery and each time you read, or give a reading, you discover more. In this book, I not only share the tools you need to become an intuitive reader and interpret the cards, but also map out the internal path necessary to do so. Work with this book and the cards will come alive for you.

This is why I wrote this book for you.

You are already conducting the symphony of your life. You have all the tools you need inside; this book will simply show you how to recognize and use them. Your seven chakras contain your internal opus, which the cards reveal, and this in essence is the sheet music that sits on the stand before you. When you read the cards, you are a musician confidently joining other musicians, with Spirit the conductor.

Using the seven chakras as your map, this book will teach you how to:

Discover the difference between your logical brain and your intuition.

Learn how common buzzwords are running your life and use your intuition to change them.

Find out how you can process family of origin issues using life lesson and journey cards.

Discover the hidden 17 cards of destiny, each one associated with a Great Spirit.

Learn techniques I personally developed to master the art of intuitive card reading.

Fine-tune your own reading skills to use the cards and focus on specific issues of your choosing.

Learn to give card readings in a way that honours the querents process.

Find out how to develop your own card spreads for yourself and others.

Note on reading for others

Throughout this book I refer to the other person you are reading for, whether they are a family member, a friend, colleague or a client, as the querent. Even if we dont choose to read the cards professionally, using this term helps us to remember our responsibility to honour the another person in our reading, no matter whether we know them or not.

To get the most out of our journey, you will need your Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards and ideally also a copy of the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Toolkit, so you can refer to the fables as you work with the cards. Whether you are familiar with the cards and fables or are fairly new to using them, this book will offer you new insights and guide you in trusting your intuition, as you become a more confident reader for yourself and others. The readings you practise along the way will prove rewarding no matter what your level.

As you travel with me, youll discover that reading the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards is not about memorizing meanings. Its about finding out about you: your point of view, your life experiences, the way you make meaning of things. Its about learning to spot the difference between your brain and your intuition, and drawing on your own empathic wisdom to expand your reading skills. You will also find that, as you trust your intuition more, your experience with the cards will lead to your own evolution and healing. That is what makes working with these cards such a personal experience.

The Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards

The Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards are not designed to teach you about the seven chakras. They are intended to support you in finding answers through your own internal chakra map. I believe we all have our own answers within us already, and all we have to do is learn how to access them. As you work with the cards, you will see how they offer a different perspective when you are reading for yourself or reading for others.

On each card is printed a keyword (such as Joy or Perseverance) that refers to a fable told to me by an angel. Each fable was related by a different angel which is why the stories are all so individual. The fables each came to me in a distinct colour, and over time I understood that each shade was linked to one of the seven chakras (each of which has its own colour), creating a backdrop for the fable. The more I worked with the fables, the more I realized that they were naturally associated with the seven major chakras that we all have.

These wheels of energy, aligned with the spine but not part of the physical body, have been recognized as a potent source of healing, self-awareness and spiritual enlightenment for thousands of years. The Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards allow us to tap into these seven energy vortexes. By working in this way with our chakras, we can open the door to our intuition, gain insights into our spiritual purpose, and understand how our personal wounding is our greatest gift.

While the brain sees the surface meaning of the keyword on each card, our intuitive self becomes what I call the Neutral Observer, which once you have learned to use some of the simple techniques in the following chapters will reveal the hidden messages each keyword is sending you. In essence, this means that the word printed on the card is a doorway to deeper understanding, and not to be taken too literally. We can also become the Neutral Observer of a character in a fable, and in so doing recognize how the fable relates to us, while knowing its not actually about us.

As you interact with your chakras over time, you will clearly see how these energy centres are ever-changing and evolving. Reading the cards using the energetic experience of your chakras can pinpoint exactly what is going on in your life and in the lives of others.

One of the most powerful gifts of the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards is the understanding that the journey to trust your own intuition is already mapped inside you.

Using this book

The book is divided into two parts. In Part I, I focus on the importance of using your intuition ().

This is also the section where I explore all the concepts associated with the Chakra Wisdom Oracle, including how each card relates to the seven chakras, and the all-important seven aspects (). Dont worry if this all sounds complicated; as we walk together through each exercise, youll start to gain a profound familiarity with the cards and chakras. Use the index while you are absorbing key concepts, but soon youll find you dont need to look so much up.

In Part I also show you how to use cards layouts to read for yourself and others ().

Throughout Part I youll find innovative reading techniques and interactive exercises that will give you new tools to add to your spiritual toolkit. You will also find guidance about pitfalls to avoid and insider tips on inspirational card reading.

Part II contains profiles of all the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards, including details of the seven aspects of each card such as its role as a life lesson or journey card. Here youll find everything you need to interpret the cards, whether youre reading for yourself or others.

I know you want to dive in and start reading the cards, but wait! I suggest you start by learning how to trust your intuition. Part I begins by explaining that your brain is always trying to shut down your intuition. Why? To protect you, of course! The brain prefers safe and familiar patterns, and it creates physical or emotional disturbances to stop you from doing something it registers as unknown (or unsafe). Your intuition speaks in a code not recognized by your brain, which in response does everything it can to make you ignore it. When you are confused, this is actually a signal that your intuition is sending you a message.