Divination and Guidance
Does tarot’s “possession reading method” mean actual spirit possession?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
In my tarot teaching, this phrase does not mean allowing something to possess you. It means entering the card character’s role and trying to understand the scene from that position.
Imagine being that person: what are you holding, doing, and looking toward, and what might you think? This moves beyond memorizing a title from outside and shifts perspective to understand the character’s circumstances.
Films where people become animals and begin understanding them also reminded me of this method. The focus is perspective-taking, not using films as actual possession instructions or claiming imagination reveals someone’s entire inner life.