MeeWah
This is prompted by Thirteen's inquiry on the Tarot Cards forum.
The Shadow Card is the card that represents the hidden or unknown aspects of self; the "dark" side of self; the side of self one denies or projects onto others.
The term "shadow" was used by Carl Jung to refer to those qualities.
To determine if there is a Shadow Card, one needs to know the Personality-Soul Card, which is calculated from the birth date.
The first number derived from adding the birth date is the Personality Card. The Personality Card indicates the lessons to be learned in the life. A 2-digit number is further reduced to obtain the Soul Card. The Soul Card indicates the soul's purpose.
A single-digit number is not reducible; thus it serves as both the Personality & Soul symbol.
For example, the birth date is added as follows:
***01
***11
*1979
*1991 = 20-Judgement = 2-The High Priestess.
Judgement is the Personality Card; The High Priestess is the Soul Card.
The Shadow Card for the 20-2 combination is 11-Justice. It is the card that is "hidden" within that combination of cards.
Mary K. Greer refers to it as the Hidden Factor Card or the Teacher Card. Her book, "Tarot for Your Self" discusses the subject. It is based on the work of Angeles Arrien on Tarot Lifetime Cards.
For a more thorough study, I highly recommend Greer's book.
The Shadow Card is the card that represents the hidden or unknown aspects of self; the "dark" side of self; the side of self one denies or projects onto others.
The term "shadow" was used by Carl Jung to refer to those qualities.
To determine if there is a Shadow Card, one needs to know the Personality-Soul Card, which is calculated from the birth date.
The first number derived from adding the birth date is the Personality Card. The Personality Card indicates the lessons to be learned in the life. A 2-digit number is further reduced to obtain the Soul Card. The Soul Card indicates the soul's purpose.
A single-digit number is not reducible; thus it serves as both the Personality & Soul symbol.
For example, the birth date is added as follows:
***01
***11
*1979
*1991 = 20-Judgement = 2-The High Priestess.
Judgement is the Personality Card; The High Priestess is the Soul Card.
The Shadow Card for the 20-2 combination is 11-Justice. It is the card that is "hidden" within that combination of cards.
Mary K. Greer refers to it as the Hidden Factor Card or the Teacher Card. Her book, "Tarot for Your Self" discusses the subject. It is based on the work of Angeles Arrien on Tarot Lifetime Cards.
For a more thorough study, I highly recommend Greer's book.