NUMBERS WORK!
a window to the inner worlds...
Both Numbers Work Numerology Cards and the Tarot are respected divinatory tools and either can be used effectively to gain insight into current events, such as "will I get a new job?", or "will my relationship last?" and both enable a person to increase self understanding and personal growth, although they differ markedly from each other. There are other divinatory tools including the I Ching, but each has little relationship with another.
Each of these depends upon its own system and both the Tarot and the I Ching require adequate study to enable an individual to work with them. This does not apply to the Numerology Cards, as people with no understanding of Numerology are able to use them. Naturally, each of these decks is accompanied by an instruction book which assists the reader to become familiar with the various cards.
Numbers Work Numerology Cards are a recent addition. They were received by inspiration one Winter's night about 12 years ago and the information for the deck was received in a matter of 6 hours. Certainly this was in a somewhat crude state, but I had reconnected with Lisa only a few months before after a period of 4 or 5 years in which we had had no contact. Interested in Numerology, Lisa agreed to use her expertise as a Graphic Designer to create the deck and illustrate the instruction book. We were guided primarily by the two words which preceded the information for the deck of cards, Clarity and Simplicity. This is another major difference between them and the Tarot.
The origin of the Tarot is unknown, but the many different decks evolved over many generations. The Tarot cards can be seen as a Journey through the life of an individual and are steeped in mystery and symbolism. The Rider Waite deck is quite different from the beautiful deck created by Alastair Crowley which is again different from others such the astrological Tarot deck. Consultants who work with any of these need to be familiar with the symbolism involved.
In the Numbers Work deck there are no cards which can cause a client to be concerned (as can happen with some of the cards in the Tarot), because most seekers are not familiar with the symbolism involved. Asked in a radio programme to try to sum up the main differences between them and the Tarot, I replied that in my opinion the Numerology cards reflect the new energies of the Aquarian Age and that they are simpler and cheerier to work with than the Tarot decks which I had previously used.
As with other aspects of life, personal choice is the key to which type of divinatory tool suits an individual. Some consultants use two or more different tools in their practice and newcomers may find that, after some experience, they wish to explore other means of divination. A number of other metaphysicians suggest to their students that the Numerology Cards are easier to work with than the more traditional cards.
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