Recently I got to thinking about tarot and trauma. We all know that tarot is a great wellness tool. It shouldn’t replace therapy, but working with tarot can be a powerful visual aid to healing.

We talk a lot about the tarot as a spiritual tool, but I rarely hear people talk about tarot and the body.
Trauma and our life experiences are stored in the body.

I was looking at the tarot cards to see the physical representation of trauma. In particular, I’ve been studying the nervous system, which runs along our spine.

Our nervous system projects us and gives the body warning signals when we’re in danger.

I see this in the Tower card.

Here’s a visual walkthrough.

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Which tarot cards represent your nervous system? Which tarot cards represent the situations that trigger your nervous system? Tarot has a lot to say if you start the conversation.