B.O.T.A. Tarot: Philosophy & Divination

This in-depth B.O.T.A. Tarot series explores each card’s symbolism, spiritual meaning, Qabalistic correspondences, colour symbolism, and practical significance for meditation and self-development. As the series progresses, I will also be creating and colouring my own self-colouring edition of the deck, working carefully through each card as I study it. This allows the imagery, colours, and esoteric teachings to unfold together, creating a personal and immersive journey through the Major Arcana and the deeper wisdom of the BOTA Tarot tradition itself.

Introductory Information to the B.O.T.A. Tarot Series

1. B.O.T.A Tarot: Introduction to Colouring the Major Arcana
2. B.O.T.A. Tarot Deck & Rider Waite Comparison

B.O.T.A. Tarot: Journey through The Major Arcana

Application of the B.O.T.A Tarot to the Spiritual Path to Enlightenment

“Vegetarian food does not create spirituality, but it can remove friction from the nervous system, allowing meditation to deepen naturally.”

"The Light is not something you see. It is something you are learning not to obscure."

“The Light appears when the meditator is least in the way of it.”

'Life is like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters'
(Seneca)

“At Initiation, the mind is no longer the knower. It becomes the surface.”

“Trying to get beyond the mind is the mind’s most sophisticated form of self-preservation.”

“Go into your meditation simply, without carrying the day’s understanding. Let the Sound steady you, let the Light arise if it wishes, and let everything else be background.”

Science asks how the universe holds together, spirituality asks why it matters that it does.

“Saturn teaches the soul how to stand. Jupiter teaches it why it stands at all.”

"Alchemy becomes real when it is recognised inwardly."

“Care of the soul is the chief concern of philosophy.”
Plato (The Apology)

“The soul, when using the body as an instrument, is confused.”
Plato (The Phaedo)

“Nothing in the soul is wasted: every weight endured becomes the ground from which meaning later unfolds.”

“True alchemy completes itself when the soul realizes it was never meant to be perfected, only rendered transparent to what already is.”

“True reflection is itself a form of alchemy, the quiet phase where nothing appears to happen, yet everything rearranges.”

“From the Absolute, there has never been a soul.
From the relative, the soul has always been necessary.
From realization, neither position is clung to.”

“In the Absolute, there is no soul because there is no ‘other’ for a soul to be.”

Sun	23° Leo 07' 41"
Moon	04° Libra 47' 13"
Mercury	11° Leo 04' 09"
Venus	09° Libra 00' 01"
Mars	03° Cancer 02' 09"
Jupiter	10° Leo 15' 22"
Saturn	14° Aries 24' 29" R
Uranus	05° Gemini 24' 57"
Neptune	04° Aries 01' 08" R
Pluto	03° Aquarius 50' 08" R
Chiron	00° Taurus 48' 06" R
TrueNode	29° Aquarius 48' 23"