"The tarot is a set of images, pictures, which illustrate the different stages and levels of the alchemical process and the archetypes. The tarot itself produces a kind of transmutation through experiencing the images. The images themselves are primordial and deeply connected to the collective unconscious. They work like keys unlocking and initiating processes in the unconscious mind. Working with the tarot in anyway will initiate a process whether we are conscious of it or not.

Although the archetypes are universal the pictures on each tarot deck are slightly different. They are one artist’s interpretation of those archetypes. Use a deck that you like and feel the archetype from the picture."

From The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer (Zehr, 2008)