The Neuroscience of Tarot

From Imagery to Intuition to Prediction

Discover the Science Behind the Art of Tarot Reading

What happens inside your brain when you look at a tarot card? How do you attribute significance to symbols? In this book, Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD, answers these questions and more as he explores the neuroscience behind intuition and proves that tarot readers aren’t just making up their results.

Siddharth unveils the fascinating dance between your body and brain that occurs while delivering or receiving a reading. Learn how this unconscious synergy allows you to process tarot imagery, attach personal meaning, and elicit emotional responses, laying the groundwork for prediction. Filled with dozens of journal exercises and full-color images, this book makes it easy to understand what intuition is scientifically and how to enhance it for more accurate readings from both sides of the table.

Includes a foreword by Mary K. Greer, author of Mary K. Greer’s 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card

Praise

”The Neuroscience of Tarot brilliantly bridges scientific rigor and mystical intuition. This unique and important book demystifies the complexities of neuroscience, presenting them in a manner accessible to all readers, whether they have a background in science or not. Ramakrishnan's masterful approach intertwines practical exercises with insightful narratives, offering a transformative journey into understanding the brain's role in intuition, psychism, and divination. It's an indispensable resource that stands out for its ability to show how our cognitive processes and spiritual practices intertwine in both an understandable and engaging manner."
—Mat Auryn, author of The Psychic Art of Tarot and Mastering Magic

"An essential addition to the tarot reader's library. Learn how your brain works when engaging in psychic predictions or neuroforecasting. Dr. Ramakrishnan masterfully applies neuroscience concepts to the art of divination and reading tarot. This book offers invaluable insights into how a scientist might observe, hypothesize, and investigate the realm of intuition. Truly one of the most exciting and groundbreaking books to come out of the tarot world in a long while."
—Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot

"The Neuroscience of Tarot beautifully bridges brain, mind, and body for an integral, practical approach to tapping into our innate wisdom. This is exactly the kind of work we need to synthesize modern biology with ancient intuitive traditions and practices."
—Mona Sobhani, PhD, author of Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe

About the Authors

Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD, is a neuroscientist, artist, and educator. He is the chair of neuroscience at the University of Puget Sound and a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award and W. M. Keck Foundation award. An avid tarot reader for the last twenty years, Siddharth explores the intersections of science, art, and mysticism. This led him to design and create the Neuro Tarot deck inspired by the major arcana of tarot but infused with neuroscience concepts. He also runs a blog offering neuroscience insights for tarot readers.

Mary K. Greer is a scholar, writer, teacher, and professional tarot consultant. With more than forty years experience in tarot as an author and teacher, she advocates a revolutionary approach to learning and using the cards that emphasizes personal insight and creativity.

Mary is the founder of Tools and Rites of Transformation (T.A.R.O.T.) and is a member of many international tarot organizations. She is a featured speaker at tarot conferences and symposia around the world.

With an MA in English literature, Mary was a faculty member and administrator of a college in San Francisco for eleven years. She is an Arch-Priestess/Hierophant in the Fellowship of Isis. As a world traveler, she has lived in Japan, Germany, England, Mexico, six states in the US, and she currently resides in Northern California.