From the author: An article about increasing professionalism in working with symbolic systems (Arcana of the Tarot). Published on the author’s personal website www.lebedko.su Arcana of the Tarot is a system of symbols, the fate of which has developed in such a way that it is too often considered only fortune telling and predictive practice. However, the symbolism of the Tarot gives us archetypal information stored in the depths of the collective unconscious, that is, going back to the very origins of the origin of human consciousness. We can say that each Arcana of the Tarot represents a certain spectrum of states of consciousness, reflected in the entire existence of a person - in his worldview, value system , events and actions, thinking, emotions, sensations, state of the physical body. Mastering the Arcana through meditative immersions makes it possible to tune into these states, be able to track and correct them in yourself, build your life based on these milestones, etc. Arcana of the Tarot: archetypal depth There are several traditions that, back in the 20th century, were open only to initiates, but today have grown into a whole fan of methods that can be designated as “Meditative immersion in the Arcana of the Tarot.” During meditative immersions, people are exposed to a wide range of experiences, which are used for a variety of purposes. We have proposed a new look at the Tarot Arcana and a new method that does not exclude others, but can enrich them. With access to the archetypal level of work, described in our books “Magic Theater: Methodology for the Creation of the Soul” and “Archetypal Study of Dreams” (both published by the Bakhrakh-M publishing house in 2008), we have the instrumental ability to penetrate consciousness through visible symbols directly to their archetypal source and initiate quite powerful transpersonal experiences. During these experiences, the researcher discovers unusually wide layers of information (images, intuitive insights, psychophysical experiences), making it possible to interpret how this or that Tarot Arcana is manifested in his life and in the life of larger systems - right up to the evolution of humanity. Tarot Arcana today: practice In the modern world, the use of symbolic systems, such as Tarot Arcana, Runes, etc., is an unsurpassed tool in the practical work of specialists related to psychology and consulting (including teams, business structures, enterprises and organizations, entire industries national economy and even ethnic groups). The time has come to comprehensively and fully use the potential accumulated by various traditions: predictive, meditative, archetypal. However, in the market of specialists - psychologists and consultants - there is a shortage of professionals who could actually combine in their work the full potential of the Tarot and the full range of other methods work, starting from predictive practice and ending with the depths of self-knowledge and subtle tools of self-regulation (at a very different level - from the current state of the body to the emotional background, thinking style, coloring of events and the creation of destiny). Not to mention the ability to practically apply all these tools to structures on a larger scale than an individual subject: organizations, subcultures, ethnic systems. Second higher education in the field of Tarot ArcanaIn the 2012-2013 academic year at the International University of Fundamental Education (St. Petersburg), a distance course “Archetypal work with the Tarot Arcana” starts on the basis of the Department of Magic Theater and Archetypal Research. The one-year training program is the first official course in Russia on this specialization in practical psychology. Lectures are organized as webinars, i.e. Residents of any corner of the Earth will be able to study without leaving their place of residence. In the developed program of second higher education, we offer not just training in practical narrow specializations (archetypal, meditative and predictive practice of working with the Arcana of the Tarot and the Sephiroth Tree system). Training».