The Sufi Tarot – Readings & Reflections
w/ Nizam un Nisa Ayeda Husain
Wednesdays, September – December, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET / 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CET
Written and created by Ayeda Husain, The Sufi Tarot is a tool for personal transformation, inspired by traditional tarot but reconceptualized in the context of Sufi philosophy, art and culture.Â
This 78-card deck and guidebook is a unique healing tool based on ancient Sufi teachings that are being presented for the first time in a modern context, both visually and textually. The comprehensive guidebook explores each tarot card in a Sufi mystical context and the artwork, replete with sacred symbology, inspires us to delve deeper and connect with dormant, unmanifest qualities within ourselves.
Join us as we delve deeper into the Divine Names the Major Arcana are based on and the Elements of the Minor Arcana, all in relation to our own journeys.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own decks to these interactive sessions which will give us opportunities to contemplate, meditate and workshop together.
The Sufi Tarot is a bridge between the inner and the outer. It is a bridge between cultures, a bridge between past and present, and a bridge between our souls. But perhaps, most importantly, it is a bridge between the healed and unhealed parts of our beings.Â
Classes are on Wednesdays, September 13th, October 11th, November 8th & December 13th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm New York / 7:00 – 8:30 pm Paris.
This course is open to Inayatiyya inquirers, ashiqs, murids and leaders.
This series requires advanced registration with a suggested tuition of $48 ($12 per class) for the entire course. There is also a limited income/student tuition rate of $32 ($8/class). While it is recommended to attend all classes, it is possible to attend them individually. The last day to register for this course is Wednesday, October 11th. Please note video recordings will not be available for this course.Â
The Sufi Tarot is available at many major and independent retailers! To order your deck, please visit thesufitarot.com to learn more. Registration details for the related class are available in the sidebar.
If you have questions about this course, please email astana@inayatiyya.org.
Speaker
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Nizam un Nisa Ayeda HusainNizam un Nisa is a Shaykha, Cheraga, Guide, Representative and Facilitator of the Anjumani-Islam group in the Inayatiyya. A student of classical Chishti Sufism since 1988 and a devoted follower of the Inayatiyya since 2004, she has led Inayatiyya centers in Lahore, in Dubai and now in Oakville, Ontario where she lives. A journalist and editor by profession with an MA in Journalism/Near Eastern Studies from NYU, Nizam un Nisa is a graduate of the first European Suluk class, Knight of Purity, and mentor to the Naubahar Suluk class. She has led Sufi retreats, taught Sufi meditation to Buddhist monks in Tokyo and been invited to the UN as part of an international delegation of spiritual leaders. She is currently working on setting the Urdu poetry of Hazrat Inayat Khan to music.
