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The Root Cause of Illness: How Tarot Can Help You Heal Before You Get Sick

Heather Garner

What if every physical illness—whether a sore throat, chronic fatigue, or depression—began as an energy imbalance before it ever showed up in the body? What if, instead of waiting until the body breaks down, there was a way to detect and correct these imbalances before they manifest as illness?


Modern medicine excels at diagnosing symptoms, but it rarely asks the deeper question: Why is this happening in the first place? A person experiencing depression—literally “depressed energy”—is typically given a diagnosis and a prescription without any exploration into why their energy has become suppressed in the first place. Similarly, a sore throat is treated with medication to numb the pain, but no one questions what underlying imbalance triggered the inflammation.


Everything—everything—begins as energy before it becomes physical. If there is a health issue, including a mental health challenge, it did not appear out of nowhere. It started as an energetic disruption long before it manifested physically. Ignoring the root imbalance doesn’t make it go away—it allows it to grow, deepen, and take new forms until it is impossible to ignore.


Tuning Into the Early Warnings: Your Body Speaks, But Are You Listening?

The body constantly communicates its needs. A gut feeling that something is off, tightness in the shoulders, a sudden headache—these are all signals from the internal intelligence system guiding a person back into balance. Yet, society conditions people to ignore, suppress, and numb these messages.


  • That voice that says, "I don’t need another cookie"—ignored.

  • That urge to slow down before getting a speeding ticket—overridden.

  • That moment of regret for not standing up for oneself—pushed aside.

  • That deep exhaustion signaling the need for rest—masked with caffeine.


When these intuitive nudges are ignored, the body raises the stakes. A whisper of discomfort turns into a full-blown health crisis, and suddenly, diagnoses like high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders, or chronic illness appear seemingly out of nowhere.


Tarot: A Tool for Diagnosis of Energy Imbalances

This is where Tarot becomes a powerful diagnostic tool. Unlike modern medicine, which intervenes only after symptoms become undeniable, Tarot allows individuals to tune in before the body is in crisis. The archetypal imagery of the cards provides a direct line to the subconscious, helping to identify imbalances in diet, stress, relationships, unprocessed emotions, and spiritual disconnection.


Furthermore, Tarot allows people to work through things they may not be comfortable talking openly about. Sensitive issues like past trauma, sexual abuse, or controlling relationships can be difficult to verbalize to a doctor or therapist. When individuals learn how to tap into the language of energy and receive their own internal guidance, they can find their way out of difficult situations without the shame or fear of judgment from others. In times when the situation is sensitive and embarrassment may be tied to the experience, self-assessment and guidance using Tarot as a tool to connect with one’s internal intelligence system can be a game-changer in relieving suffering.


Tarot doesn’t diagnose disease. It diagnoses energy. And because energy precedes all physical manifestations, this makes it an invaluable tool for detecting and correcting imbalances before they escalate. However, Tarot is not just a preventative tool; it can also be used to help discover how to heal when illness has already manifested. By tuning into the body’s intelligence system, Tarot provides guidance on the necessary adjustments needed for recovery. Many have successfully used Tarot to break free from dependency on multiple medications and harmful substances, helping them restore their natural balance. Once healed, Tarot can be used as a regular practice to check in with one’s energy, maintain equilibrium, and prevent future illness.


The Real Cure: Addressing the Root Cause

The modern healthcare system treats symptoms. It does not heal. True healing only happens when the root cause of an imbalance is addressed. That could mean:


  • Changing dietary habits if the body is inflamed.

  • Exercising if energy feels stagnant.

  • Ending toxic relationships that drain vitality.

  • Speaking up instead of suppressing emotions (hello, throat chakra issues!).

  • Processing emotions instead of burying them.


Pills don’t heal. They suppress. And suppression ensures that an issue will grow larger and more destructive over time.


Take this real-life scenario: A person begins with a diagnosis of depression and is prescribed an antidepressant. Initially, the medication appears to help, much like taking a painkiller for a broken bone—it temporarily masks the pain but does nothing to heal the underlying issue. The person continues going about life exactly as before, making no changes to address the deeper emotional or situational imbalances that caused the depression in the first place.


Over time, the body's signals grow louder. What began as depression shifts into cycling energy—highs and lows that seem uncontrollable. The diagnosis is changed from depression to bipolar disorder, and the antidepressant is replaced with two mood stabilizers. Instead of questioning why the energy is cycling or what the body is trying to communicate, the medical system simply doubles down on treatment.


As the body struggles to adapt to these foreign chemicals, new symptoms arise. Hormonal imbalances trigger acne, requiring medication. Anxiety intensifies, leading to anti-anxiety prescriptions. Sleep becomes restless and erratic, resulting in the addition of sleep aids. What started as a single prescription has now spiraled into a regimen of multiple medications, each masking symptoms rather than addressing the root cause.


This escalation happens so gradually that it’s difficult to recognize the full picture. Worse, prolonged medication use can lead to other chemical addictions. The body, now accustomed to receiving chemicals for relief, begins craving them. As the problem escalates, the masked and confused body starts seeking more chemicals for comfort. And yet, society wonders why the war on drugs is a losing battle. When chemical dependency is introduced under the guise of healthcare, how can we be surprised when it spills into other areas of addiction?


By the time realization sets in, the body has become deeply reliant on artificial regulation, making it even more challenging to restore natural balance. Healing is not about silencing symptoms—it is about uncovering and resolving the root cause. Only when the body is given space to communicate its needs without suppression can true health be restored.

The pattern is often invisible until a conscious effort is made to remove the masks and heal from the inside out.


Reclaiming Power: Health as a Personal Responsibility

No one else can heal another person. But once an individual learns the tools to heal and monitor their own body, they have them forever. There is no longer a need for repeated visits to practitioners for prescription refills, remaining at the mercy of someone who knows nothing about their personal experiences or energy imbalances.

Tuning into the internal navigation system is key. This system is not isolated—it is connected to the entire energetic grid of the planet. The mind may resist change out of fear—fear of disrupting relationships, fear of breaking societal expectations—but energy knows what is needed for growth.


Healing is not just about individual well-being—it is about rebalancing the entire system.

Tarot is not about fortune-telling. It is about learning the language of the body and intuition. The messages have always been there—the question is, are we finally ready to listen?

 
 
 

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