Tamas
This cell is connected with the theme of “tamas” and helps reveal how that state appears in the inner path, the player's reactions and the current life process.
Level of the board: Sahasrara, inner discernment. Row 7 of 8.
Meaning of the cell
In the seventh chakra, tamas is the ignorance that arises from attachment to sensory perception. This ignorance comes after the player realizes the state of happiness and thinks that this is the end of the need to fulfill karma. Karma, however, is Dharma in action. In meditation, when all activity of the mind comes to a complete stop and sensory perception is directed inward, it is very easy for the player to slip from the sattvic state of non-doing into dreaming, ending in deep sleep. Here, on the plane of meditation, which is one of the forms of non-doing, tamas is the snake that completely reverses the flow of energy, causing the player to fall back into illusion.
How to read this cell in a game
Landing on the “Tamas” cell may point to an inner process that is showing up in the player's life right now. It is useful to read the cell through the context of the question, the sequence of moves and the reactions, events or lessons this symbol highlights during the game.
Questions for reflection
- What is this situation showing me right now?
- What inner reactions do I notice in myself?
- What lesson may be hidden behind this state?
To find out what square 63 “Tamas” means for you, it has to come up in your own game.
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