GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CARDS
The Tarot pack is divided into two sections called Arcana's, we have the Major and Minor Arcana's the major obviously being the most important.
The Major Arcana is made up of 22 cards though you will find them to be numbered from 1 to 21 the 22nd card being 0 the Fool.
The Minor Arcana being made up 56 cards of four suits in all those being
Wands Element Fire Intuitive
Aries; Leo; Sagittarius
Swords Element Air Thinking
Gemini; Libra; Aquarius
Pentacles Element Earth Sensation
Taurus; Virgo; Capricorn
Cups Element Water Feeling
Cancer; Scorpio; Pisces
The first thing I would like you to do is to get the feel of the cards, go through the cards one by one until you are satisfied that you are receiving something from the cards.
Take out a card look at it for a moment then close your eyes, if you think it may help, but remember you will not be closing your eyes when performing a reading, concentrate on that card, what do you get, what do you see in the card, what does the picture tell you, what kind of energy do you feel that card is giving you, how strong is the feeling, what do you believe it is telling you, write it all down and go through them all doing the same thing keep what you have written down as you may need to refer back to it later.
As I have stated they are made up of 22 cards they are as follows:-
It must be noted here that although the Major Arcana is numbered from 1 to 21 one must take into account the Fool being 0 {zero} as it is the Fool who is undertaking a journey through life, therefore being the beginning and end, and the Wheel of Fortune being Mid Way, the time of life where everything changes, the fool no longer being the young adolescent but now becomes adult.
Taking this into account from 1 to 10 the Fool is in the stages of learning and therefore acquiring knowledge before beginning the second half of his/her journey, one of which he/she will encounter the more serious side of life.
0 The Fool Air, Uranus 1 The Magician Mercury 2 The High Priestess Moon 3 The Empress Venus 4 The Emperor Aries 5 The Hierophant Taurus 6 The Lovers Gemini 7 The Chariot Cancer 8 Strength Leo 9 The Hermit Virgo 10 Wheel of Fortune Jupiter 11 Judgement Libra 12 Hangman Water Neptune 13 Death Scorpio 14 Temperance Sagittarius 15 Devil Capricorn 16 Tower Mars 17 Star Aquarius 18 Moon Pisces 19 Sun Sun 20 Judgement Pluto 21 World Saturn |
Journey Power of thought, Energy Intuition, Patience, Self-sufficiency Creativity, Compassion, Sensuality Leadership, Responsibilities Inner Tuition, Healing, Conformity Choices, Loving Relationships Control, Willpower, Fear, Movement Courage Compassion, Confidence Inner Counselling, Wisdom, Solitude Change, Opportunities, Openness Balance, Truth, Fairness, Legalities Surrender, Acceptance, Patience, Faith Transformation, Death/Rebirth Balance, Moderation, Tempering, Value Bondage, Compulsion, Sexuality Breakthrough, Breakdown, Change Faith, Optimism, Self-Esteem, Talent Sleep, Dreams, Past Patterns, Imagination Self Creativity, Optimism, Birth, Excitement Calling from within, Reassessment, Choice Unity, satisfaction, Success, Wholeness
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For those who are astrologically minded and who would like to include into their readings as an Astrology reading I have included here those cards which have astrological connections.
It goes without saying that by including this type of reading it not only makes it more interesting but allows one to broaden one's reading ability and therefore give a much more accurate reading, one well worth considering.
| 4 The Emperor | Aries | 21st March - 20th April |
| 5 The Hierophant | Taurus | 21st April - 21st May |
| 6 The Lovers | Gemini | 22nd May - 21st June |
| 7 The Chariot | Cancer | 22nd June - 23rd July |
| 8 Strength | Leo | 24th July - 23rd August |
| 9 The Hermit | Virgo | 24th August - 23rd September |
| 11 Justice | Libra | 24th September - 23rd October |
| 13 Death | Scorpio | 24th October - 22nd November |
| 14 Temperance | Sagittarius | 23rd November - 21st December |
| 15 The Devil | Capricorn | 22nd December - 20th January |
| 17 The Star | Aquarius | 21st January - 19th February |
| 18 The Moon | Pisces | 20th February - 20th March |
Although I have given Key Words of each card it must be remembered that each individual will have his or her own interpretation, for instance the Hierophant I will almost always associate with the spiritual side of life and Teacher, you will see that this is not altogether wrong, given that part of the association is inner tuition and healing.
Therefore what I am saying here is that no matter who is reading the cards and no matter what comes to mind while reading them, if done correctly you will never be far from the interpretations given here.