If you're ready to start learning about reading Tarot cards, how they work, different spreads, and the best decks to use, this is the place to start. Because the Tarot is such a powerful and flexible magical tool, it deserves special attention.
These basics include:
- Tarot cards and decks
- Main uses of the tarot
- Choosing a relevant tarot deck
- Keying your tarot cards
- Using a signifier
- Real tarot card spreads
- Meanings for tarot cards
- Major and minor arcana
The standard tarot deck consists of 78 cards divided into two sections, the major and minor arcana. The word 'Arcana' is the plural of arcanum which means "Profound Secret".
Major Arcana:
The 22 cards of the major Arcana are the heart of the deck. Each of these cards symbolizes some universal aspect of human experience. They represent the archetypes - consistent, directing patterns of influence that are an inherent part of human nature. Each card in the major arcana has a name and number. Some names convey a card's meaning directly, such as strength, justice and temperance. Other cards are individuals who personify a particular approach to life, such as the magician or the hermit. There are also cards with astronomical names, such as the star, sun and moon. They represent the elusive forces associated with these heavenly bodies. The major arcana cards are special because they draw out deep and complex reactions.
A major arcana card is always given extra weight in a reading. When one of these cards appears, you know the issues at stake are not mundane or temporary. They represent your most basic concerns - your major feelings and motivations. It is often considered as a unit. Different schemes have been developed to show how the cards form patterns that cast light on the human condition. Numerology, astrology and other esoteric sciences often play a role in these schemes.
- The Fool (Number 0)
- The Magician (Number 1)
- The High Priestess (Number 2)
- The Empress (Number 3)
- The Emperor (Number 4)
- The Hierophant (Number 5)
- The Lovers (Number 6)
- The Chariot (Number 7)
- The Strength (Number 8)
- The Hermit (Number 9)
- The Wheel of Fortune (Number 10)
- The Justice (Number 11)
- The Hanged Man (Number 12)
- The Death (Number 13)
- The Temperance (Number 14)
- The Devil (Number 15)
- The Tower (Number 16)
- The Star (Number 17)
- The Moon (Number 18)
- The Sun (Number 19)
- The Judgment (Number 20)
- The World (Number 21)
Minor Arcana:
The minor arcana brings universal themes down into the practical arena to show how they operate in daily events. The minor arcana cards represent the concerns, activities and emotions that make up the events of our everyday lives. There are 56 cards in the minor arcana divided into four suits: Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles. Each of these suits stands for a particular approach to life.
Each minor arcana suit has a distinct quality all its own. Our everyday experiences are a blend of these four approaches. Your tarot readings will show you how the different suit energies are impacting your life at any given moment. Each card has a role to play in showing how its energy expresses in the world.
1. Wands:
- Ace of wands
- Two of wands
- Three of wands
- Four of wands
- Five of wands
- Six of wands
- Seven of wands
- Eight of wands
- Nine of wands
- Ten of wands
- Page of wands
- Knight of wands
- Queen of wands
- King of wands
2. Cups:
- Ace of cups
- Two of cups
- Three of cups
- Four of cups
- Five of cups
- Six of cups
- Seven of cups
- Eight of cups
- Nine of cups
- Ten of cups
- Page of cups
- Knight of cups
- Queen of cups
- King of cups
3. Swords:
- Ace of swords
- Two of swords
- Three of swords
- Four of swords
- Five of swords
- Six of swords
- Seven of swords
- Eight of swords
- Nine of swords
- Ten of swords
- Page of swords
- Knight of swords
- Queen of swords
- King of swords
4. Pentacles:
- Ace of pentacles
- Two of pentacles
- Three of pentacles
- Four of pentacles
- Five of pentacles
- Six of pentacles
- Seven of pentacles
- Eight of pentacles
- Nine of pentacles
- Ten of pentacles
- Page of pentacles
- Knight of pentacles
- Queen of pentacles
- King of pentacles
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