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Understanding the Meaning of Tarot Cards

Some people question the legitimacy of the tarot cards. For us to be able to get accurate readings from tarot cards, we will need to understand something. There are 2 ways to understand the meaning of the tarot cards in a reading, and though one is a guide, the other is essential for accurate readings.

When you first begin to read tarot cards, the only way to start understanding the meaning of tarot cards, is by looking at a book, on a website or learning from someone. This is a great way to learn about tarot cards, and begin reading the cards; however it is not the best way.

Yes, you need to learn the meanings. However, these meanings are only a rough guide. Reading tarot cards in the true sense, is to delve into your intuition to find answers. This is not always easy. Some people find they have great skills at finding the answers through intuition, while others simply need the book.

Can you divine without using your intuition? Yes, it is possible; however, you will only find that you have very general meanings. You won’t come to understand the true benefits and insights that the tarot cards can provide you.

Developing intuition takes time. By doing tarot for a number of years, you will find that you can get more of a picture of what the cards are saying. When you first start reading tarot cards, and having a book with you, you may be apt to thinking that you need to memorize the meanings. However, I must stress that those meanings in the tarot book are only a guide.

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Reading Tarot Cards – a Comprehensive Approach

Reading tarot cards is a pastime that has been done centuries ago, which determines possible outcomes and predictions of the future.  A tarot deck can come in different themes but is basically made up of the twenty-two major arcana cards and the fifty six minor arcana.  Since the early Christian European era, tarot reading was already being done and is still being practiced by aspiring and professional tarot readers today.

I personally have a Pythagorean deck, which differs from other decks as it has mathematical backgrounds incorporated with the cards’ meanings. Each card has its own meaning depending on how the tarot reader interprets the formation of the cards. But despite the difference in deck, reading tarot cards is done by interpreting the images or pictures that dominate the entire body of the card.

In reading tarot cards, the cards are placed in a formation called “spreads” which will allow the reader to predict a certain aspect of a person’s life.  Commonly used spreads include the Celtic spread, the horseshoe spread, 3-card spread, 1-card spread, the astrological spread, and the teractycs wherein ten cards are arranged in a four-rowed pyramid.  There are many other spreads aside from these which the tarot reader can use and arrange his cards the way he sees it fit. 

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A Foreword to Grasping Tarot Cards

Tarot cards consist of 21 cards for every suit. Many parts of Europe use the deck to play games, but this is less favored in English speaking countries where the deck is commonly used for divination.

Tarot cards spot their experiences back in the 14th century. Speculation denotes that they were founded in Islamic countries, but the early actual news of them is when they were banned in the dominantly Christian area of Bern, Switzerland. Early tarot decks, howbeit, advertised only sixteen trump cards, as compared to the twenty one that are highlighted in coincident decks.

A typical tarot deck contains 78 cards consisting of the four suits seen in regular card games, which are hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs. The Latin version of the tarot deck has a divergent set of suits. They are swords, batons, cups, and coins. Like a regular deck, tarot cards are numbered from one to ten plus the four court cards; jack, queen, king, and ace.

The difference between a tarot deck and the regular deck is the twenty-one divinity cards termed Major Arcana. A joker equivalent in the tarot deck is christened the Fool, or the excuse. The Fool may take every one of four suits and acts as the strongest trump card.

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Your Questions About Major Arcana Hermit

James asks…

I’m a new student of the tarot. My zodiac sign is sagittarius. I wanted to know which card is associated with it?

Specifically which major arcana card is associated with the sagittarius sign. I’m a bit lost because I’ve found different answers in different sources, most commonly the sagittarius association with the temperance card, in others with the devil card (“Sagittarius : Letter 15 (Samekh): XV The Devil” ) and last, with the Hermit card.
I appreciate any help .Thank you

TarotTrumps answers:

Well you seem to have the answer, it’s up to you to decide which fits the best for you. There isn’t any … This is what it is… With Tarot. There are various systems, and beliefs blended into the use of Tarot, as they are systems and beliefs, each individual has to decide what theirs is.

Steven asks…

I want to buy a Chinese Tarot deck?

Creator(s): Jui Guoliang

Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56

Card Size: 2.40 x 4.41 inches = 6.1cm x 11.2cm

Publisher: Published by US Games 1989

Deck Tradition: Mixed

Minor Arcana Style: Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols

Suits: Cups, Swords, Staves, Coins

Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King

Major Titles: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Heavenly Master, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, Hanging Ghost, Death, Temperance, the Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Confucious, the Universe

The Fool is 0 Strength is 8 Justice is 11

Deck Themes: Eastern

Card Back: Reversible

Back Design: Two red dancers with swirling robes on a gold field with standard white borders.

Companion Material: Little white booklet.

Languages: English
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Where can I buy it? Cheap is recommended T__T. Thanks

TarotTrumps answers:

You can try Tarot Garden for hard to find decks. If it’s hard to find, I doubt you’ll find it cheap. There is always Ebay.


An Introduction to Messing With Tarot Cards

One of the more common means of telling fortunes and offering insights into the past and future is the tarot. Tarot cards original originated in Italy in the initial half of the fifteenth century as a card game, used purely for recreation. This early game was something like the modernized game of Bridge.

The use of tarot cards for divination is anterior recorded in the early 1700s and by the end of the 18th century; changes were made to tarot cards to make them more helpful for divination and esoteric meanings. Originally, tarot cards had no connection to the occult, and this link is a more prevalent one than the cards themselves. The specifics of the present cards, devised for esoteric purposes, display their basis in the 19th century.

A typical tarot deck contains 78 cards consisting of the four suits seen in regular card games, which are hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs. The Latin version of the tarot deck has a diverse set of suits. They are swords, batons, cups, and coins. Like a regular deck, tarot cards are numbered from one to ten plus the four court cards; jack, queen, king, and ace.

The difference between a tarot deck and the regular deck is the twenty-one divinity cards named Major Arcana. A joker equivalent in the tarot deck is christened the Fool, or the excuse. The Fool may take all four suits and acts as the toughest trump card.

Reading a tarot card is easy, as each trump card has a distinct meaning. Yet, careful interpretation is needed if one wants to read the meaning from the store of cards. These cards demonstrate astrological connections with readings placed under the context of the Octavian Calendar.

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Tarot Cards Instructions

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If you have ever wanted to find some easy to follow tarot cards instructions then you have come to the right place. Many people want to learn more about the tarot and using tarot cards, but finding tarot cards instructions that are geared for beginners can be tricky, especially if you are unsure of what, exactly, tarot cards are for.

First here is some basic tarot card information: tarot cards are not going to predict the future. They aren’t going to give you answers from the cosmos. What tarot cards do is speak to your intuition.

Tarot cards are not going to tell you anything that some part of you doesn’t already know. The card can shed insight into a current situation or help you figure out answers to problems yourself. Keep that in mind as you read the following tarot card instructions.

1. Choose your tarot card deck carefully. This is not a normal deck of playing cards or a pack of trading cards that you are picking up. Each tarot card deck has its own energy and it is important to take your time in figuring out which deck you feel the most comfortable with. Look at the illustrations on the cards and pay attention to your senses. You will eventually find a deck that you feel a connection to and that is the deck you should purchase. (more…)


Tarot Card Reading : A Bright Career Option

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Some time we wonder that “What should be our next step in life? What can we do to fulfill our dreams? Even some time we wonder will our dreams be fulfill. These answers must be easy for those who are brave enough to try and give a chance to their future to fulfill their dreams.

Yes to fulfill your dreams to be a Successful Professional in Your life you need not to go anywhere the Answer just lays within you. You can be Successful Tarot Card Reader to complete you dreams.

You don’t have to make extra effort to be a Tarot Card Reader. Anyone can learn this art by the help of a good mentor. Yes all you need is a good teacher who will take you to the right path and will guide you to enter an interesting world of mystery, passion and glimmering of future.

There are many methods for developing the “sense of symbols” in those who are striving to understand the hidden forces of Nature and Man, and for teaching the fundamental principles as well as the elements of the esoteric language. The most synthetic, and one of the most interesting of these methods, is the Tarot. (more…)


What Happens When You Get a Tarot Card Reading

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If you have never had a tarot reading before, you will find that an accurate tarot reading can be amazing and interesting. With an open mind, you can discover why so many people through the ages have found comfort and wisdom in the tarot card interpretations.

Preparing for a Reading

Some tarot readers will prepare for a reading before actually meeting with you. The tarot reader may perform some type of ritual or meditation before the reading to remove any distracting energies or thoughts that could interfere with the reading.

It is up to the tarot reader’s own personal feelings about their work when it concerns how they prepare for a tarot card reading, handle their deck or interpret the cards.

Which Tarot Deck to Read

Tarot readers will use the tarot deck of their choice. A tarot reader can choose to work any one or more of the numerous tarot decks available today. Many tarot card readers use more than one deck.

Other tarot card readers will rely on just one tarot deck. A tarot psychic may use more than one deck during a reading but usually only one deck per card spread. Some tarot psychics use a computer tarot program to produce their readings. (more…)


Tarot Cards as Alternative Therapy

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By Neoli Marcos

Whether we admit or not, most of us have quaint notions of what tarot cards are. On the surface, they are merely a deck of illustrated cards used in predictions, while the tarot card reader is an eccentric person dressed in robes seated behind the fortune-telling booth in the town fair.

This image of tarot cards is, of course, clichéd, and yet we’d rather feel comfortable with its familiarity than dig deeper.

We resort to the more convenient explanation rather than actually investigate the sometimes unpleasant yet gratifying truth of tarot cards.

Perhaps, the most famous among the tarot cards is the Death Card, a card quite unfairly invested with too much negative meanings and energies behind it, so much so that we usually think of tarot cards as tools of the occult, vehicles of evil even. While we can’t deny the fact that indeed tarot can be used for such purposes, tarot cards can also be perfectly well-intentioned and can be actually used for good causes. (more…)


How to Read Tarot Cards for Fun

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By: Daniel Millions

Many people are curious about reading Tarot cards for their friends and family. Once you have a deck of Tarot cards, it is only natural to want to use them with others. After experiencing the insight that Tarot cards can give you, anyone would certainly understand that you would want to share this with the people in your life.

When reading for others, there are some things you’ll want to keep in mind. The purpose of reading for other people is to share your love of the Tarot cards and to offer them some insights, just as you have received them by reading the Tarot cards for yourself. Keeping these tips in mind will help make reading for others in your life go smoothly and make reading fun.

Begin reading for other people you are comfortable around. This may sound like a very logical thing to do, however there are some that will actually do a Tarot reading when someone says to them, “Oh, Tarot? That’s nonsense….well; let’s see what you can do!” This is not the best atmosphere for even a professional Tarot reader to read under, let alone a beginning Tarot reader. (more…)