Tarot cards are a form of divination, which literally means working with the divine, or your higher self, which is the ultimate purpose of tarot cards, just like yoga. We’ve broken down everything you need to know, from types of decks to tarot card meanings. Update: Click here for a look at how tarot cards can help make 2022 your best year yet.
Why is it important to understand the meaning of the Tarot cards?
By understanding the meaning of the tarot cards, you can begin to add your own perspective, intuition, and inspiration to your future readings. Let your intuition guide you to the secrets the tarot has to share. To understand the meaning of individual tarot cards, it’s important to know that there are 22 major arcana cards in an average tarot deck.
What are the cards in tarot cards?
Within these four, there are court cards (King, Queen, Knight, and Page), which can be interpreted as people and personalities, but they can also represent “parts of ourselves that we’re being asked to reclaim,” says Matassa. While the Major Arcana represents broader themes, the Minor Arcana deal with more of your day-to-day circumstances.
Yet another question we ran across in our research was “What do tarot cards reveal?”.
Some have found that tarot card readings are mainly supposed to be used as a guide when moving forward. They will reveal things about your past that can help you understand where you are today. They can also give you insights about the future but shouldn’t be used as a deciding factor about what to do next in your life.
This of course begs the inquiry “What is tarot card reading?”
Tarot is all about your intuition. It’s the inner voice of your higher self, and Tarot cards can help you hear your inner voice and embrace it’s message.
What does a Wands Tarot card mean?
, and set go! If you receive a Wands Tarot card in your reading (or mostly Wands in a Tarot reading), consider it a bold call to action that may require some extra energy on your part. The Tarot suit of Wands — sometimes called Rods, Staves, or Staffs — represents the energy of movement, creativity, and invention.
What is tarot and how does it work?
Tarot is able to tap into hidden thoughts, feelings and truths and bring them to the surface so you can use that information to make decisions about life, love, emotions, health, career and more. Most Tarot card decks consist of 78 Tarot cards broken into a Major Arcana (22 cards) and a Minor Arcana (56 cards).
I discovered the position of each card in the tarot spread can change its meaning and how it should be interpreted. Two of the most common spreads in tarot reading are The Three Fates, and the Celtic Cross. The Three fates is the simpler of the two spreads, and a good starting point for beginner psychics. This spread involves dealing three cards face down.
What does swords mean in tarot?
Swords in Tarot represent the obstacles that you are facing regarding a person, place, or situation. This suit is associated with the element of air, and is represented on each card by a silver or gold sword. The higher the card, the more of this weapon is featured, either in the scenery or held in the hand of the person featured.
Is tarot reading innate or learned?
However, unlike some other psychic abilities, tarot reading isn’t innate. It requires you to study the cards to get to know their meaning. Only once you’ve properly studied the art can you attempt to interpret what the cards are trying to reveal.