Tarot divination is a popular way to find out your future and get answers to many questions. But the most difficult part in this process is the interpretation of the meanings. Tarot deck contains 78 lassos. When divining, one should take into account not only specific cards and their meanings, but also their combinations. In order to learn this, you need to make a little effort and patience. In this article, we will consider a detailed description of Tarot cards and learn how to interpret them correctly.
Major Arcana
The most key figures of the entire deck of Tarot cards are precisely the Senior Arcana. They not only describe the situation, but also show the root of its problem. In predictions for the future, the Senior Arcana show the full development of the case with all the consequences. Some cards use only these cards. So, the deck contains 22 Major Arcana. Each of them has its own order. This image shows all the Major Arcana in the correct order.
Interpretation of the Major Arcana
So, consider the description of the Tarot cards in order.
The first card is considered with a value of 0. It is called the Jester and means frivolity, carelessness, inspiration, creativity. So, for example, if this lasso falls out on the question of what preceded the situation, then, most likely, the fortuneteller behaved too frivolously. But if, for example, it indicates future events or a solution to a problem, then this will mean that the situation can be solved only if you approach it creatively.
I. The magician symbolizes a young man, strong and confident. In classical fortune-telling in the upright position, the lasso means will, diplomacy, energy and readiness for decisive action. On the contrary, it is precisely these qualities that a person lacks.
II High Priestess - wisdom, psychic abilities, secrets and secrets. In addition, it can personify a girl or woman surrounded by a fortuneteller. If the card falls on the personality profile, it means that the person has a hidden talent, which will soon manifest itself.
III Empress - harmony, growth, prosperity. In any scenario, the card symbolizes stability and a favorable outcome of events.
IV Emperor - power, protection, authority. This card indicates that a person has a reliable defender or he must find it. As a characteristic of personality, the lasso means that man is the protector. He is always ready to help.
V Hierophant (in some decks - Priest). This card has a lot of meanings. First of all, this is the opposite of the High Priestess. Indicates enslavement, the learning process, the need for knowledge. May also indicate their disadvantage.
VI Lovers - close relationships, friendship, perhaps love. In some fortune telling, it can mean self-love. Description of the Tarot Card VI Lovers are quite capacious. Arkan also means pleasure, temptation, beauty, stability, success, union. So, for example, if a card falls for the future, then it can mean that a person is in harmony with himself and he will succeed.
VII Wagon - restlessness, defeat. This is one of the few cards that designate an action, not its result. If in the fortune-telling the lasso of the Wagon falls, it means that the time has come for deliberate actions. In an inverted position - definitely a failure.
VIII Strength - the name of the card largely determines its meaning. So, it denotes strength, power, power, action. The map indicates that the lull has already passed. Now you need to act very boldly.
IX Hermit - patience, the need to wait. Unlike the previous lasso, this one indicates a slowdown and decline in activity. In the upright position can also mean solitude, loneliness. Inverted - health problems.
X Fortune (Wheel of Fortune) - a lasso with many meanings. All of them depend on the cards that will be nearby in the layout. The main description of the Tarot Card of Fortune is as follows:
- change;
- a gift from above;
- punishment;
- success;
- fate;
- a sharp turn of events.
XI Justice - deliberate decisions, court cases. In general, the lasso indicates that it is necessary to find a balance.
XII The Hanged Man - the lasso means intuition, a hopeless future, hard work. The map symbolizes the framework into which a person will be placed, and he will have no other choice but to obey. Arkan also means failure, trial, sacrifice.
XIII Death is one of the worst cards in the deck, which indicates loss, completion, separation. However, in some fortunetelling the description of the Tarot card is as follows - the end of the black bar.
XIV Moderation - indicates balance, the need to find a middle ground in the situation.
XV Devil - greed, greed, inability to stop.
XVI Tower - changes in life, and they can be both good and bad. Everything will depend on nearby cards.
XVII Star - a good sign, hopes and plans. This card means calm, good news, everyday life.
XVIII Moon - solitude, loneliness, loss of control. The card gives advice that it’s time for a person to rethink his life.
XIX The sun symbolizes fame, success, universal recognition. In love, it can mean passion, lust.
XX Court - a card that is very similar in value to the lasso XI Justice. It can mean new unexpected events, rewards, punishment, vain anxiety. XX Judgment - the tarot card whose description and meaning we are considering - can also mean a strong sense of fear and anxiety.
XXI World is the last major lasso in the deck. A map means completion, a journey, perhaps an escape from oneself.
Junior Arcana
This part of the deck consists of 56 cards and is divided into 4 suits: Pentacles, Cups, Swords and Wands. Each of them belongs to one of the four elements. Depending on the suit of the lasso, the interpretation of the tarot cards is made. The description of the map as a whole also depends on the numerological significance of each of them. So, in every suit there are 14 cards:
- numerical (from 2 to 10);
- Ace;
- Page;
- Knight;
- Queen;
- King.
Consider each of the suits in more detail.
Wands
There are a lot of names for this suit. So, in some interpretations you can find the following: Scepters, Staves, Spears, Cudgels, Sticks. But their essence does not change from this. The suit of the Wand represents the element of Fire, the masculine principle. It symbolizes energy and vitality, ambition. If we consider the Staffs from the astrological side, but they correspond with the following signs of the zodiac: Leo, Sagittarius, Aries.
Suit of the Staves: Values
In the layouts, most often Wands indicate a business or a field of work, where the result depends only on the person himself. If more than 3 Staff cards are dealt in the personality profile, this indicates that this person achieves everything in her life herself.
For each of the 14 cards of the suit of the Wand, of course, there is a meaning. It depends on the adjacent cards and the layout itself. Consider the full description of the Tarot cards of the suit of the Wand.
Ace Posokhov symbolizes luck and success, career growth. What you put so much effort into will now bear fruit. In the scenario of love, the meaning of the card depends on the sex of the fortuneteller. So, for a man, this is success in a relationship with a loved one. If a guy is single, then one girl really likes him. If this lasso falls out to a woman, then this means that it is time for her to find a lover.
The following cards are easy to interpret. So, the two of the Wands are the plans, the three are the beginning of a new stage, the four are the first fruits, and so on. The Nine of Staffs will signify the completion of affairs. The most negative value is a dozen Wands. It indicates the failure of all plans. Curly cards (page, knight, queen, king) respectively mean business ties, professionalism, patronage, power.
Cups
This suit is also called the Chalice. Element - Water. Symbolize peace, solitude, love experiences, relationships with people around. Ace of Chalice - perfect relationship.
Two is reciprocity.
Three is a holiday.
The four are tensions.
Five is regret.
Six is sincerity.
Seven are temptations.
Eight - a new relationship.
Nine is pleasure, wealth.
Ten - happiness in the family.
Page is imagination.
Knight - strong feelings.
Queen and King - stability.
Pentacles
Another name for the suit is Coins, Dinars. Element - Earth. So, this suit is responsible for the financial sphere of human life. Each of the cards symbolizes either profit and prosperity, or loss. On the image of each of the lasso you can clearly see the description of each Tarot card. So, if you look at the Ace, it becomes clear that it means profit, but the five Pentacles - losses.
Swords
This suit symbolizes the spiritual blessings of man. This is the sphere that is hidden from prying eyes. This is the most dangerous suit of the deck, which symbolizes feelings and emotions: anger, passion, enmity. It is in it that the largest number of negative values. Three, five, eight, nine and ten Swords are interpreted as loss, powerlessness. These maps indicate emotional decline and emptiness. Ace, deuce, four of Swords symbolize victory over your emotions. All other cards display power, union, patronage.
Basics of Interpretation of Major and Minor Arcana
First of all, looking at the alignment, you should determine which suits have the greatest number. So you can find out in which area a person has a lot of problems. The values of the Major Arcana should be interpreted in the first place, because these are key cards. Of course, a complete description of the Tarot cards is impossible to imagine without a combination of some lasso.
For example, Wands along with the Major Arcana, which have a positive value, reinforce each other. The Empress and the Ace of the Staves are one of the most successful combinations. It means happiness, success, fulfillment of all plans and hopes. The Jester card and the suit of the Cups can mean a relationship without obligation. In general, in order to fully understand the essence of the situation, you should not look at each individual card, but at all lasso simultaneously.
Interpretation for beginners
For those who are just learning to guess, the description of the layouts of Tarot cards is recommended to be written in a separate notebook. So after a while you can create your own interpretation of each of the cards. For this reason, in various literature, a detailed description of Tarot cards differs from one another.
The fortuneteller must become one with the deck. Only in this case will he learn to understand the meaning of each of the cards. At first, of course, you should focus on the data presented in this article, but soon you will see that in each specific fortune-telling they can differ significantly.