Tarot cards are called a symbol system, a deck of 78 cards, which, according to some sources, appeared in the XIV – XVI centuries. Today it is used mainly for fortune telling, the only card game with the use of the full Tarot deck has also been preserved. Symbols have a complex interpretation from the point of view of astrology, alchemy and occultism, therefore, usually the Tarot is associated with the "secret science" and considered a mysterious thing.
Structure
The cards of the classic Tarot deck consist of two large groups:
- 22 cards are called "trump cards." They belong to the senior lasso, each of which has a unique name and original image. In different versions of the Tarot deck, the name and order of the cards may vary.
- The remaining 56 cards are divided into four suits - Cups, Swords, Wands and Denarius, and are called minor lasso. Each suit contains 14 cards, each of which has its own name - Ace, Deuce, Troika and so on. The score on the Ten ends, followed by the "court" or "curly" cards - Jack (Page), Horseman (Knight), King and Queen.
Among the minor Arcana, the position of the Ace determines only the accepted agreement - it can be placed both after the King (considered the eldest of the court cards), and at the beginning of the sequence (considered the Unit of the proper suit). Today, fortunetellers using the Tarot deck often use the first option.
Arcana
How to guess, we will consider further, and now we will find out what arcana is. It was the occultist Paul Christian (1863) from France who applied the term "lassos" ("sacraments") to Tarot cards. Grigory Ottonovich Möbes described this deck most accurately: “Arcanum is a secret with the help of which a certain group of facts, principles or laws is known. You cannot do without it when the need for this knowledge appears. This secret is available to the mind, who is interested in the Tarot. " In principle, all scientific laws that identify the field of any application are suitable for this term.
The concepts of "senior" (major, major and so on) and "minor" (minor, minor and so on) arcana also introduced Paul Christian. The names, figures, and assigned values of lasso can dramatically differ in different Tarot decks. In occult schools, diverse systems of enumerating the major lasso, their alphabetic, astrological, and other "esoteric" correspondences have been created. Adherents of isolated schools often argue about whose method is correct and traditional.
Major Arcana
What are the senior (great) arcana? These are 22 trump cards, which in the classical version are called as follows: Jester (Fool), Priestess, Mage, Emperor, Empress, High Priest (Hierophant), Choice (Lovers), Justice (Justice), Chariot, Wheel of Fortune, Hermit, Hanged Man, Strength, Death, Devil, Moderation (Time), Tower, Moon, Star, Peace, Judgment (Last Judgment), Sun.
An unusual role in this group is played by the Fool card, which is sometimes called the Jester or Madman. In card games with Tarot decks, it performs the function of a joker and most often it is either denoted by the number 0 or has no number at all. Placing the Fool in the chain of the major arcana is a significant moment in most occult sciences, using the Tarot as a symbolic support.
The creators of such disciplines often stated that the main arcana of the Tarot occurred in ancient times and contain ancient Indian, ancient Egyptian and other symbolisms. Historian scholars who study this issue believe that Muslims from the East brought playing cards to Italy (the homeland of Taro). They also think that these cards may be of ancient Chinese or Indian origin, and that Tarot trumps were not added to the Italian deck until the end of the 15th century.
Junior Arcana
The minor lasso is called 56 cards, which are divided into four suits:
- swords
- bowls, goblets;
- wands (scepters, sticks, staves);
- coins, discs (denarii, pentacles).
There are 14 cards in each suit. The first four are called "yard cards" ("court") or figured. The following characters are depicted on them:
- king (knight, pharaoh);
- queen (sibyl, lady);
- prince (cavalier, horseman, knight);
- page (messenger, princess, jack).
The remaining ten cards of the suit have advantages from 1 point to 10 and are called points. Cards that have one point are called aces.
The suits of the minor arcana coincide with the suits of playing European cards: Wands (Staves, Scepters and so on) are identical to clubs, Cups (Chalices) to worms, Swords to spades, Coins (Denarii, Circles, Pentacles and the like) to tambourines. This is the most popular match system, although there are other options.
Court Map
The Last Judgment (Tarot) is the twentieth major lasso of the deck. Consider the main meaning of this card in its direct position. This lasso, although it has a rather formidable name, does not carry the idea of retribution or punishment. Here we are talking about transformation, the disclosure of new abilities in the person, about the restoration of a person after a difficult stage, his release from something very fettering, annoying, annoying.
Tarot card The court draws attention to the bold steps on our part - persistent and cardinal. It also reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of such steps. Naturally, similar events are usually accompanied by painful feelings, emotions, and sometimes doubts, fears. However, one must always remember that everything negative is temporary, transient, and a satisfactory outcome will be long-term and stable.
What else is interesting card Sud (Tarot)? The combination of it with other lasso causes curiosity among many. For example, the combination of the Court and the Priestess means the manifestation of magical talents, the Chariot and the Court - the achievement of the desired victory. The combination of the Court and Death speaks of the decisive step that needs to be taken to let go of what has ceased to have significance and meaning, for which, for some reason, the individual stubbornly still held on.
Inverted Court
Consider the importance of the Court (Tarot) in an inverted position. In this case, this lasso testifies to a person’s resistance to change, excessive prudence, which only slows down the process, health problems that prevent him from reaching his goal and acting. This is a destructive moment of our drives, something that makes us stagnate or pulls back.
The reason for such actions is the person’s hope for fortune or the diminution of the severity of obstacles. It is always necessary to pay attention in the layout to the neighboring arcana, located near the inverted Court, since they add a lot to its general interpretation. For example, with the Hermit, the upturned Court announces a reassessment of its capabilities, and with the Hierophant, it symbolizes another loss of enthusiasm.
Relations and love (direct position of the Court)
What can I find out with the Tarot deck? The court of relationship and love in a direct position characterizes very peculiarly. For the sphere of personal relations, the card always predicts a partner, if before that time the person was lonely. Arkan also talks about a new level of relations that will appear in an already held union of people (this situation is typical for lovers). The court in this case points to the internal changes that have occurred, which are the reason for overcoming the current difficulties. Outwardly, they can express themselves with a sense of transparency, insight.
Arkan shows that the resolved issues that have remained in the past have been reviewed, as they have been worked out, and lessons have been learned from them.
Hands on Love (Inverted Court)
What is the meaning of the Court (Tarot) in the disposition of love in an inverted position? In this case, the card usually confirms that the person is tormented by remorse, in some ways repents. As a result, such an assessment of the situation creates obstacles for him in relations with relatives.
In some situations, the inverted Court may be construed as short-term separation. The value of the lasso is strengthened if the Devil is in the layout next to him (then the Court is interpreted as a persistent avoidance of change) or the Hanged Man (thorough repentance).
Career (direct position of the Court)
What does the Court (Tarot) matter in the alignment of a career? If, with this type of fortune-telling, the Court has fallen, then a revival of professional activity is expected. This option also reports that monotonous workdays are about to remain (or have already remained) in the past. In this case, a person can hope for significant changes in his career, for the fact that in his case (project, endeavors) in the end there will come a turning point.
In fortune-telling for a future new work, this lasso confidently confirms that it will be found that it is worth moving to this new place, as it will turn out to be much more promising and interesting than the previous one. If everything is stable in the professional sphere, then the Court points to getting rid of some long-standing problem, from an unnecessary and boring duty and the like.
Together with the Sun, the Court in the scenario is interpreted as the arrival of fame, and with the Magician as an improvement in professional skills. If the Court is near Justice, this is explained as the ability to objectively and soundly assess confusing situations.
Career (inverted position of the Court)
The court turned in the layout of the profession is usually interpreted as impressive problems, the forcing of which can lead a person to the best stage of his career. However, one must be aware that obstacles can be not only external (procrastination), but also be expressed in an internal feeling of regret, pessimistic judgments.
And what significance does the Court (Tarot) have if it is placed near the Emperor? In this case, the map is explained as obstacles that a person will encounter when developing his plan. If the Three of Wands appeared near the Court, then a person will have a useful, albeit a martyrdom, experience.
Card board
In fact, the Court predicts that events are coming; change cannot be avoided. And it will be better if a person accepts it. Because then he will be able to go in the right direction leisurely and confidently, solving problems, overcoming obstacles and paying attention to the significant.
General attitude to fortune telling
Many are interested in the question: "How to guess?" It is known that this art is based on the judgment that a randomly selected Tarot card (or several cards) contains a symbolic answer to a question that was verbally or mentally asked before removing it from the deck.
A lot of tarologists today say that the witchcraft cannot actually provide the applicant with any reliable information (phone or account number, number of items, amount of money, etc.) or give an answer to specific questions. They say that fortune-telling also cannot answer a question suggesting an equivalent answer of "yes" or "no."
Nevertheless, it is believed that the Tarot deck can predict the course of events, explain the veiled motives of people’s actions and the causes of phenomena, foreshadow in general terms the results of the application of efforts in one or another vector. By the way, tarologists warn that repeated fortune-telling on the same topic within a short period of time will not be reliable.
Witchcraft Session
What is a Three-Card Tarot Divination? This is one of the reliable and simplest ways to find out what is happening now or will happen in the near future with the questioner. This method can be used even by inexperienced fortune tellers. This alignment can be performed repeatedly, but the measure is still recommended.
In general, in simple cases, the mess is reduced to constructing a request, extracting the first card from the deck and commenting it in accordance with the given request. However, this method is inconvenient, since the interpretation of a single card very often turns out to be either contradictory or irrelevant to the issue.
The “Three Cards” Tarot Enchantment also applies to this option. The predictor, wanting to get a more detailed and detailed answer, uses groups of cards chosen spontaneously. He puts them on the table in a certain order - performs the alignment. Each alignment has its own target group of tasks that it is intended to solve (“partnerships”, “general state of affairs”, “work”, “love”, “self-knowledge”, “relationships with others” and so on). As a result, a card that has fallen in a specific position of the alignment is no longer charged with a general, but a much narrower explanation.
We hope that after reading our article, you will be able to explain the significance of the Court (Tarot) card in different proportions.