Hi Y’all! Lou Here. Yeye often uses tarot cards to divine messages from her ancestors. I think tarot cards are fascinating, and I think there is so much symbiology in the Rider Waite deck, I love to see how other tarot card makers incorporate the meanings into each. There are so many beautiful decks out there!
I feel this is the place to give a tarot 101 overview of the major and minor arcana of tarot cards. Sometimes people take creative license and make these into different characters/symbols, but from what I’ve seen overall, this represents most decks.
Major Arcana (The Path of Life)
The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards, each representing a significant stage or journey in life. These cards are often considered the most powerful and influential in a tarot reading.
- The Fool: Represents new beginnings, adventure, and taking a leap of faith.
- The Magician: Symbolizes creation, manifestation, and the power of willpower.
- The High Priestess: Represents intuition, mystery, and the subconscious mind.
- The Empress: Symbolizes fertility, abundance, and nurturing.
- The Emperor: Represents authority, structure, and control.
- The Hierophant: Symbolizes tradition, conformity, and spiritual guidance.
- The Lovers: Represents love, relationships, and choices.
- The Chariot: Symbolizes control, willpower, and overcoming obstacles.
- Strength: Represents courage, inner strength, and gentle power.
- The Hermit: Symbolizes solitude, introspection, and spiritual growth.
- Wheel of Fortune: Represents fate, destiny, and the cyclical nature of life.
- Justice: Symbolizes fairness, karma, and cause and effect.
- The Hanged Man: Represents sacrifice, surrender, and a new perspective.
- Death: Symbolizes transformation, endings, and new beginnings.
- Temperance: Represents balance, moderation, and patience.
- The Devil: Represents temptation, addiction, and limiting beliefs.
- The Tower: Symbolizes destruction, upheaval, and revelation.
- The Star: Represents hope, inspiration, and faith.
- The Moon: Symbolizes illusion, deception, and hidden truths.
- The Sun: Represents joy, success, and enlightenment.
- Judgment: Symbolizes rebirth, accountability, and spiritual awakening.
- The World: Represents completion, fulfillment, and integration.
Minor Arcana (The Journey of Everyday Life)
The Minor Arcana consists of 56 cards, divided into four suits: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Each suit represents a different aspect of life:
- Wands: Represents creativity, energy, and motivation.
- Cups: Represents emotions, relationships, and intuition.
- Swords: Represents intellect, communication, and conflict.
- Pentacles: Represents money, possessions, and practical matters.
Each suit has 14 cards, numbered 1-10, and four court cards: Page, Knight, Queen, and King. These cards provide more specific details about the situation or event being interpreted.
Note: Tarot readings are a tool for self-reflection and personal growth. It’s important to use them responsibly and with an open mind. Don’t make important life decisions with tarot cards alone.
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With infinite curiosity,
Lou
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