 Introduction to Tarot
The Tarot consists of 78 cards; 22 are the Major Arcana, 16 Court cards and 40 Pips.
Major Arcana
Starting with the Major Arcana which I believe are indicators of things that have been included in our Akashic record or plan within each lifetime to be within the teachings of the lessons we have chosen to work on.
Within a reading, when one of the Majors presents itself, it leads me as a tarot reader to believe that although we all have “free will” to change each minute of our lives and thus vary our outcomes, situations and signs indicated by the Majors have a flavour of “what is meant to be” or part of our destiny on our individual life’s path. These visual metaphors help us to understand major events within our past, present and future.
The court cards to me usually indicate behaviour of ourselves or others within our daily lives and how that can or has affected us in our past, present and future.
The “Pips” are the details the incidentals and fillers of situations within our daily lives. How the story has or will play itself out. They help us to narrow down and clarify various answers to questions and offer the majority of text within each story.
Tarot readings seem to defy time and space. Meaning, I can receive an E-reading, on-line chat or phone call it makes no difference if the Quarent (client) is sitting with me physically within the present or not. When consulted with the most honourable of intentions the Tarot will most often present itself clearly, concisely and with relevant accuracy to both the client’s and sometimes after many years even my amazement.
The Tarot, like a language, has certain consistent and historical themes and indications for various card meanings. When then coupled with intuition and psychic input the cards can also take on a consistent but different meaning for various readers.
For example if I have someone asking regarding the outcome of their own or someone’s health and within a spread I see the four of swords , then the 3 of swords it indicates to me that the person may require hospitalization and the outcome may be difficult or guarded.
With the same question if I see the 4 of swords followed by the Ace of swords then the World card, it would indicate that they may have a hospitalization, possible surgery and then the results appear very optimistic.
In the following pages we'll follow through the various indicators and meanings of the cards individually, sequentially and also within their various meanings in relationship to their placement within spreads.
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