The meanings of the Major Arcana cards in a Tarot deck tend to differ slightly depending upon which deck of cards you are using, and, for this reason I will give you what I call the “universal” meanings, which basically means they can be used with all Tarot decks and still give...
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The Tarot Remains A Mystery Because…
Although there are many, many books about the Tarot which give meanings to each card, I think that it is important to point out that none of these meanings, although generally accepted “as is” by many readers of the Tarot, none are written in stone. A good reading can...
The sixteen Court cards of the Minor Arcana.
Each of the four suits which make up the 56 cards of the Minor Arcana have four Court cards as well as ten “pip” or numbered cards. Unlike the “pip” cards which represent situations and circumstances, the Court cards represent people and the personalities of people, the people being either those known to...
The Minor Arcana Consists of Four Suits Of Cards.
The Minor Arcana consists of 56 cards which are divided into 4 suits, Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles. It is thought, and generally accepted that each suit corresponds to one of the four astrological elements of Fire, Air, Water and Earth. The suit of Wands corresponds to the element of Fire....
The Purpose Of The 22 Major Arcana Cards.
It isn’t known for certain, but seems highly likely that the Tarot cards were devised to show the different stages within a system of initiation. The card meanings as we know them show stages of events which teach us vital lessons we must learn before proceeding ahead onto the next lesson. There appear to...
Basic Technique & Structure Of Tarot Cards & Tarot Reading.
Today I am going to explain the very basics for understanding how tarot reading works. I know that some of you will already have the basic knowledge of tarot reading but there are sure to be some of you that are fresh to the ways of the tarot so this section is for them...
The Tarot Mystery.
The Celtic Dragon Tarot Card Deck The Tarot cards are the most popular form of divination {fortune-telling}around today. The tarot cards have such a long & interesting history which goes back many centuries but their beginnings remain a mystery. Maybe it is the...
Today I Came To Realise…
For those that have visited “Tarot Talk” previously will see that all past posts have been deleted for the reasons stated below. Tarot Talk will now be based solely upon the conventional, standard & generally known history & methods of tarot reading. My own, more unconcentional way of tarot reading will now be found in a new 2nd blog ”Further Tarot Talk”...
Choosing Your Tarot Deck.
If you don’t already have a deck of Tarot card’s then the first thing you need to do before we begin reading them is to buy your deck…right? There are a huge amount of different deck’s available today that sometimes the choice can be overwhelming. I was lucky in that sense because I...
Welcome to “Tarot Talk”…today I’d like to introduce myself to you!
The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck Of Card’s. My own personal favourite deck of Tarot cards Welcome To Tarot Talk. Being that this is the first day of my writing this blog for you, I would like to begin by first talking a little about me as I feel...
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