The tarot is the pack of cards similar to the conventional playing cards. It is used to foretell the possibilities of events occurring in life of any individual. In olden days, tarots were used for playing different card games, but later it found uses in divination and spirituality. Today, tarot reading is widely carried out to know about the past, present and future of the individual. There are many online sites that provide free tarot reading for you. The tarot card reading can help you to take important decisions in your life.
Tarot deck has total of 78 cards. These cards can be broken down into 3 categories. There are 22 major arcana cards and 40 minor arcana cards in the tarot deck. The remaining category is of the 16 court cards. Further, the minor arcana cards are classified into four categories called suits. These are cups, pentacles, wands and swords. The 22 major arcana cards are used to answer the questions solely. These cards define the character, mental state and other attributes of the questioner. The major arcana starts with the number zero which is known as fool card and ends with 21 which is the world card.
The minor arcana cards are used to answer the question in more detail. It shows the specific direction in the life of the individual. These minor arcana cards describe the particular relationships in the work environment, home of schools. The tarot reading using major arcana cards produce specific results for the questioner's query. The 16 court cards are the royalty of the tarot deck. These cards comprise the Kings, Queens, Knights and pages. These cards represent the immediate environmental influence.
The four suits of the tarot deck are wands, cups, pentacles and swords. These suits symbolize different aspects of person's life. The suit of wands relates to the social activities or work in questioner's life. The suit of cups corresponds to love or emotional matters in the life of the person asking question, the pentacles refer to the health related issues and money matters while the suit of swords represent the problems or troubles the questioner is facing.
These four tarot suits also have some other prominent attributes. The wands suit represents the elements of fire and astrological signs of Leo, Aries, and Sagittarius. The suit of cups presents the elements of water along with the zodiac signs cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The pentacles suit signifies the elements of earth and represents the sun signs of Capricorn, Virgo and Taurus. Lastly, the suit of swords represents the relationship with the element of air corresponding to the astrological signs of Aquarius, Libra and Gemini.
Tarot Card Reading Tips
For performing the tarot reading, initially you should choose the tarot deck that you can comfortably read. There are different tarot spreads that are used depending on the type of question to be asked. Select the appropriate tarot spread according to your need. Know the tarot meanings to interpret the cards properly. Practicing a lot on tarot reading will help you to interpret the cards easily. Shuffle the cards and ask the questioner to select any card thinking of the question in mind.
Interpreting the meaning of the selected card, you will be able to answer the question of the questioner.
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