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The Meanings of the Tarot Cards

This is a quick reference and does not reflect full or complete meanings possible.

 e / The Major Arcana 

0 The Fool : New developments, fresh starts, taking a risk.

1 The Magician: Opportunities, working with your hands,communication skills.

2 The High Priestess (The Papess): Intuition, hidden motivations, inner wisdom.

3 The Empress: Creativity and abundance.

4 The Emperor : Authority and control.5 The Hierophant (The Pope): Good advice and conforming to the rules.6 The Lovers: Emotional choices, relationships.

7 The Chariot : Assertiveness, progress.8  Justice: Decision, clarity of mind.9 The Hermit : Going it alone, listening to your own counsel.

10 The Wheel of Fortune: Changes.

11  Strength: Quiet strength, good health, dealing with petty

 problems.12 The Hanged Man: Sacrifice, waiting.

13  Death: The end of a situation.14 Temperance: Balancing, moderation.15 The Devil : Materialism, greed, lust, bondage, anger.

16 The Tower : Sudden catastrophic change.17 The Star : Hope for the future, good omen, education.18 The Moon: Confusion, loss of control.

19 The Sun: Success, fame.20  Judgment : Rewards, karma, judgment.

21 The World : Completion, success, seeing the whole picture.

The Minor Arcana

/ CUPS

 Ace: A message of love, the start of a romance. Doing something for 

love. Creativity.Two: A happy relationship or partnership.Three: Partying and celebrating.Four : Boredom and apathy. The grass always seems greener on the

other side of the fence.Five: Depression and regret. Six : Simple joys, something or someone from the past. Seven: Confusion, too many choices, dreams and illusions. Eight : Leaving something behind, change of lifestyle. Nine: The wish card. Dreams come true.Ten: Good luck and happiness, satisfaction. Page/Maiden: A new friendship. News of something or someone dear 

to your heart. Knight : A proposal or invitation. A good-natured, brown-haired youth

with light eyes.Queen: An intuitive woman. A kindly brown-haired woman with light

eyes. King : A gentle man. A healer. A good advisor. A good-natured,

 brown-haired man with light eyes.

/ WANDS or RODS

 Ace: New starts. New business idea. Uprush of energy.Two: Planning for the future. Anxiety. Working partnership.Three: Business success, leading a group.Four : House move, success.Five: Trouble and strife, especially petty fighting. Six : Public success, recognition. Seven: Fighting for your vision, competing. Eight : Communications, quick movement. Nine: Last minute problems, self-protection.Ten: Success which brings (too) many burdens. Page/Maiden: News of work or business, new interests. Knight : Travel and action. A red or fair-haired youth.Queen: A business-like or active woman. A red or fair-haired woman.King: An active and influential man. A red or fair-haired man.

/ COINS or PENTACLES

 Ace: Money and security, health.Two: Juggling time and money, cautiousness.Three: New job or work, success in work.Four : Success but unwillingness to move forward or change.Five: Ill health, financial losses, loss of self-esteem.

 Six : Receiving and giving help, financial and otherwise. Seven: Making adjustments in your plans and being prepared to do the

hard work. Eight : New job, studies, working with a hobby. Nine: Success from your own efforts, security.Ten: Money and property, the countryside, inheritance. Page/Maiden: News about money or a job, study for a job. Knight : Cautious, patient working towards a goal. A dark-haired youth

with dark eyes.Queen: An self-confident and practical woman. A dark-haired woman

with dark eyes. King : An honest and practical man. A dark-haired man with dark eyes.

/ SWORDS

 Ace: Crisis point, success through difficulties.Two: Sitting on the fence, balance, waiting.Three: Anxiety, unhappiness, separation.Four : Rest, hospital, withdrawal.Five: Fighting for the wrong things, arguments, being forced to

recognize your limitations. Six : Moving away from troubles. Seven: Deception, theft, non-confrontation. Eight : Feeling trapped, standstill, restrictions. Nine: Anxiety, worries, mental anguish.Ten: Misfortune and endings, failure. Page/Maiden: Spying, email or telephone call, brash new idea. Knight : Upsetting changes, arguments. A dark-haired youth with grey

eyes.Queen: A widow. An unscrupulous woman. A dark-haired woman

with grey eyes. King : An ambitious and authoritative man. A lawyer or doctor. A

dark-haired man with grey eyes.

Reversed Cards

Some readers read reversed cards as well. The meanings can be read as the opposite of the meanings listed above, or the reversed cards cansimply be interpreted as above but with delays, obstacles or a weakening in strength.

See http://briandavidphillips.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=19337 for a special Tarot guided imagery process.

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ALTERNATIVE TAROT SPREADS The following are alternative patterns for laying out the Tarot cards when using them either for divinatory purposes or for personal meditation. Whether you believe in cartomancy or not, the Tarot can make a nice

system for self-reflection upon troubling issues . . . as long as one takes it with a grain of salt. There are literally hundreds of Tarot patterns or spreads - you will find alternative interpretations and layouts for many of these. Use the one you are most comfortable with.

CELTIC CROSS SPREAD 

The most common 'spread' for Tarot readings is called the 'Celtic Cross' . It's usually described in the booklet that comes with most Tarot decks, but just for completeness, the most traditional interpretation and layoutlooks like this:

[4] [10][5] [S] under [1]&[2] [6] [9]

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S. Significator - card representing the querent. (Man = King, Woman = Queen; Children = Knights or Maidens; Wands = medium coloring, good intellect, Cups = fair & friendly, Swords = dark & stern,Coins = very dark & down to Earth, or querent's choice).

1. Represents where the querent is at the time of the reading.

2. Lies across 1. and represents what holds the querent where they are.3. Represents the 'base of the question' - why it is being asked .4. Represents how the querent has been thinking about the question.5. Represents the 'recent past' (usually considered as 1-3 months)6. Represents the 'near future' (ditto)7. Represents what the querent has to bring to the situation.

8. Represents what the situation has to offer the querent .9. Represents the querent's innermost hopes and/or fears.10. Represents the final outcome of the situation, unless deliberately changed.

THREE-CARD SPREAD 

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1. Represents the past of the question.2. Represents the present state.3. Represents the probable future.

EVERWAY PYRAMID SPREAD 

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1.  Past forces involved with the question.2.  Present forces involved with the question.

3.  Future forces involved with the question.4. Virtues - forces working for the questioner.5.  Faults - forces working against the questioner.6.  Fate - the probable outcome.

ELEMENTAL SPREAD [1]

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1.  Earth (I have): Family, posessions, physical health, and wealth. Usually, a place where the problem begins.

2.  Fire (I will ): Will, ambition, aggression. Usually, how the querent's desires affect the problem.3.  Air (I think ): Thoughts, communications, society, travel. Usually, secret knowledge about the problem, or a place where the querent must go in order to solve the question.4. Water (I feel ): Dreams, intuitions, emotions, love. How the problem affects the querent or the querent's loved ones.

5. Outcome: The resolution of these things.

SEVEN CARD CIRCLE SPREAD 

This spread is primarily for "Yes" or "No" questions. You will use 7 cards for this reading, and position them in a circle like a clockface that is six cards around, the seventh ca rd is placed in the middle...here is a crude

ascii picture of it, yours should look like a circle, but this is the general idea:

Optionally, you may place cards "8" and "9" in as shown, this is something I have done to the original layout which I finds help me when the circle is otherwise vague (if using cards 8 and 9, I like to call it the

"diamond of divination" as it then turns into a diamond)

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Here are the meanings, in brief of the cards:

1. The querent's past state.2. The querent's present state.3. The querent's foreseable future state.4. The querent's obstacles. What the querent must "master" or "overcome" to solve his question.

5. The affects of the querent's environment .6. Opposing forces that are involved.7. The final "answer ".8. / 9. (optional ) ~ Are more "fine" details about the final result or problems at hand.

FOUR CARD SIMPLE QUESTION SPREAD 

Here is another spread good for "simple" questions.

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1. The querent's past state.2. The querent's present state.3. The querent's future state.4. The outcome - what will come5. / 6. (optional ) ~ More details on "what will come".