The meaning and interpretation of each tarot card

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

People who try to guess in different areas of life should know the meaning and interpretation of each Tarot card - one of the most popular decks today. Let's take a closer look at each Arcana.

Major Arcana

There are tarot decks created by different authors. They may differ in their appearance, the situations depicted on them. But the name of the Major and Minor Arcana remains unchanged for each of them.

Let us first analyze the description of the meanings of the Major Arcana of the Tarot:

1. "Jester". It symbolizes a person who is not too serious, who goes through life, not really thinking about the consequences of his actions. As for the situation, the card indicates some kind of new beginning, a cheerful and joyful phenomenon that is coming into our lives.
2. "Magician". If you are guessing at your beloved, then this card may indicate directly his personality. This is a person with pronounced leadership qualities, able to successfully cope with any problems, smart, intellectual with an active life position. In fortune telling, a situation indicates a period when a fortuneteller needs to endure a series of troubles or some tests.
3. The High Priestess. When fortune-telling for a beloved woman or wife, it personifies her in the scenario. Also, the card symbolizes patience, intuition and foreboding, the gift to heal and give people kindness and forgiveness. It can sometimes be played as a woman using her charm and charm to lure people into all sorts of traps.
4. "Empress". The card personifies the birth of something new, fertility and growth. Indicates the presence of creative potential, which will unfold and flourish in a person, his creativity and ingenuity.
5. And the "Emperor". The card often symbolizes a conservative person by nature, striving for stability in everything. This is a pretty predictable personality. Such a person is characterized by a sober mind and discipline.
6. The Hierophant. It symbolizes trust, when fortune-telling about the situation, it promises a favorable outcome. In the scenario for a specific person, the card says that he trusts life and believes in a bright future. It can also be a person who possesses virtue and adheres to high moral ideals. Sometimes the card indicates a spiritual teacher who has appeared or should appear soon in the life of a fortuneteller.
7. Lovers. Indicates a certain choice before which the person stood. It can be related to the area of personal relationships. In any case, the interpretation depends on what question was asked to the cards. If you want to hear a statement or refutation of a question, then the answer is unequivocal: "Yes."
8. "Chariot". Symbolizes a person who is steadily moving forward. If fortune-telling on a situation that makes you experience negative emotions and from which you want to get rid of, then this card promises a favorable outcome of the case. The fortuneteller will be able to get rid of everything that weighs on him. The card may indicate a self-confident person who tends to succumb to temptations.
9. "Force". A fairly good and favorable card, symbolizing the strength and inner harmony of a person. She is a bold and passionate person who is ready to go forward to get her way. At the same time, it is indicated that a person achieves this goal with the help of gentleness, love and perseverance.
10. "Hermit". If the alignment is for a person, then the card says that in front of you is a closed person, focused on his inner world and carefully protecting him. In the case of a situation, the card can symbolize important events that will open you real.
11. "Wheel of Fortune". The interpretation can be ambiguous and depend on what level of spiritual development a person is at. If he is mature and strong, then he will have to deal with life lessons that will trigger in him the process of growth and further advancement energetically. For a weaker person, the card can promise a feeling of helplessness and dependence in the face of circumstances.

Other Major Arcana

Tarot cards include several major arcana. Their list does not end on the above maps. Let's take a look at the following:

1. "Justice". If fortune-telling is for a person, then before you is an incorruptible and honest person, psychologically balanced and knowing what she needs from life. In the case of the situation, it can indicate a fair outcome of the case. In the case of consideration of everyday matters - the need to understand that the world responds to us exactly what we give it - good or evil.
2. "Hanged". A very interesting map, which in most cases is interpreted as a person being in a state of stagnation, a feeling of being at a dead end. If a card falls out when they are wondering what to do next, this may indicate the need to stop and relax.
3. "Death". The card indicates the end of something. If fortune-telling about a relationship, you may be breaking up as your partner. When divining a situation, especially a negative one, it indicates the end of suffering and other unpleasant circumstances. In the case of money, it may indicate the ineffectiveness of the old scheme that you have resorted to in business.
4. "Moderation". He says that a person was finally able, thanks to his own humility, to achieve what he wanted. In divination, love indicates harmony in a relationship. If you are guessing for money, it means that you are doing well financially.
5. "Devil". A map that reflects a person's dependence on some destructive habits and interests, his excessive love for money, power and other material things. When divining love, it indicates a person who is unworthy of your love. For the alignment of a career, it is interpreted as a temptation to break the law.
6. "Tower". Symbolizes the collapse of hopes, ruin, bankruptcy in case of fortune-telling for money and business. In the case of love, it symbolizes parting. It bears a particular danger when fortune-telling to health and indicates possible troubles. A person should take care of himself so as not to provoke serious illness.
7. "Star". A card indicating the presence of wisdom in a person, understanding the relationship of all things, hope. The lasso of the star speaks of a deep understanding between lovers, if you are guessing at them. If this card falls out, health will be strong, and financial success is guaranteed.

There are still 4 major Arcana in the Tarot deck:

1. "Moon". In most cases, it has a negative interpretation. The person experiences embarrassment, anxiety, and anxiety. It seems to him that his intuition has ceased to help him, it is also possible to lose touch with reality, up to mental problems. If an inverted "Moon" falls out, this indicates that these circumstances will not take place for long.
2. "The sun". A very good and favorable card, perhaps the most positive in the Tarot deck. Symbolizes generosity, happiness, creative growth. The fortuneteller is in the spotlight and revels in his own success. Also interpreted as material well-being. When fortune-telling for a certain person, he speaks of a life-loving and self-confident personality and his wonderful future.
3. "The Last Judgment". It can be played as a fear of hopelessness, and sometimes as a punishment for any action. At the same time, sometimes it means getting rid of a destructive person. In some layouts, it indicates shyness, which harms the fortuneteller.
4. "Peace". Indicates the happy completion of an important business, the acquisition of the long-awaited harmony, or that an interesting journey awaits in the near future. The fortuneteller is filled with energy, feels joy.

Minor Arcana

An analysis of the meaning and interpretation of each Tarot card and their combinations will be incomplete without studying the Minor Arcana. In total, there are 4 suits to which they correspond. Let's analyze each of them in order to better understand their meaning.

CUP

This suit indicates the sphere of relationships and emotions. If a lot of cups fall out in the layout, this may indicate that the fortuneteller is inclined to succumb to emotions, and not to follow the voice of reason.

PENTACLES

This suit often indicates the financial sector. If any other area is meant, the pentacles indicate prosperity and various kinds of favorable conditions due to which a person will receive the expected result. In most cases, pentacles refer specifically to career matters. Sometimes this suit can indicate a person's greed.

SWORDS

Often, the suit of swords carries a negative meaning and indicates conflict situations, the need to deal with circumstances and people. Depending on the purpose of the layout, it can also be played as logic and intelligence.

Wands

A dual suit that can be compared to fire. Its flame is capable of both creating and destroying. In some layouts, the wand personifies the period of starting something new. If, during fortune-telling, many wands fall out at once, this indicates the right time for the implementation of the plan.

Interpretation of numbers

Minor Arcana are divided into numerical and curly cards. Let's see what meaning numbers can have:

1. Twos. Indicate cooperation and harmony in a relationship.
2. Threes. They say that the current situation will go further and further. Indicate the generation and implementation of plans.
3. Fours. They symbolize rationality and logic, the material world.
4. Five. They are identified with a crisis and self-doubt, changes, the need to do many things at once.
5. Sixes. Feelings of compassion and spiritual balance. In some layouts, they indicate an emotional person.
6. Sevens. Mean spirituality and wisdom.
7. Eights. They symbolize wealth, business success, good results and a fair outcome of the case.
8. Nines. Indicate an optimistic approach to business and a desire to bring it to the ideal.
9. Dozens. Associated with something large-scale, both positive and negative, depending on the adjacent cards.
10. Aces can be interpreted as a symbol of power and the beginning of something new, the process of creation.

Figure cards

These representatives of the Minor Arcana can give an answer to the question about the hidden psychological characteristics of a person or describe a certain event:

1. King. Represents an adult man, father, husband.
2. Queen. Indicates a woman or mother.
3. Knight. Symbolizes a young man, a son.
4. Page. Can be interpreted as a young man or a young girl.

Outcomes

1. The Tarot deck consists of the Major and Minor Arcana.
2. You need to know the exact meaning of each card, but you should also take into account which Arcana are nearby.
3. In order to accurately interpret the result, it is necessary to take into account the area into which the alignment is being carried out.