Tarot reading is a divination of the past, present and future events. Questions are asked by the enquire and the reader reads the outcome.
There are 78 cards in a tarot pack of which 22 make up the major arcana and 56 make up the minor arcana. The minor arcana consists of suits of wands (clubs), cups (hearts), swords (spades) and pentacles (diamonds). Each suit contains 4 court cards (King, Queen, Knight and Page) plus cards numbered from ace to ten.
(1) The Magician, (2) The High Priestess, (3) The Empress, (4)The Emperor, (5) The High Priest, (6) The Lovers, (7)The Chariot, (8) Strength, (9) The Hermit, (10) The Wheel of Fortune, (11) Justice, (12) The Hanged Man, (13) Death, (14) Temperance, (15) The Devil, (16) The Tower, (17) The Star, (18) The Moon, (19) The Sun, (20)Judgement and (21) The World)
0. The Fool - Unexpected events and endless possibility.
1. The Magician - Communication, health, organization and willpower.
2. The High Priestess - Ineer thoughts, creation and sanctuary.
3. The Empress - Fecundity, love and affection and comfort.
4. The Emperor - Dominance, power and creativity.
5. The High Priest - Religion, Philosophy and influence.
6. The Lovers - Equilibrium, Imagination and Creativity.
7. The Chariot - Control over destiny, gestation and birth.
8. Strength - Taking and sustaining, mental and physical balance.
9. The Hermit - Intelligence, Soul searching and advice.
10. Wheel of Fortune - Destiny, Fate and chance.
11. Justice -Exquilibrium, attraction and repulsion.
12. The Hanged Man - Intuition, psychic power and sacrifice.
13. Death - Creation/destruction and organic tissues.
14. Temperance - Moderation, co-ordination and synthesis.
15. The Devil - Materialistic values, greed and mystery.
16. The Tower - Traumatic change, actions and subversions.
17. The Star - Intuition, moral influence and guidance.
18. The Moon - Psychic and mysterious symbolism.
19. The Sun - Vitality, growth and positive energy.
20. Judgement - Liberation, regeneration/destruction.
21. The World - Eternal life and stability/chaos.
The most common types of spreads used in tarot are the Howards Six Card spread where there are 6 cards used 2 for each section on past, present and future and the Celtic Cross Spread which is used for a more detailed reading to the question.
A King - represents a man.
A Queen - represents a woman
A knight - represents a young man
A page - represents a young man/woman
Rods - represent blonde hair with blue eyes or red/aubern hair with green/hazel eyes
Cauldrons - represent light brown hair with blue, brown or hazel eyes.
Swords - represent dark brown hair and dark eyes.
Pentacles represent black hair and dark eyes.
Meanings of the cards picked
1st card reflects the atmosphere or mood releating to the enquirer and the question being asked.It is placed over the significator.
2nd card points to the forces, positive/negative opposing the enquirer.This is placed over the first card horizontally.
3rd card is placed above the significator and expresses the enquirers ideal wish in relation to the question.
4th card is placed below the significator and indicates the foundation of the subject being discussed.
5th card is placed to the left of the significator and represents the enquirer's past.
6th card is placed on the right of the signifcator and represents the enquirer's future.
7th card is placed to thright and below the cross already formed from the previous cards, this represents the answer to the question asked.
8th card is placed above the seventh and stands for the individual influences which could help the enqirer.
9th card is placed above the eigth and describes the personality of the enquirer.
The 10th card is placed above the ninth and is the conclusion to the query.
