By Sally Manning @thespiritualcabin
What do ‘Tarot Cards’ mean? And what do they mean to you?
The cards aren’t always what they seem!
How I’m thinking of learning to read Tarot, testing my Intuition on what comes up for me from the cards
Plus my views and likes on the expert Tarot card reader Theresa Reed ‘The Tarot Lady’
⭐ What do ‘Tarot Cards’ mean? And what do they mean to you?
To some, Tarot Cards can seem a bit scary as their meanings don’t always sugarcoat what they’re telling you, but for me personally I say keep an open mind with them. After all they aren’t a crystal ball, they might be able to tell your future or answer a question you have, but remember their answers aren’t the be all and end all. You take the guidance from them as you wish.
The Tarot are in two sections, Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana covers fated events, life’s journeys and important lessons you may learn as you go.
There are 22 cards in the Major Arcana. Each card image has an archetype that shows a step you might come across on your spiritual path.
The Minor Arcana covers the day-to-day things that make up your life. Your job, relationships, finances and your struggles. These are the things that you can handle. There are 56 cards in the Minor Arcana.
In the Minor Arcana, there are four suits:
🧡 Wands
🧡 Cups
🧡 Swords
🧡 Pentacles
Each of these symbolises a different facet of life:
💚 Wands – Enterprise, creativity, work, passion
💚 Cups – Emotions, relationships, love
💚 Swords – Thoughts, conflicts, challenges
💚 Pentacles – Finances, material goods, values
Each suit is also connected to an element:
💙 Wands – Fire
💙 Cups – Water
💙 Swords – Air
💙 Pentacles – Earth
The Major Arcana, 22 cards:
The Fool – Card Number 0 - Uranus
The Magician – No 1 - Mercury
The High Priestess – No 2 - Moon
The Empress – No 3 - Venus
The Emperor – No 4 – Aries
The Hierophant – No 5 – Taurus
The Lovers – No 6 – Gemini
The Chariot – No 7 – Cancer
Strength – No 8 – Leo
The Hermit – No 9 – Virgo
The Wheel of Fortune – No 10 – Jupiter
Justice – No 11 – Libra
The Hanged Man – No 12 – Neptune
Death – No 13 – Scorpio
Temperance – No 14 – Sagittarius
The Devil – No 15 – Capricorn
The Tower – No 16 – Mars
The Star – No 17 – Aquarius
The Moon – No 18 – Pisces
The Sun – No 19 – Sun
Judgement – No 20 – Pluto
The World – No 21 – Saturn
The Minor Arcana, 56 cards:
Element: Fire
The Ace of Wands The Eight of Wands
The Two of Wands The Nine of Wands
The Three of Wands The Ten of Wands
The Four of Wands The Page of Wands
The Five of Wands The Knight of Wands
The Six of Wands The Queen of Wands
The Seven of Wands The King of Wands
Element: Water
The Ace of Cups The Eight of Cups
The Two of Cups The Nine of Cups
The Three of Cups The Ten of Cups
The Four of Cups The Page of Cups
The Five of Cups The Knight of Cups
The Six of Cups The Queen of Cups
The Seven of Cups The King of Cups
Element: Air
The Ace of Swords The Eight of Swords
The Two of Swords The Nine of Swords
The Three of Swords The Ten of Swords
The Four of Swords The Page of Swords
The Five of Swords The Knight of Swords
The Six of Swords The Queen of Swords
The Seven of Swords The King of Swords
Element: Earth
The Ace of Pentacles The Eight of Pentacles
The Two of Pentacles The Nine of Pentacles
The Three of Pentacles The Ten of Pentacles
The Four of Pentacles The Page of Pentacles
The Five of Pentacles The Knight of Pentacles
The Six of Pentacles The Queen of Pentacles
The Seven of Pentacles The King of Pentacles
"I will go into more detail about each card in other Tarot blog posts"
"I might also design a 'Tarot Card Information Sheet' to purchase in my Etsy Shop. So look out for that 😀
⭐ The cards aren’t always what they seem!
Some of the Tarot card’s pictures look quite shocking, worrying and quite intimidating. But when you see what they mean in your answer, things aren’t what they seem.
Like The Tower card where people are jumping from a burning tower. It doesn’t mean you are going to die, but it could mean endings and new beginnings to a situation that you’re in or going through.
Or The Devil card which can put people into fear and worry. Again it’s not about dying, death or being possessed, it’s about maybe addictions, like alcohol, drugs, OCD, food habits etc. It can indicate negativity, getting yourself into a situation maybe, but you can get out of it. This card can also indicate control.
The Death card again most people fear it, but it doesn’t mean the Grim Reaper is coming for you, it doesn’t mean actual death, it could mean something is coming to an end to make way for a new beginning, a transformation of something.
The Hanged Man card, another that is often misunderstood, it’s about surrender, a sacrifice of some sort maybe, to give something up to achieve a goal. It can mean to get ready to make something happen. Also have faith that something is working out, chill, trust that everything is going to plan, just let go of the situation.
The Lovers card obviously talks about your romantic relationships, but also platonic relationships too, business partners even, but rest assured if you get this card things are moving in the right direction.
The Fool card symbolises a new journey, phase, or risk in life. Have a brave leap of faith, even if you’re not sure. Trust that this path may lead in an exciting new direction. Living in the moment, taking a new route.
The Sun, The World, The Star and The Wheel of Fortune are but a few of the cards that bring us good news and good fortune.
"More information on these Tarot Cards in future blog posts! x"
⭐ How I’m thinking of learning to read Tarot, testing my Intuition on what comes up for me from the cards
Now I’m no expert in doing a ‘Tarot Card Reading’, I’m still learning to use my intuition, relaxing my mind, staring at my chosen card and just letting the words and thoughts enter my mind. I’ve tried doing a reading for myself, just to see what came up, and I shocked myself at what came into my mind, sometimes it didn’t make sense, so I wasn’t sure if I was doing it right. But my intuition was telling me something, at the time it was amusing, and amazed me, for what came into my mind, my intuition got it right, it came true, well, some of it. So maybe I was learning without realizing it!!
"More information on this topic when I’ve improved on my knowledge and Tarot Card reading"
“Can you do a Tarot Card reading? Or have you had a really good reading done for you, that it all came true? I’d loved to know your views on this"
⭐ Plus, my views and likes on the expert Tarot card reader Theresa Reed ‘The Tarot Lady’
Now if you love Tarot Card readings like me, you should have heard of Theresa Reed aka The Tarot Lady. I came across her once in a spiritual magazine, advertising her expertise. I remember watching her readings on YouTube and I was hooked. I love her humour, how she calls her husband ‘Mr Tarot Lady’ and how she puts her own stamp on the Tarot. I bought one of her books ‘Tarot, No Questions Asked – Mastering the Art of Intuitive Reading’ to help me learn to do readings as Theresa makes it entertaining, interesting and seem so easy how she teaches you.
"So watch this space…. I’ll let you know how I get on with my progress when I have more to tell you"
Thanks for reading this blog post, as always it means a lot that you do.
I'd love to hear your views and comments on this topic, either on any of my social media channels Instagram or Facebook. x
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Until next time....
Look after yourself 😀
for now Sally 💖
🧚♀️ Before you go....
My next blog post "Finding and Knowing Your Ambitions!!" talks about what are you passionate about? What do you enjoy doing in life but keep putting it off as you think you're not good enough, or you think you don't have time to do that or money etc.
The question I will be asking is ' What Do You Really Want?'
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