Tarot Reading - Get the Basics Right!
June 22nd, 2009 | 
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Before taking part in free psychic readings a little background facts of the tarot cards used might be valuable.
The original tarot deck having 78 cards can be divided into three classes. The 22 major Arcana cards, the 40 minor Arcana cards, and the 16 Court cards makes these categories. Besides the minor arcana and court cards are further divided into four suits namely wands, cups, pentacles, and swords.
The 22 cards of the major arcana can be labeled as “foremost secrets”. As this name indicates universal problems and responses can be expected through tarot reading only using these cards, in a tarot spread.
The major arcana frequently describe the personality, intellectual position, and other imperative attributes of the querent (in divination and ritual, the querent is the asker of questions). More or less any matter posed to a spread composed of the major arcana can be solved. This section of the tarot deck starts its voyage with the number zero - the fool card and finishes with the number 21 which is the world card.
The 40 cards of the minor arcana may be interpreted as meaning “little aspects”. As you can think and the name denotes the minor arcana shows specific courses in our personal lives. These cards generally explain relations at home, at work, or at school. Any tarot reading with a deck comprised solely of these cards will produce extremely detailed results regarding the querent’s query.
The court cards are the royalty of the tarot deck. These 16 cards are consists of Kings, Queens, Pages, and Knights. These cards usually characterize immediate environmental effects. An example of these effects may include immediate family, friends, lovers, and coworkers. These cards may be representative of metaphors existing in the querent’s mind.
Kings often correspond to a male of 36 or older perhaps a fatherly figure with power, wisdom and experience. Queens also frequently correspond to a female 36 or older with matriarchal aspects of authority, nurturing, understanding, empathy, and maturity. Knights are the couriers of the tarot deck and generally range in age from the mid twenties to the mid thirties.
Knights can be male or female conveying a positive message when right side up and a negative message when reversed.
Pages usually represent children and naivete. They have many meanings generally representing messengers, schoolchildren, young adults, or assorted issues related to the inexperience of youth.
The four suits of the tarot deck are wands, cups, pentacles, and swords. These suits imply various aspects of our lives. For example the suit of wands often correspond to work or social activities. Furthermore, the suit of cups usually signify love or emotional matters. The suit of pentacles usually symbolize money matters or health problems. Lastly, the suit of swords correspond to problems or troubles the querent may be dealing with.
The four suits of the Tarot deck in addition have extra important elements. For example the suit of wands corresponds to the element of fire and the astrological signs of Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. The suit of cups match up to the element of water and the zodiacal signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The suit of pentacles embodies the element of earth and match the sun signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. The suit of swords forms a relationship with the element of air matching the astrological signs of Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
Performing your own tarot readings and trying a variety of tarot reading systems commonly aids in memorizing the meanings of the cards, in different tarot spreads. Do not feel overwhelmed and remember practice makes perfect. I hope this plain introduction to the tarot deck assist to result in the pleasing understanding of tarot reading into your life. If you want to learn more about tarot, tarot readings, or the tarot deck why not get a free tarot reading or talk with some talented tarot psychics online? It’s free to try so try yours today! Fair enough? Enjoy!
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