Apr 02 2009
Major And Minor Arcana Cards
The tarot is comprised of Major Arcana cards not in suits and Minor Arcana cards which are in four suits. Wands, Swords, Cups and Plates match the four elemental tools which are the four suits of the Minor Arcana. Minor Arcana cards include numbered cards in each suit (ace through 10) and court cards (page, knight, queen and king).
Major Arcana cards are related to but not tied to a particular suit,they are all the other cards in the deck. They represent principles, concepts or ideals while minor arcana cards represent the many ways that those principles manifest in the everyday or mundane world. We have lost touch with them and we have no foundation for them while the ideas expressed in the major arcana cards are not taught in our culture. Therefore, we have to be careful not to apply present day meanings to these past time symbols.
Anyone can learn the art of reading tarot cards - it’s not difficult. Like any art or science, it just takes practice and a strong desire to learn. One easy way to start learning the tarot is to get the Esoteric School Tarot Home Study course, which will teach you everything covered in this article, including the art of reading tarot cards, Tarot Spreads, meanings for tarot cards and two real tarot card spreads.
While there are lots of books out there that give you the meaning of tarot cards, one of the best and most personal ways to develop meanings for the cards is to actually study the cards themselves. The cards were developed with symbols and pictures that represent the concept being expressed.
Once you intuit this meaning,You’ll find you or someone else is losing power when you looking for places in your life or in everyday life. When the concept is translated into everyday life, the meaning becomes real and you will never forget it.
