As
stated previously, the Tarot deck consists of 22 Major Arcana cards
and 56 Minor Arcana cards. Readings can be done using only the Major
Arcana, only the Minor Arcana, only one suit of the Minor Arcana, or the
entire deck, which obviously gives a more in-depth reading.
Learning to use a Tarot deck basically
involves making associations with the images on the cards. Some card meanings
are rather obvious, and some are not so obvious. For example,
the Three of Swords in virtually all decks depicts a heart being pierced
with swords - giving it a meaning that is not terribly hard to deduce.
Depending on the deck, however, other cards are not as easy to make associations
with. We have found that in most cases the booklets that come with
the cards are woefully inadequate as far as revealing the meanings of some
of the more obscure cards, particularly in the Minor Arcana, and pursuant
to this, we have compiled comprehensive lists of the meanings of all the
cards in the Tarot in the links below.
Numerology is an important part of
Tarot readings, and at least a rudimentary knowledge of the meanings of
the numbers is essential for success in Tarot readings. Pursuant
As
stated previously, the Tarot deck consists of 22 Major Arcana cards
and 56 Minor Arcana cards. Readings can be done using only the Major
Arcana, only the Minor Arcana, only one suit of the Minor Arcana, or the
entire deck, which obviously gives a more in-depth reading.