Tarot Overview

Tarot cards or Oracle cards are a great way to obtain information about yourself. I like to collect tarot and oracle decks. I have been able to gain great insight with them, but it has not always been that way. The trick is to remain neutral while completing the reading, this can be hard especially if you desperately want a certain outcome. For most things, I am able to detach myself from the outcome and I usually receive an accurate reading.

Another thing to remember when searching for answers is divine timing. It is good to clarify during the reading when this will happen. Sometimes you will find that divine timing is the answer. This means that the divine will decide the best time for that person/event to enter or leave your life.

Another thing to remember if your are doing a tarot reading on your future is that the reading is good for that moment. This means you are taking a snap shot of the future and as long as the people and events continue to move forward as planned in the moment you had the tarot reading, then the future will be what was discussed. If the people and events take a different turn due to free will, then your reading will end up being obsolete.

People will often use tarot and oracle decks in tandem to obtain a more concise reading.  The tarot follows it’s own set of traditional rules which were laid out in the 13th century, while the artists of oracle cards have had freedom to express different concepts.

Tarot Cards

• The tarot structure is predictable. If you learn the Rider-Waite, then you will most likely be able to read any other tarot deck.
• Tarot always has 78 cards
• Major Arcana = 22 cards relating to major events and life pivoting events
• Minor Arcana = 56 cards Page, Knight, Queen, and King (Ace through 10 are known as the Pip Cards, the Page, Knight, Queen and King as the Court Cards)
• The Tarot is divided into suits; Wands, Swords, Cups (Chalice) and Pentacles (Coins)
• The modern deck of playing cards is a descendant of the Tarot; Hearts are cups Pentacles are diamonds, Wands are clubs and Swords are spades. The Joker and the Fool are nowhere and everywhere and the Court Cards that remain are the King, Queen, and Jack.

Oracle Cards:

• Oracle decks are structured independently and each follows it’s own set of rules
• They may have any number of cards usually between 36 and 64.
• Rarely have suits, although they are often numbered for guidebook reference.
• Some have a bit of a tarot theme while others do not.
• Some have the meaning of the card printed on them.
• Novices refer to guidebooks for information and in many cases; it is acceptable for professional readers as well.

Below is a card from the Rider-Waite tarot deck. If you click on “learn more about this card”, you will be taken to the meaning of the card. There is a new card each day, so you can return to this post to see the new card for the day.

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