TABLE OF CONTENT

● SOME THOUGHTS ON THE TAROT SYSTEM

ON HOW TO START READING THE CARDS…………………. 2
● TAROT SPREADS…………………………………………………..4
● CARD MEANINGS…………………………………………………..8
- MAJOR ARCANA………………………………………………..9
- MINOR ARCANA……………………………………………….20
- NUMBERED CARDS…………………………………...21
- COURT CARDS…………………………………………23
● ABOUT THE AUTHOR…………………………………………….29
● RESOURCES……………………………………………………….31

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 SOME THOUGHTS ON THE TAROT SYSTEM
Let’s start with that - there is nothing mystical about a deck of cards. The Tarot illustrates the
cycle of life, the things each one of us goes through, the challenges and the good things, all of
life. We can view the cards as a mirror that reflects our life path, and reading tarot can be
predictive in the sense that it spots patterns in our behavior and can show the most likely
outcome based on those panthers. Nothing that we see in the tarot is set in stone. We can
always change our behavior/ actions and go for a different outcome.
Tarot could be a very powerful tool, a helping hand if you wish, in our journey. It walks us
through different stages in our lives and is a useful tool for the exploration of one’s unconscious
mind. It reveals possibilities that for some reason we weren’t able to see otherwise. The tarot
either clarifies, interconnects, or amplifies what already exists in the mind and brings it forth.
Tarot cards can't predict the future, they can only show us different paths, and possible
outcomes based on our actions. The cards can show us patterns of our behavior, they bring
awareness and enlightenment to change what we don’t like about ourselves and can help
evolve, work on our shadow side and assist during the process of integration.

ON HOW TO START READING THE CARDS

There are a couple of aspects when it comes to a good reading.
● It is extremely important how the question is formulated. It is best to avoid YES/NO
questions since the Tarot cards work by telling us a story. It is better to formulate the
question so that it can have an open answer, like for example :
- How can I get better at…
- What is the best way, for me, to …
- Where can I focus my attention to improve…

● The next important thing to understand is that we pick cards at random, shuffle the deck
and blindly select cards and then arrange them in a spread.
A Tarot spread - it is the structure of the reading. We can look at it as a map of the
question.
The spread is constructed of different positions, and each position relates to a different
aspect of our question. For example:
- How can I get better at...
The first position of our spread would be: “the situation right now”
The second position: “The obstacle that we face”
The third: “ Needed action to overcome the obstacle, in order to improve…”
When the spread is arranged we turn the cards face up and start “reading” them. While
interpreting the messages, we take the meaning of each individual card, placing it in the context
of the position and in relation to the asked question.

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By doing this the reader is creating a storyline that can give him/her new ideas on how to deal
with the current issue.

● While doing a reading - the cards that pop up may appear upright or in reverse ( when
the card is upside down).
Some people use reversals, some don’t and that’s entirely up to the reader to decide. No
matter what you choose it won’t affect the accuracy of the reading, because the deck is
structured in a way that includes positive and negative aspects, and is very well
balanced in that sense.
Honestly, in my personal practice, I don’t use reversals and tend to keep all my cards in
an upright position. Having said that, if a reversed card pops up in my readings I take it
as a strong sign that there are some blockages around the energy of that particular
position, and it needs extra attention.
Some readers interpret the reversed card as the opposite of its meaning, and some don’t
use reversals at all and just turn that card upright and then interpret the messages.
For a beginner, I would suggest starting only with the upright meanings and when you
have learned them by heart, try including reversals and see how that feels and then
decide whether or not you will use them.

● There are a couple of styles when it comes to reading the cards.

- By the book (learning each card individual meaning and symbolism)
- Intuitively (purely on instinct, and based on the image you see and how it makes
you feel)
- Combining the first two styles (in my opinion that’s the best option because our
intuition could fail at times or be blacked, etc., and it’s always a good thing to
have that safety net of your knowledge about the meaning of the cards.)

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TAROT SPREADS

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 CARD MEANINGS
The deck is composed of 78 cards divided into two sections:
● The Major Arcana - 22 cards that reflect the bigger, more important, and significant
stages, lessons, and events in our lives. We can look at them as a journey of our soul,
the spark within us.

● The Minor Arcana - 56 cards that reflect our daily lives, the challenges that we face, and
how we deal with them. The minors are divided into four suits, each of which is
composed of two segments - Ace through 10 and four court cards.

● When reading the cards their meanings are formed by different things:
- Each card is an embodiment of a different archetypal energy
- Numerology plays a big role
- The symbolism used in the different images
- The elemental influences
- The colors in each card
- Which way the characters are facing
- Facing Left - Emotion / Unconscious
- Facing Right - Logic / Conscious
- How does the card make you feel and your personal associations with all of the
above?

Color in the Tarot system

● Red - energy / passion / force / power / attention

● Orange - creativity / impulse / independence
● Yellow - consciousness / joy / self-expression / opportunity / illumination
● Green - nature / growth / fertility / safety / balance
● Blue - truth / clarity / communication / wisdom
● Purple - Intuition / spirituality
● Gray - neutral / unknown / conservative
● Black - protection / oppression / control / power over
● White - purity / innocence

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 MINOR ARCANA

The minors include 56 cards that portray our everyday lives, the challenges we face, and how
we deal with them. The minors are divided into four suits, each of which is composed of two
segments - Ace through 10 and four court cards.

Each of the suits corresponds to a different aspect:

● SWORDS

The Sword suit relates to the element of Air and it represents the matters of the mind, our
thoughts, and ideas, everything that’s connected to our brain and the way we think.

● WANDS

This suit corresponds to the element of Fire, which relates to passion, desire, creativity, and
doing, it is about our actions.

● CUPS

The element of this suit is Water. Cups are all about our emotions, the way we experience them,
it is about our feelings and the relationships that we have with ourselves and with others.

● PENTACLES

This suit corresponds to the element of Earth and it relates to the material world, our work,
finances, values, family, anything physical. This suit is the manifestation of one’s thoughts,
feelings, and actions.

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 NUMBERED CARDS

● ACES
- New energy
- New opportunity
- A new way of…
- Beginning

● 2
- Duality
- Making decisions/choices
- Balancing between

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- Growth
- Creativity
- The need for action of some sort

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- Structure
- Stability
- Security
- Reflecting, re-evaluating the journey so far

● 5
- Change
- Instability
- Conflict
- Challenges

● 6
- Transition
- Overcoming obstacles

● 7
- Gaining confidence and improvement
- Evaluation
- Ambition / Motives
- Potential

● 8
- Advancement
- Making progress
- Requires some sort of action

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● 9
- Attainment / Achievement
- Coming in terms with something

● 10
- Completion
- Resolution
- The end of a cycle

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 COURT CARDS

The court cards are a bit tricky when it comes to interpreting them in a reading. They can
represent the person who is asking the question, another person in their environment, or an
action/quality that the person needs to embody. Look at the rest of the cards in the spread and
trust your inner sense to see the right message from the court cards.

The gender of a person is not significant in this categorization!

The court cards are divided into four different groups:

● Pages
● Knights
● Queens
● Kings

The court cards have:

● Two elemental associations - the element of their suit and an element of their group.
● Different levels of maturity are based on their group.
● A personality type, associate with each one of them.

Temperament by Suit

● SWORDS - A person of high intellect and thought, logic an ambitious individual who may
sometimes appear aggressive. A tendency of detachment, coldness, and
capriciousness.

● WANDS - A highly motivated, career-driven, fiery, and energetic individual. May indicate
creative, artistic type.

● CUPS - A sensitive, warm, emotional individual who is more focused on internal

relationships and the emotional world.

● PENTACLES - A person who enjoys material or financial success, an industrious,

hard-working, or business-oriented person.

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 Myers Briggs personality types formation

EXTROVERTED E INTROVERTED I
● Talkative / Outgoing ● Reserved / Private
● Like a fast-paced environment ● Prefers a slower pace with time for
● Thinks out loud contemplation
● Team player ● Observer
● Enjoys being the center of attention

SENSING S INTUITIVE N
● Focused on the reality ● Imagine different possibilities
● Attention to the facts and details ● Notice the bigger picture
● Ideas with practical application ● Describes things figuratively and
● Describes things in a specific, literal poetic
way

THINKING T FEELING F
● Logical reasoning when making ● Making decisions based on personal
decisions values
● Value justice and fairness ● Value harmony and forgiveness
● Finds the flaws ● Points out the best in things
● Reasonable and level-headed ● Warm, empathetic

JUDGING J PERCEIVING P
● Settling the matters ● Leaving open options
● Respect rules and deadlines ● Sees rules/ deadlines as flexible
● Follows instructions step by step ● Improvises as he/she goes
● Make plans ● Spontaneous

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 ● PAGES

- Secondary Element - AIR

- Maturity level - Childlike

Pages are new to something, they are just exploring the thing before them, they are in the
phase of thinking and learning about the nature of their primary suit. A page may be a young
child, a student or an apprentice, a beginner at something.

● PAGE OF WANDS
I S F P personality type
FIRE / AIR

● PAGE OF CUPS
I N F P personality type
WATER / AIR

● PAGE OF SWORDS
I N T P personality type
AIR / AIR

● PAGE OF PENTACLES
I S T P personality type
EARTH / AIR

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 ● KNIGHTS

- Secondary Element - FIRE

- Maturity level - Youth / Teenager

Knights are like young adults, they’ve completed their studies in the Page state and now they
want to practice, to move… Knights are all about action and pursuing what they want, just like a
teenager they tend to just go, often they rush in recklessly and without hesitation. Knights are
about doing, moving, and expressing the nature of their suit.

● KNIGHT OF WANDS
E S F P personality type
FIRE / FIRE

● KNIGHT OF CUPS
E N F P personality type
WATER / FIRE

● KNIGHT OF SWORDS
E N T P personality type
AIR / FIRE

● KNIGHT OF PENTACLES
E S T P personality type
EARTH / FIRE

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 ● QUEENS

- Secondary Element - WATER

- Maturity level - ADULT

Queens are mature individuals and they are focused on interpersonal relationships. Those
individuals tend to be more sensitive, nurturing, and patient. They have learned their lessons,
explored their wants/needs and they have mastered them.

● QUEEN OF WANDS
I S F J personality type
FIRE / WATER

● QUEEN OF CUPS
I N F J personality type
WATER / WATER

● QUEEN OF SWORDS
I N T J personality type
AIR / WATER

● QUEEN OF PENTACLES
I S T J personality type
EARTH / WATER

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 ● KINGS

- Secondary Element - EARTH

- Maturity level - ADULT

Kings are mature individuals who are more focused on their environment than on interpersonal
relationships. Those individuals tend to be very knowledgeable and wise. They are leaders, they
provide stability and security, very practical, grounded, and reliable. They have learned their
lessons, explored their wants/ needs and they have mastered them and now are ready to lead
others.

● KING OF WANDS
E S F J personality type
FIRE / EARTH

● KING OF CUPS
E N F J personality type
WATER / EARTH

● KING OF SWORDS
E S T J personality type
AIR / EARTH

● KING OF PENTACLES
E N T J personality type
EARTH / EARTH

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SOME RESOURCES YOU CAN CHECK OUT!

● BOOKS :

- “ TAROT AND PSYCHOLOGY SPECTRUM OF POSSIBILITY ”

ARTHUR ROSENGARTEN PH.D.

- “ 78 DEGREES OF WISDOM ”
RACHEL POLLACK

- “ THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TAROT ”

LIZ DEAN

● OTHER RESOURCES :

- VINCENT PITISCI

https://www.youtube.com/user/VPitisci

- TATTOO’D SPIRIT ON YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiJ7S-l4KnQ&list=PLNj4yK5iJi2FF4MkE
4pkTmuQX8WcV42tw&index=2

- MYSTIC RAINN ON YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-JyETuaRJM&list=PLUn5MZVpl8_bqfN
XA9HG87bmrz_dgf8zf&index=3

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