The Basics of Tarot Flashcards
How many cards does a standard tarot deck have?
78 cards. 22 major arcana and 56 minor arcana
What do the major arcana cards represent?
Larger life lessons; know as the fools journey.
The Conscious
Body • Social • External • Outer concerns • Youth • Personal (growing into adulthood)
Conscious cards
- The Magician 2. The High Priestess 3. The Empress 4. The Emperor 5. The Hierophant 6. The Lovers 7. The Chariot
The Unconscious
Mind •Moral •Internal •Inward Search •Adulthood •Collective (Inner world and search for identity, moral themes in this stage)
Unconscious Cards
8.Strength 9.The Hermit 10.Wheel of Fortune 11.Justice 12.The Hangedman 13.Death 14.Temperance
The Superconscious
Emotional •Hidden •Maturity •Divine •Unversal •Spiritual Awareness (concerned wirh the eternal and universal forces of the psyche)
The Superconscious Cards
- The Devil 16.The Tower 17.The Star 18.The Moon 19.The Sun 20.Judgement 21.The World
What do the Minor Arcana cards represent?
Mudane matters; Ace to 10 aspects of self. Court cards literal people
Wands
(Fire) I desire…. The Soul
•Willpower •Creativity •Passion •Inspiration •Energy •Instinct •Travel •Communication
Explain Wands/Fire
Natural occurrence of the fire element in the world; volcanos and fire both destructive and purifying. Fire brings light in the dankness and warmth in the cold. Wands represent the first spark in humanity.
Cups
(Water) I feel…. The heart •Emotions •Intuition •Instincts •Relationships •Love
Explain Cups/Water
Represents the life giving element of water. We drink to replenish. Associated with healing. Water also has mysterious depths like our emotions. Can be gentle like a stream or as forceful as a tidal wave. Water is adaptable. It changes forms as it needs. Alluding to its resilience but also reactivity.
Swords
(Air) I think….. The Mind Ideas •Thoughts •Communications •Conflict •Intellect •Decisions
Explain Cups/Air
Like the air our thoughts are invisible and swift. Air carries messages so we associate it with communication. When we focus our thoughts and intellect become like swords. They can be cutting penetrating and sharp like a frosty gust of wind that cuts to the core or a harsh string of words.
Pentacles
(Earth) I possess…. The body •Material World •Nature •Resources •Finances •Health •Money •Property •Achievement
Explain Pentacles/Earth
Earth is tangible we can hold it our hands. Is conncected with the material world. Nature, bodily health. Pentacles represent the Earth because its stability, nourishment, and fertility, allows things to flourish. It’s symbolizes our resources finances, property business and possessions.
Court Cards
Based on the universal archetypes. Who we can see in our family unit. We can further categorize these rolse into different polarities and associated action and event.
Pages
(Children/Earth) •Focus: Internal •Events: Messages •Actions: Learn
Pages/Children
Child discovering one of the elements. They are inexperienced but curious. Role is observer and student. Trying to decipher messages and learn as much as they can in order to understand thier suit.
Kinghts
(Adolescentes/Fire) •Focus: External •Events: Movements •Actions: Act
Kinghts/Adolescentes
Rowdy teenager of the family. Eager to prove work and make their mark on the world. Brave and passionate, but sometimes go overboard. Their role is to move forward and turn their suit into action.
Queens
(Mothers/Water) •Focus: Internal •Events: Creativity •Action: Develope
Queens/Mothers
More spiritually connected then their less mature counterparts. Role to develop and nurture the elements of their suit both within and alongside others. They are the creators of their suit and express its powers.
Kings
(Fathers/Air) •Focus: External •Events: Authority •Action: Control
Kings/Fathers
Authority figures, high position of power. Role create order and structure. Develope enfource boundries and protect their suit control elements of their suit.
