Quick Tarot

Many peopl on line ask me 'how it works'. There are several differant theories as to the answer of this as well. In the Gestalt method, it is believed it works entierly on the  querents subconscious and it is taught how to walk the querrent through a reading having him/her interpereting it themself.

It is commonly held that tarot works with the subconscious and interpritation of the symbolism on the cards. A reader can go by only the symbols on the cards them selves.

Still others have claimed that 'spirits' talk through them and that they are connected to the akashic record.

I use all of these methods. I learned from books first, then I learned from differant readers, I aslo use a bit of the gestalt method to read.

I do beleive anyone can learn to read the cards I also believe that it helps to have 'the sight' to do readings, but it isn't necessary. A good reader doesn't need the cards. Its intuitive, clairadaudance helps me also.

I would sudgest learning the basic meanings of the cards,When one starts learning the bare basic is best.... it helps you figure your own meanings. Just take the basics and expand on it.

One can use what I call a structured lay out, I do a variation of the celtic cross. I think learning a layout also helps the beginner see how the cards talk, once you learn the basics then  you can aply that to the position it falls in.

Its important as far as Im concerned to understand that each deck is going to be interperated in a slightly differant way, since the symbolism varies. For this page Im looking at the authirain legend tarot

the Fool: New possibilities, new beginnings, hope, blind faith, folly, dreams w/in reach, lack of noticing the possible treachery.

The Magi: confident with in the elements, a loner, accomplished in knowledge, wise

The Priestess: knowledge with in the mysteries. esoteric knowledge, in controll of her elements.

3 The Empress: The 'mother' this  one doesn't look very aprochable, is always taking care of things.

4. The Emporer: weighed by responsibility. Very serious.  The care taker of all that he surveys

5. Heirophant: teacher and students, it implies the role you may be taking soon, will you be the teacher or the student?

6. The Lovers: a benificial partnership, emotional love.

7. The Chariot : direction, tenacaty the will to go in the correct direction

8. Streangth : streangth of mind. of will

9. The Hermit: being in a solitarty phase,  a good herald for study

10. wheel of fortune: ride the wave of good fortune and take advantageof your blessings and opportunities because lady fortuna is fickle and you never know when you are going to go through a dry phase.

11. Justice: legal things (on occasion) the karma you have sent out is going to come back this can be eather good or bad depending

12.The Hanged Man: in this deck, to me it stands for the inspiration to get everything in your life together. In most other decks it tell of the sacrifices and changes you need to make, self and situation examination.

13. Death: big, impacting changes. Endings

14. Temperance: balance btwn logicand emotions (not to mention everything else)

15. The Devil (the horned one) In this deck it descusses the need to balance the raw nature with the cultivated, in other decks it talks of  adictions, drugs, alcohal, sex, ect ect and finding your self trapped in a seemingly impossible situation that you see no way out of, but all the whial you are not accepting what the way out is this situation is entirely of your own making

16. The Tower: your life is about to change, everything is comming crashing down, lots of problams and troubles ahead.

17. The Star: hope, light a call for wonder

18. The Moon: that which is unknown, mysteries, can mean gossup and secrets kept from the quarrent

19. The Sun: victory, accomplishment

20. Judgement: I think that is self explanitory

21. The universe: melding, being at one with your surroundings, happiness

Now the major arcanna can be viewed as the story  of the evolution towards an enlightened exsistance and the steps taken toward it, starting at the beginging with the fool who starts the journey in innocence toward learning the ways of the magi, establishing connections of intuition, ect ect taking on all the charactoristics of the major arcana

arcan means 'secret'

Minor Arcana

there are four suits each representing an elements

Wands/rods/spears

there is some debate as to wether wands is conected with fire or with air, to me wands have always been associated with the element of air and therefore carries the same charactoristics such as inspiration, ideas, new projects  I describe an air element person as being a philosopher type who can be a bit flighty rushing from here to there with a lot of eccatic energy.

Ace: heralds the beginnng of the suit and all of its positive qualities.  So with the ace of wands we have new ideas, a new opportunity for business or learnin experiances

Two of Spears: this is a best friends card, a person you share all of your feelings and or time with.Some one who introduces new conceptsand ideas to you

Three of Spears: on display, the examination of a person or situation by carefull scruteny

Four of Sears: a call for celebration

Five of Spears: a need to go out of the usuall relm of experiance to find new and sometimes unusual answers to problams and questions

Six of Spears: a retun to a phase or to a place, comming to the same concluios or repeating a patern

Seven of Spears: A personal construct to remind oneself of ones past failings or where one had gone wrong

Eight of Spears: this is the white heart and to me its always been a spiritual symbol to lead the way out of a difficult situation or out of the darkness

Nine of Spears: a break down, losses cofustion

10 of Spears: A mental challenge, a quest

Court Cards: they usually represent people in the quarrets life. Pages are children or chid like in nature. Knights are usually in thier teens to early 20's. Queens -women, Kings- men

: a Knights- I have always noticed that the peope knights represent are double edged, they have wonerful qualities and equally annoying qualities about them and they are usually quite immature

Page of Spears.message or a child something new comming in dealing with the attributes of the suit

Knight of Wands: Very flighty changes his mind a lot, contradicts himself with out realising it , indecisive yet determind wants things to happen yet get stuck in one place waiting for it to, philisophical and can't quite see reality past inner thoughts, very forgefull. Cant stay in one place too long. Uses purple prose (pretty langueage)

Queen of Wands: A woman of thought, who is artistically inclned. Again flighty, chanes her mind quite frequently. Understands responsibility learned the hard way. Imaginitive, whistfull, quiet, distracted.

King of Spears: A wisend older man, who has many experiances to share.

Swords

represents to me fire; knowledge learned esp from books, agittation, difficuties, inteligance, conflict

Ace of Swords:This is an incidant waiting to happen, a  trap, be wary of the preasant situation be cautious and use all of your intelect

Two of Swords: unavoidable argument, you cant get away from it , it will find you , the best you can do is be preparred for it.

Three of Swords: regrett, making the wrong decision and acting on selfish desires with out keeping others feelings in mind

Four of Swords:  Healing after a painful event

Five of Swords: realization of wrong, suffering through pentance guilt

Six of Swords: this card always tells me that its time for the quarrent to dosome research one way or another, or go on a meditative journy to anwn, there are things to figure out and learn from.

Seven of Swords: A difficult task, it can be accomplished through hard work.

Eight of Swords: Trapped in a very detrimntal situation.

Nine of Swords: depression, sadness, sorrow

Ten of Swords: lots of arguments possible physical fighting, destruction.

Page of Swords:be vary wary of this person, very manipulative, very inteligant and very self serving

Knight of Swords: runs from problams a lot, but also causes many of his own. Argumentative, good debatist, contraicts himself and it doesn't matter because no matter what he is right. Instigates

Queen of Swords: Cunnign woman. the type you don't want to cross, she can manipulate, but not always in a negitive way, she can make any situation work for her, very formidable woman. The type you do NOT want to cross and is good to be friends with.

King of Swords: I very much agree w/the book meaning of this card, however you need to be aware that strif is not far behind this man, he is fascinating, intelligant, he plays to win and for keeps. Doesn't alwys follow the norm of what is accepted, a leader.

Cups- emotions, love, relationships, partnerships. Water element. Fluid, can be violent and soothing, calming and destructive.

Ace of Cups: New partnerships, relationships of all kinds from business to romance.

Two of Cups: physical love, busines partnerships, romance.

Three of Cups: restfull, peacfull situation mayby on a spirital level

Four of Cups:  emotions are wanning, you are not appreaciating or appreciated in the company you keep or the situation you are in

Five of Cups:  unsatisfactory  relationship. A is longing for C. B is longing for A who knows what C is up to , but the point here is one sided love.

Six of Cups: A situation to bear healing, being protected and watched over.

Seven of Cups: Yearning, questing, feeling a lone and misunderstood.

Eight: procede with caution.

Nine of Cups:  healing through love

Ten of Cups:  Emotional fufillment, happiness

Page of Cups: Bringer of some info, wisedome

Knight of Cups:  a bit sad, can be a manipulator, can't give/reciprocate, doesn't take things of others seriously but is moodey and quick to take offence, eotional.

Queen of Cups: Emotional, giving, loving woman, tends to h ave moodswings. Understanding and careing

King of Cups: same as above in the male aspect

Pentacles/disks/shields--income, money, job, business, marketable skills. Earth, stability, grounding.

Ace of Pentacles:  new employment, a new challenge promotion ect ect

Two of P: an in between place, you are ok, but not satisfyed with the sate of things, you have a choice though

Three of P:  Skill, work in order to distract onself from ones problams,,, immersion in work

Four of P: things not comming to fruitation, big planes but no motivation to get them done. It may not even be motivation, but things are not getting.

Five of P: very hard times, low income

Six of P:  offers , but be carefull they may go against your morals and ideals

Sevenof P: illusion, something looks better than it is, or you are just deceaving  your self.

Eight of P:  skilled at proffession

Nine of P: to me this has nothing to do w/the suit that its in. When it shows up in readings I have done it denotes a person has a low self immage. It can also mean that the answer to what ever being asked should be left up to the other party involved

Ten of P: Success, celebration

Page of P:  a person who has the talent to do the best with what he has, or can find

Knight of P: he is searching for something, not much direction, he can't save money and doesn't usually keep a job for very long

King of P: This man has his stuff together. He takes care of business