Tarot

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Video Broadcast on October 2, 2020

Background

  • Associated with Gypsy fortune tellers
  • Some thought Tarot started in Asia
  • One may study Tarot cards for fun, e.g. don’t be scared if the reading says that “your house is going to be damaged”; or be happy if the reading says that “a new family member is on the way”
  • Some may study and practice Tarot cards for profit, e.g. professional reader/advisor
  • There are websites & publications for Tarot
  • I used to have a Tarot deck and a book. It covered a brief history, the meaning of each card, and several spreads for Tarot readings.

Tarot Deck

  • It consists of 78 cards
  • 22 cards belong to the Major Arcana
  • 56 cards belong to the Minor Arcana
  • The two Arcanas supposedly indicate long term versus short term events & whether an event is in control versus uncontrollable

Major Arcana

  • 22 cards
  • Include Fool, Lovers, High Priest, High Priestess, Emperor, Empress, Hermit, Sun, Moon, Stars, Tower, Chariot, Tower, Strength, Judgement …

Minor Arcana

  • 4 suits
  • Each suit has 14 cards : One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Page, Jack (Knight), Queen, King
  • Total of 56 cards in the Minor Arcana

Styles

  • The Tarot Decks come in different styles.
  • The suits may be named differently in the decks, but the underlying concepts hold.

Options

  • Beginners usually use the “Straight up” option (where a card may be good or bad).
  • With experience, one might try “Allow Reversals” (where every card has two meanings : one for upright & another for reversed).
  • One might also try “Consider Significators”.

Spreads

  • After shuffling the deck, one lays our a selected number of cards in a pattern.
  • One card only : Decision making for a specified problem
  • Three Card Spread : used to interpret the Past, Present & Future.
  • Celtic Cross places 7 cards in the form of a cross. The cards represent problem, influence (positive & negative) and likely outcome (and suggestion).
  • Others
    Vary with the Practitioner

Options

  • Straight up
  • Reversal
  • Significator

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