Learn Tarot Reading: Seven Most Important Cards in the Major Arcana

The world of Tarot is a wondrous and fascinatingnegative, but there is also a large amount of flexibility in
place filled with mystical power and interesting legend.the Devil card.
How the various tarot decks evolved from their originalThe subject receiving the reading may be caught in a
form to that of the common deck of playing cards isparticular behavior, but that behavior can change and
one of the best stories in history, but let us take a lookthe impact of the devil can be removed.
at some of the most well known cards that make up4) The Moon
the old-fashioned tarot deck.Card eighteen of the tarot deck is the Moon. The card
Remember, however, that many different tarot decksis usually associated with the ideas of tension,
contain different cards from one another.deception, confusion and anxiety.
Especially in the case of the minor arcana, the suitsThe Moon is also thought to be associated with doubt,
can change from deck to deck. There is not anyworry, unrealistic ideas and illusion. Most readers
consensus right deck, they all have their own powersinterpret the Moon as a lack of vision or purpose in the
to help a trained reader divine the future.life of a person.
1) The FoolA need to find the right path back to goals and
One of the best known cards in the tarot deck, themeaning is needed before all is lost. It can also mean
fool can symbolize many different things based on thethat an adventure awaits and to be brave when
question asked before the reading.facing unknown circumstances. In most cases, the
In most cases, the fool brings about such descriptionsMoon has a negative connotation, but not in all.
as immaturity, adventure, boldness, freedom and5) The Lovers
inexperience.Card six in the tarot deck is The Lovers. The card is
In history, the Fool has the special distinction of usuallyusually interpreted to mean union, passion and sexuality,
having the number zero. While that designation is not aas well as bonding, romance and heart.
uniform assignment across all decks, the Fool is usuallyThe card is seen almost universally as a positive, a
seen as either the final trump card, the first trump cardsign that the subject has a positive, warm and healthy
or even a completely separate card apart from therelationship in their life.
other trumps.There is a modicum of sacrifice with the Lovers card,
Modern interpretations of the fool vary from thethe idea that the bachelor life will need to be jettisoned
context in which the card fits into the question askedin favor of a caring and fulfilling relationship. The card is
and the reader, but in most cases, the fool isconsidered a positive building block when it comes up
interpreted as standing for folly and inexperience.during a reading, a sign of good things to come.
It does not necessarily have to have a negative6) Wheel of Fortune
connotation, but it is interpreted that way in mostCard ten is the Wheel of Fortune. It is thought to stand
cases.for opportunities, possibilities and destiny, as well as
2) Deathfate, activity and life cycles.
One of the most dreaded cards in the tarot deck, butThere is a strong karmic connection with the Wheel of
also one of the most misunderstood.Fortune card. The idea of what comes around, goes
The card is only interpreted by the most literal readersaround is widely believed to exist within the Wheel of
as meaning physical death. In almost all cases, the cardFortune.
stands for a change; usually a deep and throughThe card also represents random chance, with the
change in your life.Wheel most likely standing for all the choices one
For some, the death card can be a positive if themakes and their positive and negative outcomes.
change interpreted is the death of something negative.7) Judgment
The number assigned to the card is 13, of course, anCard twenty in the tarot deck is Judgment. This is an
unlucky number in most Western cultures.almost universally positive card that most readers
In modern decks of playing cards, the ace of spades isinterpret to stand for hope, renewal, redemption and
considered to be the descendant of the death card,absolution.
and is still referred to as such by many card players.Even though with Judgment, there is a positive and
3) The Devilnegative side, this card is almost always thought to be
Card fifteen is also one of the most well known tarota positive.
cards. The devil, in most cases, stands for animal lustThe tarot deck is filled with dozens of interesting
and vice. It can also be interpreted as a lack ofstories and interpretations. The cards listed here can
morality and hedonism over other more moderatemean many different things based on the question
choices in life.asked, the interpretation and if the card is reversed or
Most readers believe that the Devil card represents anot.
lack of growth or the inability to stop behavior thatThe energy and magic of tarot is eternal and it awaits
harms oneself. The card, in most cases, is consideredyour questions today.