Meaning of tarot cards – The Major Arcana
(Humanity Healing) Every card in a traditional tarot deck has a specific meaning. Here’s a look at what each of the 22 Major Arcana cards in your tarot deck means and how to interpret them
Meaning of tarot cards
The traditional Tarot deck is composed by 78 cards that are used mainly for divination purposes. They express the actions and manifestation of the main archetypes of Cosmic Life that could bring into our psyche the realization of the many mysteries and secrets for us humans on this journey through the planes of duality. The Tarot desk was widely incorporated into the scope of metaphysics by the occultists of the 19th century.
The first main promotion of the Tarot as a divination tool came from the French occultist Alliette, who used the alias of Etteilla, his own name backwards. He promoted himself after the French revolution as a seer, psychic and a card reader.
Etteilla designed the first Esoteric Deck. He added to the cards Egyptian elements, astrological symbols and some altered elements from the original Marseille Tarot. Those that practice the ancient art of card reading with the Tarot know how hard and challenging it is to start a reading practice through the use of the Marseille Tarot.
This maybe because instead of just one conceptual mind, Marseille was a collective creation of an entire group of individuals.
We have put the basic meanings and summarized the symbols that make up the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck to help you get started the world of Tarot. You can use any deck available.
The major arcana
The fool
Positive Aspects: New beginnings, new adventures, new opportunities, unlimited opportunities, pleasure, passion, facilities
Adverse Aspects: Bad decisions, indecision, apathy, hesitation, poor choices
The magus (or magician)
Positive Aspects: Originality, creativity, talent, willpower, dexterity
Adverse Aspects: Weakness in Spirit, uncertainty, delays, lack of imagination
The high priestess
Positive Aspects: Wisdom, knowledge, learning, intuition, purity, virtue, lack of patience, a teacher
Adverse Aspects: Ignorance, lack of understanding, selfishness, lies, hidden things, futility
The empress
Positive Aspects: Action, development, fulfillment, abundance, fertility, pregnancy, mother / sister / wife, evolution
Adverse Aspects: Lack of action, lack of concentration, indecision, anxiety, infidelity
The emperor
Positive Aspects: Attains goals, confidence, health, stability, leadership, Father / Brother / Husband, a person capable
Adverse Aspects: Immaturity, indecision, petty emotions, lack of strength
The heirophant (or pope)
Positive Aspects: Social approval, linked to the conventions of society, adoption, protection, kindness, compassion, inspiration
Adverse Aspects: Offbeat, lies, false support, repeating mistakes, helplessness, vulnerability
The lovers
Positive Aspects: Love, harmony, trust, honor, the beginning of a romance, optimism, a relationship / affair with intensity
Adverse Aspects: Separation problems, intrigue, disappointment in love, lack of confidence, small treacheries, and little lies
The chariot
Positive Aspects: Perseverance, a voyage, walks forward, a hasty decision but correct, wins
Adverse Aspects: Loss, loss in the last minute, fail, lack of success
Adjustment (or justice)
Positive Aspects: Harmony, balance, equality, truth, honor council, a person properly
Adverse Aspects: Prejudice, false accusations, intolerance, inequality, injustice, abuse
The hermit
Positive Aspects: Council, inner strength, caution, prudence, vigilance, patience, a lone
Adverse Aspects: Imprudent, thoughtless acts, isolation, loneliness, immaturity
Fortune (or the wheel)
Positive Aspects: Fate, fortune, a special gain, an unusual loss, end of a problem, an unexpected event, advancement, progress
Adverse Aspects: Failure, bad luck, interrupt, external influences, destination
Lust (or strength)
Positive Aspects: Strength, courage, conviction, energy, determination, action, heroism, virility
Adverse Aspects: Disease, smallness, tyranny, lack of faith, abuse of power
The hanging man
Positive Aspects: Suspension, change, reversal, readjustment, improvement
Adverse Aspects: Boredom, useless sacrifice, imprisonment, cannot change
Death
Positive Aspects: Transformation, creating space for new things, radical changes, change of life
Adverse Aspects: Disease, immobility, loss, unexpected changes, death
Art (or the temperance)
Positive Aspects: Moderation, balance, harmony, fusion, good influence, trust
Adverse Aspects: Strife, conflict, disunity, hostility, apathy, frustration
The devil
Positive Aspects: Strange experiences large inflows of money, win deficiencies, enlightenment, liberation, very strong emotions
Adverse Aspects: Evil, illness, addictions, abuse, divorce, distressing situations, betrayal, bad person
The tower
Positive Aspects: End of a bad situation, follow the old paths, end bad situations
Adverse Aspects: End of a friendship, divorce, bad situations, imprisonment, end all, fall, loss of money or security
The star
Positive Aspects: Hope, faith, inspiration, spiritual love, joy, optimism
Adverse Aspects: Imbalance, it takes to achieve objectives, distant dreams, unbalanced
The moon
Positive Aspects: Platonic love, inspiration, disappointment is found before harm
Adverse Aspects: Disillusionment, depression, disappointment, be closed, error, danger
The sun
Positive Aspects: Satisfaction, heat, success, love, joy, happy marriage, happiness, abundance
Adverse Aspects: Sadness, fatal love, lack of friends
The aeon (or the trial)
Positive Aspects: Wake up, reappear, and change for the better, clearer thinking, improvement, promotion, rewards
Adverse Aspects: Fear of death, trials and legal issues, poor health, disappointment, theft
The universe (or the world)
Positive Aspects: Perfection, love, warmth, life, happiness, success, triumph, eternal life, recognition, honors
Adverse Aspects: Imperfection, lack of vision, disappointment
Source: Humanity Healing
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