| The act of fortune telling is something that has been | | | | suit of Swords is one that spans a wide array of |
| around for a very long time. Certain gifted people | | | | emotions. Unlike previous suits, either of the |
| have been predicting the future since roughly the | | | | meanings can go badly for the person. The five of |
| fourteenth century. There are many ways of telling | | | | Swords turned up can mean the defeat of a person |
| someone's fortune, whether it is by reading their | | | | or their cruelty to another, and the down side can |
| palm, looking into a gazing ball, or reading tarot cards. | | | | mean they may suffer unfairness in something in |
| Tarot cards in particular are among the more | | | | their life. The Queen of Swords can mean you are a |
| complicated and specific ways to tell a person's | | | | person who is one who can bear sorrow well |
| future. You might think that tarot cards are just a | | | | whether dealing with someone who has passed on or |
| bunch of cards with cartoon characters on them, not | | | | another tragedy, or on the reversed side it can mean |
| any different from a deck of playing cards, but the | | | | you are close-minded or even deceitful to others. |
| fact is, tarot cards are a lot more. Each card has its | | | | The last suit is Pentacles, which is another suit in |
| own meaning all the way from the major arcana | | | | which the tarot card meanings are of great interest |
| cards to the minor arcana cards. The suits in tarot | | | | to most. This is because it deals with a person's |
| cards are not the same as regular cards. This article is | | | | financial future. The three of pentacles is one that |
| going to explain the meanings for each of the four | | | | reflects greatly on a person's abilities and success on |
| suits. | | | | the job. When turned up it might say they will be |
| Just like in a regular deck of cards, tarot has four | | | | rewarded for their capabilities, and have great |
| suits. Each of the four suits has a meaning and | | | | success, while if it's turned downward it will tell them |
| therefore each card has two different meanings, one | | | | that they might be ignored for the good work they |
| for the regular and reversed view of the card. The | | | | do no matter what. |
| first suit is Wands, and this typically symbolizes | | | | Tarot meanings can be different depending on who is |
| growth or energy among other things. Each card can | | | | reading the cards, but in most cases, these examples |
| have different card meanings depending on which | | | | are the way they are viewed. This is why so many |
| side is facing upwards. The six of wands for example | | | | tarot card readers are nervous about the turn of the |
| can mean either good news if turned up or bad news | | | | card. They do not know which way the card will face |
| if reversed. Instead of the jack in a regular deck, the | | | | and the direction alone can change the way a person |
| tarot card deck has the knight. The knight of wands | | | | views their future. Some turns can be dreaded such |
| can mean you are a jealous person or a great friend! | | | | as the ten of Pentacles, which can mean you will |
| Generally, the upright turn of the card is the news | | | | have a good and stable family or you may have |
| that most want to hear. Another suit is Cups, which | | | | family loss or failure depending on the direction of the |
| are very interesting because of their connection to | | | | card. When read correctly, tarot cards can have |
| love and a person's fertility. A good example of this is | | | | great significance to a person and their outlook on |
| the two of cups, which can mean love gone wrong, | | | | life. If you are considering having your future told |
| or a new romance is blooming, which can both alter a | | | | through tarot, do not be afraid to research the suits |
| person's life greatly. | | | | on your own. This will help you to better prepare for |
| The third suit is Swords, which often tell of a | | | | your possible reading. |
| person's aggression, hard luck, or their courage. The | | | | |