| There are a lot of tarot cards, and memorizing the | | | | life. The four suits - the Wands, Cups, Swords and |
| meaning of each is not the easiest way to learn tarot | | | | Pentacles - each symbolize a particular approach to |
| reading. Instead of memorizing each picture, you | | | | life. The Wand is associated with the element fire, |
| should instead understand the two divisions of the | | | | which represents masculinity. The Cups represent the |
| tarot deck: the major arcana and minor arcana. This | | | | female psyche, in which emotions and spiritual |
| should get you on your way to reading tarot cards | | | | experience are entities with water as the element. |
| more effectively. | | | | Swords symbolize intellect, thought and reason. The |
| The 22 major arcana cards represent things that are | | | | Pentacles represent the earth, which represents |
| out of your control. These cards include the fool, | | | | material things or the services of the physical world. |
| magician, high priestess, empress, emperor, | | | | The 16 minor arcana cards are the suits, aces, twos, |
| hierophant, lovers, chariot, strength, hermit, wheel, | | | | threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, tens, |
| justice, hanged man, death, temperance, devil, tower, | | | | court cards, pages, knights, queens, and kings. |
| star, moon, sun, judgment, and world. | | | | Learning the real essence of the two parts of a |
| If you are serious about tarot reading, be ready to | | | | tarot deck, which are mentioned above, is a good |
| face endless interpretation levels in the major arcana. | | | | start in getting full tarot knowledge. In any case, it |
| Major arcana cards should be taken with more | | | | won't get you a meaningful and articulate reading if all |
| weight. | | | | you have done is memorize each card without |
| The 22 major arcana cards, on the other hand, are | | | | learning the secrets of their true nature. |
| the representation of the simpler things of everyday | | | | |