| Tarotcard decks can be found in many different | | | | new beginning. This card carries a warning as well. |
| varieties. One tarot card encyclopedia shows 70 | | | | Stop daydreaming, and watch your step, lest you |
| different varieties of tarot cards that range from | | | | look like a fool. |
| Tarot of the Cat People to Dali Universal Tarot, a set | | | | The Magician Card |
| that was designed by the famous artist Salvador Dali. | | | | The Magician is the male power of creation. The |
| Though there is much speculation involved about the | | | | Magician is represented by Mercury, representing the |
| origin of tarot cards, nobody seems to really know | | | | gift of tongues and slight of hand, a medicine man. |
| where they came from. Some say the gypsies | | | | The reader may interpret this card as the possibility |
| created them, still others insist they came from | | | | of a coming vision, an idea or mental image of what |
| medieval Europe. Some believe they came from | | | | they most want. |
| China or ancient Egypt. | | | | High Priestess Card |
| There are 78 Tarot cards in a single deck. These | | | | The High Priestess card is the card of knowledge; |
| cards consist of Major and Minor Arcana cards. Each | | | | instinctual, supernatural and secret knowledge. The |
| card carries a different symbol and with it a different | | | | moon crown on her head and the crescent by her |
| meaning. The Major Arcana group contains Fool, | | | | foot is an indication of her willingness to illuminate |
| Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, | | | | things that otherwise might not be revealed to you. |
| Heirophant, Lover, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel | | | | Tarot Cards tell a story |
| of Fortune, Justice, Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, | | | | All of these cards have their own story, however |
| Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgment and World. | | | | they also interact with the other cards within the |
| The Minor Arcana contains Suits, Aces, Twos, | | | | deck. Depending on when the cards show up and |
| Threes, Fours, Fives, Sixes, Sevens, Eights, Nines, | | | | what cards adjoin them, the story changes. Certain |
| Tens, Court Cards, Pages, Knights, Queens and Kings. | | | | cards reveal certain powers such as insight or visions. |
| The Fool Card | | | | Others impart knowledge. What the cards have to |
| The Fool Card speaks of infinite possibilities, he has all | | | | offer differs by how they are positioned. They work |
| his needs and wants in his sack and he is ready for a | | | | off of each other in order to tell a full story. |