| Tarot cards consist of twenty-one cards for every | | | | reversed Death means 'painful and abrupt change.' |
| single suit. A number of bits of Europe use the set to | | | | Face to face tarot readings are interactive in a sense |
| relaxation, but this is scarce in English speaking | | | | that the reader allows the person to determine which |
| territories where the set is regularly utilized for | | | | face down card is interpreted by the reader. Face to |
| clairvoyance. | | | | face readings are commonly found in the streets of |
| Tarot cards ascertain their heritage back in the | | | | many different places in the English-speaking world. In |
| 1300's. Speculation points out that they were formed | | | | England the price drastically decreases depending on |
| in Islamic territories, but the original actual report of | | | | the number of people paying for the service. Some |
| them is when they were prohibited in the dominantly | | | | offer the service in the comfort of one's own home, |
| Christian territory of Bern, Switzerland. First tarot | | | | while some offer it on the street for cheaper rates |
| decks, in spite of the cost, consisted of solely 16 | | | | as well. |
| trump cards, as in comparison to the twenty-one | | | | There is a purist belief that face to face readings are |
| that are consisted of in real sets. | | | | significantly more accurate than other types of |
| The modern tarot deck is separated into what is | | | | readings such as e-mail readings or phone readings, |
| commonly called the major arcana or trump cards | | | | but of course the general destiny of these beliefs is |
| and minor arcane or suits of cards. The trump cards | | | | to be completely unfounded like all other astrological |
| or major arcana consist of twenty two cards, all | | | | arguments. |
| without suits. These include the Fool, the Magician, | | | | You can also have a tarot reading done over the |
| the Empress, Justice, the Wheel of Fortune and | | | | phone. If you cannot find a local person who does |
| others. The minor arcana consists of four suits of | | | | tarot readings or would prefer additional discretion, |
| cards; swords, staves, cups and coins. Today, staves | | | | this can be a good choice. While you should expect a |
| are often called wands, but rods or batons are seen | | | | tarot reading over the phone to be rather expensive, |
| as well. Coins may be called disks or pentacles in | | | | do avoid questionable services charging by the |
| some tarot decks. | | | | minute. There are reputable tarot card readers who |
| Tarot card meanings are generally changing - and | | | | provide readings over the phone for a reasonable flat |
| they have also changed drastically through time. In | | | | fee. Some may also offer online readings for a small |
| the modern era, however, there are common | | | | sum, and provide their interpretation of the cards via |
| interpretations for cards. Minor arcana cards, for | | | | email. |
| example, carry with them a widely astrological | | | | Tarot card divination may not be a real science; it |
| meaning that varies depending on the time of year. | | | | may not be as accurate as some people would like |
| The court cards, on the other hand, talk of different | | | | to believe, but the market for tarot is ever growing |
| people. Their nature usually talks about the physical | | | | through the availability of readings online and in other |
| and emotional characteristics of these people. | | | | similar mediums. While this is so, there is still a large |
| To go into specific cards, their meanings are | | | | demand for face-to-face tarot reading because of |
| determined by the following things: Card Number, Key | | | | the mystique and interactivity. A fair judgment of the |
| Number, Rulership (Astrology), Hebrew Letter, | | | | industry is that it is growing in its different aspects - |
| Translation, and Numerical Value. The meaning is also | | | | whether it is face to face, on the phone, or by some |
| determined by the position of the card, whether it is | | | | other medium. While society drives itself into a more |
| upright or Ill-Dignified/Reversed. Death (Arcana), for | | | | scientific future, the appeal of astrology, especially in |
| example, means change. However, an upright Death | | | | tarot cards, is still growing fast. |
| means change that brings about 'new life,' whilst a | | | | |