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2. • There are 78 cards in a deck made up
of the minor and major arcana
• Minor Arcana: 56 cards
• These represent what we do in life, the
various aspects that make up a
personality,
• lifestyle
• attitude
• Response
• Behaviour
• belief
• Major Arcana: 22 cards
• These represent the hidden aspects of
character, spirituality, under currents
that pervade our lives, and what we
need to focus on
• Challenges
• Assets
• Origins or causes
• Focus
• Strategy
• Divine
THE DECK
7. • All of the cards have a simplicity in
their meaning, once this is expanded
to fit within the context, of the position,
the layout and the question asked
• Drawing of cards is the law of
attraction in action, that is why it works
• Each card has a specific energy, if this
is diversified it weakens the energy of
the card, which in turn weakens the
integrity of your deck
• Reversed cards do not and never have
had a different meaning to that of the
card upright, they represent challenge
• The more clear your understanding of
your cards the more clear your
interpretations
• When reading for yourself you need to
be aware that when you draw cards
you are as likely to represent your
mood at that moment, as the question
you asked
• Where you draw for yourself and you
don’t like the card. Stop. If you can’t
read objectively for yourself or others,
don’t read at all
DEFINING A CARD
8. Aces
Divine spark, new energy, driving force, initiation, urges
Swords
New ideas
Conflict
analysis
Cups
New level
of feeling
Love
Wands
New Direction
Vision
impatience
Pentacles
New plan
Driving forward
New
hobby/career
9. TWO’S
DUALITY, BALANCE, RECOGNITION & INSTINCT, FORWARD MOTION
Wands
Know what to do
Clear direction
knowledge
Pentacles
Balancing aspects
Motivating projects
cups
Partnerships
commitment
uniting
swords
Recognize avoidance
conflict
10. THREE’S
INITIAL COMPLETION, DIRECTED ENERGY, ACTION, REWARD, CELEBRATION
Wands
Co operation
Assistance
pentacles
early returns for
effort and output
cups
Celebration, in
partnerships.
love
swords
Hurt, cutting
Necessary to
move forward
12. FIVE’S
DISAPPOINTMENT, LIMITATIONS, LOSS, FEAR, DISCIPLINE, PROBLEMS
Pentacles
Fear of loss
Distrust
miserliness
cups
Disappointment
Betrayal
swords
Limitations
Discipline
reality
Wands
Maintaining the
vision against
the odds
13. SIXES
SATISFACTION, REFLECTION, HARMONY, STABILITY
Wands
Recognition
Achievement
reward
pentacles
Needing or
offering
generosity
cups
Retrospection
Regret
acknowledgement
swords
Heading into calm
after the storm
seeing the
outcome of effort
14. SEVEN’S
INNER CONFLICT, CONTROL, FEARS, CHOICES, DISHONESTY, TACT
Wands
Inner conflict
Self doubt
fear
pentacles
Offered the choice of
change
Fear of change
cups
potential
Challenged to
manifest desires
swords
Tact/diplomacy
Dishonesty
stealth
15. EIGHT’S
TAKING ACTION, MOVEMENT, CONSEQUENCES, RELEASE, CHANGE
Wands
Movement after
Stagnation or a
frustrating time
pentacles
Industrious effort
Doing what you
have to do
cups
Releasing
Moving on or
forward
swords
No good options
Realizing ones
own input
16. NINE’S
SATISFACTION, COMPLETION, KARMA, CONSEQUENCES, PLEASURE
Wands
Final challenge
Giving up
Cant see outcome
cups
Self satisfied
Pleased with effort
achievement
cups
Wishes fulfilled
Loving life
My cup overflows
sword
Anxiety
Negative
thought patterns
17. TEN’S
CONTENTMENT, FINISHING, FULFILLMENT, ACHIEVEMENT, BURDEN
Wands
Responsibility
Burden
Self oriented
pentacles
Content in all
areas of life
fulfilled
cups
Loving partnership
Happiness
sharing
swords
Final endings
surrender
18. • Things change a little when we get to
the court cards, we are no longer
looking at situations, actions, thought
and emotions, but rather character
traits and personality
• This can be something you need to
adopt in the current situations or
something you need to curb
• The court cards can also represent
another person related to your current
or future situation
• In the outcome position they will
represent the traits you need to
demonstrate going forward
• They can be a warning of tendencies
when reversed
• If you wish to find out about the
character of an individual you would
need to separate the court cards out
• Please note it is incorrect to determine
age by king, knight etc. a court card
reflects maturity and character more
than anything
COURT CARDS
19. THE ZODIAC, ELEMENTS & THE SUITS
• Pisces
• Cancer
• Scorpio
• Libra
• Gemini
• Aquarius
• Sagittarius
• Aries
• Leo
• Capricorn
• Virgo
• Taurus
Earth
Pentacles
Fire
Wands
Water
Cups
Air
Swords
20. PAGES
MESSAGES, SEWING SEEDS, A DEVELOPMENT, GOSSIP, IMMATURITY
Wands
Messages
Sudden happenings
spontaneity
pentacles
Sowing seeds
Growth
Reality of time
cups
Self realization
Selfish
Self love
swords
Gossip
Arguments
Ill winds/omens