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Destiny & Tarot A simple method for learning the Tarot cards: Johanne Bibeau |
| The Tarot interpretation,
like any other technique, becomes more interesting with practice. Like
studying a new language, perseverance is essential, and the Tarot symbols
are nothing more than the language of our unconscious spirit. The Tarot is an instrument that allows us to access the knowledge stored in our subconscious. It is the words of our intuition, premonitions or dreams. One day a friend told me, "I can't explain why, but before answering the telephone, I already know who is calling." Another one told me,"Through my dreams I know my future. Before falling asleep I ask my unconscious what will happen with this or that situation. I get my answer the day after and remarkably, I live exactly what my dream has predicted." Declarations like these from my clients are numerous. One day or the other we all have had an intuition or premonition which was later proven to be correct. Our future lies in our deepest self. When we consult the Tarot, it tells us about our feelings and worries and gives us answers in these areas as well as to our ambitions. The Tarot is a kind, friendly, useful guide and can be consulted for ourselves or others at anytime and as many times as we desire. However, it is essential to concentrate or invite your seeker to do so. During the beginning, pay special attention to the results obtained. This will enable you to double- check their materialization. Often these events happen very rapidly, or they may take a few months to occur. In the Tarot it is extremely difficult to give a time frame. For an active person, events will unfold faster than for another with a more sedentary life style. Experience has proven to me that time does not exist in the Tarot. At first, choose a set of Tarot cards that you like. There is a large variety on the market. I personally use Oswald Wirth's Tarot. They are identical to the Marseille Tarot, except for their colors. The Tarot is composed of seventy-eight cards of which twenty-two are trumps or arcana called major, and fifty-six are trumps or arcana called minor. The major arcana represent a person or a symbolic scene. They are as follows: |
| The Magician I | The Hanged Man XII |
| The High Priestess II | The Death XIII |
| The Empress III | The Temperance XIV |
| The Emperor IV | The Devil XV |
| The Pope V | The Broken House XVI |
| The Lovers VI | The Star XVII |
| The Chariot VII | The Moon XVIII |
| The Justice VIII | The Sun XIX |
| The Hermit IX | The Judgment XX |
| The Wheel of Fortune X | X The World XXI |
| The Strength XI | The Fool (has no number) |
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remainder of the set has fifty-six minor trumps which are composed of four
persons (king, queen, knight, page) and ten numerical cards (from ace to
ten) in each of the four categories corresponding to the suits of the
ordinary cards. They are the swords, pentacles, wands and cups. Their
corresponding suits are the spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts,
respectively, in the everyday playing card set. In this book, we only use the twenty-two major arcana of the Tarot. They are sufficient and very precise. This method of interpretation is unique and totally adapted to our modern world. To help the interpretation of your readings, you will find in the following pages, the significance of each card with the other major arcana cards in vertical rows of three. Naturally, in the arrangement or scheme, of the major arcana combinations are multiple and are adapted to each case (age, sex, profession, etc.) Before approaching the current interpretations of the Tarot, here is a summary of the major arcana which is necessary to learn by heart. Become familiar with them. It will then become easier to grasp the language of the Tarot. The manner in which the cards are played will have to be interpreted according to your desires and your situation, both past and present. Good luck ! | |
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The
Magician: The first
card in the major arcana represents a young man. Its order number is
I. This young man is standing in front of a table holding a stick in his left hand and a penny in the right hand. You will also notice a sword and a glass. These are the four symbols of the Tarot minor arcana. The Magician represents: beginning, work, creativity, determination, effort, willingness, a step, a venture, the beginning of an action, movement. For the teenager: Their study, sports, etc. For the adult: Their work, their profession. For the elderly: An activity, an effort to be made. |
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The High
Priestess: The second
card in the major arcana represents a female person. Its order number is
II. This woman holds a book on her lap. This open book shows the truth, in full view. The High Priestess symbolizes: knowledge, discoveries, important documents, contracts, culture, diplomacy, meditation, persuasion, consideration, the power of decision and judgment, the verdict, responsibilities, projects, ambitions, diploma. For the teenager: The mother, the feminine authority, the finals. For the adult: Business, contracts, important documents, the projects. For the elderly: Contracts, the verdict, documents. |
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The
Empress: The third card
in the major arcana represents a young girl. Its order number is
III. This young girl is sitting with a serene and passive gaze. She is receptive, ready to create and procreate. She is patient and hopeful. The Empress symbolizes: anticipation, submission, naivete, purity, beliefs, satisfaction, correspondences, fertility, communications and mail. For the teenager: A young girl, steps, correspondences. For the adult: Anticipation, communication, letters, submission. For the elderly: Satisfaction, acceptance, news, mail. |
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The
Emperor: The fourth
card in the major arcana represents a mature man. Its order number is
IV.
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The
Pope: The fifth card in
the major arcana represents a man, as a priest, and its order number is
V. The Pope is facing two people. He is blessing them and giving the sacrament. The Pope symbolizes: religion, sacrament, marriage, protection, partnerships, family, home, ownership, real estate property/matters. For the teenager: One's home, one's family For the adult: Union, marriage, home, family, material assets, partnerships For the elderly: One's family, union, marriage, material assets. |
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The
Lovers: The sixth card
in the major arcana represents three people and Cupid. Its order number is
VI. This young man is being solicited by two women who are enticing him to follow them. Cupid is ready to shoot its arrow! This man is indecisive, but will follow one of them. The Lovers symbolizes: duality, choices, propositions, decisions, opportunities, negotiations, hesitation regarding a fact or desire, doubt, sensation, love, two possibilities. For the teenager: Sentimental life, love. For the adult: Negotiations, opportunities, love encounter, children. For the elderly: Children, choices, invitations, joys. |
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The Chariot:
The seventh card in the
major arcana and is symbolzed by movement and a vehicle. Its order number
is VII. This man is sitting in his chariot and is moving. The Chariot symbolizes: short and long distance travel, domestic and foreign countries, dissemination of information, all modes of transportation, expansion, publicity (written, verbal or multi- media), progress, advancement, success, triumph. For the teenager: Trips, cars, success. For the adult: Travels, foreign countries, expansion. For the elderly: Travels, trips. |
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The
Justice: The eighth
card in the major arcana represents the symbol of justice as a woman with
scales. Its order number is VIII. The Justice is not for or against anything. She merely renders justice. The Justice symbolizes: judging power, the law, clarity, justice, anything related to legality, consequences of your past and present actions, settlements, trials, regulations, stability, balance, reports, sentencing. She has no sentiment. She executes and delivers a verdict. For the teenager: Authority, law, established rules. For the adult: Trials, regulations, law, sentences, settlements. For the elderly: A verdict, balance, stability, settlements. |
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The
Hermit: The ninth card
in the major arcana represents an older person. Its order number is
1X. The Hermit is wearing a long robe and his right hand is holding a lantern to light his path. The Hermit symbolizes: time, patience, news, research, information, knowledge, loneliness, delay, carefulness. The Hermit is neither favorable or unfavorable. He gives you information and carries news that you are looking for. For the teenager: Moderation, waiting, steps. For the adult: News, research, something coming from the past, information. For the elderly: Loneliness, wisdom, news, information. |
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The Wheel of
Fortune: The tenth card
in the major arcana represents the symbol of a wheel. Its order number is
X. The Wheel of Fortune , a wheel and a cycle, has a sense of fortune added to it, showing us a material element. The Wheel of Fortune symbolizes: finances, wealth, luck at play, lottery, material assets, gifts, rewards, inheritances, rapid and immediate events. For the teenager: Finances, luck. For the adult: Finances, material assets, luck. For the elderly: Finances, material assets. |
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The
Strength: The eleventh
card in the major arcana represents a young woman mastering a lion
effortlessly. Its order number is XI. The Strength symbolizes: intelligence, luck, victory, success, mastery, power with action and savoir-faire. The Strength is the most beneficial card of all the Tarot. When it appears in the play, our desires are fulfilled. For the teenager: Realization of desires, fulfillment. For the adult: Victory, luck, power over others, realization. For the elderly: luck, accomplishment, energy, realization. |
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The Hanged
Man: The twelfth card
in the major arcana represents a young man with his hands tied behind his
back. Its order number is XII. Hanged to a gallows by one foot, the man is powerless and cannot move. The head down position shows that the individual is deprived of a clear vision. The Hanged Man symbolizes: mandatory sacrifice, slavery, affliction, deception, loss, abandonment, setbacks, end, betrayal, illusion, defeat, cheating, failure, sickness . It is the most negative card of the deck. For the teenager: Emotional problem. For the adult: Loss, setbacks, trauma. For the elderly: Health problems, sacrifice, trauma. |
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The
Death: The thirteenth
card in the major arcana represents a skeleton walking on the ground with
a sickle in his hands. He is chopping things, consolidating, and clearing
them away. Its order number is XIII. The Death card symbolizes: the end of a cycle and the beginning of another (which is unknown for now, or invisible). Like life after death, it means a change, a renewal, a rebirth, the passage from one plane of existence to another. The death card's effects are instantaneous and cause a complete ending. The result is a total transformation and a new life. This result is generally beneficial, but painful. For the teenager: A change, renewal, end. For the adult: A transformation, change, renewal. For the elderly: End of a situation, death, an important change. |
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The Temperance:
The fourteenth card in
the major arcana represents an angel. Its order number is XIV. This arcana shows an angel who is pouring water from one vase to another, back and forth. The Temperance card symbolizes: moderation, negotiations, improvement, evolution, slow but sure movement. The Temperance card straightens a situation or allows a soft settlement. She adapts to circumstances in a positive manner. She stabilizes a situation with continuous motion toward an outcome. For the teenager: Continuity, improvement. For the adult: Negotiation, improvement. For the elderly: Stability, adaptation. |
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The
Devil: The fifteenth
card in the major arcana is depicted by its very name. It is the devil
like as it is taught in the Bible. Its order number is XV. This arcana shows a half-man, half-serpent controlling two forms or creatures (one male, one female), by tying them to himself with ropes. The Devil symbolizes: an influence, a malevolent spirit, the desire to possess, an uncontrollable influence, passion, power, control, jealousy, drugs, alcohol, blind passion, senses, frauds, thievery, vices, sexuality, lies, calamities, destruction. We cannot foresee or be aware of this negative spirit. This is a destructive and evil arcana. For the teenager: Tendency toward drugs, alcohol and lies. For the adult: Tendency or desire to possess, control, commit fraud, hidden annoyances, lies. For the elderly: Unexpected or uncontrollable sickness, hidden annoyances. |
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The Broken
House: The sixteenth
card in the major arcana represents a structure with a break in it. Its
order number is XVI. The Broken House shows a lightening bolt coming from the sky, splitting a tower, with two people falling down on the ground and getting hurt. The Broken House symbolizes: fire, accidents, lightening, aggressiveness, fights, conflicts, surgeries, breaks, losses, injuries, radical changes, unexpected events, destruction. For the teenager: Conflict, rupture, accident. For the adult: Accidents, losses, sudden changes. For the elderly: Surgeries, sudden changes. |
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The Star:
The seventeenth card in
the major arcana represents a female. Its order number is XVII. The Star shows a nude woman under a starry sky, with two vases. One vase is in each hand, and she is pouring water in a pond and on the ground. The Star symbolizes: hope, love, truth. The star always represents the female seeker (if a male seeker, his mate). For a single man: a new relationship or love encounter. For others: she represents a sincere friend. For the teenager: The female seeker (for the male seeker, his mate or a new relationship). For the adult: The female seeker (for the male seeker, his mate or a new relationship). For the elderly: The female seeker (for the male seeker, his mate or a new relationship). |
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The
Moon: The eighteenth
card in the major arcana represents the image of the moon as a nocturnal
symbol. Its order number is XVIII. This arcana shows the moon in the middle of the night with the goddess of fertility inside. Also shown is a pond with a swimming crab. It feels danger and is afraid to climb out because of the two wolves. You can observe the two towers and the possibility of someone hiding behind the towers. The Moon symbolizes: dreams, illusion, fertility, mirages, water, imagination, unconscious, subconscious, sickness, psychic, hospitals, prison, another woman or women in general. For the teenager: A young girl, a sister, sometimes the mother, fertility. For the adult: A woman, dangers, a female child. For the elderly: Female children, a woman, hospitals, evolving sickness. |
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The
Sun: The nineteenth
card in the major arcana represents its very name, the celestial body in
the sky. Its order number is XIX. This arcana is represented by the sun and a couple giving the illusion of love and harmony. A short stone wall is behind them. The Sun symbolizes: love, warmth, radiance, luck, shining with success and triumph. The sun is always the male seeker, (if a female seeker, her mate). For a single woman: a new relationship or love encounter. For the others: a true friend. For the teenager: The male seeker (for the female seeker her mate or a new relationship). For the adult: The male seeker (for the female seeker her mate or a new relationship). For the elderly: The male seeker (for the female seeker her mate or a new relationship) |
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The Judgment:
The twentieth card in
the major arcana represents an angel. Its order number is XX. This arcana shows an angel in the sky blowing a horn towards people whose attitude is one of waiting, expectation and faith. We should think of the final judgment, here. Also from the sky comes a thunderbolt, fast and unexpected. The Judgment card symbolizes: judgment, settlement, other peoples' decisions, an unexpected event, surprise, change, revelations, an upcoming event which requires a decision, the unknown. For the teenager: A decision from other people, an unexpected event. For the adult: A judgment, settlement, revelation. For the elderly: A revelation, an unexpected event. |
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The World:
The twenty-first card
in the major arcana represents a wheel. It is a symbolic card. Its order
number is XXI. This arcana shows the four fixed zodiac signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius. In the center, a nude woman is dancing. The World symbolizes: the world, people, the masses, friends, your surroundings, clientele, crowds, strangers. The world is the tarot's second most beneficial trump. With this card and The Strength in your spread, you couldn't ask for better! The world is luck on a large scale, huge success, big popularity and all that is grandiose! For the teenager: Friends, surroundings, popularity. For the adult: The world in general (clients, etc.), huge luck, great success. For the elderly: Meetings, parties, friends, family from afar. |
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The Fool:
The last card of the
major arcana represents a person. It has no order number. The Fool is wearing multi-colored clothes. He is an aimless man with a bundle on his shoulder and is armed with a stick. In this image, a small animal is biting him. The Fool symbolizes: impulsivity, hasty departure, voluntary abandonment, promises unkept, craziness, mistakes, lack of judgment, split personality, instability, unrealistic goals, wandering, susceptibility to outside influence. For the teenager: Impulsive acts, mistakes. For the adult: Mistakes, instability. For the elderly: Concern, uncertainty. |
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