Rider Tarot Cards

Tarot cards have been used as tools for divination for centuries. There are a number of decks to choose from, such as the popular Rider-Waite deck or the Thoth deck …

Tarot has transitioned over the centuries from a simple Italian card game into a popular method of divination. While today’s tarot packs may be illustrated with …

Learn the themes of the Minor Arcana. Many laymen focus on the Major Arcana as the basis for Tarot, but the Minor Arcana serves a purpose as well. The Ace of Wands, for example, represents optimism and invention when right side up, but when inverted symbolizes pessimism and stymied desire. The Rider-Waite deck utilizes many old symbols and meanings throughout, including the Minor Arcana. The Wands represent creativity and will, an the Pentacles represent the material body and the material possessions. The Cups represent emotions such as love, sadness and more that are felt by the heart. The Swords represent nobility and military reasoning. Interpreting the depth of each card requires understanding their basic theme.

Tarot is an ancient form of divination using the symbolic meanings of cards to provide guidance on life issues. Each of the 78 cards that make up a pack has an …

Pick cards from the top of the deck and place them according to the numbering in the spread. If you are using a five card spread, for instance, place one card face down. Place the second card on the left side, the third card on the right side, the fourth card above and the fifth card below. The layout should resemble a cross.

Interpret the meaning of the cards in the spread to determine an answer to the question. In a five card spread, for instance, the first card indicates the general or past theme, the second card represents past influences that affect the present, the third card points to the future, the fourth card reveals the reason behind the question and the fifth card shows the potential of the issue. The meaning of the sample spread above could be:

Spend time with the imagery of the cards and use the guidebook to understand the meaning behind the symbolism. For example, if you choose The Fool, you will learn that even though the character looks as if he is stepping off a cliff, he is carefree and unafraid. This can be interpreted as a person secure in knowing that their intuition about a situation will not lead to a bad end and they should proceed.

Be careful about being too literal in the interpretation of the cards, but remember to be at least a little objective when you’re trying to divine your future.

Account for upside down cards. Traditionally, if a card has been turned over and the image is reversed, it means that the reader should literally take the opposing view. If the image of the Fool is upside down, the reader should assume that perhaps they shouldn’t be so trusting of what lies ahead and dig deeper to get more information.

Explain that high-numbered cards indicate that a situation has gone as far as it can. For example, the 10 of Swords in the Rider-Waite deck shows a victim who has been stabbed multiple times. Depending on the card’s position in the spread this may reveal that you may have or will use too much of a heavy hand and overkill the situation. Look for other clues that appear in the illustration, too. On the 10 of Swords, the sun appears to rise, indicating a new day and a fresh start.

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