There are hundreds of different Tarot Decks to choose from. The artwork on the decks range from Angels to Animals from Middle Ages to the Millennium.

The interest you feel for a certain deck comes as much from the artwork as it does from how the deck makes you feel when you hold it. A favored deck evolves your favorite because it expresses to something deep in your inner being. When you pick it up it just feels right and comfortable.

For a beginner the best deck is the Rider Waite or any Waite-Smith deck. There are many books written about these decks. It is easy to find out information about using these decks.

When you finally choose your deck, you should shuffle and mix the cards until they feel ready for use. At first the cards will feel stiff and cold. As the cards pick up your energy they will feel more pliable and warm. You will feel a connection to the cards. At this point you may begin to feel they will talk to you.

Taking care of your cards is very important. The traditional method is to wrap your deck in a natural cloth, bag, or wooden box. Silk or cotton is the favored cloth to use. Bags of velvet or satin are often used. They can be plain or decorated with embroidery or hand painted. You can use decorated or plain wooden boxes, decorated tin containers, or even the paper package it came in.

In point of fact, it really doesn’t matter. One reader may use the traditional method of wrapping their cards or keeping them in bags or boxes. Another reader may scatter decks all over the house held together in just a rubber band or tied with a shoe lace. It is the energy connection with the cards that is important.

A collector of Tarot Cards needs to keep the original packaging with the cards. Without the booklet and package the deck isn’t as valuable.

Many readers use a ritual before doing a reading with their cards. This, like most things that are connected with Tarot is a matter of personal choice. Some will do little more than clear their mind and focus on the task at hand. Others may light candles, light incense, meditate and/or pray. Again, what ever works for you and makes you comfortable and able to tune into your abilities is fine.

When your cards are being used often, they tend to become harder to read. The energies seem to get jumbled. When this happens you can clear your cards. One way to do this is to put your cards in their original order. Start with the majors and put them in numerical order. Follow these cards by putting each suit in numerical order arranged from ace to king. Shuffle the deck just as you would if it was new.

Other ways to clear decks are using crystals. Many feel that placing a quartz crystal on top of your deck in between readings will absorb what ever vibrations are left from the prior reading. The crystals need cleansing themselves periodically. This is done by placing them in a bath of sea salt and warm water. They should be dried in the open air or in a sunny spot where the suns rays can recharge them. Native Americans use the smoke of burning sage or cedar to clear their decks. If you cant find cedar you can use rosemary or sage in a fire proof bowl or dish. Just pass the deck or crystal through the smoke several times.

If you are in a hurry you can just use a different deck until you can clear the deck you have been using.

When your deck becomes ragged and torn and needs to be replaced there are a couple of ways to do this. One is to buy a new deck and start over with it. Another way is to buy a new deck exactly like your old one. Slowly replace a few of the worn cards with the new ones. Just do a few at a time. When they fit into your deck comfortably start replacing a few others. Eventually you will have replaced the whole deck without having to really spend a lot of time getting used to a whole new deck.

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 What do you do when you misplaced something, and you want to find it again? Scour for it of course, but it would be nice if you would have an idea where to look. Not everyone would think of getting a Tarotreading. Through understanding, I have found some ways to deal with missing things.

First, it is important to determine if the missing item is still inside the house. A good way to find this out is to shuffle your cards so reversals can come up, and then draw one card. If the card drawn is upright, the item is still in the house. If the card is reversed, the item is not in the house anymore, it could be gone with the trash or could have been lost outside of the house.

Let’s assume you found that the item is still inside the house. It would be great to narrow the places to search down a bit, especially if you live in a big house. Make a list of all the rooms in your house, like kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, and make sure that the description of the rooms are clear. For instance, if there is more than one bedroom, give all of the bedrooms a different name. Using this list, you can draw a card for each room. If a card is reversed, you won’t find the item in the room that card was drawn for. Ideally this method would leave only one room in the house to search, but usually you end up with two or three rooms left.

Now that you know in what rooms to search, it is handy to get some more details about where exactly to look inside those rooms. Draw up to three cards, you don’t have to use reversals this time. Use the cards you drew intuitively, see if any images or ideas come up when you look at them. For instance, if you draw the 9 of Pentacles from the Rider Waite tarot, the missing item could be near a mirror, dresser or wardrobe. If you draw the 9 of Swords, the item could be near a bed. If you draw the 6 of Pentacles, it could be near things that hold memories for you, like photo albums, pictures, or diaries. Use your imagination with this, and allow your mind to drift back to the past.

After these steps, make a summary of your findings, and then start searching again. This time, you will have a list of rooms and clues, so your search will be much more productive

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The exact origins of Tarot are a mystery. There are more than one theory of where Tarot came from, what brought about the development of these cards and how they were used.

First, let’s take a look at what we do know about that mysterious deck of cards named Tarot. The Tarot cards were used in Italy as early as the fifteenth century as a famous card game by the elite or noblemen. This card game is somewhat similar to the card game of Bridge. The card game of Tarot or the current version of it is still played today, although it is not as widespread in Italy now as it is in France.

The standard Tarot deck of cards now today consists of seventy-eight cards. These cards are divided into to major sections called the major arcane and the minor arcane. The major arcane section contains twenty-two cards numbered zero through twenty-one. The minor arcana section contains fifty-six cards. In the minor arcane is divided even further into four sections called suits. These suits are most commonly called Cups, Wands, Swords and Pentacles depending on the style of Tarot deck you have. Each suit is made up of Ace through ten with a King, Queen, Knight and Page card, again depending on the style of Tarot deck you have you may see the Knight as a Prince or even have a Princess in the suits.

One of the earliest and complete Tarot decks is the Visconti-Sforza, which was created in or around 1450. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the cards became the interest of scholars of the occult. These scholars held that the Tarot could be traced to ancient Egyptian times. Makes one think to one’s self “Ah so that is where the name gypsies come from? Their interest and study of the Tarot was fueled by the belief that Tarot was more than a card game played by noblemen.

Now, there are other theories of origins such as the Tarot coming from China and on and on. There is the theory that since the peasants of medieval times could not read the Tarot was developed with all the picture art as a form of language among the common people. This is just my own little personal theory is that a little bit of each went into making what we call Tarot today.

Tarot today has such a rich abundance of different styles and themes. A deck of Tarot cards can be purchased at a variety of places. There is not so much the hiding of the deck of cards to be passed on from grandmother to grandchild of olden times.

The most popular and common use of Tarot today is as a form of divination. This use is very near and dear to my heart because I do use Tarot in my readings as my point of contact or to give clarity to the questions asked.

I look forward to having fun sharing more of Tarot with you.

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 For some practitioners, the fancy images displayed in the many variations of tarot decks available now-a-days seem to detract from the basic messages. For such readers, a back to basics method that has been used throughout the years by gypsies includes something most people have in their homes. It is a deck of ordinary playing cards, which can be used to perform something akin to tarot readings, but not exactly the same. 

Now, wait a minute, a tarot deck has 78 cards, and playing decks have only 52 cards. The major difference is that the reading will occur without most of the major arcana, except for the joker, where he signifies the fool. The cards themselves are mostly relational in their meaning, which is similar to tarot readings.

One reason readers may prefer playing cards is for those who have to live in some degree of obscurity, who want to hide their art in plain sight. After all, most people might just as well assume that anyone with a playing deck is just setting up a game of solitaire, or maybe that they like black jack or poker. For many, though, it is not that they want to necessarily cloak their practice, but rather deflect the energy of people who seem to suddenly be attracted to the reader, as in inviting in disruptions to a reading. So, this method also allows for some degree of peace and quiet, because the energy somehow maintains more obscurity for the reader, because it is less likely to pique people’s curiosity.

The last thing anyone needs during a reading are interruptions. The idea is to forget about the body, and enter the spiritual realm through the tools of divinity that allow the clearest channel of information. For some professionals, it is a traditional Rider-Waite deck, and for other professionals, holding their favorite gemstone gets them in the flow. As with the tarot decks, the minor arcana suits are as follow, with the pentacles being signified by diamonds; the wands depicted by the clubs; the cups shown through the hearts; and the swords signified through the spades. The jacks play a two-fold role of both the knight and the page.

For the same reason it may actually be a great way for new readers to get a “feel” for the meaning of each card as well. The reason is that there are no standard pictures that show images of what each card may mean. Some readers actually prefer a regular playing deck for this reason. Many are channeling as they throw down a spread, and simply having the card and its energy is sufficient, without really seeing what plays out based on what appears on the card.

Add to this that they have the relationship between the card’s number and their positional meaning, combined with the suit, put together in a spread, and it tells the whole story. It makes an image that the reader may receive intuitively or through their channel come alive fully.

Lets see what the cards have in store for you!

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 Tarot cards and tarot readings often summon up Hollywood movie images of gypsy fortunetellers that are both enigmatic and a little scary. I hope to demystify the tarot by conveying my thoughts about what the tarot is and how it is used in a real psychic reading. So if you are a bit skeptical about the use of tarot cards in your reading, you can relax and know that it is just a means of concentrating the reader’s already present psychic capabilities. 

The traditional, 78-card, tarot deck has been around for centuries and has roots in Astrology, Kabbalah, Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, and ancient Egypt. It is divided into both major and minor arcana. The major arcana are the 22 cards that are numbered with Roman numerals. They usually have a longer or greater significance in a reading. The minor arcana are the remaining 56 cards that are divided by the suits of pentacles, wands, cups, and swords. Each suit relates to an element: earth, fire, water, and air, respectively. There are 10 cards in each suit. Minor arcana cards tend to have shorter or lesser significance in a reading, in general. As for now, this is the most technical I will get in terms of history and symbolism.

I will cover the literal meanings of the tarot in the next few articles. Today I will discuss the first thirteen major arcana cards. I will include the upright meanings which are the more positive interpretations in a reading. I will also include the reversed meanings which are often either more negative than or just not as positive as the upright meanings. For example, the Sun card is usually a very positive, happy card. The reversed meaning doesn’t necessarily that it is a bad influence. It could mean that client is not seeing the bright side of his or her own situation and needs to do so to be proactive in creating a positive outcome. The interpretations are all very different depending on the client’s individual reading. The other cards in the tarot spread and the vibes that the reader gets make all difference in the interpretation. So one must have psychic abilities to do a good tarot reading.

This leads me to my next point about tarot cards. The tarot deck is simply a visual representation of energy. This is the energy that the reader picks up from the client. In my own experience, I use the cards as a springboard for my own clairvoyance (psychic seeing), clairsentience (psychic feeling), clairaudience (psychic hearing) and claircognizance (psychic knowing). I really don’t need the cards, but they are helpful in organizing a reading and getting it started. Because I am a tactile person, I also enjoy the process of shuffling and laying down the cards. In addition to meditation and other psychic development tools, the tarot was one of the main tools I used in honing my own psychic abilities several years ago. I enjoy the cards. They are fun. So I continue to use them in many of my readings.

I took one formal class in reading the tarot cards in 1996. The teacher, a successful, seasoned psychic took us through the entire literal meaning of the deck. As a studious, eager newbie, I took diligent notes. Then as soon as she was done she said, “Okay, now you can just forget about all of that because, in a real reading, it’s always going to be different for each person.” The logical part of my brain panicked. Then she said we were going to practice reading each other. I was petrified. But after the teacher coaxed me to breathe and relax, I did great readings on the other students who were total strangers to me.

I was able to see more than I could ever see if I stayed boxed in with the literal meanings. This was my first time doing readings! I was already learning to trust my own impressions.
For example, a client may have the High Priestess in their tarot reading. I could interpret that as the client has latent psychic abilities themselves. In addition to that, perhaps the blue in the card will stimulate a vision of the client painting a picture. I will get a strong feeling that the client could use their artistic ability as one means to develop their clairvoyance. This is how easy it is to go beyond the literal meaning. Your own senses are the key.

So to begin to satisfy the logical, left side of your brain, I will introduce the first 13 cards of the major arcana of the tarot deck. If the tarot interests you as an intuitive art form, then study to your heart’s content. I encourage you to read up to get your individual, scholarly satisfaction. This is important, especially at the beginning. But then at some point, you can practice with a real person and just let go and flow with of whatever visions, words, sounds, impressions, feelings, sensations and even smells come to you. This is the right side of your brain that is opening up. This is your artistic, intuitive guidance that is in touch with the divine. Your angels and spirit guides will use whatever means they can to talk to you. Tarot is one way of many to open up to the spiritual, psychic realm. Practice, play and enjoy.

I will cover the cards for you in the weeks to come… Stay tuned.

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The Wands in Tarot:

Ace of Wands: Upright – Fresh beginnings, motivation, intuition, power, passion, sexuality, imagination, pure prospect, enthusiasm, bold action, courage, confidence, vitality, kundalini – Reversed: delays, lack of motivation, lack of provocation, not following intuition

2 of Wands: Upright – Planning for the future, progress, weighing options, choices, discovery, personal power, seeing the big picture, beginning stages of a new project – Reversed – Fear of the unknown, lack of planning, not seeing the possible options or big picture, indecisive

3 of Wands: Upright – Exploring the unknown, expanding horizons, leadership, optimism, having foresight, preparation, goals and plans starting to be realized, enterprise, expanding business ventures, waiting for one’s ship to come in – Reversed – Lack of foresight, delays, obstacles to long-term goals, missing or dismissing opportunities

4 of Wands: Upright – Celebration, marriage, harmony, home, supportive community, abundance, parties, festivals, happy times, completion of the foundation of a project – Reversed – incomplete projects, disharmony in the community or festivities, celebrations delayed

5 of Wands: Upright – Competition, disorganization or awkwardness at the beginning of a project, creative conflicts (sometimes beneficial for growth), disagreements, tension, sloppy efforts, projects confused by too many people or ideas – Reversed – Strife, aggression, serious conflicts, sabotage, discord, hidden agendas, losing sight of the greater good for all

6 of Wands: Upright – Victory, triumph, achieving public recognition, accolades, success, feeling pride in one’s accomplishments, self-confidence, rewards and awards – Reversed – Egotism, bad reputation, infamy, lack of confidence, incomplete success, sitting on one’s laurels of past accomplishments, need for new achievements

7 of Wands: Upright – Facing challenges, standing up to naysayers, strong convictions, tough competition, combating criticism, following one’s path despite obstacles and opposition, going for it, courageous acts, heroism – Reversed – Being defeated, overwhelmed by opposition, overly defensive, aggressive, backing down from opposition

8 of Wands: Upright – Jumping into action, speed, movement, travel (esp. air travel), swift change, passionate encounters, fresh and vital energy enlivening a situation or endeavor – Reversed – Delays, procrastination, frustrated efforts, ineffectiveness, waiting for the right moment, holding off, lackluster

9 of Wands: Upright – Strength despite challenges, persistence, resolute, fortitude, long-standing courage, resilience, perseverance will pay off – Reversed – Defensive, paranoid, fearful, physically and/or emotionally worn-out, hesitant, need for rest and rejuvenation before continuing

10 of Wands: Upright – Hard work about to pay off, burden, responsibility, stress, achievements from persistence – Reversed – Joyless, hard work, futility, too much work affecting one’s health, efforts not coming to fruition

Page of Wands: Upright – Enthusiasm or enthusiastic youth, free spirit, discovery, exploration, good news, positive messages – Reversed – Setbacks to plans, pessimism, naivety, lack of direction, immature person

Knight of Wands: Upright – Courageous, enterprising person, energy, passion, lust, taking action, on the move, impulsiveness, spontaneity, adventure – Reversed – Flighty person, scattered energy, delays, frustrations, getting lost

Queen of Wands: Upright – Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius woman, exuberant, creative, regal, warm, generous, passionate, loyal, determined, assertive, confident, sensual, beautiful – Reversed – Aggressive, vain, vindictive, jealous, domineering, femme fatale

King of Wands: Upright – Aries, Leo or Sagittarius man, natural-born leader, inspiring person, visionary, entrepreneur, loyal, warm, generous, brave, optimistic – Reversed – Arrogant, cocky, hot-headed, impulsive, philandering, macho, aggressive

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Cups in Tarot

ACE OF CUPS – Upright- New attractive beginnings, flooding of love, the offer of marriage, any new relationship or circumstances that is pleasant and loving, fertility, a baby born, love for a career or project, alignment with the higher self, peace, compassion, kindness, spiritual bliss, pleasure in life, a positive phase in life, divine love, gift from God, a miracle, a new home – Reversed – Too much emotion, codependency, muddied emotions, a connection out of balance, repressing love and emotion, a need to express love, fear stopping emotional expression, ask for divine support

2 OF CUPS – Upright – Positive, romantic or creative union, true-blue friendship, harmonious business partnership, mutual feelings of love, romantic/ sexual union, marriage, one-to-one relationships are pleasantly highlighted at this time, positive resolutions, soul mates, twin flames, reconciliation – Reversed – Unfulfilling relationship or project, relationship isn’t what it appears to be, minor problems can be solved in partnership with some effort, romantic opportunity missed, breakup or potential breakup, disharmony, imbalance of giving and receiving, unrequited love

3 OF CUPS – Upright – Celebrations, parties, holiday joy, good times, fun, positive feelings flowing between people, uplifting community, artistic/ creative collaboration, abundance, dancing and music, good fortune, happy outcomes, celebrating good news and victories – Reversed – Partying too much, three’s a crowd, gossip, jealousy, extreme sexuality, overindulgence in any area, possible affair, competition, creative block, hedonism

4 OF CUPS – Upright – Meditation, taking time to ponder the big picture, melancholy, introspection, regrouping, re-evaluation, reflection, evaluating an offer – Reversed – Discontentment, laziness, apathy, self-pitying, aloof, possible solution right in front of your eyes, need to see the opportunity or gift given, rejecting love or emotional experience, need for gratitude for all that one has

5 OF CUPS – Upright – Disappointment, rejection, “crying over spilled milk”, loss of any kind, end of a relationship, job loss, grieving process, despair, taking time to feel in order to heal – Reversed – Need to count one’s blessings, rise above disappointments, things aren’t as bad as they seem, stuck in past disappointments and pain, accepting loss, moving forward, forgiveness

6 OF CUPS – Upright – Pleasant memories, nostalgia, reunion with childhood friends, innocence of childhood, past relationships and situations highlighted, old flame returning in one’s life, a return to innocence and simpler times, kindness and courtesy, gifts, old-fashioned courtship, new relationships with past-life connections – Reversed – Need to let go of the past and move forward, unpleasant memories, old relationships causing pain, mercury retrograde causing confusion, naive expectations or mindset, ex-lovers who need to stay ex-lovers, need for more innocence, peace and generosity

7 OF CUPS – Upright – Daydreams, imagination, options need to be researched before taking action, possibilities entertained, romantic fantasies, sexual fantasies, creative visualization to create desired reality, wishes, hopes, fears, watching movies – Reversed – Lost in illusions and fantasies, art and life imitating each other, the truth is stranger than fiction, fears and phobias, subterfuge, delusions of grandeur, addictions, unrealistic expectations, too many options causing confusion, time to act on making dreams come true

8 OF CUPS – Upright – Leaving an outworn or unpleasant relationship or situation, loss of interest in a relationship or situation, time to move on, leaving the past behind, following a higher calling, honoring and relying on the self, inner guidance is heeded, spiritual calling, soul-searching, calmly walking away from what no longer serves you, positive changes are possible as you follow your instincts, new opportunities ahead, possible relocation, seeking the truth – Reversed – Staying when you should leave, not perceiving the bright future just ahead, lost is the fog of emotions and strife, lack of direction, loneliness, emotional void needs to be filled with healthy relationships and spiritual nourishment, strong need to leave.

9 OF CUPS – Upright – Wishes can or are coming true, happiness, beauty, contentment, peace, self-confidence, generosity, financial gain, luxurious surroundings, satiation, pleasures of life can now be enjoyed, card signifies you should make a wish, good fortune manifests in many areas of life – Reversed – Unfulfilled wishes still need cultivation, need to reassess wishes/ desires, arrogance, gluttony, greed, keeping one’s cards close to one’s chest, cockiness

10 OF CUPS – Upright – Love, peace, happiness, harmony and abundance in all areas of life, happy romantic relationship, marital bliss (often with children), happy family, happy relationships, career fulfillment, spiritual fulfillment, getting the “whole enchilada” in life, heaven on earth – Reversed – Happiness not quite complete yet, happiness farther off in future, need to balance out some areas of life before complete happiness, marital discord, possible break-up/ divorce

PAGE OF CUPS – Upright – Message or messenger of love, love letter, romantic, charming, intuitive, artistic young person, possible new friend or lover, poet or poetry, a beloved child or pet, muse, psychic abilities increased at this time, artistic endeavors highlighted – Reversed – Daydreamer, emotionally immature person, impractical person, unrealized creative energy, need for love and compassion

KNIGHT OF CUPS – Upright – Lover highlighted or to be revealed, romantic opportunity, love offering, marriage proposal, loyal and generous person, artist, creative opportunity, emotionally available person, someone deeply driven by love, beauty, and art, deep love connection with someone (possibly stemming from a past life), soul mate relationship, passionate relationship or person, falling in love – Reversed – Lover not genuine, overly emotional, erratic person, flaky person or behavior, jealousy, moodiness, unrealistic expectations, falling in love with love, need to balance emotions with reason

QUEEN OF CUPS – Upright – Woman with tendency to be loyal, loving, wise, gentle, mature, patient, kind, artistic, intuitive, sensual, a good wife/ lover, generous, caring, a good mother, motherly, compassionate, calm, emotionally balanced with a love for family and home –Reversed – Woman with tendency to be secretive, co-dependent, emotionally imbalanced, jealous, insecure, anxious, clingy, stuck in the past, unforgiving

KING OF CUPS – Upright – Man with tendency to be loving, loyal, wise, mature, intuitive, creative, caring, gentle, generous, emotionally balanced, a good father, a good husband and nurturing to family, friends and employees – Reversed – Man with tendency to be selfish, closed-off, emotionally imbalanced, disloyal, fearful, discontented, volatile, sullen

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