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Structure of tarot cards

The origin of tarot cards

The use of tarot cards

Detailed description of steps

Tarot cards and psychology

Interpreting the positive and negative positions of tarot cards

Introduction to tarot cards in ancient Egypt Long ago, pharaohs made various decisions according to the book of ignorance. Thoth, the Egyptian moon god, is the god of culture and education. The Book of Thoth is a mysterious book dedicated to conveying the will of the gods. Later, Egypt died. In order to prevent foreigners from getting the book, they drew it as a card and presented it to the gods. These cards were handed down and later spread to Europe. In the Middle Ages, they formed what we now know as tarot cards. The word "Tarot" is taken from Egyptian characters tar (Tao) and ro (King), meaning "King". So "Tarot" itself refers to his correct determination as a king, which is also the origin of this divination method. (See Tarot Cards for details) * * * There are 78 cards in total, and each exquisite card has its own unique pattern and meaning. The method of divination is to arrange the cards according to a certain form (which is commonly known as "card array") (which we call "unfolding" here), and then look at the position and significance of the cards to analyze and judge. We can do divination according to different needs such as love, interpersonal relationship and work (study). Especially when I don't know what to do, it is a very good road sign, which has a certain psychological suggestion, but it also has some superstitious colors and belongs to the category of occultism. Every tarot card has a symbol, which points out your inner thoughts, subconscious motives, hidden fears and desires, as well as your personality, long-term fortune and weaknesses. Each tarot card also represents a course, with joy, pain, hope, change and rebirth, which is the reappearance of human life, whether physically, mentally or emotionally. Each tarot card represents a character, including a warm and loving mother, a traditional and decent religious leader, an indomitable warrior and a hermit full of wisdom. They are both incarnations of real people and a part of yourself. Every lover represents romance and the choice to face love; It represents both material love and spiritual love, and the chariot represents victory and conquest, as well as strength and conflict. At the same time, each tarot card 12 135487 also implies two different meanings, depending on whether the position of the card decoration is positive or negative. For example, the moon, the positive represents the ideal, and the reverse represents confusion; The devil represents temptation and depravity in the forward direction, and freedom in the reverse direction. But this mainly depends on the reader's own development and inner or subconscious choice.

[Edit this paragraph] The structure of tarot cards

Tarot cards consist of 22 big Akana cards and 56 small Akana cards.

Little Acana (Little Acana)

The meanings of the four colors are as follows:

Mace: Represents elemental fire, symbolizing passion, energy and creation.

Stars: Representing elemental soil, symbolizing money, material and enjoyment.

Holy Grail: Representing elemental water, symbolizing emotion, relationship, love and inspiration.

Sword: represents the element wind, symbolizing thought, wisdom, communication and conflict.

Little Akanaka is used to make up for the shortcomings of big Akanaka. If we want to know more about the truth of fate or each other's affairs, or want to know more about the place and time when things happened, we must learn through little Akanaka.

Among them, the character cards composed of attendants, knights, queens and kings are also called court cards.

Major akana

Name of each piece of paper:

Usually, it is a fool (The Fool, 0), a magician (The Magician, I), a priestess (Or the Pope, II), a queen (The Empress, III), a king (The Emperor, IV), a pope (The Hierophant, or the pope, V), lover (VI), chariot (VII), power (VIII), hermit (IX), wheel of fortune (x), justice (XI), hanging upside down (The Hanged Man, XII), death (XIII), temperance (XIV), evil spirits (XV), tower (XVI).

The Great Akana, as its name implies, is a general fortune to explain fate. Each card reflects different life opportunities, so the trump card in divination will become the focus of analysis. It gives us answers or information about big problems or the main situation at hand. At the same time, it provides us with high-level thinking guidance. These teachings reveal the answers to the current important problems for us, so that we can better choose the next step instead of giving us a definite solution.

Little Akanaka and big Akanaka are closely related, so we can compare them before making a judgment.

[Edit this paragraph] The origin of tarot cards

According to legend, the original tarot cards were not used for divination in the form of cards. It's just a "fantastic book", a mysterious book dedicated to conveying the will of the gods. Whenever the ancient Pharaoh had any problems to solve, he would open this book of ignorance, and all the problems would be solved. (Note: the moon is the god of culture and education) Later, when the Egyptian dynasty died, in order to prevent this mysterious book from falling into the hands of foreigners, it was painted on a card in the form of a picture and handed over to the official. Later, it was introduced to Europe by Alexander. Around the middle ages, the tarot cards we are playing now were formed.

The origin of this ancient divination tool has always been a mysterious legend, and many experts who study mysticism try to find clues.

Some people say that it comes from Egypt, which means "sacred journey" and "god of wisdom and magic" in Egyptian.

Some people say it comes from ancient Rome, which means "wheel of life" in Latin.

Some people say it comes from Hebrew, which means "law" in Jewish.

It is said that it comes from Persia, which means "playing cards" in gypsy language. It is the gypsies who introduced the word "tarot" to Europe.

It is said that since ancient India, Indian gods have held some symbols of tarot cards, such as cups, power, swords and rings.

It is said that from China, card games were printed on paper money in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that cards were used to entertain court wives.

▼ Ancient Italian Theory-According to historians' research, as early as14th century, some aristocrats in European countries had already played tarot cards, during which the Vatican banned tarot cards and characterized them as the devil's Atlas and pagan articles. In addition, the earliest known tarot cards appeared in Italy at the end of14th century15th century. The Italian poker game "tarocco" sounds similar to Tarot, with only 22 cards, which is similar to the 22 main cards of Grand Akana. At the same time, the meanings of love, victory, love, death, reputation, fate and future praised in Italian poetry are similar to those of tarot cards. Therefore, many people agree that Tarot originated in Italy. However, many scholars who study tarot cards believe that these evidences can only show that tarot cards once appeared in Europe, and they do not believe that tarot cards originated in Europe.

▼ Gypsy theory-scholars who study tarot cards believe that tarot cards are most likely brought to Europe by gypsies in Asia or Africa. They make a living by divination, and tarot cards are one of their divination methods. However, Gypsies are nomadic people who wander around. Is it possible to develop a very systematic philosophy of tarot cards? Tarot cards may not be the product of gypsies, they just learned from other civilizations.

▼ Ancient Egyptian Theory-Some people think that Tarot cards are products of ancient Egypt. Many people believe that after the destruction of Alexandria, Egypt, the Moroccan city of Fez has become a new world-class academic center, where scholars from all over the world are concentrated. Unfortunately, they didn't have a common language and characters, so they prepared an album full of mysterious symbols, and replaced the language and characters with pictures. Later, these pictures evolved into playing cards. This statement is unbelievable and has no factual basis, but there is another statement that is willing to go from ancient Egypt and is worth listening to.

Thoth (someone translated him as [Egyptian Moon God]) was one of the many gods in ancient Egypt, in charge of wisdom and magic, and also the inventor of numbers. Some people think that he invented twenty-two Akana cards in tarot cards as one of the rituals of Egyptian wizards.

There is not much truth in this statement. Tarot experts who believe in this theory all believe that Egypt must have relevant literature records. 1799, Napoleon's army found a clay tablet engraved with ancient Egyptian characters. Not only this clay tablet, but also other Egyptian documents have not found any records about tarot cards, which is a frustrating thing for believers of Egyptian theory. Whether this statement is right or wrong, it is undeniable that many tarot symbols originated in ancient Egypt.

▼ Judaism-After a series of studies, experts found that Tarot cards are closely related to Kabbalah of ancient Hebrews, which can be said to be more reliable. Kabbalah is the philosophy of ancient Jews, and it is said that it was handed down from God to Moses (or Moses). It is a kind of knowledge that people cooperate with each other to enhance their spiritual strength. Twenty-two Akana cards of tarot cards are deeply related to the twenty-two letters of Hebrew and Kabala. Someone has compiled a comparison table of tarot cards and ancient Hebrew letters. The research on tarot cards in recent decades shows that the statement that tarot cards originated from ancient Jews is highly credible.

To sum up, the origin of tarot cards should be roughly as follows: first, the big Akana of tarot cards originated from the ancient Jewish Kabaka. Because of the frequent contact between ancient Jews and ancient Egyptians, they also absorbed many Egyptian religious symbols. With the frequent wars in the Middle East, the predecessor of Tarot almost disappeared. Later, gypsies didn't know how to use tarot cards, but I believe they probably didn't know much about the philosophical level of tarot cards. They used it as a divination tool. Tarot cards spread from12nd century to Europe in14th century, and became popular in the Middle Ages. They can be found in many pictures and books at that time. Tarot cards are everywhere, whether in the palace or in the common people. It was not until the rise of the church that Tarot cards were regarded as the mysterious magic of paganism and were suppressed from then on. Under the protection of a willing heart, the tarot card survived and showed its mysterious atmosphere in front of the world. After the church's power weakened, tarot cards developed again, and new tarot cards were introduced one after another. Especially at the end of19th century, the research on tarot cards became more systematic after the researchers linked tarot cards with the scroll cultural relics of ancient Jewish esoteric religion, and Ryder Tarot cards were one of the representatives.

[Edit this paragraph] The use of tarot cards

[About opening a new card] Many novices know something called Pailing. You may think, if every card has a spirit, how many spirits does the scarab produce a year? Other messy card opening ceremonies are actually unnecessary. Open the package and you can use it, which is absolutely one-sided. When you really concentrate, 78 cards will naturally appear.

[Divination steps]

Time: As long as you are in a good mental state, any time will do.

Location: You can choose a quiet location to help you concentrate. Of course, as long as you can concentrate, anywhere will do.

Three objects: speculators can be themselves or others. But if you speculate by yourself, because you always want to get good results subjectively, this may affect the objectivity and accuracy of the speculative results.

Shuffle: Before each guess, the questioner must shuffle the cards at will. Shuffle the cards face down and put your hands on the table; You can also shuffle cards like playing bridge.

Cut the card: after washing the card, fold it up, let the questioner cut the card twice, and then put it back on the desktop.

Six draw cards: choose the card array according to the questions asked by the questioner, and let the questioner draw cards.

Seven rows of cards: arrange the cards drawn by the questioner according to the card array, and all the cards should face down at this time.

Eight cards: Open the arranged cards one by one, and then start to solve the cards after all the cards are opened.

Nine solutions: whether you are speculating for yourself or others, feel the feeling and significance of this card first, and then solve the card; Then make a comprehensive analysis from the explanation of each card and the context of the whole card type.

[Notes]

First of all, the most important thing is to ensure that your body and mind are in a good state of peace before using tarot cards. Reading tarot cards is a hard job, and you must concentrate on it to understand the current significance of tarot cards.

You can prepare a black tablecloth, preferably made of cotton or yarn. Note that different colors have different functions: green or pink represents friendship or love, gray represents knowledge or education, yellow or gold represents money, purple represents career, blue represents personality, brown or green represents health, and pure white represents strength.

You need enough space when divining, and prepare a clean cloth to spread on the desktop to avoid direct contact with the desktop, which is easy to get dirty. As for the suggestion that you use black, it is because black is the color that can gather light and energy most scientifically and speculatively. (Actually, it's ok not to use it, but the card will wear out faster. )

What are the taboos?

You can't guess the same question twice in a short time.

Tarot cards are a tool for you to spy on the corner of your destiny, and can be said to be your partner on the journey of your destiny. Therefore, you must trust them absolutely. If the result it tells you is not satisfactory, you should still maintain a respectful attitude. Never have the mentality of "counting the good results"-fate is not a game of trial and error.

Don't lose any cards.

A set of cards, like brothers and sisters, has its integrity. No matter which card is lost, it is a kind of harm to the card itself. So my advice to you is: please take care of it. (If there is a blank card, say it separately. Blank cards can be used as loss reporting cards)

Avoid unexpected situations when shuffling cards.

In the shuffling process explained in the third step, the following situations will occur: washing, after washing, a card suddenly turns red and faces up; Or wash some cards to the ground; Or put it in the wrong pile when cutting cards, etc. You should try to avoid these accidents, because all these phenomena show one thing: your spirit may not be concentrated enough.

After everything is ready, the next step is to confirm the questions you want to ask. Remember: you must confirm the problem before the next step-"shuffling". Once you start shuffling, you can't change the problem.

When an error occurs in the middle:

In the process of divination, if something goes wrong, it's okay to put the cards wrong. Just change the position. Losing your cards when shuffling may be an accident, or you may be in a bad mood. You can choose to continue shuffling or not.

[Edit this paragraph] Detailed steps

[shuffling]

Shuffle has two different actions. Every time you speculate, you have to repeat these two shuffles.

Let's start with the first shuffle. Put twenty-two tarot cards face down in your own hands. Concentrate and don't think about anything. Then, I began to obey my will, take a drop from the middle of the deck and put it on the top of the deck. Repeat the same action several times, depending on your wishes.

Next, put the cards on the plane and prepare for the second shuffle. Similarly, your spirit must still concentrate on spreading the cards in a circle and start shuffling them with both hands in chronological order. While shuffling the cards, I silently talked about the questions to be speculated and thought about the cards to be used.

Listen to your inner voice and you will feel when to stop; At this time, slowly gather the cards (don't forget to do it clockwise), and finally restore them to a pile of cards and put them horizontally.

In addition, there are some conjectures that require the questioner to concentrate his will and meditate on his own problems. At this time, you just need to keep your mind free from distractions; When to stop shuffling depends on the questioner.

[Cut the cards]

Card cutting is the time for questioners to show their talents. When you have washed the cards and put them face down in a pile, ask the person who asked to cut the cards. Of course, if you ask questions, you have to cut the cards yourself.

First of all, ask your opponent to concentrate, pick up a card from the top of the stack according to his own wishes (definitely not without it), and put this card under the original stack (that is, in this direction close to you) to make it two drops.

Again, take another card from the top of the second drop; This will be placed above the first drag and drop. Now, there are three cards in front of you.

Next, it's up to you to turn the cards back. First pick up the first drop and put it on the second drop; Then pick up the combination of the first drop and the second drop and put it on the third drop. This will be reduced to a pile of cards.

We have one last card cut. In the process just now, the cards were placed horizontally face down. Now we're going to turn the cards over. This action must not be mistaken: if you are speculating for the other party, your rotation direction is counterclockwise; In other words, you have to turn the left end of the tarot card down 90 degrees and turn it into a straight line. If you guess for yourself, turn the card 90 degrees clockwise. Once you make a mistake, the meaning of the whole card will be completely reversed. Be careful!

Card array

After more than 500 years of circulation and evolution, tarot cards have formed many fixed card arrays all over the world. They mainly include big Acana array, small Acana array and mixed array of big Acana and small Acana.

The Grand Akana Array mainly includes Celtic Cross, Tiangong Map, Holy Triangle, Alternative, Six-pointed Star and Gypsy Cross.

The Little Akanaka Array mainly includes Venus and the Sphinx.

The mixed card array in Greater and Lesser Acana mainly includes seven planets, the tree of life and the map of birthplace.

In addition, many speculative methods are deduced for a certain field, such as love, marriage, money and so on.

Shuffling and cutting cards are the most important steps in the whole process. The next card arrangement is much simpler. You just need to arrange the cards in the arrangement you just decided to use. Remember one thing:

All tarot cards must be kept face down during the card arrangement. Usually only a part of the cards are used in the card type, and the rest will remain in a straight state, folded and put aside.

[Edit this paragraph] Tarot cards and psychology

Carl jung was the first psychologist to face tarot cards directly. He regards tarot cards as a symbolic prototype: the basic types or situations of human beings are all implied in all human subconscious behaviors. For example, "emperor" is the symbol of the highest authority (parents) or the image of father. This prototype theory has triggered many psychological uses. Some psychologists ask patients to choose a tarot card that suits them to determine how patients view themselves. Some psychologists try to use tarot images to make patients understand his thoughts by imagining his situation or relationship: Is it as keen as Knight of the Sword? Or is it as blind and evasive as the RWS (Ryder-Waiter-Smith) series "Two Swords"? Tarot cards can be regarded as subconscious algebra and can be analyzed at the level of consciousness. Interestingly, previous tarot cards, such as Visconti-sforza and Marseille, are often rougher and less algebraic than modern tarot cards. This is not only an illusion from a modern point of view, but also reflects the general direction of the evolution and change of Tarot art in previous centuries, especially since 1900. The symbolic meaning of tarot cards has been very successfully popularized from the beginning.

[Edit this paragraph] Positive and negative interpretation of tarot cards

0. Fools "wander"

The first picture of Daya Kerry is a fool with "0", where 0 means no, as if he didn't know anything. The young man in Cary, dragging a puppy, seems to be on the journey to realize a touching grand idea, but we can see from the picture that he is walking on the edge of a cliff! I really begged others to wipe his sweat, but he didn't seem to realize his danger and was so complacent. Does he really believe in "blessed are the fools"? If so, he is a real fool.

In-situ explanation: it refers to the result of blindly pursuing dreams and completely ignoring reality, knowing that it is meaningless adventure, wrong choice and failure.

Reverse interpretation: take risks, pursue possibilities, attach importance to dreams, ignore material losses, run away from home, trust others too much, and worry about traveling abroad.

This card is in no particular order, nor is it in the order of 1-2 1. This is a special card. The reason why it is 0 can also be said to be the beginning or end of everything. One said it was a clown card of later playing cards.

The story of the card:

The story is a light step, and obstacles on the ground can't limit it. Young people wear gorgeous clothes and walk on the edge of a cliff. His eyes are his ideal. He is wandering around with roses in his left hand and all his belongings (parcels) in his right hand. His facial expression is full of wisdom and dreams. The dog next to him reminded him not to go straight ahead, but to stop and think. The stick supporting the package symbolizes the strength of will, and the puppy is a hint of crisis.

The story of two laurels represents victory. Red feathers represent the desire to pursue new things. Baggage represents worldly things and cannot be abandoned. Roses represent a pure heart. Colorful clothes represent inner shock. The stick represents a fool who is full of strength and vitality to face a new journey.

Story 3 wears a gorgeous headdress and a stick on his shoulder, which reflects his ideal country. Realists say he is arrogant, while idealists think he is adventurous.

Positive position

Love, innocent and romantic love

Adventure and novelty work.

in good health

Entertainment travel has unexpected gains.

Other adventurers

Conclusion A beautiful dream

Reverse position

Love, love, innocent romantic love.

Lack of stability and responsibility in work.

Get sick from a healthy and restless life.

Entertainment cannot travel with confidence.

The others can't make up their minds, by default.

The conclusion is unrealistic.