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Tarot: The Minor Arcana

Rather than being an exact science, Tarot is an interpretative art. Thus, the following interpretations are by no means set rules of how to read Tarot but rather a guide that can be used in addition to one's own intuition and making-sense of the card's symbol(ism)s...

The four suits of the Minor Arcana

Swords

air, thought, dreams, energy, creativity, beauty, community, movement, intellect, logic, mind, intention, ideas

Wands

fire, passion, love, desire, will, motivation, destruction, change, creativity, protection, anger, transformation

Cups

water, emotions and feelings, relationships, friendship, connection, empathy, intuition, mood

Pentacles

earth, the material, bodies, fertility, health, stability, finances, resources, home, career, craft, legacy, grounding

The numbers and court cards, and their meanings

0: openness, endless possibility, nothingness, in touch with the All (The number 0 cannot be found in the Minor Arcana but becomes relevant when interpreting the Major Arcana.)

King: control, power in action, maturity, responsibility, masculinity

Queen: mastering and subtly distributing energies, deep understanding, femininity

Knight: boldness, bravery, messenger, action, connection to the outer world, recklessness, movement

Page: inspiration, the child/ youth, freshness, a new spark, opportunity

Ace: individual, beginnings, potential, new relationships

2: duality, balance, partnership, decisions

3: collective, growth, creativity, expression, expansion, fertility, common goals

4: stability, structure, control, power, integrity, structure, formation

5: shifting perspective, conflict, change, expansion

6: community, cooperation, harmony, compassion

7: external change, spirituality, wisdom, exploration

8: repeated cycles, action, change, regeneration

9: self-realisation, success, idealism, inspiration, system structures, fulfilment, inspiration

10: completion, finality, renewal

Major Arcana: link

Sources:

Dark Days Tarot

Golden Thread Tarot

Biddy Tarot

Learn Tarot: The Fool's Journey

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I searched for love in the heavens above.

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“Why do people like a character who’s committed war crimes but hate this other character just because they’re annoying” because it’s fiction Susan, and being annoying in fiction is a greater sin than being a supervillain, because it won’t make me want to read about them. It isn’t difficult to understand

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Legion - Chapter 17

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lets get drunk and talk about how we really feel about each other

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Drowned Woman (detail, 1893) Jakub Schikaneder

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what i hate about quarantine is how much ive gotten to know myself. i got 7 seasons of character development over the course of like four months. that cannot be healthy

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Hurt/comfort writers see a character and be like “I want to see them fall so far but I also want them to land on something soft”

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✨Yes/No Tarot tips✨

Here are some ideas to help you answer those pesky Yes/No questions using Tarot. These are just ways that I’ve found work for me and Yes/No card interpretations that have always given me the answers I seek. Sometimes, this varies from reader to reader, so use this as a springboard to find out what works for you! 

If you pull a Yes card in reverse, it could indicate a “Yes, BUT…” or a “Yes, IF…”. You’ll need to understand what each card means in reverse to determine the caveat for a reversed Yes card. 

Pay attention to the positive meanings for each No card. Sometimes, things aren’t as clear cut as a simple No. Sometimes, it becomes a “No, but…” and gives you clues about how you can change your No into a Yes.

If you pull a Maybe card, you can often get a feel for your options either way by drawing additional cards to go on either side. For example: Two of Swords is a Maybe card and often represents a difficult choice between two options. You can draw two cards to set on either side of this card that represent the two choices and their pros and cons. 

YES

Major Arcana: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Emperor, Empress, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Star, Sun, Judgement, World

Cups: Ace, two, three, six, nine, ten, page, knight, queen, king

Pentacles: Ace, three, six, eight, nine, ten, page, knight, queen, king

Swords: Ace, page, knight

Wands: Ace, two, three, four, six, eight, page, knight, queen, king

NO

Major Arcana: Death, Devil, Tower, Moon

Cups: Five, eight

Pentacles: Four, five

Swords: Three, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Wands: Five, seven, ten

MAYBE

Major Arcana: Hierophant, Justice, Hanged Man, Wheel of Fortune, Temperance

Cups: Four, seven

Pentacles: Two, seven

Swords: Two, four, queen, king

Wands: Nine

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Hi Lady D! I started following you as a spectator of your highly accurate tarot readings. But you're so good at it that you made me wanna learn it myself! I'm aware you have a treasure trove of tips in this blog (thank u for that!) But as a total beginner I wonder which ones I should learn first?🥰🙏❄️💚

The Ultimate Lesson Plan for the Tarot Beginner

Lesson 1: Bite-Sized Tarot History

Lesson 2: How Tarot Readings Actually Work

Lesson 3: How to Really Learn Tarot in One Day

Lesson 4: Key Meanings for All 78 Cards

Lesson 5: How to Read Tarot Reversals

Lesson 6: The Major vs. the Minor Arcana

Lesson 7: How to Memorize the Major Arcana

Lesson 8: How to Understand the Minor Arcana

Lesson 9: Similar Major and Minor Arcana Cards

Lesson 10: Performing the Celtic Cross Spread

Lesson 11: Understanding Tarot’s Kings

Lesson 12: Understanding Tarot’s Queens

Lesson 13: Understanding Tarot’s Knights

Lesson 14: Understanding Tarot’s Pages

Lesson 15: Yes or No Questions with Tarot

Lesson 16: Predicting Timing with Tarot

Lesson 17: Identifying People with Tarot Part 1

Lesson 18: Identifying People with Tarot Part 2 

Lesson 19: Determining Locations Part 1

Lesson 20: Determining Locations Part 2 

Lesson 21: How to Tell Physical Appearance

Lesson 22: Top 5 Beginner Tarot Decks

Lesson 23: Reasons to Have Multiple Decks

Lesson 24: How to Have Truthful Tarot Readings

Lesson 25: The Secret to Being Good at Tarot

Once you have mastered the above, explore this other list to learn how to use tarot to uncover someone’s true intentions... to avenge yourself... to protect loved ones... to speak to your ancestors... to discover your life purpose... to know which of your dreams will come true and even when your life will end. All that among other things. But first... focus on this list.

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Does anyone else watch dark shows to understand their own trauma?

I sometimes feel self conscious about doing this.

Watching shows/movies for me that deal with heavy topics help me a lot, even when I feel heavy.

Particularly for me, and what brought this up, were shows/movies that have to do with memory suppression. They really help me; even knowing they’re fiction, I still find a lot of perspective in them.

I’ve been working on PTSD related memory difficulties with my therapist for a long time now. It’s not easy feeling like your life was in someone else’s hands and you can’t remember what you did or didn’t do, or what part of what you remember is real and what is not.

Most of the time I find a show that gives a character a life altering psychological event and then has them brush it off in an episode or two, continuing on as if nothing ever happened. It’s maddening.

Those special few shows that do extend the psychological process throughout their series are addicting to me. Almost like a case study, I can bounce ideas off of the character and learn from their mistakes. I also learn things like how to help myself see manipulation, how to maintain my own mind and not follow others.

These shows remind me not to fall into habits & crutches that are harmful. Seeing how slippery my slope can be, gives a jolt that reminds me to stay vigilant about my mind.

But, sharing this with others can be difficult. People either can’t/don’t want to relate/understand. Which in turn leaves me feeling like a weird “horror junkie” or just a freak in general. But, I come on Tumblr and it doesn’t feel so isolating, seeing everyone posting gifs from the shows and movies I find solace in means oddly a great deal.

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I dont even need a app to track my period anymore, the soulsucking depression hit each month tells me more accurately than anything else could

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After being blessed with two months of cramp free periods, my uterus decided enough was enough and is bringing on the pain this month.

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“I’m going to be patient on this journey of self improvement. I accept that I will have good days and bad days, but I need to go through both in order to sustain this growth.”

— Affirmation of the day.