Learning How To Understand Tarot Cards
Each one of these links will take you to the specific Tarot Card Meanings and give you some more insight into how you can interpret these cards during and after a reading. The pictures used in this deck are from the classic Rider-Waite Tarot Deck that was first published in 1910. While different decks have different illustrations for their respective names, the same meanings for these cards apply and 95% of the time will be the standard 78 card deck.
While the images are simple, their backgrounds and details hold a wealth of symbolism. Some of the imagery remains close to those found in earlier decks, but overall the Waite-Smith card designs represent a substantial departure from their predecessors. More information on this deck and the Tarot Card Meanings can be found at – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider-Waite_tarot_deck
While there are generally 78 cards in a Tarot Card Deck, we have only displayed the Major Arcana cards and their meanings here.
The Magician
The Magician Tarot Card is an outstanding omen that symbolizes new opportunities. It can also show the significance of new enterprise and that you will have the creativity and willpower to succeed in whatever you may set out to do.
The High Priestess
The High Priestess is the guardian of secrets. When she appears in a tarot reading it can mean a secret will soon be revealed or that there is a secret you hold and would like to reveal.
The Empress
The Empress Tarot Card symbolizes prosperity, birth, love and reassurance. When she appears in a tarot reading in a favorable position she is a welcome card.
The Emperor
The Emperor Tarot Card is a sign of honor and achievement and often in cases can represent a strong male influence. Examples of this could be a father, husband or partner and possibly even a man of significance in your life.
The Hierophant
The Hierophant Tarot Card is a symbol of moral law. He is a wise and a very capable adviser, a spiritual guide and practical instructor.
The Lovers
The Lovers Tarot Card can symbolize that a new love will soon enter your life. Most people cannot see where from but you can be sure you’re in for a surprise.
The Chariot
The Chariot Tarot Card symbolizes your conflicts ending in victory. On revealing of The Chariot you can be fairly sure that with sustained efforts if in a current struggle or facing one, that you will win.
The Hermit
When The Hermit Tarot Card appears in your reading he can symbolize a need for your careful consideration of issues. Quite possibly a strong desire for peace and quiet and most importantly solitude.
Wheel of Fortune
When The Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card appears it delivers a message of a new cycle in life. Good luck and fortune. For fate has brought this into your life rather than your own doing.
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man Tarot Card often symbolizes self-sacrifice. This could be either material or emotional and an ability to adapt to changing circumstances that you currently face.
Temperance
When the Temperance Tarot Card appears in your reading it often symbolizes a strong self-control. It also signifies your ability to handle volatile factors and in turn, being able to bring out a positive result.
