The Tarot deck, consisting of 78 Arcana, includesyourself 22 cards Elders and 56 Minors. The elders reveal destiny, they show important moments of life, major changes and events that we cannot control. Junior Arcana - this momentary moments, current affairs.
Today we will talk about how the combination of tarot cards with each other is interpreted. It is quite difficult, but let's try to figure it out.
Interpretation of Tarot Cards
First, the interpretation of each card is determined.in relation to the position taken. The value of the tarot, the main provisions, individually for each alignment. Of the several possible ones, the one that matches the question being asked is chosen.
After reviewing the individual cards you need to connectall the values in the overall picture, considering the combination of Arcana and considering their influence on each other. Surrounding people can increase or decrease the weight of the map, clarifying its meaning and direction. It is necessary to study combinations not only in combinations, but also depending on their location. If there are contradictions and inconsistencies, this is normal. Life is also controversial.
It is necessary to decide on the beginning of divinationtaking into account the inverted positions of the cards. In most schools of Tarot, this value is considered to be opposite in meaning to the direct location of the Arcane. However, for some (the Devil, the Wheel of Fortune, the Sun, the Hermit), the interpretation does not change, only strengthening or weakening occurs.
Significance of Major Arcana
Maps of the Major Arcana can be divided into three groups, 7 in each, they mean three cycles of human development:
- Youth, the beginning - Star, Moon, Moderation, Wheel of Fortune, Lovers, Hermit, World.
- Maturity, experience - Empress, Priest, Mage, Sun, Devil, Strength, Chariot.
- Old age, wisdom - Priestess, Court, Tower, Hanged Man, Justice, Emperor, Death.
Depending on the number, Senior Arcana also means three areas of communication with the outside world:
- maps 1 through 7 are responsible for the intellectual and spiritual world;
- Arcana numbers from 8 to 14 indicate the moral and emotional sphere;
- The last seven cards define the material and physical component of life.
Zero card - Jester, is a synthesis for all other Arcana.
Meaning Minor Arcana
Junior Arcana are divided into four suits, eachgroup of 14 cards. They led to the appearance of the playing deck. Suits are swords, rods (scepters), goblets and denarii (pentacles). Each includes cards with values from 1 (ace) to 10 and four figured: herald, rider, Sibyl, Pharaoh.
Cards with numbers from 1 to 10 mean everydayfeelings and situations, emotions, personality traits and qualities of other people. Character cards denote a particular person, his or her personality and its role in your life, and are responsible for communicating with others.
The order of interpretation of combinations Arkanov
- We define the ruling group of cards, if there is one. We also draw attention to the absence of any suit in the scenario.
- We take into account the interaction of the suits of the Minor Arcana.
- Select the cards with strong influence. The Elder Arcana is a Mage, Priestess or Emperor, and the Minor Arcana has kings (pharaohs).
- We consider groups of 2–3 closely spaced cards in the light of their influence on each other and taking into account the question asked.
The combination of tarot cards with each other and interpretation. Senior Arcana
The interaction of the Major Arcana strengthens, reduces or clarifies the meaning of each other. If one card is just a hint, then two is already a very clear answer. For example:
- The Chariot, the Tower, the Star, the Wheel of Fortune and Death in combination with others foreshadow changes, the character of which will be determined by the second map.
- Having a map of the Magus means a new path, the beginning of something. The second map defines the essence of the undertaking.
- The appearance of the card of the Jester speaks of happiness and a positive mood of events. Inverted, he points to the stupidity of the question and vain alarm regarding the second Arkan.
- The presence of the Priestess card contributes wisdom, understanding, and the need for development.
Combinations Junior Arcana
How to decipher the combination of tarot cards with each other in the layouts, if we are talking about Junior Arcane? In this case, the suit and the number of each card are the most significant.
The combination of the suit of wands:
- With cards of the same suit - there is no time for emotion, only actions matter. Think and act quickly and decisively.
- С кубками – разговоры о сердечных и семейных problems, solving cases involving feelings. Positive cards speak of favorable events, the combination with negative cards (7 and 8 cups, 4, 7 and 8 wands) promises quarrels and discord.
- С пентаклями – проблемы в финансовых или других affairs The result of the decision is positive when a combination of positive cards is combined, while unfavorable ones (7, 8 and 5 rods or 7 and 5 pentacles) indicate non-payment of debts or a lack of money.
- With swords - show the situation with rash, impulsive words and actions. This combination does not attach much importance in the scenario.
The value of the combination cards of cups:
- With cups - pure thoughts, philanthropy, pleasant company. Means the primacy of feelings and emotions over everything else.
- With swords - rash strong affects: severe pain, grief or joy, love or passion. This is a bad combination of cards for the object of divination.
- С пентаклями – говорит о получении или утрате any feelings. With positive cards, it promises profit in mentally significant matters, while with negative cards (4, 5 and 8 cups and 5, 7 and 8 pentacles), it predicts separation, separation or loss.
Combination of the suit of swords with cards:
- Swords - the highest degree of fear, anger, angeror grief. Negative emotions obscure the mind. A positive interpretation will be given the presence of the Senior Arcana, talking about a normal situation, then this is an unnecessary panic, a temporary state.
- Pentacles are a struggle for property, while they signify loss or gain, and swords signify varying degrees of urgency.
The combination of tarot cards with each other (older and younger arcane)
Due to the huge amount of possiblecombinations, it is difficult to give a description for each case. To do this, it is better to turn to specialized sites that consider each combination of Tarot cards separately. But you can rely on your intuition and logic. For this we use the following elements of interpretation of combinations of Arcana:
- Tarot numbering shows the stages of developmentsituations: small ones indicate the beginning of the event, medium ones indicate its culmination, the last numbers indicate the end and the end of the cycle. This rule applies to both Junior and Senior Arcane.
- The main areas indicated by the appearance of one or another suit of the Minors in combination with the maps of the Major Arcana:
- Cups (bowls). Love, friendship, joy and harmony, relaxation and pleasure, creation and art.
- Wands (scepters). Entrepreneurship, development and energy, position in society, fame, politics and management.
- Swords. Hostility and conflict, rivalry and struggle.
- Pentacles (Denarii). Wealth, well-being, health, business communication and contacts, business, success in achieving goals.
Influence of the suit Minor Arcana
Now you know how to explain the combination of cards.Tarot with each other in different layouts. Now is the time to talk about the influence of suits. In the light of various aspects of human life, the rods are responsible for spiritual development, and swords are responsible for intellectual development. Cups define the emotional area, pentacles mean the material and physical world. For example, the presence in the layout of several cards of wands means a holiday. A few cups hint at a love affair. Many swords foreshadow problems and discord, and a large number of pentacles promise money matters.
Suit cards increase mutual power.Different Arcana can weaken or neutralize the action of each other. The influence of the colors on each other can be determined by their belonging to the elements: the rods represent Fire, the cups represent Water, the swords belong to Air, and the pentacles belong to Earth. On this basis, the rods are opposed to the cups, and the swords are opposed to the pentacles. Strengthening the value of the cards occurs when a union of swords with cups and batons, pentacles are friendly with rods and cups.
The influence of the ruling group of cards
Правящим считается преобладание карт одной масти Minor Arcana or cards of the same developmental sphere of Elders. This means that the circumstances revealed by the cards of the ruling group are most important in this situation and will affect all other life events.
- A large number of Senior Arcana in the scenario speaks of the exceptional importance of the situation and big changes in a person’s life.
- The predominance of the Junior digital maps indicates the influence of everyday and quick affairs, the scope of which is determined by the ruling suit.
- If in the layout often fall curly(palace) cards of the Minor Arcana, this indicates a strong influence of other people and extraneous factors on the development of the situation or warns of the appearance of circumstances beyond the control of the person himself.
- The many upturned Arcana means problems and obstacles in life and achieving the goal.
Here is such an interesting, mysterious, completely unknown world of Tarot. Do you believe in his power and knowledge? The choice is yours.
