The Major Arcana
the history of the major arcana:
The word 'arcana' means 'secret'. There are 22 Major Arcana cards. These 22 cards are the key to the power of the Tarot and each have a potent force in itself.
The 22 cards represent forces which influence the lifes of us all. The card without any number, The Fool, represents the seeker travelling along the path of life in search of knowledge and self-awareness, meeting a variety of challenges along the way.
Many uses the tarot to fortell the future, but in the cards there are also advice about how to affect the future.
The Major Arcana:
'Reverse meaning' happens when the card comes up upside-down, with the top of the picture facing away from the enquirer. This makes the card 'reverse' often the opposite of the upside-up meaning, the ordanary divinatory meaning.
0 The Fool
I The Magician
II The High Priestess
III The Emperess
IV The Emperor
V The Hierophant
VI The Lovers
VII The Chariot
VIII Justice
IX The Hermit
X The Wheel of Fortune
XI Strenght
XII The Hanged Man
XIII Death
XIV Temperance
XV The Devil
XVI The Tower of Destruction
XVII The Star
XVIII The Moon
XIX The Sun
XX Judgement
XXI The World
What about getting back to the start? or, if ya want: tarot. It's all up to you.
and what about givin' me the word?
Last modificated March 01 1998
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