Tarot cards have always captured the minds of people from the very beginning of its sojourn. It is said to bestow insight about the past, present and future. But in order to delve into the nitty –gritty of the acceptance part, the most dynamic action remains to analyse what actually tarot cards mean, how they evolved and do they really have the diabolic aspect related with them! To start with, there are different types of tarot decks that have emerged over the period of time. But among them, the most enterprising ones are the French suit and the Italian suit. Coming to the French suit, the colloquial symbols of what we scrutinise in the playing cards of today, still exists. Here the illustrations cater to image of diamonds, spades, clubs and hearts. Instead of the 78 number of cards, the prior was reduced to just 54.But the very reason of it being so very similar to the playing cards and being so very established in terms of signs, rather than bestowing mystery, it confers regalement. Hence its use has been dropped over the years! Then on the other hand the Common symbols like batons; cups, swords and coins have made the main illustrations in the Italian ones. In many strata of beliefs, the coins are summoned as Pentacles and wands are called the batons. But, it would be complete ignorance to categorise the decks only for the purpose of divination and tarot readings alone. They have been also used for recreation and clambake. Among the most prevalent uses is that of playing cards.
The Minor Arcana cards are hereby, much more accustomed with common norms. They are further subdivided into four different suits, which respectively represent the four different elements, like fire, water, air and earth. Earth is signified by pentacles, water by cups and air by swords and fire by the wands. It is believed that all such alternations of relationship have a deep-rooted meaning and significance coupled with their very emergence. They also, on the other hand, represent the psychology and attitude of a person.
| • | The wands represent momentum, imagination, ingenuity and cleverness of a person. |
| • | The suit signifies more of audacity, dauntlessness, dynamism and guts. |
| • | Cups are related with inclination, endearment, hankering and vibes. |
| • | The sword, quite apparent by its name-represents authenticity, accuracy, jurisdiction and truism |
| • | The pentacles are related to the material needs, safeguard, and defence and pragmatic approach towards life. |
Now, in order to scrutinise the meaning of cards, they have to be arranged in a particular order. This pattern of arrangement also has an effect in reading the past, present and future. This particular arrangement of the tarot cards is called a spread. The very reason of this arrangement is the fact that the tarot card reader can hence, draw the respective cards and explain to you the hidden meaning involved in them which goes accordingly to your questions.
The whole concept is to develop a deeper understanding of the interdependence the cards have with each other. This interdependence only works in creating the balance needed, just like adding bits of puzzle to solve the mystery. Though, it may have a very sober and easy-to-do aura coupled with it, it takes a lot of in depth analysis, intuition and thinking to predict the answers.