How do Tarot Cards work for a Tarot Reading?
The Tarot is a set of 78 cards divided into two further sets, the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards and the Minor Arcana consists of 56 cards. The Major Arcana sets out before us our journey through life with the various challenges on the way, the deck starts with ‘The Fool’ card and ends with ‘The World’ card. Each of the Major Arcana Tarot Cards are illustrasted in a way that describerd their meaning. The Minor Arcana Tarot Cards consist of 4 suits, The Cups, The Wands, The Sword and The Pentacles. Each suit contains 4 Court Cards and 10 ‘pip’ cards. The Minor Arcana Tarot Cards are thought to represent the detailed situations we meet in ourlife’s journey; Fulfilment, Prosperity, making plans, coping with loss and making plans.
