TAROT NOTES

TAROT NOTES MINOR ARCANA

A.   1 to 10 appears to be divining. Page, knight, queen and king seem divining.

B.   Wands is action, fire

C.   Cups is emotions, water

D.   Swords is thought, air

E.    Pentacles is material world, earth

The Fives usually represents conflict.

1.    Aces

a.    Wands : New beginning a new venture, new action

b.    Cups : New beginning of love, or a new emotion

c.    Swords: New ideas, clarity of thought

d.    Pentacles : Beginning of prosperity or a new venture that will bring in the money.

2.    Two

a.    Decisions to be made after the first steps have been taken. Time of next steps.

b.    Beginning of a new relationship based on mutual attraction and respect. More lawful. Male and female energies coming together.

c.    Wanting to avoid taking a decision because one is in inner conflict. Neither solution nor the problem is clear yet. One needs to wait and then take the decision. Indecision will not make the problem disappear.

d.    Need to balance two opposing priorities. Say work and family in terms of attention. And showing that you can do it.

3.    Three

a.    Expansion into new horizons.

b.    Time to let hair down and celebrate with friends and near and dear ones. The sense of friendship during periods of success.

c.    Betrayal separation and grief. To know that pain is the way to learning in this life.

d.    An apprentice who has made an initial progress and showing it to superiors. It’s the end of a probation and progress thereafter towards the larger goal.

4.    Four

a.    Enjoying a period of stability happiness and celebration after a Perfection of work. Harvest of hard work done in the past.

b.    Time for contemplation to go inward before taking any decision of an opportunity presented to you.

c.    Time to relax after a battle before you get into the next battle.Heal the body and mind.

d.    Self sufficient monetarily but holding on so tight to your possessions that you are tied down by it. Call for a beginning beyond the material.

5.    Five

a.    Conflict hindering progress.  Conflict and change.

b.    Trouble letting go of the past and therefore not receiving the good things that are waiting to happen.

c.    Victory but not all is well. To watch for ambition at what costs.

d.    Card of material loss with spiritual comfort available for solace.

6.    Six

a.    Victory after labor. Public recognition of success.

b.    Represents nostalgia, reflecting on the wonderful times of the past. Possibility of a return to familiar environment.

c.    Leaving behind a turbulent past to calmer futures. Indicates a need for letting go and for rationality to prevail over emotions and feelings.

d.    Time for charity and share your wealth if you are poor then there is chance of getting unexpected wealth as help from someone.

7.    Seven

a.    A flight or opposition to defend what one has but others want to take away from you.  The fighter is wearing different shoes on each leg – maybe lack of clarity or balanced footing.

b.    Need to dream but now take a practical call in which of them are just illusions and which are the choices to take that that real and which are illusory.

c.    Deception and betrayal. Could indicate that if you are trying anything cunning be careful or you could get caught. On the contrary try to achieve things by hard work instead of cunningness. Or better to face issues than sneaking away.

d.    Time for harvest. Hard work has now blossomed into fruit. Don’t wait.

8.    Eight

a.    An impulse for a new goal or vista approaching. Optimism and high energy to now build on success.

b.    You have experienced your desires and achieved so much but there is still a restlessness and you are now ready to walk away from it all for something meaningful.

c.    You are trapped in your own thoughts and therefore cant see a solution. The problem must be approached from a new angle. Maybe even bringing in emotion or intuition rather than cold rationality. Once the blindfold is removed we would see that the path is actually open.

d.    Indicates you are working to perfect your work. With lots more focus to master it.

9.    Nine

a.    Nearly there. Final bits of obstacles before the final goal is reached. And preparedness. Be resilient.

b.    Satisfaction at all levels after struggles with 7 and 8. Spiritual, material,physical. It a counting of blessings too. Its also a maturity of a relationship that is an emotional bond.

c.    Too much worry and anxiety.

d.    Material prosperity that will last for a long time giving self sufficiency, confidence and independence. Will provide opportunities now for leisure, rest and pleasure.

10. Ten

a.    Lots of success after a long struggle but the burden of brining the success home is heavy. One now needs to enjoy the fruits of the labour and let go for that.

b.    Joy, contentment, plenitude, esp in the area of family and relationships.

c.    Things cant get any worse but this was needed to get a new beginning. It came suddenly and without warning because universe had to take things in its hand when you didn’t do anything about expecting the impending change.

d.    Financial security with reserves. Culmination of financial success not only for oneself but also for larger extended family.

11. Page

a.    There is an idea that is waiting to be expressed.

b.    An idea that is beginning to burst thru your unconsciousness. Most unexpectedly. And thru all kinds of means like deams or intuition.

c.    Abundant energy inside of new ideas and plans  bubbling to start something.

d.    New material beginnings. A new project that will lead to material growth.

12. Knight

a.    Ready to put ideas into action

b.    It is the sign of the arrival of some message or event that will bring about a high energy from an emotional experience. It also undertakes the execution of the idea the started with the page of cups.

c.    The Knight of Swords is a powerful figure full of life and energy who needs to be balanced with a realisation of responsibility and compassion. It happens sometimes that once we have  set our mind on something we find that  there is no stopping him! He does not see, nor care about, any upcoming challenges, risks or dangers, and instead moves forward with his strong intent to succeed and win. This needs to be balanced.

d.    Engaged in hard toil to meet and fulfill the dreams  Time for focus, good planning and execution skills.

13. Queen

a.    Creative energies are high and you can sustain and execute your creative vision.

b.    Rely on your own institutions rather than logic etc. Also maternal feeling of focusing on the well being of others.

c.    Clarity of mind. Thought that can rise above and look from above.

d.    Prosperity as well as nourishing home environment with nurturing vibes all around that a certain level of material security brings.

14. King

a.    Visionary and goal oriented. Your ideas will create a series of actions by everyone who will gravitate towards you.

b.    Balanced emotionally. Does not get carried away by emotions but does not repress them.

c.    Courage and intellectual authority. Now is the time to use rationality and clear thought rather than emotional or physical urges.

d.    Pinnacle of material achievement and the power that comes with it.