Tarot Readings – Understanding More About Them

Understanding the meaning behind tarot readings is imperative to the entire concept of using tarot cards. Whether you plan to speak with a professional for tarot readings, or delve into the perception of tarot on your own, arming yourself with knowledge of the Major Arcana cards before tarot readings will prove beneficial.

Now that you are able to comprehend the “secret language” behind the first 11 major Arcana tarot cards, and can readily associate those cards with their meanings, you are now ready to learn the remaining 11 tarot cards so that you completely understand your tarot readings.

Card # 12: The Hanged Man
- Upright: change, sacrifice, transition, release, and rebirth.
- Reverse: lack of willpower, inflated ego, unwillingness to put forth an effort.

Card # 13: Transformation
- Upright: endings, clearings, change.
- Reverse: fear of change, loss of opportunity, loss of friendship.

Card # 14: Temperance
- Upright: patience, harmony, health, peace, good influence.
- Reverse: conflict, impatience, discord, domestic strife.

Card # 15: The Devil
- Upright: downfall, strange experience, commitment, permanence.
- Reverse: divorce, release, lust, greed, obsession, entrapment.

Card # 16: The Tower
- Upright: sudden change, loss of money or security, blessing in disguise.
- Reverse: stuck in a bad situation, downfall, following old ways, disaster.

Card # 17: The Star
- Upright: hope, good health, faith, inspiration, insight, pleasure.
- Reverse: self doubt, lack of trust, disappointment, crushed dreams.

Card # 18: The Moon
- Upright: imagination, unexpected possibilities, danger, disgrace, trickery.
- Reverse: fear, confusion, taking advantage of someone, lies.

Card # 19: The Sun
- Upright: love, happiness, good health, success, accomplishment, happy marriage.
- Reverse: delays, inflated ego, loneliness, unhappiness, broken engagement or marriage.

Card # 20: Judgment
- Upright: rebirth, new potential, better health, awakening.
- Reverse: guilt, loss, ill health, fear of death, failure.

Card # 21: The World
- Upright: completion, satisfaction, success, fulfillment, eternal life.
- Reverse: impatience, lack of will, delays, disappointment, lack of vision.

Tarot readings can provide guidance and even comfort during troubled times in your life. Becoming knowledgeable of the 21 Major Arcana tarot cards, will help you understand the most important issues in your life, as they are revealed to you during tarot readings.