Guest guest Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 We had discussed a bit about Tarot and crystals and I thought Id share these notes on the minor arcana Some Tarot notes learning tools for reading the minor arcana The minor arcana are the cards of daily life They represent the four elements, and the numerological system from one to ten that shows the full cycle of movement . ELEMENTS AIR : I think, Swords, intellect, Breath, Mind, Pain, Animosity, and strife (yellow) EARTH: I have, Pentacles, Manifestation, stuff ,Form, Genesis . money (green) FIRE: I Will, Wands , Warmth, creation, light. inner light, passion enterprise and distinction (red) WATER: I feel ,CUPS ,Emotion ,flow ,purification ,stagnation, love .feelings (blue) NUMEROLOGY Ace beginning, Purity 2 Duality, balance ,choice 3 Synthesis ,fusion 4 square, foundation, form, anchor, stability, stagnation 5 Human realm, Pentacle middle, neutral 6 Harmony balance 7 Mystery , secrets, sacred 8 higher level form , doubles four ,spiritual foundation 9 Culmination of cycle 10 End and Beginning court cards can represent real people ,or the energy that the card represents , cards may relate to astrological sign of person or element .. May be the need to incorporate that energy, or may be too much of that energy in person Each suit is a different tribe of people. Page child energy ,messages Water energy Knight Young man or woman energy fire energy Queen older woman, mother Earth energy King older man, father air energy SWORDS blades Athames spades (Active ) swords represent the ability to work out pain, by breathing through it . Our tendency is to push pain away not deal with suffering . it doesn't have to be this bad. element- air, color yellow-, direction -East, Season- spring, images intellect, pain ,sharp ,mental, breath, thought, cold anger, ACE power, thinking too much ,new start ,breath, start of cycle of pain 2 Worry, tension, at an impasse ,hold breath, hard choice 3 tears separation, quarrel change , pain of holding breath 4 Time of rest and reflection release from suffering 5 struggle ,escape, failure, defeat 6 Movement ,the future will be better, journey to new home journey by water , move through pain 7 Trickery , looking for shortcut around problems, plan may fail, sneaky 8 Slavery , trap, imprisoned, indecision, illness, tied up, not seeing solutions 9 Suffering , Feeling the pain, problems continue, problems concluding, agony ,near end 10 All the pain possible, ruin, end, can't get worse ,start again Charismatic, great leaders, emotionally inaccessible ,intolerant, strong, admired from afar, air signs Page unhappy child Knight Aggressive energy moving too fast Queen Strong woman, widow King cynical, skeptical man, great lawyer WANDS rods, staffs, batons, besoms ,scepters ,clubs (active) wands represent inner and outer light, action, what do we feel warm about ?, There is an element of guilt ,by holding our passion in we doubt our abilities . element fire, color red, direction South, Season Summer, images work, ,warmth, passion creativity, movement. enterprise ACE New opportunity short trip job ,new work, new passion 2 Far seeing, open minded ,logic, ask how are you using logic and abilities? 3 realization of goal friendship cooperation, partnership ,plans 4 accomplishment celebration, marriage 5 struggle, conflict, social scene, going out of town ,ask where is your energy going? 6 Victory ,the arts, triumph 7 victory through courage, avoiding others , teaching and writing 8 Unfocused energy ,swiftness and speed , messages , uncontrolled action ask What do you need to focus on? 9 Pause before eventual victory ,crisis of action, paranoid without reason 10 Overburdened , carrying a heavy load , pulling it all together Wand Court cards Warm passionate hot tribe don't look before they leap. fire signs Page Courage ,beauty , falls into love quickly becomes angry quickly Knight Hasty young man ,warrior, starting own business Queen Attractive woman, charismatic, fertile, King Handsome passionate man, generally married Cups, cauldrons, hearts , bowls (receptive) Cups represent feelings, inner and outer worlds, how feelings flow, or wants and desires element water color blue, direction West, season fall images cauldron , mother love, emotion, heart, fulfillment Feeling Ace flow of feelings ,true love ,new love 2 Desire ,secular marriage, relationships , how you use emotions 3 Happy marriage, friendship, celebration , joy 4 Stationary period , too much of a good thing , wants more 5 Disappointment , love is not working out , not completely hopeless, are you seeing the whole picture ? Are you aware of the good in the situation? 6 Childlike love and happiness, meeting a childhood acquaintance, innocence , nostalgia 7 Addiction, fantasies, dreams, domestic change 8 Walking away, taking the high road, journey, move on , what road will you take? 9 Physical well being , healing , material successes , wish granted 10 Happy family , contentment, what is next? Court cards tribe of Artist s and Priests , emotional people, helpers, kind , beautiful, indulgent, they understand what moves people and so can manipulate people. Water signs Page drawn to the arts , new baby Knight Young man , graceful, poetic, indolent, an invitation, thinking about love Queen good wife and mother ,creative visionary King older , honest reliable man, lawyer, workman. associated with an institution Pentacles , discs, coins, stars, diamonds Pentacles represent the riches of the earth, jewels , how we see wealth, material stuff element Earth, color green, Direction North, Season Winter, images goddess , Abundance ,manifestation ,things , wealth, stuff ace treasure ,short journey 2 ambivalence, choice, success through hard work What to do? 3 beginning to work, teacher, expert, learning from others, material increase, you know what you are doing 4 control, holding on too tight ,money through work 5 sorrow, low self worth, complete inadequately ,outsider 6 generosity ,getting what you deserve, family or friends, sharing 7 contemplation , disappointment ,pause during project, waiting for harvest 8 apprentice, beginning a profitable undertaking, skill at crafts, learning work skill 9 enjoyment of the good life, gardener, homebody, peace 10 Riches, inheritance, family matters ,society court cards strong tribe steady , persevering, great at business. quiet people, see the positive in things Earth signs Page learning ,new ideas knight responsible young man, trustworthy queen Earth mother, generous King Captain of industry ,banker , rich man, reliable married man Contrary to popular belief the cards do not predict the future. They outline the present in detail and mention the past and the POSSIBLE future. This future could change with any decision you make. It could only happen if things continue as they are right now. -- http://www.solarraven.com Peggy Jentoft, Energy Work, Reiki, Crystals, Healing, Huna ,Deva & more http://home.attbi.com/~skygreen http://members.tripod.com/~sunsparrow/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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