Chapter 76 enigmatic tarot cards

In ancient western divination, tarot cards have always occupied the most important position.Tarot divination has been popular in Europe since the Middle Ages, and its status is equivalent to that of China. Its origin has always been a mystery.There are a total of 78 commonly used tarot cards for divination, including 22 major arcana cards, which are used to explain the general fortune of fate, and 56 minor arcana cards, which can be used for more detailed divination to make up for the lack of the former place. The objects and scope of tarot divination are relatively broad. Generally, people who go to ask for divination usually ask about love, social interaction, career and other aspects.The mystery of tarot divination is that the fortuneteller does not need to have a formal conversation with the person to be fortunetized in advance. Most people who go to fortunetelling encounter something that they don’t know how to deal with, so they want to find it from the tarot cards. to a certain prompt.Some psychologists also believe that the person who manipulates tarot divination is actually using his words and deeds to give the seeker a psychological hint, which makes his work look similar to that of an early psychological counselor.But this is only the personal behavior of the fortune-teller, and the real tarot divination still belongs to the category of theology.

There are 78 tarot cards in total, and each exquisite card has its unique pattern and meaning.Although the drawn graphics of the Tarot cards circulated in different regions have slightly changed, the meanings expressed remain the same. Now the most used Tarot is the Waite Tarot.Each tarot card has a different symbolic meaning.They can respectively indicate a person's inner thoughts, subconscious motivations, hidden fears and desires, as well as personality, long-term fortune and weaknesses.Each tarot card also represents a journey, with joy, pain, hope, change and rebirth, a reproduction of people's lives, whether physically, mentally or emotionally.Each tarot card represents a character, including a warm and loving mother, a traditional and upright religious leader, an indomitable warrior, and a wise hermit.They are both avatars of real people and parts of yourself.

The tarot deck is composed of 22 major arcana cards and 56 minor arcana cards.Just like its name, the major arcana card dominates the big destiny trends that are closely related to people.In divination, the trump card will become the most important object, that is, the information it gives is exactly the answer the seeker wants to get, or the encounter he is about to face.The major arcana card has the meaning of "secret room".When you want to open the mysterious door of destiny with Tarot cards, you must first enter this room to explore. And because 22 major arcana cards can be used to divination a person's fate trend, the minor arcana cards are only a supplementary explanation to the major arcana cards, so when the tarot cards are handed down to the present, the usual divination is only Use the major arcana.If we want to know more about the truth of fate or the other party's affairs, or want to know more about the place and time of the incident, we must know it through the Minor Arcana card.

Among the 22 major arcana cards, many cards have their own metaphors and legends. For example, the card "magician" is also called the magician-Hermes.Hermes is the god of roads, roads, and traffic. He is also the messenger of the gods, delivering letters for the gods.At the same time, Hermes is also the patron saint of merchants, but also the patron saint of thieves and liars.In ancient mythology, Hermes was a clever child since he was a child. Once he stole 50 cows from Apollo's herd, which made Apollo take a lot of effort to get them back. The Magician card in the Tarot represents creation and new beginnings.In the results of divination, if the "magician" dominates the overall situation, it means that the fate shown by this tarot card is extremely capable and creative, and the fortune-teller is full of confidence in himself.

In addition, the remaining 21 Tarot cards also have their own meanings. For example, "The Fool" represents vitality and optimism, but may also be a little willful; , it has an absolute protective effect on women; the "queen" often has a warm and tolerant maternal nature, it will treat the fortune-teller as its own child, and it will definitely explain the answer in detail to the questions asked for help; "King" is like a strong and stable father, giving people a sense of security, so it does not need a special way of communication, and it will selflessly provide help when needed; "Pope" is better at explaining the world The mysteries of life, the truth of the universe, etc., the content it reveals often requires deep thinking to comprehend; "lover" represents not only romance, but also a choice in the face of love, both substantial love and spiritual love.

In addition, "Chariot", "Power", "Hermit", "Wheel of Fortune", "Justice", "The Hanged Man", "Reaper", "Temperance", "Demon", "Tower", "Star", "Moon", "Sun" are still left. "And "judgment" and "world" each have different legends and meanings.A total of these 22 cards are combined, and the fortune-teller draws his own destiny from them, so as to determine certain things in the future and his own decisions. As for the origin of Tarot cards, there is still no consensus.Many experts who study the occult have tried to find out a little clue, and to sum up, there are the following views that are popular in the world: Some say it comes from Egypt, and in Egyptian, "Tarot" means "sacred journey", "Tarot" God of wisdom and magic";

It is said that it comes from ancient Rome. In Latin, "Tarot" means "wheel of life"; It is said that it comes from Hebrew, and "Tarot" means "law" in Jewish; It is said that it comes from Persia, and the Gypsy language means "playing cards". It is the Gypsies who introduced the word "Tarot" to Europe; Things, such as cups, powers, swords and rings; it is said to come from China, and card games were printed on Tang Dynasty banknotes. According to legend, cards were used for entertainment by court wives and concubines. No matter what kind of statement, as long as it can be justified, there are convincing reasons.