Tarot is an ancient game, played by people all over the world. In this game, some people seek predictions of the future, professional guidance or even a little comfort.
The tarot cards are divided into major arcana, consisting of 22 cards, and the rest correspond to the cards that are in a common deck, containing the suits of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds, thus completing the 78 tarot cards.
In the game, the images that are presented represent positive or negative messages, referring to the past, the present or the future, depending on the situation they appear in the game.
The major arcana represent our inner self, what is “hidden” in our soul, while the minor arcana express our personality, that is, what we present to others, as they see us.
Our self-knowledge is revealed through the personal arcana, capable of showing who we are in our essence, something very particular that can make us discover our place or position in this world. Interesting, isn't it?
If you are curious to know how you can get to know your personal arcana, know that it is totally possible in a very simple way, see:
Add the numbers for the day, month and year of your birth. The result obtained must be reduced to a number less than 22 (the number of the tarot's major arcana cards).
Example: Date of birth: January 03, 1990: 03 + 01 + 1990 = 1994 = 1 + 9 + 9 + 4 = 23
As the result is greater than 22, add the digits: 23 = 2 + 3 = 5
Anne's Personal Arcana is number 5, the card The Hierophant.
In another example, we can have Matthew's date of birth, which is August 7, 1975:
07 + 08 + 1975 = 1990 = 1 + 9 + 9 + 0 = 19
Mateus' personal arcana is number 19, the card The Sun.
Easy, isn't it? Now that you've calculated your personal arcana number, check out the meaning of each of the cards:
1 – OR WIZARD
The main idea is for the magician to use the staff to capture magical power from above and distribute it to the table, which symbolizes the plane of matter. On the wizard's head is a symbolic hat, representing infinity.
On the table, we saw a sword, symbolizing a lot of work and a lot of fighting. Some coins symbolize acquisition and the work to be done, the glass represents the suit of the soul, symbolizing love and sacrifice.
Possible meanings: Initiative, skill, power of influence.
2 – A PAPISA
A woman is seated on a throne, wearing heavy clothes, holding a book and/or keys in her hands. She is at the portal of the human soul and the guard only allows anyone to decipher her mystery: loyalty and integrity.
Possible meanings: Patience, understanding, intuition
3 - THE EMPRESS
Another woman, but this time in lighter clothes and clothes than the stern character from before. She was still on the throne, with a crown on top of her head and a scepter and shield.
Possible meanings: Growth, vivacity, modification
4 - THE EMPEROR
A man sitting on a throne with his legs crossed does the number 4. He wears a crown, a scepter on top of his head and a shield under his feet. It is a symbol of material authority
Possible meanings: Stability, order, continuity
5 - O POPE
He is a stern person, wearing a priest's robe, holding the priest's staff in one hand and blessing the two kneeling before him in the other. A power figure seems to be warning that you must respect morality and legitimacy.
Possible meanings: Intuitive perception, organization, virtue.
6 - THE LOVERS
Two women and a man are allegedly living in a love triangle. Above three o'clock, cupid hid the sun.
Possible meanings: Moment of choice, doubt, free will.
7 - THE CAR
The carriage was pulled by two horses from light to dark. A person in the carriage holding a scepter appears to prevent each horse from pulling the carriage to one side.
Possible meanings: Strength and determination, time to start new projects
8 - JUSTICE
A woman is seated on a throne, holding a scale in one hand and a sword in the other.
Possible meanings: Balance, objectivity, decision, “reap what you sow”.
9 – OR HERMIT
A man with a long white beard holds a stick in one hand and a flashlight in the other.
Possible meanings: Introversion, self-discovery, maturity, wisdom, silence about what one intends to do.
10 - A RODA DA FORTUNA
At the top of the wheel is a winged sphinx holding a sword. On the one hand, an animal goes up; on the other hand, the other animal falls.
Possible meanings: Unexpected changes, the alternation of luck, karma.
11 - THE STRENGTH
A woman gently opens the lion's mouth, does not use force, but uses her own power to control the beast under her own control.
Possible meanings: Mastery, vitality, success.
12 - THE HANGED MAN
An upside-down man was trapped by his feet. He didn't work hard to regain control of his life, he sacrificed himself to accept his situation.
Possible meanings: Difficult situation, crisis, resignation.
13 – The unnamed letter (DEATH)
The skull is harvested. On the ground, the severed hands and heads and the germinated plants indicate that they have been reborn.
Possible meanings: The end of a situation, it is necessary for something to end for a rebirth, a restart.
14 - TEMPERANCE
An angel over a river carries two vessels. He tempers two opposing forces, throwing water from one vessel to another.
Possible meanings: Peace, conciliation, patience is an important virtue for the fulfillment of desires.
15 - THE DEVIL
A large winged demon stands on a wall that holds two human figures in chains.
Possible meanings: Ambition, desire, illusion.
16 – A TORRE
A lone tower is destroyed by lightning. Two figures fall from it.
Possible meanings: Transformation, the possibly disastrous end of a situation, injury.
17 - THE STAR
A naked woman poured water from her two pitchers into the lake. In the background, stars shine. After the disaster, life is full of hope.
Possible meanings: Luck, optimism, achievement.
18 – AND TWO
In the foreground, lobsters appear in the lake and there are two dogs barking, barking around the lake. In the background, you can see the Crescent Moon and two towers.
Possible meanings: Depression, sadness, unconscious, yearnings.
19 - THE SUN
Everything is joy in this letter. Two children playing in the sun.
Possible meanings: Joy, luck, prosperity.
20 - THE JUDGMENT
An angel, in front of the clouds, blows a trumpet. Naked human beings rise from their graves.
Possible meanings: renewal, transcendence, calls, novelties.
21 - THE WORLD
A half-naked woman appears to be walking or dancing in the center of an oval crown that symbolizes infinity. In each corner of the wreath is a mythical figure: in the upper left corner, an angel symbolizes the person who has transcended the material. In the upper right corner, the eagle symbolizes the spirit of soaring over creation. In the lower left corner, the bull symbolizes the physical plane; in the lower right corner, the lion is the embodiment of divine thought on the physical plane.
Possible meanings: Perfection, the best moment, the climax of a situation is the best tarot card.
0 or 22 - THE CRAZY:
A man in a clown outfit, carrying a bundle of things on his shoulders. He held a stick in his other hand and a puppy in one leg.
Possible meanings: The fresh start, risk, impulsiveness, a moment of evolution. The madman who throws himself into the abyss or into a new situation.
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It is important to point out that the complete interpretation of the tarot game depends on the reading of these cards with others related to the game. In fact, the major arcana have the mission of indicating divine directives, which are practically certain in your destiny, but for a broad view of revelations, it is necessary to play the full game.
