by: Deborah Sexton
Key Meanings
Cards Depicting Drugs, Alcohol Use
7 of Cups and Temperance ( Reversed )
Cards Depicting Transportation, Travel and Journeys (Literal or Spiritual)
The Chariot, ( A New Car, Travel by car ) Wheel of Fortune ( A New Vehicle ) , The World ( The start or end of a journey, long distance travel ), Six of Swords ( Relocation, travel by sea, going on a cruise ), Eight of Wands, ( Travel By Plane ) Knight of Wands ( A business trip, Change of environment, a vacation, Journey by land )
Cards Depicting Infidelity
6 of Wands (Reversed) A rival prevails, Queen of Wands, A Mistress (usually someone from work ) Infidelity in a marriage ,The Devil, ( Uncontrolled passions ) Temperance ( Reversed ) Infidelity due to uncontrolled urges. 2 of Cups (Reversed) (The end through infidelity)
Cards Depicting Marriage, Love
Ace of Cups ( The beginning of love, first stirrings of the heart) 2 of Cups ( Love that is returned, love that may lead to marriage) 4 of Wands, ( A wedding, getting married, starting a family ) The Empress ( Physical love and affection, Marriage) The Lovers ( A romantic meeting, Love, Partnership, A new relationship, thoughts of love and marriage)
Card Depicting Miscarriage, Still Births
The Empress (Reversed), Queen of Wands (Reversed)
Cards Depicting Pregnancy/Birth
Ace of Wands ( New Life, Birth, Egg fertilization, Conception) The Empress ( A pregnant Woman) Queen of Cups ( A Nurturing Mother) Queen of Pentacles ( Fertility, pregnancy, also a nurturing Mother
Cards depicting Separation/ Death
Although many people fear the Death card, unless surrounded by other cards with the meaning of death, the Death card usually indicates transformation through the mind and spirit rather than physical death.
A true death reading will have several, at least 3 or more cards with the death meaning. If the reading does not contain several of these cards, the meaning of each card reverts back to the mundane. Giving a death or medical diagnostic reading is not recommended and could harm more than help your client. Be cautious here !
The Moon (Lies, illusion) The Hierophant (Reversed) (Left at the altar) 10 of Swords ( The Dark night of the soul, Stabbed in the back, feeling hopeless) 3 Swords ( Heart Broken by a third person, Heart attack, heart problems) Death Card ( Literal death, crossing over) Tower ( Abrupt endings, being struck by lightening, falling down) 5 of Cups ( Loss and disappointment, betrayal in love, loss of trust, abandoned) Lovers (Reversed) The end of love, 2 of Cups (Reversed) (Rejection, the end of a relationship, divorce, Infidelity) Judgement (Reversed) Forced Endings
I hope I have helped you learn a little more about reading Tarot cards
I will end this article now so you can begin your own journey in the Tarot