Biddy Tarot Blog » Learning the Tarot – Tarot Basics http://www.biddytarot.com/blog A Tarot blog to help you learn to read the Tarot cards Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:00:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Best Tarot Books for Beginners http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/best-tarot-books-for-beginners http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/best-tarot-books-for-beginners#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:38 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/?p=359 Learning the Tarot often starts with studying as many different Tarot books as possible, so that you can begin to build up your knowledge of the Tarot card meanings and learn how to read Tarot. But, with so many Tarot books on the market, where do you begin?! Below are the [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/best-tarot-books-for-beginners/feed 0 Tarot and Numerology—Interpreting the meaning of numbers in your Tarot cards http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/tarot-and-numerology http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/tarot-and-numerology#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:55:01 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/?p=272 Tarot and NumerologyEvery card in a Tarot deck has an numerological association. These numbers are based on the principles of numerology and represent a material and spiritual evolutionary process that begins with the number 1 and ends with the [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/tarot-and-numerology/feed 0 ‘Jumping’ Tarot Cards – What is the significance of Tarot cards that fall out of the deck while shuffling? http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/jumping-tarot-cards http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/jumping-tarot-cards#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:46:28 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=107 Biddy - Professional Online Tarot Reader Sometimes, while you or your client shuffles the cards before a Tarot reading, a card or two may ‘jump’ or fall out of the deck. While some may choose to simply pick up the card and [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/jumping-tarot-cards/feed 3 The Major Arcana http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/major/the-major-arcana http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/major/the-major-arcana#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:54:28 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=85 The Major Arcana (also known as the trump cards) forms the foundation of the Tarot deck and consists of twenty-one numbered cards and one unnumbered card (the Fool). They represent a path to spiritual self-awareness and depict the various stages we encounter as we search for greater meaning and [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/major/the-major-arcana/feed 0 The Minor Arcana http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/the-minor-arcana http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/the-minor-arcana#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:47:36 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=81 The Minor Arcana consists of four suits: Each suit consists of fourteen Tarot cards, including ten numbered cards [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/the-minor-arcana/feed 0 Minor Arcana – The Suit of Wands http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-wands http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-wands#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:39:48 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=78 The Suit of Wands is representative of the element of Fire. They have to do with primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands deal with the spiritual level of consciousness and mirror what is [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-wands/feed 0 Minor Arcana – The Suit of Swords http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-swords http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-swords#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:35:54 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=75 The Suit of Swords is representative of the element of Air. Swords are associated with action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage and conflict. Action can be both constructive and/or destructive, sometimes resulting in violence. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-swords/feed 0 Minor Arcana – The Suit of Pentacles http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-pentacles http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-pentacles#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:28:26 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=71 The Suit of Pentacles (also known as Coins or Disks) is representative of the element of Earth. Earth covers the more mundane material things of life, including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and [...]

]]> http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-pentacles/feed 0 Minor Arcana – The Suit of Cups http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-cups http://www.biddytarot.com/blog/learning-the-tarot/minor/suit-of-cups#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:25:24 +0000 Biddy_Tarot http://biddytarot.wordpress.com/?p=67 The Suit of Cups is representative of the element of water. Cups deal with the emotional level of consciousness and are associated with love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. The Cups Tarot [...]

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Top Books

Interestingly, while the use of reversed Tarot cards is quite common, many Tarot books do not provide interpretations for the reversed cards. Even in those books that do, the reversed interpretations are not particularly helpful or are heavily geared towards the negative aspects of the card. My two ‘bibles’ for [...]

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