 21 May 2003 @ 18:25, by spiritseek
Lesson 2 – The Major Arcana from The Fool (0) to The Wheel of Fortune (10)
In lesson one we covered the list of the Major Arcana that describes the element, planet and astrological sign associated with each card.
Major Arcana cards that carry an astrological sign can be used as a guide for timing in a reading, (we’ll cover this later in the lessons about spreads), so it’s very useful to familiarize yourself with these cards.
Essentially the dates of each astrological sign can be associated with the corresponding Major Arcana card in a reading.
For example if The Emperor came up in a spread, it may be signifying a date between 21st March and 20th April. Here’s a table to help you learn the dates.
Number Card Title Astrological Sign Dates
4 The Emperor Aries 21st March – 20th April
5 The Hierophant Taurus 21st April – 21st May
6 The Lovers Gemini 22nd May – 21st June
7 The Chariot Cancer 22nd June – 23rd July
11 Strength Leo 24th July – 23rd August
9 The Hermit Virgo 24th August – 23rd September
8 Justice Libra 24th September – 23rd October
13 Death Scorpio 24th October – 22nd November
14 Temperance Sagittarius 23rd November – 21st December
15 The Devil Capricorn 22nd December – 20th January
17 The Star Aquarius 21st January – 19th February
18 The Moon Pisces 20th February – 20th March
We also touched on the fact that the Major Arcana represents a journey from earliest awareness (The Fool numbered 0) to fulfillment (The World numbered 21), and that the cards represent the qualities and experiences we must incorporate in our lives before we can realize our full potential, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
Also that the Major Arcana naturally falls into two groups with the Wheel of Fortune significantly at mid point, this turning point between one half of life’s experiences and the other is very important.
Try to keep these factors in mind as you learn the Major Arcana cards, however, we will be referring to this in more detail in the lessons covering spreads.
Lesson 2 - Part II
What I would like you to do now is extract the cards numbered 0 (The Fool) to 10 (The Wheel of Fortune) and keep the remaining cards of your deck wrapped in your black cloth.
Have these 11 cards in order, with The Fool as the first card and the other 10 cards neatly behind it, so you are just looking at The Fool on its own.
Each card in the Tarot deck, both Major and Minor Arcana, has a positive meaning and a reversed or negative meaning. The following definitions for each of the 11 cards include key words associated with that card and the positive and reversed (negative) meanings.
Read the definition for The Fool and practice trying to remember as much as you can about the card before moving on to the next one. In your notebook take notes of any words, images or descriptions that come to your mind when studying each card.
Remember, you do not have to do this whole lesson in one go. Take your time. You may take a week or more to concentrate on a lesson before starting on the next. Work at your own pace
Lesson 3
Continue with the last half of the Major Arcana cards,11 through 22.
The link below will take you to the lesson.
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