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WANDS: FIRE
Tarot cards sometimes called "the book of divination of the gipsies," are known traditionally as a deck of 78 cards with various pictures on them. They have been used for hundreds of years to reveal hidden truths about and foresee the future of the person receiving the card reading. [source]
Tarot cards come in a deck of 78 individual cards. They were developed about 600 years ago for gaming. However, some mystics, psychics, and occultists began to use the cards for divination, and today the cards and the ability to “read” them are seen as elements of fortune-telling. To receive a tarot reading is to attempt to find out things about one’s life or future through the occult.
The tarot is a pack of playing cards, used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot.
The Tarot deck is made up of 78 Tarot cards, each with its own unique Tarot card meaning. There are 22 Major Arcana cards and 56 Minor Arcana cards across four suits (Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands).
The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards that reflect key archetypes or spiritual lessons in our lives.
The Minor Arcana consists of four suits—Cups, Pentacles, Swords, and Wands. Each of these suits contains 14 cards, which reflect the day-to-day activities in our lives.
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Major Arcana
The Major Arcana are also called trump cards.
The Major Arcana Tarot cards form the foundation of the Tarot deck and consist of 21 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 understanding. In this way, they hold deeply meaningful lessons.
The Major Arcana Tarot card meanings illustrate the structure of human consciousness and, as such, hold the keys to life lessons passed down through the ages. [source]
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NOVELS THAT USED TAROT CARDS AND ARCANA
Arcana: The Maiden
Catherine Stovall
Poison Princess:
The Arcana Chronicles #1
Kresley Cole
Divinity and the Python
Bonnie Randall
Using Major Arcana in Your Novel
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The wands represent fire: someone with a fiery personality; tempers flaring; something is about to go up in flames; literally, something catches on fire.
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The cups represent water: someone who is very emotional; intuition; a desire or want; the beginning of a love affair.
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The swords represent air: someone who is very intellectual; using words as weapons; ideas coming into conflict; having interests in common.
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The pentacles represent earth: someone who is very wealthy; money trouble; buying or selling real estate; an opportunity to make lots of money.