Question by gr0tesko: Question about the meanings of Tarot Cards…?
My little booklet that came with my Tarot Cards (Rider deck) I noticed has different meanings for each of the cards than other things I read about them online. In fact, sometimes websites say different things. Does anyone know of the true meaning of each card, somewhere on an accurate website? Why are they all different?
Can I use my deck of cards and go by the meanings of what it says on a site?
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Answer by josh!!!! (*_*)
You go by intuition. Also each deck would have a different meaning to the cards. If you want to not read intuitively I’d say use the book, not the sites.
But if you can learn to read based off of intuition, you’ll get much better readings than if you didn’t.
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Every deck has different art, different symbolism, and therefore a slightly different interpretation. Most of the meanings you found have some similar correlations, right? If you find two wildly different meanings, that’s when it gets tricky – but until then, you can certainly use whichever meanings seem “right” to you, although I would encourage you to use the book that came with your deck, as the meanings listed there should be tailored to the symbolism on your cards.
For example, I don’t use the Rider deck, I used the Celtic Dragon deck. The cards aren’t read reversed, so some of the inversion meanings for some cards are taken over by others. I used a Rider deck for a long time before I got this one, and it was difficult to make the switch.
Oh, Tarot. Sometimes, I love and hate it at the same time.
Use your intuition, and cards that inspire your intuition. Rider is a good starter deck, but I never really liked their book that much. One problem with “accurate” meanings is that different cards have different meanings depending on the layout and the reader and the questioner. Kind of like paintings or books. I practiced with simple readings until I got a feel for my deck and how it “expressed” itself in different circumstances.
You can give the cards any meaning you want. They do not have any special meaning of their own.
The Tarot cards represent basic archetypes — deep, basic human characteristics and experiences common to all people one time or another.
You’ll get different details from different sources but if you read about a card and then meditate on it, and really let the deeper meaning sink in, the core reality that is beyond words, then when you give a reading you will better be able to intuitively put the puzzle pieces together and “hear” what the cards seem to be saying.
There is no one “right” definition for each card, there are basic guidelines and you have to see how all the cards fit together in a reading and see what kind of picture it seems to paint. It’s more of an art than a science, and you have to learn to listen to your intuition. But knowing the basic meaning of each card is essential, because that’s what will clue you in and get the wheels turning to give you an “aha” moment where it comes to you during a reading.
For now I would stick with the book definitions, because other sources will probably just confuse you more than they help, until you’ve had more experience with reading the cards. Later, other definitions may help to expand your understanding of each card but for now I would stick to one source, and the best one to start with is probably the book that came with the cards.
The meaning is decide by the owner of the deck really thats how it works. Get rid of the boook its not needed
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They will all be different, each reader has their own take on each card, as will yourself in time.
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