Tarot Reading

The craft of Tarot is hundreds of years old and has been used the world over. Over the centuries, it’s captured our imagination, provided windows to solve mysteries, and understanding to the human psyche. But there’s still a cloud of mystery, and scepticism that surrounds tarot and tarot readings.

To some, tarot reading is a card game, a fun pass time, but when taken seriously, it’s anything but. Tarot cards and readings are forms of fortune telling, providing self discovery, clarity, purpose and understanding. It offers valuable information about our past, present and future.

What is Tarot?

Tarot is a deck of cards that contain imagery and suits that each represent an aspect of life. The cards are read in combination with one another to interpret the meaning of a given moment or scenario. They create awareness of the moment’s potential, influence or can bring a new perspective to the client.

Tarot cards can help tap into deeper inner knowledge, unconscious thought and offer valuable insights into one’s life. They can portray hidden motives, opportunities, pathways and potential to the client.

A tarot reading is a review of chosen tarot cards to interpret their meaning about a specific situation or question presented by the client. During a tarot reading, the tarot deck is shuffled and then a tarot spread - pattern in which you lay your tarot cards out - is placed down. The location of the cards in the pattern signifies a specific meaning in the reading. A spread can be as small as a single card, or 10 or more.

There are many different types of tarot spreads, each with it’s only meaning. The classic Celtic Cross, the career path, the horseshoe, and the relationship spread.

How Does Tarot Reading Work?

During a reading, The Scriber will look at the cards in the spread and see how they influence each other in order to interpret the meaning of the cards. The Scriber uses several decks to overlay readings for reaffirmation of messaging using Rider Waite and Light Seers as examples. Light Seers deck is an re-imagining of the traditional tarot archetypes and symbols of the Rider Waite, a bohemian, contemporary style that expresses the light and dark sides of your nature featuring expressive people and symbols that tell stories, ask questions, and provide answers.

The Scriber uses the cards as prompts to help the client discover their own, sometimes hidden, motivations and behaviour patterns and understand how the elements of their situation relate to one another.

Cards don’t always provide new information but instead represent the situation in a way that helps the client find clarity and consider how to move forward. Sometimes, it just helps them to acknowledge something they know already but need a little confirmation about.

The Tarot Cards

There are 78 mystical cards in a deck of tarot, each holding deep wisdom. Divided into Major and Minor Arcana, Tarot cards guide your spiritual journey and life experiences. The 22 Major Arcana’s cards tell a story of growth from innocence to enlightenment, revealing cosmic forces, inner wisdom, and life lessons guiding you toward self-realisation. The remaining 56 Minor Arcana’s cards come in suits representing emotions, finances, communication, and creativity and offer spiritual insights into everyday situations, relationships, and personal growth.

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The Major Arcana Tarot Cards

0. The Fool

“I awaken my soul’s path & ready for adventure.”

Number 0 of the Major Arcana stands for unlimited potential. To see the Fool card generally indicates that you’re on the verge of an unexpected and exciting new adventure in your daily life. This may require you to take a blind leap of faith.

There will be a rewarding experience that will contribute to your growth as a human being. The new adventure could be literal and may involve traveling to a new land or territories you’ve never visited.

Upright: New beginnings, new ideas, innocence, adventure, spontaneity

Reversed: Recklessness, fearlessness, and risk

Connected to: Crown Chakra, Aquarius, Uranus, Air

1. The Magician

“I manifest the life I desire through energy & intention.”

The Magician reveals how determination and willpower can manifest and realise your wishes and desires. When this card appears in your reading, you can be assured that you have the drive to make your dreams happen.

Remember: You’re powerful! And the outer world will follow if you create your inner world. Yet, you have to focus and concentrate on achieving your dream. Get rid of any discretions and make a detailed plan to stay on track.

Upright: Willpower, creation, inner strength, and manifestation

Reversed: Manipulation and illusions

Connected to: Throat Chakra, Gemini, Virgo, Mercury, Air

2. The High Priestess

“faith is lace in my intuitive heart & I have the answers I seek.”

The High Priestess figure embodies the serenity of trust, sacred knowledge and the power of surrender, inviting you to step into the unknown with a courageous and open heart. Upright, she indicates a time for learning and listening to your intuition rather than your intellect and conscious mind. She’s telling you to slow down, reflect, and acquire more knowledge before deciding or taking action.

Her wisdom encourages you to relinquish the grip of anxiety over the result. Listen to your inner voice!

Upright: Inner voice, unconscious, divine feminine, security, sacred knowledge

Reversed: Repressed feelings, withdrawal, and silence

Connected to: Throat Chakra, Cancer, Pieces, Moon, Water

3. The Empress

“I give birth to my abundantly rich life.”

The upright Empress tarot card calls on you to connect with your divine feminine side. This can be translated in many ways – think of creativity, elegance, sensuality, fertility, and nurturing. She tells you to be kind to yourself and search for beauty and happiness.

The Empress often brings strong bursts of creative energy. This creative energy may be in a painting or art project and other forms of expressing yourself creatively.

Upright: Femininity, nurturing, fertility, abundance, and celebration

Reversed: Dependence, smothering, and emptiness

Connected to: Sacral Chakra, Libra, Tarus, Venus, Earth

4. The Emperor

“I evolve my evolution with confidence, authority and generosity.”

The counterpart of the Empress, the Emperor signifies the divine masculine who is constant and trustworthy. He is confident, in control of his emotions, and an example of masculine energy who brings structure and security, creates rules, and conveys knowledge.

As a ruler, he leads with a firm hand and demands respect and authority. With planning, organisation, and perseverance, the Emperor can overcome any problem. Advising pursuit of your goals with structure, strategy and perseverance.

Upright: Authority, structure, a father figure, and change

Reversed: Excessive control, rigidity, and domination

Connected to: Root Chakra, Aires, Mars, Fire

5. The Hierophant

“I am my own guru & my highest guidance is rooted with faith.”

When upright, the Hierophant represents a necessity to follow existing conventions, rules, traditions, or a well-established procedure. It advises you to maintain conventional boundaries that are considered a standard method, rather than being inventive and breaking norms.

The Hierophant embodies a customary set of spiritual beliefs and is frequently associated with religion and other formal ideologies, suggesting that you learn the necessary values from a trusted source such as a mentor or a spiritual counsellor.

Upright: Spiritual wisdom, tradition, conformity, morality, ethics, institutions

Reversed: Rebellion, subversiveness, freedom, and personal beliefs

Connected to: Throat Chakra, Tarus, Venus, Earth

6. The Lovers

“my heart is open to deep meaningful connection and I am expansive.”

The Lovers in the upright position can imply that you have major life-changing choices or dilemmas. Temptation is often part of that choice or dilemma, and you may feel unsure about your direction or who to trust. Or you may have to choose between contradicting and equally unifying options. The Lovers advises you not to go for the easy road.

First, gather the information you need to make the right decision. If you face the problem and contemplate it wisely, it will lead you to greater things.

Upright: Love, harmony, partnerships, relationships and choices

Reversed: Disbalance, one-sidedness, and disharmony

Connected to: Heart Chakra, Gemini, Venus, Air

7. The Chariot

“I choose who I am becoming and I run towards it with conviction.”

The upright Chariot tells you that now is the time to get what you want; consider this card as a sign of encouragement and success. It’s about overcoming obstacles and achieving goals through determination, focus, and willpower with motivation, ambition and control. This will help you get a stagnant situation moving again and overcome all the challenges in your path.

This may mean you must compete with others or find yourself in a situation that feels like a battle and your strength and confidence are being tested. Stay focused and believe in your abilities; triumph awaits you, and you’re fully in control.

Upright: Direction, control, willpower, determination, success, action, and security

Reversed: Lack of control, opposition, lack of direction, and self-discipline

Connected to: Throat Chakra, Cancer, Moon, Water

8. Strength

“I deliberately shine my compassion and strength.”

Strength represents fortitude, personal power, courage, persuasion, and patience. But, you need to act gracefully and sensibly rather than just using brute force when pulling the strength. It also tells you to stay positive and calm and think logically in stressful situations that test you. Strength signifies that you can obtain true control of a situation through compassion, cunning, or understanding, not simply the power to impose your will.

Strength indicates that you’re confident and don’t have problems being yourself and speaking up. You’re committed to what you must do and go about it maturely.

Upright: Strength, courage, compassion, focus, persuasion, personal power, and influence

Reversed: Self-doubt, weakness, insecurity, low energy, and raw emotion

Connected to: Solar Plexus Chakra, Leo, Sun, Fire

9. The Hermit

“I witness my brightly lit heart.”

The Hermit is time alone in isolation for introspection, soul searching and seeking inner guidance. Just as beacons of light often guide ships to the shore, this sage is ushering in a period of personal growth and exploration. The Hermit represents wisdom earned by seeking the highest truth.

Looking for answers often requires time alone with few distractions. It requires introspection and concentrating less on the senses. Initially this may seem a little scary, but committing to a personal quest for truth can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences.

Upright: Wisdom, solitude, spiritual enlightenment, receiving/giving guidance, and intuition

Reversed: Loneliness, isolation, paranoia, sadness, being overcome or paralysed by fear

Connected to: Third Eye Chakra, Virgo, Mercury, Earth

10. Wheel of Fortune

“with every spin I expand.”

Jupiter, the planet of good fortune and expansion, rules the Wheel of Fortune, and when upright, is a turning point, you’re lucky. Whether you believe in destiny or not, things are lining up for your benefit. Think of surprising offers and new opportunities.

It can also reveal psychic abilities within you or someone close. Consider this a chance to discover more about yourself and listen to your gut. Now that your energy aligns with your spirit guides, angels, and other helpers, manifest your dreams. You can’t control the powers of the universe, but you can grow your understanding of your role in this life.

Upright: Chance, destiny and fate, karma, turning points, cycles and a resolved conflict, completion

Reversed: Upheaval, lousy luck, unwelcome changes, and setbacks

Connected to: Sacral Chakra, Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo, Taurus, Jupiter, Fire

11. Justice

“I walk in alignment with my higher self.”

In the upright position, the Justice card represents cause, effect, and balanced thought and action. Sometimes we find ourselves the victims of someone else’s malicious intent. If you have been wronged in any way, Justice arrives to restore balance and order.

Justice is more about getting the truth, fairness in your favour and the scales of karmic justice when the card appears in a spread. This isn’t to say that things will turn out as you want. However, pulling this card in reading supports the adage “All’s well that ends well.”

Upright: Balance of a situation and ending of a cycle, transitions, getting rid of excess, powerful movement, resolutions, fairness, truth and intuition

Reversed: Resisting change, fear of new beginnings, dependency, and negative patterns

Connected to: Heart Chakra, Libra, Venus, Air

12. The Hanged Man

“I lean into my world of limitless miracles.”

The Hanged Man represents ‘the waiting game,’ often a part of life progression. Although we are rarely happy about being stuck in limbo, there are times when we are forced to be still, surrender and seek a new perspective. This often requires sacrificing people and things we would rather hold on to.

The Hanged Man wants you to know that sometimes, we must accept a loss for the greater good. Acceptance and letting go are key if you ever want to move forward.

Upright: Letting go, sacrificing, pausing to reflect, uncertainty, surrender, new perspective, and spiritual awakening

Reversed: Discontentment, stagnation, negativity, no solution, and fear of sacrifice

Connected to: Third Eye Chakra, Pisces, Neptune, Water

13. Death

“I let go of the past and add energy to new beginnings.”

The Death card is such a powerful card in the Upright position; carries so many different meanings. For many readings, Death signifies completing a chapter, putting the past behind you, transformation, and cutting out what is unnecessary. It can also signify a transition or middle ground between one phase of life and the next.

The key is to welcome the Death card instead of avoiding it. What path is it trying to point you toward? After all, there is no new beginning without an ending.

Upright: Balance and equilibrium, cause and effect, fairness, truth, integrity, karmic justice, transformation

Reversed: Dishonesty, imbalance, lack of accountability, avoidance, injustice, karma

Connected to: Heart Chakra, Scorpio, Pluto, Water

14. Temperance

“I walk the middle path and nourish wholeness.”

Temperance advises you avoid extreme situations. Although there are times to ‘go for the jugular,’ this isn’t necessarily the message. Some situations are complicated and require patience, moderation and care, even when your emotions tell you to react.

Temperance is a skill; like any other skill, practice makes perfect. Hold back from quick judgment and resist the temptation to react immediately. Temperance can help you find balance, strength, and remain calm in moments of distress.

Upright: Balance, moderation, good health, cooperating with others, moderation and diligence

Reversed: Imbalance, discord, hastiness, overindulgence, and risky behaviour

Connected to: Solar Plexus Chakra, Sagittarius, Jupiter, Fire

15. The Devil

“in the darkness I am free to heal everything.”

The Devil is the card of illusion. Although you have total control of your life, beliefs, and choices, the Devil symbolises how addiction, depression, and unhealthy bonds can make you feel out of control; like a ‘shadow self’.

When in excess, social media, exercise, and work can be embodied by the Devil. Regardless of the nature of your particular problem, the message of the Devil is clear: redirect your attention away from the satisfaction of desires and toward the things that matter.

Upright: Material focus, material possessions, trapped in bondage, addictions, depression, negative thinking, restriction and betrayal

Reversed: Overcoming addiction, independence, reclaiming power, detachment, and freedom

Connected to: Root Chakra, Capricorn, Saturn, Earth

16. The Tower

“In chaos I walk towards the brightest light.”

The Tower signifies destruction, upheaval, and leads to revelation and awakening. If you’ve received the Upright Tower tarot card, prepare for things to be levelled and dismantled. As with all losses, this will probably be a painful process. It can also lead to a fresh start.

Before making these positive changes, you must face the truth about a situation. Seeing through illusions and letting go of what you wish things to be is the very first step. What has not been built on firm foundations needs to crumble to be rebuilt.

Upright: Intense and sudden change, release, painful loss, tragedy, and revelation

Reversed: Resisting change, avoiding tragedy, a narrow escape, and delaying the inevitable

Connected to: Crown Chakra, Aires, Scorpio, Mars, Fire

17. The Star

“I expect miracles.”

When the Star arrives in the upright position, it brings in a renewed sense of optimism, faith and hope. Going through something challenging can take the wind out of our sails and cause us to feel like things will never be the same. This might be true.

Death, loss, heartbreak, and other painful events can change us forever. This doesn’t mean we can’t build something better. The Upright Star wants you to open your heart, realise your inner strength, and have faith that the best is yet to come.

Upright: Hope, renewal, creativity and inspiration, generosity, healing, and change

Reversed: Despair, lack of hope, creative block, boredom, and focusing on the negative

Connected to: Crown Chakra, Aquarius, Uranus, Air

18. The Moon

“I trust in my intuition and I float.”

The upright Moon can mean that you’re allowing your imagination and emotions to take control of your life. This may be linked to anxieties, fears, or self-deception. In a sense, the Moon is a warning, but if you trust your intuition and push forward, you will receive deliverance from what binds you. But first, you must be willing to face the reality of the situation.

The Moon meaning is also associated with illusions and the subconscious mind. There may be a hidden truth in your life that you need to uncover. The Moon cautions you from accepting what things seem to be.

Upright: Fear, anxiety, confusion, delusion, risk, subconscious mind and grief

Reversed: Overcoming fear, emotional stability, finding the truth, conquering anxiety, and gaining clarity

Connected to: Third Eye Chakra, Pisces, Neptune, Water

19. The Sun

“in wholeness I shine and I shine brightly.”

The Sun is the happiest card in the deck and shows positivity and fulfilment in your life. Things will improve if you’ve been through a hard time and the Sun falls upright. It reminds us to look at the bright side of things and that hard times don’t last forever. When faced with difficulties, we can choose to ‘make lemonade out of lemons’ and embrace life lessons for what they are: learning tools.

With these lessons under your belt, struggles and sadness will soon be left in the past, and you will move on to brighter and better days. Good things are in store.

Upright: Happiness, fertility, success, optimism, truth, and diligence

Reversed: Sadness, procrastination, pessimism, lies, and failure

Connected to: Solar Plexus Chakra, Leo, Sun, Fire

20. Judgement

“hello essence... I am hear to share my voice.”

Judgement tells us that it’s a perfect time to weigh your actions and see if they align with your values, goals and beliefs. You need clarity to know who you truly are. Take time to ponder on things before going on with your life. In the end, this will be worth it.

Another possible indication is to remind you that there may be choices and vital changes that you will face, and you can’t avoid them, you should face the consequences with an open mind. You can’t do anything about the past – or what is done – and moving forward is your best bet.

Upright: Reflection, inner calling, reckoning, awakening, rebirth, and absolution

Reversed: Feeling down, self-doubt, and missing the call for fearlessness

Connected to: Crown Chakra, Scorpio, Pluto, Fire

21. The World

“I ascend to new levels of awareness. I am love. the world, next stop the fool.”

The World upright is success, accomplishment, self expansion and completion. It means that a long-term project, period of study, or any other major event in your life has come full circle and that you accomplished your goals and aspirations. Despite your difficulties and hardships, you stood strong and persevered. Your seeds will bloom, and you’re reaping the fruit of your labour. Everything has come together, and you’re in the right place, doing the right thing, achieving what you have envisioned.

Proud of lessons’ learnt, your progression, your achievements. Reflecting on what you’ve already accomplished may be what you need to complete your project.

Upright: Fulfilment, harmony, integration, travel, unity, completion of a cycle, a goal, self expansion

Reversed: Incompletion, shortcuts, delays, stagnation and emptiness

Connected to: Root Chakra, Aquarius, Leo, Scorpio, Taurus, Saturn, Earth

Minor Arcana Tarot Cards

The Minor Arcana cards reflect daily life and can give more context and detail. They are divided into four suits with 14 cards in each suit: Wands, Pentacles, Cups, and Swords. Each of the suits in Minor Arcana has a ruling element that corresponds to specific areas in life. The below are a summary of key words, however there are many elements to reading. combined with other cards and where is within a spread and or a specific situation.

Suit of Cups

Element of Water – Emotions & Relationships

The Suit of Cups is related to the water element and deals with matters of the heart. The primary aspects that surround the Suit of Cups include love, emotions, feelings and relationships. The Suit of Cups can also bring attention to how you react to your environment and the strength of you inner power. If mostly Cups cards appear in a reading, it indicates new love, wish fulfilment, love offers, emotional dealings, such as happy family reunions or issues in a relationship.

Ace of Cups

Two of Cups

Three of Cups

Four of Cups

Five of Cups

Six of Cups

Seven of Cups

Eight of Cups

Nine of Cups

Ten of Cups

Wish fulfilment, prosperity, gratitude, alignment, joy

Completion, love, harmonic relationships, wholeness

Page of Cups

Knight of Cups

Queen of Cups

King of Cups

Caring, emotional stable, intuitive, compassionate

Emotional balance, compassionate, diplomatic

Happiness, partnerships, united love, duality

New love, positive outcome, new beginnings

Celebrations, friendships, Introspection, apathy, missing abundance frustration

Celebrations, friendships, collaboration

Inner child, future self, nostalgic, and revisiting past

Disappointment regret, loss, disillusion betrayal

Abandonment, escapism, withdrawal, disappointment

Opportunities, choices, illusion, procrastination

Romantic proposals, invitations, charm, seeking connections

Idealism, creativity youthfulness, and good news

Suit of Pentacles

Pentacles are the earth element, connected to the material realm of possessions and growth and dealing with finances, career, and achievement. The “money cards” suit, Pentacles are often associated with money-related decisions, financial windfalls. When Pentacles appears in your reading, you’re likely seeking answers to what you are working toward and trying to accomplish and where to focus your attention. As solutions seeking orientated to material conflicts and money.

Element of Earth – Property & Achievement

Ace of Pentacles

Two of Pentacles

New financial prosperity, manifesting abundance

Finding balance, multi-tasking, juggling, adaptability

Three of Pentacles

Four of Pentacles

Mastery, teamwork, collaboration, implementation

Financial stability, conservatism, scarcity, control

Five of Pentacles

Six of Pentacles

Seven of Pentacles

Eight of Pentacles

Planning, perseverance, long-term success

Soul purpose, ambition, diligence, crafts, skills

Nine of Pentacles

Ten of Pentacles

Queen of Pentacles

King of Pentacles

Nurturing healer, resourceful, down-to-earth, practical

Enterprising, abundance, security, leadership

Generosity, sharing wealth, giving and receiving

Financial loss, hardship, isolation, worry, lack of faith

Inheritance, affluence, success, family, contribution

Abundance, luxury, self-sufficiency, independence

Knight of Pentacles

Page of Pentacles

Diligence, hard work productivity, consistency

Manifestation, financial opportunity, skill development

Suit of Swords

Element of Air – Wisdom & Communication

Ruled by air, the Suit of Swords in a tarot reading are more intellectual, action orientated and represent the mental realm of logic for communication. Indication of your state of mind, thoughts, beliefs and attitude. The cards of the Suit of Swords is seeking solutions relating to mental struggles, knowledge, arguments and conflict. Can also serve as a warning to pay closer attention to your surroundings – there could be a conflict on the horizon and decision making.

Ace of Swords

Two of Swords

Three of Swords

Four of Swords

Five of Swords

Six of Swords

Seven of Swords

Eight of Swords

Nine of Swords

Ten of Swords

Page of Swords

Knight of Swords

Queen of Swords

King of Swords

Truth seeker, unbiased, boundaries, direct communication

Mental clarity, intellectual power, authority, truth

Avoidance, stalemate, weighing up options, decision

Breakthrough, clarity, triumph in decision making, success

Rest, healing, contemplation, renewal, solitude

Emotional pain, heartbreak, sorrow, grief, hurt

Transition, change, rite of passage, releasing baggage

Defeat, winning at all costs, conflict, battles, competition

Negative thoughts, victim mentality, self-imposed prison

Betrayal, deceit, manipulation, trickery, fraud

Painful endings, loss, crisis, deep wounds, betrayal, collapse

Anxiety, worry, fear, depression, grief, nightmares

Ambitious, action orientated, tenacity, fast thinking

Communication, curiosity, messages, thirst for knowledge

Suit of Wands

Like a magic rod, a symbol of proactively and action the Suit of Wands represents creativity, intuition, and new ideas. Associated with the element of fire, the Suit of Wands aren’t passive cards but represents determination, strength and drive. Pushing limits to reach your goals and dreams. Key traits of the Suit of Wands include spirituality and consciousness, and addresses what is truly meaningful to you and tells you more about yourself, your core values, and your beliefs.