Re: 25 or 50 Things About Yourself: Discussion Thread
yeah! it can have many meanings. but one particular meaning of the Magician is "To Take action". There are so many things that ould reinforce the Magician. cards like the 8 of wands, the Chariot and such can also suggest action on your part. but there are also cards that can counter the effect of a certain card. Like for example, if the magician suggests action, the High Priestess suggests caution and passiveness. there's also the Hanged man you mentioned a while ago that suggests a passive behavior. also, a reversed Magician would also suggest passiveness in action.
on how to read the tarot, it is spread in many ways. what i usually use (coz it's the only one i've been practicing since learning tarot) is the Celtic Cross Spread. we lay out ten cards and form a cross first with the first 6 cards and the other four cards are placed vertically in line with the cross. there you can interpret the meaning of the cards in conjunction with the position on the cross.
as for the meaning of the ten positions, here they are:
1. the subject being talked about
2. the conflict/problem of the subject
3. what lies beneath/ something that exists within you but you're not aware of it
4. past situation
5. the obvious situation as of the moment/a transition from what you don't know to what you DO know/alternate future
6. IMMEDIATE future
7. how do you see the question or what do you feel of your inquiry
8. how do other people see you or how do other people feel of the inquiry
9. your greatest hopes and fears
10. The resolution/final outcome/what the cards are suggesting you should do
tarot card readings are not to be taken as a fortune telling thing in such a way that you can not do anything if say i read to you "you're gonna get fired" there is a reason why the cards have said that. so what you can do is try to renounce what you have been doing at work and improve your conduct so as to avoid getting fired.
there are so many people who were saying to me that my readings of them didn't come true. of course because the fate of a person still depends on the person holding it and not the cards.
and btw, tarot cards can never answer a "yes" or "no" question.
here are links on how the meaning of tarot cards and a brief history on it
http://www.crystalinks.com/tarot.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/tarot2.html
