THE MAJOR ARCANA CARDS

The Major Arcana cards are the most important part of a reading. These are influences you cannot change, although being made aware of them leads to tremendous insight. The Major Arcana are internal and spiritual in essence.

These cards are your karmic lessons and so have the greatest personal significance in a reading. The Major Arcana bring to our awareness archetypal or universal influences that we are currently experiencing, or soon will.

When we recognize patterns that every human shares, we gain understanding and connectedness. The Major Arcana cards are sometimes thought of as secret ways to establish a relationship with the Divine.

Twenty-two Major Arcana cards narrate the entire range of archetypical experiences. The twenty-two cards also correspond to the twenty-two Hebrew letters and pathways of the Kabbalah (Tree of Life).

From Chapter 6:  Tarot and the Chakras