Minor Arcana

Ok so I'm having trouble dealing with learning the minor arcana. I understand the elements pretty well, but the numbers is what I dont understand. I mean there is a pattern right? Like 1 means something and because its "this" element it means "this". or do I just have to memorize individual cards?

Any good books to help with this?

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The numbers do have generalized meanings within each elemental suit. For example, the aces are considered the raw potential of a suit. So the ace of swords might mean that you are beginning to have some new ideas on a subject. You can just memorize the meanings of each card as a start to have good background information, but I think it is also important to be flexible in your thinking and use your own intuition in reading cards within spreads.

I am sure there are plenty of books out there, but before you spend any cash I will direct you to a site that helped me out with the card meanings a great deal:

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/learn/meanings/

Hope that helps! Blessings!

A little understanding and research of numerology will probably help you out too. It provides more indepth meaning for the cards, and will also help cement the meaning a little more for you with each one. At least, that's how it was for me :)

Best of luck!

That helps a bunch thank you.

Darkmoon...seriously....exactly what I needed. Every time I post in this section you give a great detailed answer. Thanks a bunch.