Tarot is a vocabulary of signs and symbols that, when used correctly, helps you to communicate with the universe, spirit, and God. You can go to your doctor for emergency medicine, your lawyer for legal advice, your mechanic for car troubles, and the internet for nutritional advice, but where do you go for answers you can't find elsewhere?
Many people have explored the origins of Tarot, but I would like to share my insights to help you understand its history, if you're interested. Over the past hundred years, Tarot has been used as a card game and for fortune-telling. However, it's only been in the past couple of decades that Tarot has been recognized as a tool to amplify one's inner voice of intuition.
The 1200s
if you have a regular deck of playing cards, you can perform an intuitive reading at home to receive answers and insights.
The original Tarot deck contained 22 cards, numbered 0-21, referred to as archetypes. Here, an archetype is defined as the perfect example or model of something all of us go through at one time or another.
Major Arcana card meanings are being added between July 27th and August 10th. Thank you for your patience.
The Tarot suits (56 cards) were added to the original 22 cards, making a deck of 78 cards. Each suit has 14 cards, numbered 1 (Ace) through 10, followed by a Page (11), Knight (12), Queen (13), and King (14).
There's no single “correct” order of the suits, because thoughts (Swords) and emotions (Cups) constantly influence each other, so some traditions place Cups second while others place Swords second and Cups third. Almost everyone agrees Wands come first and Coins are fourth.
But in the process of healing or just the way humans tend to experience things, a very natural sequence could be Wands (desire, passion, energy, or event) → Cups (emotions) → Swords (thoughts) → Pentacles (action and manifestation). Here's another way to look at it.
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or caught in cycles of worry and fear is something many of us face. Tarot can be more than a tool for insight. It can be a personal guide for grounding, release, and gentle self-care.
With my Tarot & Tea: Finding Calm & Clarity Through Tarot & Tea guide, you will explore the Tarot cards most commonly associated with conflict, anxiety, stress-related health issues, and fear, such as the Devil, the 5 of Coins, and the 9 of Swords. For each card, you’ll find:
I designed my Tarot & Tea guide to be practical, nurturing, and instantly downloadable for beginners and experienced readers alike, so you can begin your personal journey toward calm and clarity through Tarot and tea.
