Even if you’ve had a deck for years, it's often worth going back and re-doing deck interviews and examining the artwork for a deeper understanding of symbolism. Establish a tarot practice- a regular tarot routine- and stick to it as best as your life’s circumstances allows. Take notes, ask yourself questions to return to later, and deck interviews with new decks. In this tarot journal, keep records of card explorations, research, and readings. Even tarot professionals should keep a journal of readings, to see patterns and to revisit readings after some time has passed to gain deeper understanding. This is especially important if you are a new cardslinger, or if you’re exploring a new deck.

If you’ve read our Interpreting the Major Arcana series, you know by now that here at, we’re big fans of keeping a tarot journey. If further clarity is needed, grab a clarification card.Įxamine the artwork in your deck and write in your tarot journal about its own symbolism. Secondly, the Ace of Wands reversed means the energy has stopped- there’s a blockage or a dampener put on the fire. Alternatively, you could do a tarot deck interview spread to help your decision. Know them well enough that you only need one or two readings to decide whether that deck wants reversals read. We suggest that you spend some time with your cards and really get to know them before you start reading with them. Some practitioners have decks that specifically don’t discuss reversals, and others that do. Some readers ask their spirit guides if they want reversals read before each reading. Advice for the beginner varies- some say it is easier to skip them at first, others suggest that you try reading them and see what feels right. What if the Ace of Wands is reversed?įirst of all, it’s up to your individual reading style as to whether or not you read reversals. Just like The Fool indicates a blind leap of faith into a journey, the Ace of Wands tarot card indicates that you should go with your instincts and jump. Perhaps the boldest card in the fire suit, the Ace needs that boldness to engender the kind of enthusiasm that overpowers insecurities and quiets fear- it literally lights the fire under your butt and makes you move. The spark of life, this card marks the beginning of new inspiration, creativity, and passion. In the case of Fire, the object is wands (sometimes rods or staffs), which relates to creativity- that “spark” that gets the ball rolling, and the passion that keeps it going.Īnd the Ace of Wands is the start of it all. The element related to each suit is symbolized by an object that relates to a part of the human spirit. You can think of Aces as sort of The Fool of each tarot suit, in the sense that each Ace is the beginning of a journey through that element. And in the true spirit of Aces, let’s begin… In this article, you’ll discover:įire up your soul, dear reader- you’re in Wands territory now. We’ll begin our exploration of the Aces with fire- the Ace of Wands. The minor arcana suites are divided into the four elements: earth, air, fire, water. The major arcana are the oldest cards in the deck- probably the original cards of the deck- and they pack a punch in a reading.īut what do you do when the cards aren’t major arcana? How do you understand and interpret the workhorses of the tarot deck- the minor arcana? In this next step in our tarot articles, we’ll leave the major arcana and take a closer look at knowing the minor arcana at the same deep, intuitive level as we’ve explored the major arcana, beginning with the aces.

They also tend to think that the major arcana are the most difficult cards to understand, because their energy is so huge and mythic- archetypes are intimidating, but once you realize that they are based upon monoliths of human experience, they’re easier to comprehend. Many tarot newbies are often overwhelmed by the sheer number of cards in the deck, thinking that they have to memorize 72 cards. Image courtesy of San Antonio Tarot and Astrology Readings.

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