Monday, 28 June 2010

Zodiac Signs Meanings

Listed below are the 12 zodiac signs meanings


1 Aries...The Ram...Fire Sign...Cardinal Sign...New beginnings, adventurer, courage, part of body is the 'head'

2 Taurus...The Bull...Earth sign...Fixed sign...Possessive, calm, relaxed, materialistic, loves creature comforts, part of body is the 'neck and throat' Get a Taurus Necklace
3 Gemini...The Twins...Air Sign...Mutable...Communications, impulsive, changeable, inquiring, intelligent, exploring, part of the body is the 'lungs,arms, and hands'

4 Cancer...The Crab...Water Sign...Cardinal...The home, shy emotional, intuitive, protective, domestic, part of body is 'stomach and breasts'

5 Leo...The Lion...Fire sign...Fixed...Ownership, pride, ego, power, children, passionate, works well alone, part of body is the 'heart and spine

6 Virgo...The Virgin...Earth sign...Mutable, Attention to details, worrying, practical, analytical, discriminating,clean, a perfectionist, part of body is the 'colon'

7 Libra...The Scale...Air sign...Cardinal...Marriage and union, partnerships, diplomatic, compassionate,balanced, part of body is the 'kidneys'

8 Scorpio...The Scorpion or Eagle...Water sign...Fixed...Intense, death, rebirth, responsibility, genuine, purification, the mafia of the zodiac, the part of the body is the 'sexual organs'

9 Sagittarius...The Archer...Fire sign...Mutable...Truth, religion, philosophy, generous, frank, enthusiastic, reason rather than emotion, adventurer, part of the body is 'lower back and thighs'

10 Capricorn...The Goat...Earth sign...Cardinal...Practical vision, unemotional, sober, orderly, control, manipulating, power, dependable, part of body is the 'knees'

11 Aquarius...The Water Bearer...Air sign...Fixed...Detached, team work, friends, unconventional, humane, independent, warm, part of the body is the 'legs and hips'

12 Pisces...The Fishes...Water sign...Mutable...Intuitive, accepting, understanding, impressionable, part of the body is the 'feet and ankles'

Sunday, 27 June 2010

Learn Basic Tarot Card Reading

Tarot reading in case you didn't know it, is used to tap into the spirit realm using the energies of the user to give readings which foretell the future. It's been very popular through the ages and still sparks an interest today, from people all over the world.

Learn to Read the Cards Once and For All!

It was invented sometime in the middle 15th century in Italy and it closely mirrored the playing cards of the day.

It is also believed that people had started using playing cards for divination purposes and the tarot were just a refined version of the four suits of ten cards each which were used.

These cards were brought to Europe from the Islamic world and it is thought that tarot originated when gypsies and astrologers started using ordinary playing cards to tell fortunes.

During the 15th century, special cards were added to the playing cards and later, these became known as the major arcana cards, then called the trumps or triumphs.

The major arcana cards consist of 22 cards with titles rather than numbers and suit and each one has a strong symbolic meaning which are considered to be the 'leaders' of the tarot deck.

The remaining 56 cards are refered to as the minor arcana cards. usually these cards are split into four suits: cups, staves, swords and coins, although there are many variations on this.

Tarot has evolved since it's original form, becoming more complex and rich in symbology. The cards themselves have gained meaning over the years from the cultures that adopted their use.

Some cards have come and gone, like The Pope, The Juggler, The Arrow etc. however, around the 17th century, tarot evolved into the form we now know it as having. Many famous alchemists and prophets have used tarot, including Nostradamus and Aristotle.

Tarot cards align with the energies projected onto them. As you shuffle the deck, you and your energies place the cards where they will be most beneficial for you. I always shuffle the deck until the cards feel right but some people shuffle the cards three times then cut. However it's really up to the user and what works for them best.

For centuries, people have been using symbols as a type of divination. Tarot is no differnt. Each of the 78 cards has an individual meaning. Tarot is an interactive Divination art. The cards interact with each other, giving them new and more complex meaning.

You place the cards into a spread where the placement of each card gives it even further meaning. Where cards fall in the spread has a lot to do with how they interact with each other.

A card representing the past will influence a cards representing the present and the future and there are many different spreads including the celtic cross, the three card spread, the spread of fates, the single card reading, the circle and cross and the ancestors to name a few.