The Chariot is the seventh card of the Major Arcana in tarot. It shows a young man, looking like a prince, with a crown on his head. He is standing in a chariot, pulled by two sphinxes. One of them is black and the other one is white. The prince is holding a wand or a sword in his right hand. This card is predominated by Cancer and its numerical value is twelve. Read the rest of this entry »
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The fourteenth Major Arcana card in tarot is called temperance. It shows a winged figure, perhaps an angel, wearing a white robe, pouring water from one chalice to another. There is a triangle on the robe. One of the angel’s feet is standing in the water. On the horizon we can see some mountains and a light above them. The numerical value for Temperance is twelve. It is ruled by Sagittarius. Read the rest of this entry »
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The eighth Major Arcana card in tarot is named Strength. It pictures a woman in a white robe holding the lion’s jaws and closing them. Over her head there is a lemniscate, just like the one over the Magician. Around her waist we can see a chain of flowers and there is also a wreath on her head. The numerical value for this card is twelve and it is ruled by Leo. Read the rest of this entry »
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The eleventh Major Arcana card in tarot pictures Justice in shape of a woman figure sitting on a throne between two pillars with a sword in one hand and a scale in the other. She is wearing a red robe and a crown. We can see a purple veil between the pillars behind the woman. The numerical value for this card is twelve. It is predominated by Libra. In some decks Justice is numbered the eighth card. The other ones concider it the twelfth. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Hanged Man as the twelfth Major Arcana card in tarot pictures a man hanged upside down by one foot on a tree or a wooden beam. He has a nimbus about his head. There are leaves on the tree, which is a sign that it is living wood. We can see from the man’s face that he is in trance, not pain, as the situation might suggest. The numerical value for the Hanged Man is three and it is predominated by Water. Read the rest of this entry »
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Death is the thirteenth card of the Major Arcana in tarot. It shows a skeleton knight in black armor on the white horse. He is holding a black banner with a white flower on it. There are dead and dying people from all social classes around the rider, which tells us that to death everyone is equal. In the background we can see the setting sun between the two pillars. It is claimed to be a symbol of immortality. Death is predominated by Scorpio. Its numerical value is twelve. Read the rest of this entry »
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