Cards signifying change in Major Arcana

[SunChariot]

Originally Posted by pacificwaters

Thanks a lot Babs for clarifying the difference between the two. I was always puzzled between these two. Your examples did help. And as regards Wheel of Fortune and The World, "the best version" as you said, are the complete figures on the four ends of The World (RWS) meant to resemble this????

Well the 4's are about completion ofr me. So that makes sense, when faced with the perfect situation, that means that you have completed all the work necessary on that. there is no more work you can do to make the situation any better. It is already the best it can be. Now you just get to sit back and enjoy.

Although I am not one to think to much about what something is "meant to" represent. I prefer to just look at it and feel what it means to me. I don't care what the creator was trying to portray. I just care what I see in it. But that is me, the way I read. And of course not all World (or Universe) cards will include those 4 figures anyway.

Originally Posted by pacificwaters

Got this as well...Btw...can death imply end of good times and beginning of bad times as well???

That depends on your world view. Anything can mean anything if you choose to let me mean that for you. That is why no two people have identical meanings for the cards. MY personal world view is that NOTHING in life ends unless something better is coming. I believe our lives are guided, that nothing happens randonly or without a valid reason, and that that reason is always meant to lead to our highest good.

But that is just my beliefs on life, not saying you have to adopt them or anything. But my belief is that nothing can end unless something better is meant to come from it. Also I started reading that way as i started with the Haindl Tarot and that idea was incorporated into the image for Death and it was in the book I learnt from. But still it is in line with my belief system. So for me, no. Death cannot means something good ending so taht something negative can come. But feel free to use the card that way if it suits your needs. We are all free to adapt and a lot of this has to do with your views on life and how it works.

Originally Posted by pacificwaters

This was added information for me. I never thought Tower was about change. Though a bit of me just had a hunch since Star was following The Tower. But overall I always thought that Tower was about destruction...thanks for this

Well. if something is destroyed that creates change, it changes it. Although for me it is not about destruction at all, just some powerful quick, sudden change. Which changes things forever. Although I suppose in that sense when such powerful change happens that it is poweful enough to change thigns forever in a sense it "destroys" the situation as it was before to give birth to a new version of it.

Oh and me too The Hanged Man can also be about seeing things from a new persective for me. Either acceptance of things exactly as they are or about seeing things in new ways. Both apply for me.

And most of all, you're welcome.

Babs

[pacificwaters]

Originally Posted by SunChariot

Although I am not one to think to much about what something is "meant to" represent. I prefer to just look at it and feel what it means to me. I don't care what the creator was trying to portray. I just care what I see in it. But that is me, the way I read. And of course not all World (or Universe) cards will include those 4 figures anyway.

I for one do agree with what all you wrote, but just couldnt resist the temptation of replying to what exactly I meant by...... "what some things are meant to represent"

Like say for example in the case of King and Queen of Swords.. (RWS)

The Queen has her sword straight with just one bird above her which implies wisdom regarding the choice she would make

Whereas the King has his sword tilted with two birds above him which in turn indicates power of judgement with two choices at hand.

This was what I exactly meant by having symbols to possibly denote something. Not that only these symbols are correct!! Gradually I too have become accepting of the fact that Tarot is not written in stone. Most of the experiences are actually very personal and for which you just cant give an explanation

That said I just loved your explanations...Thanks