Tarot Egyptian: Varieties and Touches

The Tarot deck is a system of symbols used for divination, predicting the future and helping in various everyday situations. There are a lot of varieties of such fortune-telling cards. All of them are related to the fact that there are four different versions of their origin. Some believe that the Tarot is the knowledge of the Atlanteans, while others believe that the Egyptians possessed secret knowledge that helps to predict the future. Two more versions are based on the Gypsy and Jewish origins.

Consider a deck like the Tarot of Egypt, and learn how to correctly predict the future with such cards.

Varieties

As already mentioned, there are a lot of different fortune-telling cards. As a rule, they differ in the style of the images themselves and, of course, with the names. So, such decks are widely known:

• Tarot Thoth.
• Tarot Druids.
• Marseilles Tarot.
• Tarot Visconti-Sforza.
• Tarot of Egypt.
• Tarot of Flowers.

As a rule, each deck contains 78 cards and their value is almost the same. Of course, the cards themselves can have a different name, but the essence of this practically does not change. In addition, the Egyptian Tarot itself has several varieties. The fact is that different authors saw the deck performed in different ways and it is for this reason that the images on the cards differ. Thus, Papus (French esoteric scientist) in 1909 issued a deck of the Egyptian Tarot, called the Predictive Tarot.

In the first half of the 20th century, Aleister Crowley created a unique deck depicting Egyptian and Celtic mythology, called Tarot Thoth. A more detailed description and history of its creation will be described below.

History of origin

Each deck of cards has its own mysterious history of origin. It is she who plays the leading role in their interpretation. Tarot Egyptian - not an exception. His story goes into the depths of Ancient Egypt. There is a legend that in the city of Dendera, located on the west bank of the Nile, there was a temple in which there were 22 rooms. In each of them, symbolic images were drawn, which became the storyline for the Elder Arcana. They did not appear there by chance. The ancient Egyptians knew that the cards would not be overlooked, but at the same time only the chosen ones could read the information encrypted in them. Unfortunately, the interpretation of the original Egyptian Tarot is not preserved, but it is believed that the talented Crowley most accurately describes all the magical knowledge and secrets of the interpretation of the Tarot.

He is an ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and knowledge. The first mention of the Tarot Tota deck can be found in the French tarot Jean-Baptiste Alietta. He believed that seventeen magicians, under the leadership of the god Thoth, created a tarot deck and engraved it on gold plates. Later, Crowley, having carefully studied all the works of Alieta, together with the wonderful artist Frida Harris, created a unique deck of "Tarot Thoth" and a book describing the interpretation of each of the cards.

Structure

There is an opinion that originally the Egyptian Tarot was created as playing cards. For this reason, they are very similar to them. Junior Arcana is a pack of 56 cards. In turn, they are divided into 4 suits: Swords (peaks), Denarii (tambourines), Sticks (clubs), Cups (worms). Accordingly, each suit has 14 cards: a prince, a princess, a queen, a knight, an ace and cards from deuce to dozens. Senior Arcana (22 cards) is the top of any deck. They are predominant and always show important events and twists of fate.

Interpretation of maps

In order to correctly interpret the layout on the maps of the Egyptian Tarot of Tota, you need to know the meaning of each of the cards. The images that are drawn on them, as well as possible help and prompt the essence. For example, the card Jester (number 0): it depicts a green man with crazy eyes and his feet up. He does not touch the floor, and therefore does not draw the vital forces of the earth. This is a creature that has lost purpose in life. Sometimes this can mean new opportunities and ignorance of what can happen in the near future. As a personal characteristic, the card can mean irresponsibility. Consider the entire deck in more detail.

Sword suit: the importance of cards

The Egyptian Tarot, whose card we consider, like other decks, contains the same suit as the Swords (Spears). She personifies discernment, discretion and refers to the elements of Air. This is a heavy suit that says that the mind needs to be used rationally. All defeats must be taken with dignity and take into account that any loss is a tremendous experience. The suit is connected with power and feelings. In the hands of these cards may not have a dominant role, but only point to certain details. For example, the Seven Swords, along with the "Shut" card examined earlier, may indicate that, due to inconsistencies, you can lose everything. Short Sword Card Value Swords:

• Ace and Deuce - new projects, good ideas, understanding and solving important issues; Thought, peace, harmony, balance, weighted decisions.
• Troika - too active, capable of doing harm.
• Four and five - retreat, lack of time, the need to find the right solution; Defeat, failure, disaster.
• Six - movement, equality, solving global issues.
• Seven and eight - fraud, intrigue, hypocrisy, interference; Inconsistency of actions, anxiety.
• Nine - cruelty, panic, fear, lostness.
• Ten - disappointment, a collapse of hope. The card symbolizes an unexpected and negative turn of events. In a romantic relationship - a break, a strong quarrel.
• The princess and the prince are criticism, controversy, hostile atmosphere. More often than not, these maps show a conflict person capable of breaking plans and creating an unforeseen situation.
• Queen - resourcefulness, ingenuity, compromise solution of issues, mediation.
• Knight - inspiration, good advice, "second wind", new opportunities.

The color of Denarii: the meaning of cards

The Egyptian Tarot Tarot deck contains the same suit as the Coins (Discs, Pentacles, Denarii). Her element is Earth, which means that the card is responsible for material well-being. Her interpretation is closely related to career, success and energy of money. If we talk about negative meanings, then this is greed and greed.

• Ace - broad material opportunities, a gift of fate, inheritance.
• Two - an eternal cycle, changes, transition. Next-standing cards will accurately indicate good or bad changes waiting for a person in the future.
• The triple is a map of work, stability and material well-being. In some cases, it can mean moderation.
• Four and Nine - power, the search for destination, the desire to accumulate finance, purchase.
• Five - anxiety, temporary crisis, losses, unstable situation.
• Six and Ten - success, profit, successful acquisitions, abundance and wealth.
• Seven and Eight - defeat, caution, forethought, the need to wait time.
• Princess and Prince - good perspectives, creativity, previous efforts begin to give results. These cards can also personify people who love material goods.
• Queen - stability, responsibility, perseverance, consistency.
• Knight - permanence, high income, profitable deals. It can also mean an official, a superior, or another higher-placed person.

Wand of Rods (Sticks): the meaning of cards

Junior Arcana Egyptian Tarot suit Wands denote energy, creativity, impulse, passion. Their element - Fire, which means that the maps indicate certain events that can drastically change a person's life. The suit shows the achievements and the possibility of self-realization. In love, of course, such a suit symbolizes a strong sense of passion or hatred.

• Ace - a new relationship, risk, willpower, determination.
• Two and Five are cards of risk and courage. Point out the need for decisive action. Can also mean fighting, aggressiveness, ambition.
• Troika - adventures, optimism, harmony. Can warn a person that he does not miss his chance.
• The fourth is completion, a period of calm and emotional decline.
• Six - victory, success, faith in the best, good prospects. In love affairs can mean a wedding and the birth of a long-awaited child.
• Seven - valor, noble deeds, courage.
• Eight - speed, love at first sight.
• Nine - strength, stability, harmony, enthusiasm, a new period in the relationship.
• Ten - suppression, stress, heartlessness, impatience.
• Princess and Prince - great mood, pleasant journeys, flirting. In some cases, cards may indicate irresponsibility.
• Queen - spontaneity, passion, frivolous relationship.
• Knight - good news, leadership qualities, courage, determination, purposefulness.

Cup suit (bowls): the value of cards

Egyptian Tarot, the value of the maps we are considering - one of the most ancient fortune-telling. It contains all the wisdom of Ancient Egypt. One of the most revered suits there was considered to be the suit of the Cup. Her element - Water. Arcana personify calmness, sensuality, slowness, intuition and softness.

• Ace is one of the most successful cards in a deck like the Egyptian Tarot. The layouts in which she meets are evidence of a great chance, given by fate. If there are negative cards around the Ace of Chats, in any case it softens their significance.
• Two and Six - love explanations, reconciliation, union.
• Three - abundance, happiness, gratitude, holiday.
• Four and Nine - luxury, tenderness, comfort, care, caress, very quivering feelings.
• Five - disappointment, pettiness, betrayal, the beginning of the end.
• The Seven and the Eight are orgy, intrigue, dependence, suffering.
• Ten - saturation, pleasure, desire to pamper the partner.
• Princess - romance, girl, love, good intuition or extrasensory abilities.
• Prince - harmony, strong attraction, young man.
• The Queen and the Knight - inner voice, balance, a strong desire to be together, sincerity.

Senior Arcana

The Egyptian Tarot, whose interpretation of maps we are considering, includes the 22 Senior Arcana. Each of them has its own serial number and the counting starts from zero. Above, his first card with the value (0) "Fool" was already described. First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the identity card is chosen precisely from the Senior Arcana. Some commentators choose it intuitively. For beginners, there is one very simple way. In order to determine the identity card, it is necessary to add the day, month and year of the person's birth. The obtained numbers must be added together until a number less than 21 is obtained.

Let us give an example. The man was born on March 11, 1985. Define his personality card, add the numbers 11 + 3 + 1985 = 1999 for this. Now it is necessary to add the numbers 1 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 28, then again sum up 2 + 8 = 10. The card of the Senior Arcana under number 10 (Fortuna) And will be the identity card of a person born on March 11, 1985.

As already mentioned earlier, the Egyptian Tarot, whose interpretation of maps we are considering, includes the 22 Senior Arcana. These are very important cards that are crucial in many ways. Let's consider the most important of them in more detail.

• The Jester (0) is a symbol of losses, frivolity, frivolous relations. In addition, the map can mean the beginning of something new. In many cases, it represents a windy and frivolous person.
• Mage (1) - activity, power, self-realization. The card advises that you need to believe in yourself and in your abilities. In some cases, she warns that in the near future to achieve the goal will need to tap into all of its potential.
• Priestess (2) is a very interesting and original map. It shows Isis. What does it have to do with the Egyptian Tarot deck? The book by Aleister Crowley, which describes the technique of fortune telling on these maps, can be useful for answering this question. The fact is that Crowley himself describes the goddess Isis, as the High Priestess, who controls intuitive and unconscious forces. This is one of the most mystical maps. It means that a person has a well developed intuition and open channels of communication with the cosmos. In some cases, the card "gives advice", that in this situation it is necessary to rely only on yourself.
• Empress (3) - development, trust, change. The card can indicate a blonde girl or a woman.
• Hierophant (5) - Quite an interesting card. In some other Tarot she is also called the Priest. It symbolizes the four elements and is both a good and a bad map at the same time. It denotes arrogance and self-righteousness, as well as justice. Falling into the future, it can mean a life lesson.
• Regulation (8) - In some other decks, the card is called "Justice". It symbolizes balance, balance, truth, justice. It means that you need to revise your life position and, possibly, change it. Egyptian Tarot cards are fortune telling, in which there is no flattery and falseness, for this reason many cards "try to open a person's eyes" to his internal problems and experiences. This is exactly such a map, it suggests that you need to "look into yourself."
• The hermit (9) - solitude, humility, patience. The card indicates that it is necessary to be able to wait.
• Fortune (10) is a unique card that can have a huge number of values. As a rule, in the Egyptian Tarot it means that something that happens to a person is not an accident. "Fortune" may indicate that in the near future there will be very strong changes that do not depend on a person. Depending on the neighboring cards, it can show both "gift" from above and punishment. You can not change these events. It is believed that they are predestined by fate.
• Lust (11) - creativity, motivation, strong relationships. Perhaps, in a short time, a person is waiting for a "test for strength."
• The hanged man (12) is a rather unfavorable card. It means hard work, a futile future. Perhaps the person's plans will not come true and he needs to work in a different direction.
• Death (13) - the card indicates completion, ending. It is not necessary to consider it a bad sign. If it was preceded by cards with a negative value, then it could well mean the end of the black band in a person's life.
• The devil (15) - corruption, deception, impure game, forbidden actions. Perhaps someone misleads or is confused in the situation.
• The tower (16) is a very controversial map, which causes a lot of disagreement among the tarologists. As a rule, it means separation, bankruptcy, loss. It is important to note that such a negative event, which portends the map, is not accidental or sudden.
• The sun (19) - success, joy, new life, great potential, a bright period of life.
• The universe (21) is the latest map of the Elder Arcana. It denotes selfishness, pleasure, joy, pleasure in life.

Techniques of layouts

Divination by the Egyptian Tarot is not particularly difficult if you know the techniques of the layouts and the interpretation of each of the cards. Of course, if you are a novice in this business, it may be a little difficult at first. Over time, working with a deck constantly, a person begins to better understand and feel it. To begin with, it's best to start with simple layouts. For example, you can ask advice from the deck every day. To do this, you need to pull out 2 cards and correctly interpret them. For example, you ask the deck the question: "What is waiting for me today?" Two cards fall out: Priestess and Five Denariev. What is it that wants to "say" the Egyptian tarot. The meaning of each card, you need to put it together. Five Denarii denotes crisis and temporary difficulties, and the Priestess is intuition and wisdom. The deck says that today will be quite difficult, for this reason it is necessary to draw strength from space, connect intuition and common sense, on this day you need to be careful and circumspect.

The most popular layout that gives a general description of the development of any event is, of course, the "Celtic Cross". It uses 10 maps:

• The first two give a complete description of the situation.
• The third and fourth map is additional information.
• Fifth - the events in the past that led to this problem.
• The sixth is the near future.
• The seventh card is the card of the questioner. It indicates his thoughts and emotions, regarding the current situation.
• Eighth - shows how the problem is related to other people.
• The ninth - the hopes, fears and fears of the questioner.
• The tenth card is the outcome of the situation, the events of the future.

We will try to fulfill this alignment on the "Egyptian Tarot" deck. The photo below illustrates the cards that have dropped: Denarev's Knave, Knave of Wands, Universe, Hanged, 7 Cups, King of Wands, 5 Denariev, Tower, Lovers, 10 Denariev.

These Egyptian Tarot cards indicate that the current situation is connected with financial problems. This is evidenced by the presence in the scenario of Denariyev (3 maps). At first glance, it seems that a person has good prospects and success in business. But for additional information (the third and fourth cards), we can conclude that pleasure and more fun is associated with selfishness, hopelessness and frivolity. This is just an imaginary pleasure, but in reality a person is on the wrong path.

The fifth card in the scenario is "7 Cups", she says that in the past the person succumbed to temptation, he made some big mistake or contacted a bad company, but he still did not understand it. In the near future, he should be determined and purposeful in order to solve the problem.

The map characterizing the person in this scenario is "Five Denarii". She points out that a person is irritated and concerned. He is afraid of losing everything. "Tower" - the eighth card, indicates that other people are not involved in the human problem. He himself is to blame for what is happening in his life. Tarot Egyptian, the interpretation of which we are considering, always gives the necessary advice and a correct description. This time, it says that a person decided too early that his affairs had gone up. In fact, everything is just beginning. The last tenth map shows how the situation will be solved. In our case, the Ten Denarii fell out. This means that, despite the fact that the person was haphazard and wasteful, his financial affairs will in any case be adjusted. With a little effort, he can achieve financial stability and independence. Egyptian Tarot, the value of the maps we have examined, always shows the whole situation from the inside. Sometimes it seems that the cards show a real nonsense, and in fact the situation looks different. However, after some time comes the realization that the cards were really right. In order to better learn to interpret the deck and predict the future, you can create a separate notebook. Write in it the date of divination, the question and the answer to it. Then, after a while, it will be easy for you to analyze the work with the deck.