Apa sih tarot itu?
Tarot
adalah permainan kartu yang sudah ada sejak zaman Renaissance di Eropa. Tiap
deck kartu tarot ada 78 kartu terdiri dari 22 kartu Major Arcana dan 56
kartu Minor Arcana.
Bagaimana cara belajar membaca tarot yang efektif ?
Kalau harus menghapal arti dari 78
kartu –dimana tiap referensi punya versi masing-masing—pasti bikin patah
semangat. Untuk lebih cepat mengerti arti dari masing-masing kartu, sebaiknya
kita mengerti dulu “framework” tarot secara garis besar. Yuk kita mulai.
Kartu Major Arcana
The Major Arcana (rahasia besar)
terdiri dari 22 kartu. Tiap deck bisa memberi nama yang berbeda-beda pada tiap
kartu Major. Namun biasanya 22 kartu major Arcana adalah: 0) The Fool, 1) The
Magician, 2) The High Priestess, 3) The Empress, 4) The Emperor, 5) The
Hierophant, 6) The Lovers, 7) The Chariot, 8) Strength, 9) The Hermit, 10) Wheel of Fortune, 11) Justice, 12) The Hanged Man, 13) Death, 14) Temperance, 15) The Devil, 16) The Tower, 17) The Star, 18) The Moon, 19) The Sun, 20) Judgement and 21) The World. Biasanya kartu diberi nomor
dengan huruf Romawi.
Kartu Major Arcana melambangkan tahap
– tahap penting dalam kehidupan kita; dari yang “bodoh” dan “experimental”
(dilambangkan oleh The Fool) sampai kita mencapai keberhasilan dan
menyelesaikan tujuan kita (dilambangkan oleh The World). Kartu Major Arcana memberikan
petunjuk tentang sesuatu hal (tergantung dari arti kartu) yang efeknya bisa “merubah
kehidupan” seseorang dan sifatnya jangka panjang. Biasanya melambangkan “force majeure” atau
hal-hal yang di luar kuasa kita.
Kartu Minor Arcana
Kartu Minor Arcana (rahasia kecil)
terdiri dari 56 kartu, terbagi dalam 4 suit, masing-masing suit terdiri dari 14
kartu; 10 kartu yang diberi nomor 1 (Ace)
sampai 10 dan 4 kartu court. Kartu court adalah King, Queen, Knight and Page.
Empat suit tersebut adalah 1) cups/fountains 2)batons/wands/rods/staves, 3) swords
dan 4) pentacles/disks/coins.
Tiap suit berhubungan dengan elemen
yang berbeda-beda dan merupakan melambangkan aspek kehidupan sehari-hari. Kartu
Minor Arcana lebih menekankan hal-hal yang sifatnya praktis dalam hidup dan
berhubungan dengan masalah-masalah aktual, yang efeknya hanya sementara dan
kurang berpengaruh.
The suit of cups berhubungan dengan elemen
air –melambangkan emosi, cinta, hubungan, romansa, perasaan, kreatifitas, imajinasi
dan intuisi.
The suit of wands berhubungan dengan
elemen api – melambangkan energi, semangat, keinginan, minat, gairah, ide-ide,
inspirasi, spiritualitas, rencana, desain dan karir.
The suit of swords berhubungan dengan
elemen udara – melambangkan kekuasaan, karakter, prinsip, komunikasi, rasionalitas,
pikiran dan intelektualitas
The suit of pentacles berhubungan
dengan elemen bumi – melambangkan uang, kondisi finansial, fisik, materi,
kepemilikan, karir dan stabilitas
Angka 1-10 di kartu Minor Arkana juga
melambangkan tahap kehidupan yang berbeda- beda:
1.
Permulaan, kesempatan, ide dan inspirasi
2.
Pilihan, keseimbangan, dualitas, partnership, asimilasi dan persetujuan
3.
Kreatifitas, fertilitas, pertumbuhan dan pencapaian awal
4.
Struktur, fondasi, stabilitas dan stagnasi
5.
Konflik,
tantangan, adaptasi, perubahan dan ketidakstabilan
6.
Berbagi,
dukungan, pengetahuan, harmoni dan belas kasih
7.
Cobaan, godaan, observasi dan kebijaksanaan
8.
Kemajuan, kegigihan, pergerakan dan re-evaluasi
9.
Kesadaran
diri, integritas, penyelesaian, hasil dan "hampir selesai"
10.
Memetik
hasil, pencapaian, keberhasilan, akhir dari suatu siklus dan pembaruan
Kartu court biasanya melambangkan
orang termasuk kita sendiri, pikiran kita dan orang-orang dalam kehidupan kita.
Tetapi kartu court bisa juga melambangkan situasi, lingkungan atau tingkah-laku
di beberapa kasus.
1. The
Pages berhubungan dengan pembawa pesan, kreatifitas, inspirasi, anak-anak (seperti anak-anak),
keterbukaan dan mengambil resiko
2. The
Knights berhubungan dengan energi, aksi, vitalitas, determinasi, perjalanan, petualangan, agresifitas dan
tujuan
3. The
Queens berhubungan dengan hal-hal yang bersifat keibuan, otoritas matriarkal,
feminitas, penyediaan, daya tarik dan pengasuhan/pemeliharaan
4. The
Kings berhubungan dengan hal-hal yang bersifat kebapakan, otoritas partiarkal, status, kontrol, dominasi, maskulinitas, manajemen
dan kemampuan
Setelah
mengetahui garis besar tentang Tarot, tentunya akan lebih mudah mempelajari dan
mengerti arti dari 78 kartu tarot. Dengan begitu banyaknya referensi, pilihlah
arti- arti yang kamu merasa « klik » dengannya dan gampang
mengingatnya. Untuk lebih mudah « menghapal » arti dari kartu,
hubungkan arti dengan gambar di setiap kartu tarot. Gunakan imajinasi dan
intuisimu untuk membaca kartu tarot. Membaca kartu tarot tidak harus sesuai
dengan arti di referensi atau buku.
Practice makes perfect. Cara paling
cepat untuk “menghapal” arti kartu adalah dengan sering “meramal” dengan kartu
tarot. “Membaca” diri sendiri dengan
kartu tarot adalah cara yang paling mudah karena kamu tentunya sudah mengenal
diri sendiri. Tidak masalah jika kamu membolak-balik buku atau “mencontek”
referensi setiap kali “meramal”; selama masih latihan. Gunakan cards spread atau
tebaran kartu yang mudah dulu untuk latihan; tebaran 1 kartu atau 3 kartu yang
simple juga bisa “menyingkap” banyak hal lho.
Referensi:
What
is Tarot?
Tarot is a deck of playing cards that already exist since the Renaissance era in Europe.
Each deck consists of 78 cards; 22 cards are the Major Arcana cards and 56
cards are Minor Arcana cards.
How to learn reading
Tarot effectively?
If you have to memorize the meaning of 78 cards where each reference or book has
its version, of course it will make you discouraged. To be able to understand
the meaning of each card, first, you should understand the outline of tarot. Let's get started.
The Major Arcana cards
The Major Arcana
(the big secret) consists
of 22 cards.
Each deck can
give different names
on each Major Arcana card. But usually
22 Major Arcana
cards are: 0) The
Fool, 1)The Magician, 2) The High Priestess, 3)The Empress, 4)The Emperor,
5)The Hierophant, 6) The Lovers, 7) The Chariot, 8) Strength, 9)The Hermit, 10) Wheel of Fortune, 11) Justice, 12) The Hanged Man, 13) Death, 14) Temperance, 15) The Devil, 16) The Tower, 17) The Star, 18) The Moon, 19) The Sun, 20) Judgment and 21) The World. Usually these cards are numbered with Roman letters.
The Major Arcana cards symbolize the stage
– the important stages in our lives; from the "stupid"
and "experimental" (denoted by The Fool) until we reach the success and
finish our goal (symbolized by the World). The Major
Arcana cards provide
clues about things (depend
on the meaning of the card) that have life-changing
effect in a person life this effect is for long-term. Moreover they usually symbolize "force majeure" or things that are beyond
our control.
The
Minor Arcana cards
The Minor Arcana (the small secret) consists of 56 cards, divided into four
suits, each suit
consists of 14
cards; 10 cards
that are numbered from 1 (Ace) to 10 and 4 court cards. The
court cards are
King, Queen, Knight
and Page. The four suits are 1) cups / fountains,
2) batons /
wands / rods
/ staves, 3)
swords and 4)
pentacles / disks
/ coins.
Each suit is associated with different
elements and it symbolizes
the daily life aspects. The Minor
Arcana cards emphasize the things
that are practical in life and usually they are dealing with actual
problems; where the effect is
only temporary and less influential.
The Suit of Cups is associated with
the element of water –it symbolizes
emotion, love, relationships,
romance, feelings, creativity, imagination and intuition.
The suit of wands is associated
with the element of
fire – it symbolizes energy, passion, desires,
interests, ideas, inspiration,
spirituality, plan, design and careers.
The suit of swords is associated
with the element of
air – it symbolizes power,
character, principles, communication, rationality, mind and intellect
The suit of Pentacles is associated
with the element of earth – it symbolizes money,
financial condition, physical, material, ownership,
career and stability.
The
numbers from 1 to 10 in The Minor Arcana also
symbolize different life stages:
1.New beginning , opportunities, ideas
and inspiration
2. Options, balance, duality,
partnership, assimilation and agreement
3. Creativity, fertility,
growth and initial achievement
4. Structure, foundation,
stability and stagnation
5. Conflict, challenge,
adaptation, change and instability
6. Sharing, support
, knowledge, harmony and compassion
7. Trials, temptations, observation and
wisdom
8. Progress, persistence,
movement, re-evaluation
9. Self-awareness, integrity , settlement, fruition and nearing
completion
10. Reaping results, achievement, success, completion, end
of a cycle and renewal
The court cards usually symbolize people,
including ourselves, our thoughts and
people in our lives. But the court cards
could also symbolize
the situation, environment or behavior in some cases.
1. The Pages
are related to messenger, children (children – like behavior), creativity, inspiration, openness and taking
risks
2. The Knights are
related to energy, action, vitality, determination, travel, adventure,
aggression and purpose
3. The Queens are related
to motherhood, matriarchal
authority, feminity, provision, attractiveness and care
4. The Kings are related to fatherhood, patriarchal
authority, status, control, dominance, masculinity, management and competence
After knowing the outline of the Tarot, it will be easier
to learn and understand the meaning of 78 tarot cards. With so many references,
you should choose the meaning that makes sense for you and that you feel “the
connection” with it and easy to remember. To memorize the meaning of the card
easier, connect the meaning of the card with the images in each card. Use your imagination
and intuition to read tarot cards. In reading the tarot cards you don’t have to
have the same interpretation with the meaning in your references or books.
Practice makes perfect. The fastest way to "memorize" the meaning of the card
is by reading the tarot as often as
possible. "Reading" yourself
with the tarot card
is the easiest way
because you surely
know yourself well. It doesn’t matter
if you flip the
cards meaning through the book or
take a glimpse at a reference every time reading with
the tarot as long you still in the phase of exercise.
You could use the simple card spreads to train yourself; the simple 1 card or 3 card spreads can also
"expose" a lot of things.
References:
http://www.tarotteachings.com/
