Tag: Zac McDonald

Most readers learn the thirty-six pip cards as a grab-bag of small scenes. But the Golden Dawn tied every one of them to a ten-day slice of the zodiac, so the Tarot has a calendar folded inside it. This article traces the decans from Egyptian star clocks to Book T and explains the wheel of signs and planets behind the cards. It reads the Three of Swords, Nine of Swords and Ten of Cups through their decans, lays out October's cards and shows you how to find your own card in your natal chart. Explore every card in our complete guide to the Minor Arcana.

Most of us learn the Major Arcana one card at a time. The old esotericists believed otherwise · that behind the cards stands an ancient map, and each card marks a road on it. Print the free Tree of Life chart and follow along; here is how the map works.