Welcome to the DC Tarot Study Group

MONTHLY STUDYIES ALWAYS 1ST SUNDAY, UNLESS NOTIFIED OTHERWISE

Has your tarot deck been gathering dust in the corner because you haven't yet learned how to use it?

Meet fellow Tarot Card Readers to study and share information about this ancient practice. Each Meetup will focus on a different card and, despite the deck you use, we will discuss the common theme of that card.

WHAT ARE TAROT CARDS?
Tarot is a deck of 78 cards divided into two main sections: a Major Arcana and a Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana are 22 picture cards that are symbolic representations of various cosmic forces such as Death, Justice, Strength, etc. Fifty-six cards of the Minor Arcana are divided into "court" and "suit’’ cards. The 16 court cards are comprised of a King, a Queen, a Knight, and a Knave (or Page) for each of the "four" suits of the deck. The remaining 40 cards are divided into the four suits called Pantacles (also known as deniers or coins), Cups (coupes), Swords (epees), and Wands (batons or scepters). The suit cards are numbered from one (ace) to 10 for each of the four suits. The Minor Arcana cards are used to represent people, relationships, finances, action, energies and forces.