Learning to Describe Tarot Cards
Judgment comes from experience
If you can still remember events that took place when you were a young child, you must recall you were unable to understand people's opinion about a subject, even though you had the same elements to judge. Judgment comes from experience, it is also true for Tarot.
If we assume that Tarot cards are words, then the smallest sentence is composed of two cards. For our first sentence we will read together, I simply picked two major cards at random. It doesn't matter which card you pick, all tarot-words make sentences together. Try to describe your cards as simply as possible.
Describing the first card : The Justice
The character depicted in the drawing is a woman sitting on a chair, holding a sword in the right hand and a scale in the left hand. Her face is emtionless: no joy, anger, love, irritation... Her sword is pointing towards the sky. What an uncomfortable position to hold a sword up-right in one hand and a scale in the other! She does not, however, look tired of it yet since she holds these two objects firmly, thus demonstrating a certain willpower.The scale is not leaning on one side or the other, so it could either be empty or have the same weight on both sides.
Describing the second card: The Hermit
This man is old. His hair is white. He is walking with a stick in one hand and a lantern in the other. The stick suggests he has a hard time walking and the lantern that he is either walking during the night or has poor eyesight. The lantern could also imply he is looking for something that is hard to find.
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The main symbol for this card is a balance or scale used for measuring weight. The scale is held by a goddess who holds an upright sword. The symbolism represents the law of cause and effect; those natural forces which seek a balance/moderation in all things. The figure shown in the Thoth deck is the feminine complement of the Fool, a young and slender woman. She is poised on her toes and crowned with the feathers of Maat, the goddess of justice. On her forehead is the Uraeus serpent. She is masked (Harlequin) and holds a magic Swords in both hands between her thighs. She is wrapped in a Cloak of Mystery. Before her is a large two-pan balance. This card represents the conscience. The imagery suggests the archetypes of justice, fairness, and balance.
Almost all decks agree that the symbolism of the Hermit is an older man in a robe holding a staff in one hand and a lamp in the other. The lamp is a symbol of the inner light of truth. The theme here is the wise old sage, the inner guiding light of conscience illumined by the intuition. In the Thoth deck he is shown in the shape of the Hebrew letter Yod. He wears a cloak the color of Binah. He holds a lamp whose center is the sun. Before him is an Orphic egg with coiled snake. The background is a field of wheat. Also shown is a spermatozoon in the form of a serpent wand, and Cerberus the three-headed dog. This card represents withdraw and meditation. The imagery of this card suggests Jung's archetype of the wise old man.