These are specified by the positive and negative characteristics governing the chief aspects of our lives (Major Arcana), as well as the day-to-day import reflected in the suits and by each card within the suits (Minor Arcana). The 76 cards of a Tarot deck each have a specific, external meaning. These images address the part of the psyche beyond our ability to control. They touch our inner selves, our subconscious, that part of ourselves that encompasses our innermost core. The representative images, however, go much deeper than what they portray at first glance.
We can see the cards as a journey that each of us must take and complete to master the lessons we are here to learn on the earth plane. As we use the cards we gain a greater understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Over the years I have used Tarot cards as a tool to gain insight, clarity and achieve greater control over issues in life. Many people wonder how a deck of cards can tell us anything but as we study the cards we realize that they go way beyond the pictures that we see.
However, depending upon the position of the card in the spread, other cards surrounding that Seven of Cups, the events that have previously occurred in the questioner