塔羅牌，它到底透露了什麼？

What’s in the Cards?

塔羅牌，它到底透露了什麼？

Today, tarot cards are associated with mysticism and used for fortune telling. The tarot deck is different from a deck of regular playing cards. There are four suits that have numbered cards from ace to 10 and four face cards. These make up the Minor Arcana and represent the simple ups and downs of daily life. The deck also has 21 trump cards plus a single card called the Fool. These are the Major Arcana and deal with principles, concepts, and ideals.
When they are used in mysticism, it is said that tarot cards do not give exact information. Instead, they help people understand what they already know. That is, they increase one’s own ability to answer questions, predict the future, and make decisions. A tarot card reading is usually done by someone who has been trained or has studied how.

如今的塔羅牌常會被人拿來跟神秘主義聯想在一起，並且用作算命之途。一副塔羅牌和一副普通的撲克牌是不一樣的。塔羅牌有四種花色，每種花色的數字從 A 到十，並且有四張人頭牌。這些牌組成了小阿爾克那，並且代表日常生活中一些平凡的人生起伏。一副塔羅牌裡還有二十一張王牌再加上一張愚人牌。這些就是負責解讀原則、概念和理想的大阿爾克那。
據說當塔羅牌運用在神秘主義中，它不會給人明確的資訊。相反地，它們則是幫助人們瞭解自己已知的事情。這也就是說，塔羅牌增強了一個人自行回答問題、預測未來，以及做出決定的能力。塔羅牌的解讀通常是由經過訓練或研讀過解牌方法的人來進行的。 

生活必備字詞

be associated with...　　與……作聯想／有關
Your health is associated with your daily routine.
fortune telling　　n. 算命
make up...　　構成／佔了……
Experts made up 80 percent of the conference.
concept　　n. 概念，觀念
It is hard to define a concept as abstract as beauty. 

 資料來源:

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/international/20140626/35918416/