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welcome to Tarot Bites. I'm Teresa Reed the Tarol Lady.

I'm the author of the Tarol Coloring Book and your host for this podcast series. This is episode 33 of Terro Bites, the

podcast where I just shout, short, entertaining, bite-sized lessons on how to read Tarot. For today's episode our

topic is the numbers in the minor Arcana. Let's begin. So the numbers are significant in Tarot and in the case of the minor

Arcana they can actually give you clues to the card's meaning. Here's how. If you combine the number of the card with the

suit, you can find the root meaning of the card. I'll give you a few examples in a

sec. But first let's go through those numbers.

Remember, numbers are symbolic just like the images in these cards. So starting with one, which in the minors are called aces, one or ace

symbolizes a new beginning or a new offering.

Two is the number of choice, duality, or union.

All those things fall under the number two.

Three symbolizes creativity, expression, and growth.

Four, symbolizes stability or foundation.

Easy way to remember four, you want to think of a four-legged table.

Because four-legged table is steady, it's secure.

Five, by the way five is a number that nobody likes in tarot. Five is a number of

change, instability but also conflict. Now six, on the other hand, is the number of harmony and balance.

It's also the number of karma.

Seven symbolizes struggles, challenges, or lessons.

Eight is the number of achievement or manifestation. Nine is a number that symbolizes an ending, but it also

symbolizes completion, like a job being done

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