The Tower
Long-distance symbol:
16
Short-distance symbol:
"spire"
Association Explanation: The spire symbol is associated with the Tower card.
Instructions on the Marking System of Tarot Cards
Anchor Tarot
Even if you've never had any experience with tarot, when you face the "Anchor
Tarot", you'll be able to name any card right away.
Major Arcana Cards
Next, let's introduce the Major Arcana cards first.
The Star
Long-distance symbol:
17
Short-distance symbol:
"star"
Association Explanation: The star symbol is associated with the Star card.
The Moon
Long-distance symbol:
18
Short-distance symbol:
"moon"
Association Explanation: The moon symbol is
associated with the Moon card.
The Sun
Long-distance symbol:
19
Short-distance symbol:
“sun”
Association Explanation: The sun symbol is
associated with the Sun card.
Judgement
Long-distance symbol:
20
Short-distance symbol:
“judge strikes
the gavel”
Association Explanation: The judge strikes
the gavel at the moment of judgment,
which is associated with the Judgment
card.
The World
Long-distance symbol:
21
Short-distance symbol:
"earth"
Association Explanation: Associating the
Earth symbol with the World card.
Minor Arcana Cards
Both long-distance and short-distance symbols are
associative symbols and numbers for the names of
minor cards
Explanation of the Minor Card Symbol System
Among them, 1 is the Ace, P is the Page, J is the
Knight, Q is the Queen, K is the King.
(Both long-distance and short-distance symbols are
associative symbols)
Example
Method 1 of Reading Upright and Reversed Positions
You can see that there are a lot of clover patterns in the border.
The ones within the yellow frame are all clover patterns pointing to
the right. In this case, the card is in the upright position. If the
clover pattern points to the left, then it is in the reversed position. It
's very simple.
Method 2 of Reading Upright and Reversed Positions
We can see that the golden line in the middle is slightly higher than
the middle line on the back of the whole deck of cards. In this case,
it is in the upright position. Otherwise, it is in the reversed position.
Method 3 of Reading Upright and Reversed Positions
At the four corners, the upright position is composed of a clover
pattern + a small dot, while the reversed position is composed of
two small dots.
Other Instructions
In the middle part of the card, you can still distinguish the left and
right sides. The square on the left has an extra horizontal line.