Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this tarot card thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I decided to create a PDF with all the tarot card meanings, and I’m here to spill the beans on how I did it.
First off, I started by grabbing a bunch of information online. I mean, there’s tons of stuff out there about tarot cards, but it’s all scattered around. I needed to gather it all in one place. So, I started with the basics, you know, like what each card is supposed to represent, both upright and reversed. You can get lost doing that by the way, I ended up going in a ton of circles.
I hit up a few different websites and even some books to get a good mix of interpretations. It’s crazy how many different meanings one card can have! I was also just trying to make sure I was getting my facts right.
Once I had a decent amount of info for each card, I started typing it all up. Now, I’m no formatting wizard, so I kept it pretty simple. Just the card name, a brief description, and then the keywords for both the upright and reversed meanings. Oh, and I tried to keep it short and sweet, because ain’t nobody got time to read a novel for each card. Just the need to know stuff.
- Major Arcana cards – these were the big ones, the heavy hitters. I made sure to include all 22 of them.
- Minor Arcana – these were the more everyday kind of cards, split into four suits. I tackled them suit by suit, which made it a bit more manageable. Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. I did them all.
Putting It All Together
After I had all the meanings typed out, I had to put them into some kind of order. I went with the standard order of the tarot deck, starting with the Major Arcana and then moving on to the Minor Arcana. It just made sense to me that way. And I am all about making things easier to understand.
Then came the fun part – making it all look nice! I added some headings and a bit of spacing to make it easy on the eyes. I even threw in a little intro at the beginning to explain what the heck this whole thing was about. Then I exported the whole thing into a PDF and it was at that point that I knew I was in business.
Honestly, the whole process took me way longer than I thought it would. There were times when I wanted to just throw in the towel, but I’m glad I stuck with it. Now I have this handy-dandy PDF that I can refer to whenever I’m doing a tarot reading. And let me tell you, it’s been a game-changer. I mean, it is not perfect. And it was a lot more work than I was expecting. But I am pretty happy with how it turned out.
If you’re thinking about creating your own tarot card meanings PDF, I say go for it! Just be prepared to spend some serious time on it. And don’t be afraid to make it your own. After all, it’s your personal guide to the tarot, so it should reflect your own understanding and interpretations of the cards.
