The Twos: Tarot Card Meanings

This is Video 2 out of 17 in an educational series on the tarot cards. I had intended on calling the series “Learn the Tarot Card by Card,” but a tarot colleague did not like how similar it was to her own card meanings project, “Tarot Card by Card.” Out of respect for her, I’ve changed the series title to “Tarot Card Meanings with Benebell.”

Closed captioning is provided for all videos in this series.

Four different systems of the tarot will be showcased: the Tarot de Marseilles (TdM), the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS), the Thoth, and my own self-published deck, the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot (SKT).

Interested in a video course series on the SKT?

Decks Pictured: Tarot de Nicolas Conver (Marseilles 1760, France) derivative based on public domain images of the Conver deck; Scans of the “Pam A” Rider Tarot Deck (1910), the original Rider-Waite-Smith; Thoth Tarot Deck (or “The Book of Thoth”) by Aleister Crowley (U.S. Games Systems, Premier Edition, 2005; first published by Ordo Templi Orientis, 1969); Spirit Keeper’s Tarot (Vitruvian Edition, 2019) created and illustrated by Benebell Wen.

Books Referenced for the Card Meanings: The Tarot (1888) by MacGregor Mathers; The Tarot of the Bohemians (1892) by Papus; The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911) by A. E. Waite; Holistic Tarot (North Atlantic Books, 2015) by Benebell Wen; Medium White Book for the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot; Book of Maps (companion guidebook for the SKT).

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[lindseybeechish]

Love your interpretation of the RWS Two of Swords reversed -- "yield, so that you may pass." I've never heard it explained way and man does it resonate!

[JPVanTyler]

I think your insights are profound. My intuition agrees with your tables across traditions. I am very impressed.

[paulinelife]

This series is enlightening 🙏🏻 and the comparison between systems is brilliant. Thanks for sharing your wisdom so generously!

[mariateresameireles]

Love the way you present the cards/keys and the way you visually focus our eyes, attention and understanding!

[balwindergill]

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[kenleegillespie]

I have been learning tarot for a little over a year and I have come to a place of being stuck so I recently found your channel after researching tarot books and I am awaiting your Holistic Tarot book and am so excited for it to arrive. I have only heard good reviews. Thank you for your teachings. I already want to order your deck as well

[stellarview]

Thank you, this is beautiful work in translation of the imagery ❤

[TheRubyFeline]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is such incredible knowledge!

[TaraTatangelo]

I recently was reading for a friend and the 2 of wands popped up. I shared how he was about to have new developments in his relationships and I love how you worded it "new surprises". thank you for sharing your perspective on all of the cards.

[androsRoccha]

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[danr.]

By pointing out the idea of animism (each key of the tarot being alive with a spirit) in the Thoth tarot, I anticipate that I can bring the imagery to life a bit more, since I am now dealing with the energy of the Lord of Dominion, etc! Also, I appreciated the SKT 2 of Cups reversed explanation being a pouring forth of love to fulfill the needs of another. Finally, the metaphor of seed & sprout was great in understanding the role of the Aces & twos in tarot. Well done!!

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[tamipie]

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[noirstrife]

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[JournalsByLeigh]

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[BrotherCecil]

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[End_Orca_Captivity]

It hurts my brain even trying to begin to comprehend how so much knowledge is connected and interwoven together. The historical contexts, cultural, religious, philosophical, psychological....what kind of venn diagram you using?! 😂😅 I have long been casually interested in divinatory practices, perhaps some 30 years or so, but only these last 3 years (maybe triggered by Covid), have I started to learn beyond the superficial. It's a been a struggle at times as the 'woo-woo' aspect is not for me (blame Aquarian placements), yet, divination as a study and practice still resonates with me very much (blame Pisces placements). I'm grateful to you Benebell, to be able to put a 'label' to it all as such, in the word 'analytics'; my inner turmoil, is quelled! 😁👍

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Lest problems are created via incorrect comprehension by the student.
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Keep your minds pure.