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Where the name Tarovaya comes from
Tarovaya closely resembles taruvāya, a word from the Dravidian languages of southern India that means "afterward." The name is about what comes next, whether you are turning over a tarot card or following the movement of the planets.
Taruvāya: "afterward"
In Kannada, ತರುವಾಯ (taruvāya, sometimes written tarvāya) means "afterward," "subsequent," or "after that." It describes order in time: the thing that follows an event.
The word also sits close to "tarot" in sound, the practice this site started with. But the idea behind the name is wider than any one deck: a place to understand what follows.
Why "afterward" fits tarot and astrology
A tarot reading has two parts. First you draw the cards. Then, afterward, you work out what they mean for you. Most of the value of a reading lives in that second part: the moment you connect a card's image to your question, notice a pattern, or decide on a next step.
The word also matches how many spreads are built. A three-card spread moves from past to present to what may follow. Each card is read in the light of the one before it, so meaning comes from order, just as taruvāya describes the order of events.
Astrology is also a study of order. Planets move through the signs in a sequence, one phase of the Moon follows another, and a transit matters because of what it comes after. A birth chart captures one moment; reading it means asking what that moment sets in motion. In both practices, the question is less "what is this?" than "what comes next, and what will I do with it?"
Tarovaya is built for that afterward. Every card meaning starts with a short answer and then explains the card in love, career, money, and yes or no questions, so you have something to work with once the card is in front of you. Our astrology guides will follow the same approach.
What you will find here
Tarovaya began with tarot and is growing into astrology. Today you will find:
- All 78 tarot card meanings for the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, upright and reversed.
- Reading tools: a daily card, a yes or no reading, and a three-card reading. Draws run in your browser and nothing is stored.
- Guides to reading tarot, asking a question, and reading reversals.
Astrology pages are on the way, starting with the signs, the planets, and how to read the sky's timing alongside your cards.