Stands

"I shall show you! This is my stand!" —Joseph revealing Hermit Purple & Hamon in Stardust Crusaders

Summary

• A Stand (スタンド Sutando) is a visual manifestation of life energy. A Stand is an entity psychically generated by its owner, referred to as a Stand User (スタンド使い Sutando Tsukai).[1] It generally presents itself as a figure hovering over or near the user and possesses abilities beyond that of an ordinary human, which, depending on the Stand User, can be wielded for good or evil.

Tarot Cards

• Building on Court de Gébelin's Egyptian connection, Etteilla claimed that tarot cards originated with the legendary Book of Thoth, which supposedly belonged to the Egyptian god of wisdom. According to Etteilla, the book was engraved by Thoth's priests into gold plates, providing the imagery for the first tarot deck.
• Tarot cards are there to give guidance, and as shamans like to say, “medicine” around what is happening in your personal orbit: love, money, career, goals, and general life path. How should someone interpret the cards they pull? Every tarot deck comes with a guidebook to aid in interpretation.

Trivia

• Stands also have Tarot Cards in Stardust Crusaders, but it was no longer shown anywhere else in the anime and not in any other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Parts.