The Tarot
deck is made up of 22 Major Arcana cards, plus 56 Minor
Arcana cards making a total of 76 cards. Readings are based
on the individual tarot card meanings combined with an intuitive
understanding of how they relate to queations asked.
Tarot
- Major Arcana
Each card in the
Major Arcana has a specific meaning and are numbered from
0 - the Fool to 21 - The World. Click on the links for each
card for their specific meanings.
Tarot
Card - Fool
Tarot Card -
Magician
Tarot Card -
High Priestess
Tarot Card - Empress
Tarot Card - Emperor
Taroy Card
- Hierophant
Tarot Card - Lovers
Tarot Card - Chariot
Tarot Card - Justice
Tarot Card - Hermit
Tarot Card - Fortune
Tarot Card -
Strength
Tarot
Card - Hanged Man
Tarot Card - Death
Tarot Card
- Temperance
Tarot Card - Devil
Tarot Card - Tower
Tarot Card - Star
Tarot Card - Moon
Tarot Card - Sun
Tarot Card -
Judgment
Tarot Card - World
Tarot - Minor Arcana
These 56
cards are split into 4 suits - Cups, Wands, Swords and Pentacles
(they are equivalent to the Hearts, Clubs, Spades and Diamonds
in a standard pack of playing cards).
Each suit
has a general theme or meaning - the Cups relate to emotions
and feelings; the Wands are more representative of business
or assertion, Swords generally relate to conflict and opposition,
while pentacles represent money, finance, material things.
Each suit
has 14 cards from the Ace through to 10, plus a Page, Knight,
Queen and King.
Further Tarot References
General
Tarot Information
Learn Tarot
Tarot Readers
Tarot Spreads
Tarot Truths - article
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