The Minor Arcana are the 56 suit cards of a tarot deck, divided into four suits, Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Each suit has 14 cards: Ace through Ten plus four court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King). Where the Major Arcana mark life’s big lessons, the Minor Arcana describe everyday matter...
The Minor Arcana are the 56 suit cards of a tarot deck, divided into four suits, Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Each suit has 14 cards: Ace through Ten plus four court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King). Where the Major Arcana mark life’s big lessons, the Minor Arcana describe everyday matters, work, love, conflict, and money.
A full tarot deck has 78 cards: the 22 Major Arcana and these 56 Minor Arcana. The four suits each map to an element and a theme. Click any card below for its full upright, reversed, love, and career meanings.
Suit of Wands, Fire
The Suit of Wands represents energy, passion, creativity, ambition and action. As the element of Fire, Wands cards speak to how this energy moves through your life.
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Suit of Cups, Water
The Suit of Cups represents emotions, relationships, intuition and love. As the element of Water, Cups cards speak to how this energy moves through your life.
The Suit of Swords represents thoughts, intellect, truth, conflict and communication. As the element of Air, Swords cards speak to how this energy moves through your life.
The Suit of Pentacles represents money, career, the body, security and the material world. As the element of Earth, Pentacles cards speak to how this energy moves through your life.
The Minor Arcana are the 56 suit cards of a tarot deck, divided into four suits, Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Each suit has 14 cards: Ace through Ten, plus four court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King). They describe the everyday details of life: work, emotions, conflict, and money.
How many Minor Arcana cards are there?
There are 56 Minor Arcana cards: four suits of 14 cards each. Every suit runs Ace through Ten, followed by the Page, Knight, Queen, and King, the four court cards.
What do the four tarot suits mean?
Wands (Fire) cover energy, passion, and creativity; Cups (Water) cover emotions and relationships; Swords (Air) cover thoughts, truth, and conflict; Pentacles (Earth) cover money, work, and the material world.
What are the tarot court cards?
The court cards are the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of each suit, 16 in total. They often represent people in your life or aspects of your own personality, ranging from the youthful Page to the mature, authoritative King.
What is the difference between Minor and Major Arcana?
The Minor Arcana (56 cards) describe day-to-day situations through four suits, while the Major Arcana (22 cards) represent major life themes and spiritual lessons. Most readings blend both.
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