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The Major Arcana (Trumps Major, Major Trumps) of the Tarot deck consists of 22 cards. The name Major Arcana is used only in esoteric practice; Tarot decks for playing call them Trumps and usually only show a Roman numeral on each card, plus some decoration that is identical on all of them. In esoteric sets, each Major Arcanum depicts a scene, mostly featuring a person or several people, with many symbolic elements. In many decks, each has a number (usually in Roman numerals) and a name, though not all decks have both, and some have only a picture. The earliest decks bore unnamed and unnumbered pictures on the Majors (probably because a great many of the people using them at the time were illiterate), and the order of cards is not standardised. However, one of the most common set of names and numbers is as follows: This article is about the structure, card imagery, and history of tarot decks, which today are often used for spiritual, esoteric, psychological, occult and/or divinatory purposes. ...
Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ...
0 - The Fool Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Fool is one the 78 cards in a Tarot deck. ...
| I - The Magician Image File history File linksMetadata Major_01. ...
The Magician (I) The Magician (I) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| II - The High Priestess Image File history File links RWS-02-High_Priestess. ...
The High Priestess (II) in the Rider-Waite-Smith deck The High Priestess (II) is a trump card in the tarot deck. ...
| III - The Empress Image File history File links RWS-03-Empress. ...
The Empress (III) The Empress (III) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| IV - The Emperor Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Emperor (IV) The Emperor (IV) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| V - The Hierophant Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Hierophant (V) The Hierophant (V) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| VI - The Lovers Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Lovers (VI) The Lovers (VI) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| VII - The Chariot Image File history File links RWS-07-Chariot. ...
The Chariot (VII) The Chariot (VII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| VIII - Strength Image File history File links RWS-08-Strength. ...
Strength (VIII) Strength is Major Arcana Tarot card, numbered either XI or VIII, depending on the deck. ...
| IX - The Hermit Image File history File links RWS-09-Hermit. ...
The Hermit (IX) The Hermit (IX) is a Tarot trump card. ...
| X - Wheel of Fortune Image File history File linksMetadata Major_10. ...
Wheel of Fortune (X) Wheel of Fortune (X) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XI - Justice Image File history File linksMetadata Major_11. ...
Justice (XI) Justice is a Major Arcana Tarot card, numbered either XI or VIII, depending on the deck. ...
| XII - The Hanged Man Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
The Hanged Man (XII) The Hanged Man (XII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XIII - Death Image File history File linksMetadata Major_13. ...
Death (XIII) Death (XIII) is a trump card in the tarot deck. ...
| XIV - Temperance Image File history File linksMetadata Major_14. ...
Temperance (XIV) Temperance (XIV) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XVI - The Tower Image File history File linksMetadata Major_16. ...
The Tower (XVI) The Tower (XVI) (most common modern name) is a Tarot trump card that has many different names, symbols, and meanings. ...
| XVII - The Star Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
The Star (XVII) The Star (XVII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XVIII - The Moon Image File history File linksMetadata Major_18. ...
The Moon (XVIII) The Moon (XVIII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XIX - The Sun Image File history File linksMetadata Major_19. ...
The Sun (XIX) is a trump card in the tarot deck. ...
| XX - Judgement Image File history File linksMetadata Major_20. ...
The Judgement (XX) Judgement (XX) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ...
| XXI - The World Image File history File linksMetadata Major_21. ...
The World (XXI) The World (XXI) is a trump card in the tarot deck. ...
| The images on the Major Arcana in esoteric decks are often very heavy with symbolism; in occult decks, there is far more to the illustration than a mere depiction of the card title. The Major Arcana are usually regarded by card readers as relating to matters of higher purpose or deep significance, as opposed to the Minor Arcana which relate to the everyday world and matters of immediate significance. The Minor Arcana of the Tarot deck consist of 56 cards, which are closely related to the deck of 52 playing cards used in most modern card games. ...
External links
- Iconography of Tarot cards / many examples
- Information on the Tarot, its history and use from ancient divination
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