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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. It is comprised of four suits, most commonly named Wands, Cups, Swords, and Coins (also called Pentacles or Disks), although there is a wide variety of different names and suit symbols used in different decks. 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. ...
Some typical Anglo-American playing cards from the Bicycle brand Set of 52 playing cards A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic. ...
Symbolism
Often, the suits are associated with one of the four classical elements, with a common set of associations being the following: Wands with fire, Cups with water, Swords with air, and Coins with earth. In other sets of associations, Fire is occasionally exchanged with air for the Swords suit. Other associations are also possible: Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (ç«) Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (æ°´) Hinduism and Buddhism Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical elements to explain patterns in nature. ...
Each suit has 14 cards, being Ace (One), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Page, Knight, Queen, King. These last four are called the court cards, and often have different names in different decks. One common variation, introduced by the Victorian-era Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (for the Order's tarot deck) and later followed by occultist Aleister Crowley, is to replace the Page and Knight with a Princess and Prince (for more, see Thoth Tarot). There are Italian playing card decks which have a page, maid, knight, mounted lady, king and queen. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...
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A pentacle or pantacle is an amulet, generally made of parchment, paper or metal (although it can be of other materials), on which the symbol of a spirit being evoked is drawn. ...
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A disk or disc is anything that resembles a flattened cylinder in shape. ...
Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (ç«) Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (æ°´) Hinduism and Buddhism Vayu / Pavan (Air / Wind) Agni / Tejas (Fire) Akasha (Aether) Prithvi / Bhumi (Earth) Ap / Jala (Water) Earth is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. ...
Cups may refer to: the Common Unix Printing System cup as a drinking vessel, a unit of volume, etc. ...
Chalice For other uses, see Chalice A chalice (from Latin calix, cup) is a goblet intended to hold drink. ...
Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (ç«) | Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (æ°´) Hinduism and Buddhism The Panchamahabhuta or The Panchatattva (The Five Great Elements) Vayu/Pavan (Air/Wind) Agni/Tejas (Fire) Akasha (Aether) Prithvi/Bhumi (Earth) Ap/Jala (Water) Water is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. ...
The word swords can refer to: Swords, Dublin swords (blades) Swords, a suit in the Tarot SWORDS, a ground-based military robot This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (ç«) Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (æ°´) Hinduism and Buddhism Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water Air is one of the classical elements. ...
The word ace comes from the Old French word as (from Latin as) meaning a unit, from the name of a small Roman coin. ...
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; the surname is pronounced // i. ...
The Thoth Tarot is a Tarot deck painted by Lady Frieda Harris according to instructions from Aleister Crowley. ...
Modern decks often have the numbered minor arcana cards (Ace to 10 of each suit) named and numbered, although many resemble early decks in that there are no titles or numbers on those cards. The numbered minor arcana cards usually have the appropriate number of symbols for the suit depicted, and the court cards usually have the corresponding person depicted holding the symbol of their suit.
Modern decks, especially if based on the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck (circa 1910), will often have a symbolic scene depicted on the numbered Minors, although this was generally not the case before the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was published. Before this, with only the exception of a handful of decks, the numbered cards of the Minors showed merely a geometric arrangement of the appropriate number of suit symbols. Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ...
The most popular Tarot deck today is probably what is confusingly known as the Rider-Waite-Smith, Rider-Waite, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman Smith or simply the Rider deck. ...
Cards by Suits
Wands Ace of Wands Image File history File links Wands01. ...
Ace of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ace of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Two of Wands Image File history File links Wands02. ...
Two of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Two of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Three of Wands Image File history File links Wands03. ...
Three of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Three of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Four of Wands Image File history File links Wands04. ...
Four of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Four of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Five of Wands Image File history File links Wands05. ...
Five of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Five of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Six of Wands Image File history File links Wands06. ...
Six of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Six of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Seven of Wands Image File history File links Wands07. ...
Seven of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Seven of Wands is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Eight of Wands Image File history File links Wands08. ...
Eight of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Eight of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Nine of Wands Image File history File links Wands09. ...
Nine of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Nine of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Ten of Wands Image File history File links Wands10. ...
Ten of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ten of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Page of Wands Image File history File links Wands11. ...
Page of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Page of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card, one of four court cards in the suit of Wands. ...
| Knight of Wands Image File history File links Wands12. ...
Knight of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Knight of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| Queen of Wands Image File history File links Wands13. ...
Queen of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Queen of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
| King of Wands Image File history File links Wands14. ...
King of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck King of Wands is a Minor Arcana Tarot card. ...
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Coins Ace of Coins Image File history File links Pents01. ...
Ace of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ace of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Two of Coins Image File history File links Pents02. ...
Two of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Two of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Three of Coins Image File history File links Pents03. ...
Three of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Three of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Four of Coins Image File history File links Pents04. ...
Four of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Four of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Five of Coins Image File history File links Pents05. ...
Five of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Five of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Six of Coins Image File history File links Pents06. ...
Six of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Six of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Seven of Coins Image File history File links Pents07. ...
Seven of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Seven of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Eight of Coins Image File history File links Pents08. ...
Eight of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Eight of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Nine of Coins Image File history File links Pents09. ...
Nine of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Nine of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Ten of Coins Image File history File links Pents10. ...
Ten of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ten of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Page of Coins Image File history File links Pents11. ...
Page of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Page of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Knight of Coins Image File history File links Pents12. ...
Knight of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Knight of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Queen of Coins Image File history File links Pents13. ...
Queen of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Queen of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| King of Coins Image File history File links Pents14. ...
King of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck King of Coins is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
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Cups Ace of Cups Image File history File links Cups01. ...
Ace of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ace of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Two of Cups Image File history File links Cups02. ...
Two of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Two of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Three of Cups Image File history File links Cups03. ...
Three of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Three of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card, the third card on the suit of Cups. ...
| Four of Cups Image File history File links Cups04. ...
Four of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Four of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Five of Cups Image File history File links Cups05. ...
Five of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Five of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Six of Cups Image File history File links Cups06. ...
Six of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Six of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Seven of Cups Image File history File links Cups07. ...
Seven of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Seven of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card of the suit of Cups. ...
| Eight of Cups Image File history File links Cups08. ...
Eight of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Eight of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Nine of Cups Image File history File links Cups09. ...
Nine of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Nine of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Ten of Cups Image File history File links Cups10. ...
Ten of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ten of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Page of Cups Image File history File links Cups11. ...
Page of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Page of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Knight of Cups Image File history File links Cups12. ...
Knight of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Knight of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Queen of Cups Image File history File links Cups13. ...
Queen of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Queen of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| King of Cups Image File history File links Cups14. ...
King of Cups from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck King of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
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Swords Ace of Swords Image File history File links Swords01. ...
Ace of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ace of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Two of Swords Image File history File links Swords02. ...
Two of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Two of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Three of Swords Image File history File links Swords03. ...
Three of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Three of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Four of Swords Image File history File links Swords04. ...
Four of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Four of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Five of Swords Image File history File links Swords05. ...
Five of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Five of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Six of Swords Image File history File links Swords06. ...
Six of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Six of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Seven of Swords Image File history File links Swords07. ...
Seven of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Seven of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Eight of Swords Image File history File links Swords08. ...
Eight of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Eight of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Nine of Swords Image File history File links Swords09. ...
Nine of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Nine of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Ten of Swords Image File history File links Swords10. ...
Ten of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Ten of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Page of Swords Image File history File links Swords11. ...
Page of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Page of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Knight of Swords Image File history File links Swords12. ...
Knight of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck Knight of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
| Queen of Swords Image File history File links Swords13. ...
Queen Of Swords is a action-adventure television series set in California during the early 19th century. ...
| King of Swords Image File history File links Swords14. ...
King of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck King of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card. ...
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See also The Major Arcana (Trumps Major, Major Trumps) of the Tarot deck consists of 22 cards. ...
External links - Iconography of Tarot cards / many examples
- Information on the Tarot, its history and use from ancient divination
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