![]() ![]() In the traditional Rider-Waite deck, these are pentacles, swords, cups, and wands however, some decks use different representations of these same four elements. They also need to include four different suits. Tarot decks have to consist of exactly 78 cards made up of 22 Major Arcana cards and 56 Minor Arcana cards. What is the difference between tarot and oracle cards? The oldest surviving cards are the 15 Visconti-Sforza tarot decks commissioned by Duke Filippo Maria Visconti between 14, which means that people have been learning how to read tarot cards for over 600 years. The Major Arcana, previously dubbed trump cards, were custom made and painted for wealthy families, including multiple decks that were created for the Visconti family in Milan. The cards quickly gained traction throughout many other European countries after the French conquered Milan and the Piedmont in 1499. Tarot cards are thought to have originated in the 15th century in Europe, more specifically in Italy, and originally the deck was called Tarocchi. The Major Arcana is said to represent big life-changing events, while the Minor Arcana usually represents people, feelings, and day-to-day occurrences. The Minor Arcana is made up of all four elements-fire, air, water, and earth are represented by wands, swords, cups, and pentacles respectively-and counts upward from ace to 10 and then through four court cards (page, knight, queen, king). ![]() The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards, spanning from numbers 0 through 21 that tell “the fool’s journey.” In short, it’s an archetypal story of life. What are tarot cards?Įach card in a deck has its own unique imagery, and the deck as a whole is broken into two categories: the Major and Minor Arcana. Interested in learning more? Read on for all the tarot card names before you begin your own journey. While tarot cards do not give the reader the ability to see the future, they are a way to reflect, react, and respond accordingly. Whether you’re reading for yourself or others, the symbolism and stories interwoven with the tarot deck are meant to procure a reaction from the subconscious in order to make connections that might not have been seen otherwise. ![]() Tarot card interpretation can be used to answer a multitude of questions by those who have learned and connected with their deck. Before you learn all the tarot card meanings, you should start at the basics: Tarot reading is the centuries-old practice of using a 78-card deck as a tool of divination-that is, the art or practice of discovering hidden knowledge or unusual insight through divine messages. ![]()
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