Major arcana cards

As suggested by its name, the major arcana cards cover major and critical themes in your life. This can be in the form of life events, milestones, achievements, or lessons. Each deck contains 22 major arcana cards that range from strength to death. Once a person gets mostly major arcana cards in their reading, it would indicate that a powerful and possibly life-changing energy is occurring.

• The Fool- vulnerability, a leap of faith, or embarking on a new journey.
• The Magician- power, and skill
• The High Priestess- higher wisdom and intuition.
• The Empress- fertility, abundance, beauty, love, and compassion.
• The Emperor- leadership, power, and authority
• The Hierophant- religious identity and spirituality
• The Lovers -love, personal relationships, and connections
• The Chariot- victory, perseverance, drive, and determination
• Strength- fortitude, level of courage, resilience, and self-control
• The Hermit- solitude
• Wheel of Fortune- the unpredictability of life
• Justice- fairness, and karma
• The Hanged Man- sacrifices and letting go
• Death- endings and beginnings
• Temperance- balance, moderation, and patience
• The Devil- restraint and powerlessness
• The Tower- destruction and sudden change
• The Star- hope, healing, inspiration, and optimism
• The Moon- dreams, mystery, doubts, and fears
• The Sun- joy, vitality, success, and youth
• Judgement- inner calling and making changes for the future
• The world- fulfillment, and success

Minor Arcana cards

The minor arcana cards are otherwise known as the lesser arcana. Although they still hold an adequate amount of significance, these cards serve as the guide for the highs and lows that individuals experience in their day-to-day lives. This subgroup consists of 56 cards divided into four suits; the Wands, Pentacles, Cups, and Swords. Each suit contains ten cards numbered from Ace to ten. At the same time, a set of 4 court cards (the page, knight, queen, and king) are also found in each suit.

Suit of Wands

This suit portrays the fire element related to momentum or a person’s passion, growth, motivation, and energy. These cards often reveal themselves in readings focused on spirituality, life purpose, and innovation as they journey through life and accomplish their goals or purpose.

Suit of Pentacles

This suit symbolizes the element of earth, which relates to the physical or material aspects of the world or an individual’s material possessions, finances, and work. These cards are often seen in readings that talk about someone’s wealth, levels of success, occupation, and overall prosperity.

Suit of Cups

The suit of cups represents the element of water, which covers matters of a person’s heart like their emotions, feelings, intuition, and creativity. In tarot readings that cover love, personal relationships, deep emotional connections with other people, and the inner conflict that a person might experience, these cards often show up.

Suit of swords

Lastly, this suit symbolizes the element of air, which correlates to the mental aspects of one’s being. Specifically, a person’s line of thinking, actions, and words. It is mostly seen in tarot readings involving decision-making, communication, and asserting one’s power. This suit can talk more about a person’s decisive capabilities. It can also point out when a person needs to make a decision. The minor arcana suits are also designated a number from ace to ten. These number card energies will contribute more meaning to each of the minor arcana cards.

Take your time

Overall, tarot cards hold an incredible amount of spiritual knowledge that can’t be memorized in just one night. Practicing your card reading skills can be a great way to pass the time and have a form of guidance in your life. Tarot card readings can also be helpful when making decisions in life. It gives you a glimpse of the future and that needed push to take action and change the course of your life for the better.