QUICK-REFERENCE MEANINGS 0 The Fool Beginnings; risks I The Magician Action, ambition, and manifesting II The High Priestess Secrets, intuition, and learning III The Empress Creativity, resources, motherhood IV The Emperor Order, power, and boundaries V The Hierophant Unity, marriage, and education VI The Lovers Love; decisions VII The Chariot Prog

chances XXI The World Success and completion

However, this card often comes up in readings to show a fear of poverty and isolation, rather than actual poverty.

The Minor Arcana Cards The remaining fifty-six cards are known collectively as the minor arcana, and they are arranged into four suits: Wands, Pentacles, Cups, and Swords. Each suit has fourteen cards, from Ace to Ten, plus four court cards: Page, Knight, Queen, and King. The four suits each have a ruling element, and each corresponds to specific a

Swords/Air: I think—the mind Wands/Fire: I desire—the soul Pentacles/Earth: I possess—the body Cups/Water: I feel—the heart The court, or people, cards of the minor arcana bring an additional element: Knights: Fire Queens: Water Kings: Air Pages: Earth

Swords: the element of Air; the intellect and decisions Wands: the element of Fire; instinct, travel, and communication Psychologist Carl Jung famously distilled humankind’s mental processes into his theory of four functions, and it sums up the suit meanings neatly: Swords/Air: I think Wands/Fire: I desire Pentacles/Earth: I possess Cups/Water: I f

VIII Strength Management; endurance IX The Hermit Analysis; solitude X The Wheel of Fortune Luck; fate XI Justice Decisions; balance, legal affairs XII The Hanged Man Waiting; sacrifice XIII Death Transformation, change, and new beginnings XIV Temperance Negotiation XV The Devil Restriction XVI The Tower Breakdown and illumination XVII The Star Hop

The traditional meaning of this Five of Pentacles is financial loss, so when it shows up in a reading, it can mean losing a job or a relationship or experiencing some other financial or emotional hardship. The positive aspect is that you find support from others in a similar position. These contacts may become good friends whom you may never have m

standard tarot deck has seventy-eight cards, divided into two groups: twenty-two major arcana cards and fifty-six minor arcana cards. The word arcana means secret. The major arcana denote important life events or shifts, while the minor arcana cards reflect day-to-day events. The minor arcana cards can be seen as being more detailed aspects of the