What are the names of the Tarot cards?
A common question is: “What are the names of the Tarot cards?” Although it seems like a simple question, the answer may be a bit more complex. The questions themselves are best divided into two different questions: 1) What are the names of the Tarot cards in the Minor Arcana, and 2) What are the names of the Tarot cards in the Major Arcana? Together these two sets contain the 78 cards of the commonly used tarot deck, as we are about to examine.
What are the names of the Tarot cards in the Minor Arcana? This is the part of the deck that is most closely related to normal playing cards. There are 4 suits, Cups, Wands, Swords and Pentacles, and each suit contains 14 cards. What are the names of the tarot cards in each suit? They are numbered, starting at one: Ace (one), Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten. After the tenth, names are assigned to the last four: Page, Knight, Queen, and King. In the Tarot, each suit has special meanings that apply to interpretation. With time and practice, a reader learns these individual meanings and can apply them to any spread, drawing answers from its placement within that layout.
What are the names of the Tarot cards in the Major Arcana? There are 22 cards in this part of the deck, all different. The major arcana do not have suits, although different meanings can be indicated depending on whether the card is dealt upside down or upside down. When counting, the Fool is card 0, and the count goes up from there, from 0 to 21. The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, and The Emperor are the first 5 cards. After these, the next five are The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, The Force, and The Hermit. Wheel of Fortune, Justice, Hangman, Death, and Temperance are cards 9-15 (remember, the fool was card 0, not 1!). Next, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, and The Sun are listed. And finally, the last two are Judgment (which can also be Rejuvenation) and The World. It will be important for any potential Tarot reader to understand them, as their meanings are crucial to understanding the divination of such a reading.