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| Dr.Nikki's |
| Minor Arcana Index |
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| This page includes information and links for individual cards of the minor arcana. |
| The Minor Arcana of the Tarot deck are much more like what we understand and are familiar with as playing cards today. In fact, the jokers you get in a new playing deck relate back to the Tarot roots of the card. Modern decks have four suits with 13 cards in each suit – ace, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, and, king. It depends on the game you are playing in a modern deck whether the aces are High (above the king) or Low (before the two) Much of this reflects modern playing card’s roots in Tarot decks of the late medieval/early renaissance Italy. To learn more about the |
| Swords (also known as Spades) which are ruled by the element of Air. |
Staves (also known as Wands) which are ruled by the element of Fire. |
Cups which are ruled by the element of Water. |
Coins (also known as Pentacles) which are ruled by the element of Earth. |
Click on the links below to learn about the Tarot. |
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| cards in the Minor Arcana, please click on the link to the individual suits below! In addition to the individual suits, the number or picture on the card has a meaning too. To learn about number meanings, please click here. In the Tarot, the four Minor Arcana (or suits) are: |
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