| When you make a serious attempt to understand a | | | | earth, fire and water. There are 14 cards in each suit. |
| tarot card explanation in the Minor Arcana, you enter | | | | The first 10 cards of each suit possess numbers |
| a world full of intrigue, revelations, exciting possibilities | | | | from 1 to 10 while the last 4 cards carry an illustration |
| and self realization. The ancient world of the tarot | | | | of a king, knight, page and queen. The four suits in |
| continues to unravel its many secrets even today. | | | | the Minor Arcana (Swords, Pentacles, Wands and |
| Tarot cards are one of the many techniques used by | | | | Cups) have their own symbols and associations. |
| tarot readers and psychics, mainly to foretell one's | | | | Swords are associated with air, Pentacles with earth, |
| future, as well as to explore psyches, reveal patterns | | | | Wands with fire and Cups with water. A tarot card |
| in one's life and offer advice. | | | | explanation in the Minor Arcana can be better |
| If you understand the significance and meanings of | | | | understood if you learn about the significance of the |
| the 56 cards in the Minor Arcana and the 22 cards in | | | | suits and their symbols. |
| the Major Arcana, you will have gained a better | | | | Swords - A symbol associated with aggression, |
| understanding of the tarot. Together, the 78 cards | | | | ambition, force and misfortune. This suit is associated |
| complete a standard tarot deck still in use today. A | | | | with air and a forerunner of the 'spade' suit in a |
| tarot card explanation in the Minor Arcana can be | | | | regular deck of playing cards. |
| easily gleaned from the plethora of information | | | | Pentacles - This suit represents money and material |
| published on the subject, or from any experienced | | | | gain and is associated with earth. The 'diamond' suit in |
| tarot card reader. | | | | a regular deck of playing cards has its origins in this |
| Inquirers usually approach psychics or tarot card | | | | suit. |
| readers to seek advice and guidance for their | | | | Wands - This suit symbolizes enterprise, energy, |
| day-to-day problems which is precisely what each of | | | | animation, growth and glory. Wands are associated |
| the 56 cards in the Minor Arcana relate to. As | | | | with fire and are forerunners of the 'club' suit in a |
| opposed to this, cards in the Major Arcana relate to | | | | regular deck of playing cards. |
| bigger events in one's life. A question posed by many | | | | Cups - This suit represents happiness, fertility, beauty |
| an inquirer is whether one needs to have psychic | | | | and emotion. It is associated with water and the |
| powers to conduct a reading. The answer to this is | | | | 'heart' suit in today's regular deck of playing cards |
| tarot reading can be learnt and practiced by anybody | | | | originated from this suit. |
| with varying degrees of success. Having said this, | | | | Suits with their symbols and associations are essential |
| there are, of course, various types of tarot decks | | | | for a tarot card explanation and reading of Minor |
| but three characteristics are common to all. These | | | | Arcana cards. If you make a serious attempt to |
| are the number of cards, the illustration on each card | | | | study the meanings of the illustrations and symbols |
| and suits, most of which are integral to a tarot card | | | | printed on each card, you will be in a good position to |
| explanation. | | | | interpret these elements and come up with a reading |
| The 56 cards in the Minor Arcana are divided into | | | | that may surprise you or your friends. |
| four suits, each relating to the natural elements of air, | | | | |