In the Tarot Deck, there are 78 cards.
Within those 78 cards, there are 5 decks.
There is the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. Within the Major and the Minor, there are the 5 decks; as previously mentioned. The Major Arcana are simply referred to as just that and the Minor Arcana is comprised of the other 4 decks.
1. The Major Arcana
2. Pentacles
3. Swords
4. Cups
5. Wands
The Major – 22 Cards and The Minor – 56 Cards
*The Minor Arcana, the Pentacles, Swords, Cups, and Wands, are also often referred to as the Suits. The Suit of Cups, for example.*
The Court Cards
Within the Minor Arcana, (Pentacles, Swords, Cups, and Wands), there is also what is known as the Court Cards. That means there is a King, Queen, Knight, and Page is each of the four Minor decks.
*These are not in the Major Arcana!*
There is a Page of Cups, Page of Pentacles, Page of Wands and Page of Swords, as well as a knight, Queen, and King for each.
The Major Arcana
- 0 – The Fool
- 1 – The Magician
- 2 – The High Priestess
- 3 – The Empress
- 4 – The Emperor
- 5 – The Hierophant
- 6 – The Lovers
- 7 – The Chariot
- 8 – Strength
- 9 – The Hermit
- 10 – Wheel of Fortune
- 11 – Justice
- 12 – The Hanged Man
- 13 – Death
- 14 – Temperance
- 15 – The Devil
- 16 – The Tower
- 17 – The Star
- 18 – The Moon
- 19 – The Sun
- 20 – Judgement
- 21 – The World
The Minor Arcana
Cups:
- Ace of Cups
- Two of Cups
- Three of Cups
- Four of Cups
- Five of Cups
- Six of Cups
- Seven of Cups
- Eight of Cups
- Nine of Cups
- Ten of Cups
- Page of Cups
- Knight of Cups
- Queen of Cups
- King of Cups
Swords:
Ace of Swords – Ten of Swords, Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Swords.
Pentacles:
Ace of Pentacles – Ten of Pentacles, Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Pentacles.
Wands:
Ace of Wands – Ten of Wands, Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Wands.
From Within the Labyrinth,
-Lakin <3
