The Minor Arcana

The Tarot Minor Arcana

There are fifty six minor arcana cards in the Rider Waite deck and they are divided into four suits, cups, wands, swords and pentacles. The four suits correspond to an ordinary pack of playing cards where cups are hearts, wands are clubs, swords are spades and pentacles are diamonds. The main difference is that the tarot pack has an extra card in each suit to represent the page.

The four suits are all associated with different aspects of life.

The cups represent your emotions and your spiritual journey. They are associated with the element water and may offer insights into relationships and family situations as well as religious and spiritual questions.

The Wands are all about creativity and communication as well as physical activity. They represent the qualities of adventure and enthusiasm and being a bit of a dare devil. They are associated with the element of fire.

The Swords are the tarot cards of the intellect and clarity of thought . They are particularly associated with legal questions and enquiries of a moral or ethical answer. If you have a conflict or difference of opinion with someone the swords can help to resolve your difficulties. They are associated with the element of air.

The Pentacles - This suit is mainly concerned with material matters and questions about money. They are associated with the earth element and as such they represent our dealings in all things earthly. Our relationship with the planet and the animals in our lives and our own physical needs.

It will take some time for you to explore the individual meanings of all the cards in the minor arcana. A good starting point is the aces.

The four aces are powerful cards and all four represent new beginnings of some kind. When you study the Rider Waite aces you can almost feel the power reaching out to you. The imagery and the power that each of the aces represents is always positive. If you draw one of these cards in a reading you should be happy. Life will be looking up for you very shortly.

Tarot Card Meanings -Click on the tarot cards to reveal the meaning of each card.

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

Ace of Wands Two of Wands Three of Wands Four of Wands Five of Wands Six of Wands Seven of Wands

Eight of Wands Nine of Wands Ten of Wands Page of Wands Knight of Wands Queen of Wands King of Wands

Ace of Swords Two of Swords Three of Swords Four of Swords Five of Swords Six of Swords Seven of Swords

Eight of Swords Nine of Swords Ten of Swords Page of Swords Knight of Swords Queen of Swords King of Swords

Ace of Pentacles Two of Pentacles Three of Pentacles Four of Pentacles Five of Pentacles Six of Pentacles Seven of Pentacles

Eight of Pentacles Nine of Pentacles Ten of Pentacles Page of Pentacles Knight of Pentacles Queen of Pentacles King of Pentacles