What is a Tarot Deck?
The majority of today’s Tarot decks are standardized at 78 cards. The deck is broken down into two sections, the Major Arcana, and the Minors Arcana. The majors consist of 22 cards starting with The Fool (0) and ending with The World (XXII). These cards represent your higher self, your path, and information you need. I think of these cards as whispers from the divine. The 56 minors are separated into four suits – wands, cups, swords and pentacles. These four suits resemble a standard card deck, which is what they were based on! The difference is that the Ace of the suit is the first card, cards 2 – 10 follow, with four court cards finishing the suit. Each suit represents elements of the physical world. Wands: energy, travel, information, careers and movement. Cups: love, emotions and relationships. Swords: intellect, justice, conflict and communication. Pentacles: home, health and money. The site, The Lost Found gives more attributes to these suits. Wands usually refer to events in the
