The Tarot Deck Structure

Each tarot deck is made up of 22 cards called the Major Arcana, plus four suits of 14 cards called the Minor Arcana. The 22 Major Arcana represent profound archetypal qualities that permeate humanity, collectively and on an individual level. The 56 Minor Arcana represent events, people, behavior, ideas and activities that go on in our lives The suit of Swords is associated with the element Air and is concerned with thought, information, connection, ideals, and self-expression. The suit of Wands is associated with the element Fire and is concerned with intuition, vision, progress, individuality, success, and failure. The suit of Pentacles is associated with the element Earth and is concerned with the senses, materialism, external reality, and the tangible. The suit of Cups is associated with the element Water and is concerned with emotions, feelings, and relationships (love and sex.)

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