There are two main types of cards ina classic deck: The Major Arcana and Minor Arcana.
Major Arcana cards are also known as Trump cards.
The Emperor, IV:
Represents leadership, influence, stability, and potential for mastery.
The Chariot, VII:
Represents empowerment, achievement, overcoming obstacles, and triumph.
Justice, XI:
Represents fairness, moral sensitivity, karma, and attention to detail.
Death, XIII:
TheDeath tarot cardrepresents endings, harvesting, freeing oneself, and moving forward.
(Notto be seen as a death prophecy.)
Temperance, XIV:
Represents moderation and balance, self-evolution, and avoiding extremes.
The Tower, XVI:
Represents imminent or present danger, upheaval, and unexpected change.
The Moon, XVIII:
Represents illusion and impressionability, deception, confusion, and strife.
The Sun, XIX:
Represents vitality, joy, good fortune, confidence, and authenticity.
It is one of two (along with The World) with no reverse or negative meanings.
The World, XXI:
Represents an end to a cycle, major change, and self-actualization.
It has no reverse or negative meanings.
While the Major Arcana represents broader themes, the Minor Arcana deal with more of your day-to-day circumstances.
That’s not to say they’re less important!
If the Major Arcana is the season, the Minor Arcana is the weather.
Pentacles
Pentacles are connected to earth, and as such they deal with the material world.
They’re often associated with money but can also symbolize our values, worth, and feelings of safety.
“A reversed card doesn’t necessarily reverse the meaning,” she says.
“It texturizes and adjusts the experience.
