Tarot Cards - Minor Arcana Cards

The 56 Minor Arcana cards represent the energy, emotions and activities of our daily lives and is divided into 4 suits:

	PENTACLES - Also known as Disks, Coins and Diamonds in the modern deck of cards, Pentacles represent business, money, material possession, practical skills and tangible accomplishment. This suit corresponds to the astrological Earth signs of Capricorn, Taurus, and Virgo.
	CUPS - Also knowns as Chalices and Hearts in the modern deck, these are cards of emotion and reflection and indicate spiritual authority, contemplation and inner feelings. Cups corresponds to the astrological Water signs of Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio
	SWORDS - Also known as Spades in a modern deck, the Swords indicate temporal authority, leadership, wisdom, ideas, creativity and decisiveness. This suit corresponds to the astrological Air signs of Aquarius, Gemini and Libra
	WANDS - Also known as Staves, Staffs or Clubs in the modern deck of cards, these cards indicate practical strength, productivity, confidence, physical power and self-reliance. Wands corresponds to the astrological Fire signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.

Each suit has 14 Cards:

COURT CARDS - are the influence of your personality on others:

Page - youth innocence

Knight - energy drive

Queen - Understanding awareness

King - Strength of will

ACE - Beginning

2 - Formation, coming together of opposites (initiative).

3 - Growth

4 - Practical attainment, material achievement

(stability). Work

5 - New circle, change, stability upset (activity)

6 - Finding equilibrium, harmony in the face of constant change (ambition).

7 - Facing complex choices,

development of soul (versatility)

8 - Setting priorities, putting things where they belong,

balancing (shrewd). reaping what you sow.

9 - Bring things to an end, completion, conclusion (dependability)

10 - Over but not finished and about to begin again (persistent).

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