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THE MINOR ARCANA

The Minor Arcana of tarot is split into four different suits: Wands, Chalices, Swords and Pentacles. Each suit relates to a season, an element and three zodiac signs. The Minor Arcana makes up the bulk of the deck, 56 of the 78 cards are Minor Arcana cards, so you will more often than not find them flooding your readings. This is to ground you in a particular theme that the reading may be trying to  alert you to. 

The first suit, Wands, is ruled by fire and speaks to creation - it revolves around this theme and explores the imagination, creativity, passion and dedication to honing your skills. Chalices is a suit ruled by water and speaks to emotion - it finds itself wrapped up in things like love, heartbreak, harmony and  coexistence. Swords is a suit ruled by air and revolves around the theme of pain - it speaks to perception, loss, growth and clarity. The final suit, Pentacles, is ruled by earth. This suit explores the theme of success through things such as money, work, family, hardship and determination. These four suits come together to create a full picture of what it is like to exist as human. You may want to spend some time laying out each suit, you will find that each of the four suits create panorama images by laying out the cards in order. In their full form it may be easier for you to discern the different themes and the journey of each suit.

One thing to keep in mind about the Minor Arcana is that when you notice a lot of a particular suit in a reading it helps direct you to what the reading may be about. For example, if Wands shows up several times it may suggest that the reading is aimed at highlighting your creativity, passions and imagination. Some readers may even find that they often pull cards in  a row, you may get the Four through Seven of wands back to back. Your first thought may be that you didn’t shuffle well enough, but tarot is rarely wrong. Try to avoid the urge to reshuffle the deck, instead listen to the message it is trying to relay. Perhaps some things fall in order.   

THE MAGIC OF WANDS

SUIT OF WANDS

Imagination • Creation • Passion • Dedication

“With imagination hard at work, a fire rises from the earth”

element: fire
season: spring
signs: aries, leo, sagittarius

The Wands are the suit of creation. They follow the journey of an idea, from inception to manifestation. If you intend to safeguard a vision into self-sustaining vitality, you must show ambition, determination, and an ability to harmonize with others. But above all, have faith in yourself. Use your burning passion to forge something wonderful within. Whatever you make will be wrought with traces of you, spreading your influence out into the universe. This is your chance to change the world for the good.

MINOR ARCANA

ACE OF WANDS

NEW OPPORTUNITY • STRONG ENERGY • INSPIRATION

MINOR ARCANA

TWO OF WANDS

PLANNING • LOOKING AHEAD • CLEAR MIND

MINOR ARCANA

THREE OF WANDS

SUSTAINED GROWTH • FORESIGHT • PROGRESS

MINOR ARCANA

FOUR OF WANDS

CELEBRATION • PEACE • FAMILY

MINOR ARCANA

FIVE OF WANDS

CONFLICT • TENSION • COMPROMISE

MINOR ARCANA

SIX OF WANDS

SMALL VICTORY • SELF-CONFIDENCE • APPRECIATION

MINOR ARCANA

SEVEN OF WANDS

CHALLENGE • PERSERVERANCE • STAYING THE COURSE

MINOR ARCANA

EIGHT OF WANDS

FORWARD MOVEMENT • FINISH LINE • FINAL PUSH

MINOR ARCANA

NINE OF WANDS

ENDURANCE • MAINTAINING CONTROL • RESILIENCE

MINOR ARCANA

TEN OF WANDS

BURDEN • RESPONSIBILITY • COMMITMENT

MINOR ARCANA

PAGE OF WANDS

INSPIRATION • ENTHUSIASM • POTENTIAL

MINOR ARCANA

KNIGHT OF WANDS

CONFIDENCE • SURGE OF ENERGY • PASSION

MINOR ARCANA

QUEEN OF WANDS

CHARISMA • RADIATING ENERGY • INSPIRATIONAL

MINOR ARCANA

KING OF WANDS

CREATIVE LEADER • VISIONARY • PASSIONATE

THE BALLAD OF CHALICES

SUIT OF CHALICES

Love • Emotion • Intuition • Inundation

“A love letter left in your head is better written down instead”

element: water
season: fall
signs: pisces, cancer, & scorpio

The Suit of Chalices contains all the affairs of the heart. Love, friendship, loss, exuberance - these are but some of the many emotional journeys depicted in this changeable suit. They play themselves out on the banks of a river, its meandering path mirroring the fluidity of feelings. When you draw many Chalices in a reading, listen carefully to your heart and intuition. Lucid, amorphous, they may have divined more than you may realize.

MINOR ARCANA

ACE OF CHALICES

NEW EMOTION • INTIMATE CONNECTION • LOVE

MINOR ARCANA

TWO OF CHALICES

SHARED CONNECTION • PARTNERSHIP • RECEPTIVE

MINOR ARCANA

THREE OF CHALICES

FRIENDSHIP • SYNCHRONICITY • SHARED EXPERIENCE

MINOR ARCANA

FOUR OF CHALICES

OVER-INDULGENCE • LOSS OF EXCITEMENT • APATHY

MINOR ARCANA

FIVE OF CHALICES

DISAPPOINTMENT - FAILURES - MAKING NEW SPACE

MINOR ARCANA

SIX OF CHALICES

RENEWAL • REVISITING PAST MEMORIES • VIBRANCY  

MINOR ARCANA

SEVEN OF CHALICES

DECEPTION • DWELLING IN FANTASY • CHOICES

MINOR ARCANA

EIGHT OF CHALICES

CONFUSION • UNCERTAINTY • ESCAPISM

MINOR ARCANA

NINE OF CHALICES

SATISFACTION • COMPLETED CYCLE • FULFILLMENT

MINOR ARCANA

TEN OF CHALICES

BLISS • HARMONY • ALIGNMENT WITH OTHERS

MINOR ARCANA

PAGE OF CHALICES

GIVING • OPEN HEART • EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

MINOR ARCANA

KNIGHT OF CHALICES

UNFETTERED EMOTION • MIXED FEELINGS • DEVOTION

MINOR ARCANA

QUEEN OF CHALICES

INTUITIVE • COMPASSIONATE • EMOTIONALLY SECURE

MINOR ARCANA

KING OF CHALICES

REIGNING EMOTIONS • POWERFUL CONDUIT • IN CONTROL

THE SONG OF SWORDS

SUIT OF SWORDS

Perception • Affliction • Suffering • Sorrow

“In the cold of the night the beast of truth is in sight”

element: air
season: winter
signs: libra, gemini, aquarius

The Swords cleave through illusion and fantasy. They reveal the true nature of the world beneath, cruel and unforgiving though it may be. The Swords therefore stand for intelligence, and the sorrow and bitterness that accompany understanding. Many Swords in a draw warn of a spiritual sickness; an icy cold winter of the heart. But do not despair. In your time of sorrow, much will be revealed to you. You will be lent a clarity honed by grief, and in time you will conquer the beast that slays you.

MINOR ARCANA

ACE OF SWORDS

MENTAL CLARITY • DETERMINATION • INTELLECTUAL POWER

MINOR ARCANA

TWO OF SWORDS

AVOIDING TRUTH • APPROACHING BLINDLY • SURFACING FEARS

MINOR ARCANA

THREE OF SWORDS

SORROW • MENTAL PAIN • GRIEF

MINOR ARCANA

FOUR OF SWORDS

CONTEMPLATION • REFLECTION • PAUSE

MINOR ARCANA

FIVE OF SWORDS

CONFRONTATION • DISAGREEMENT • PACIFYING ANGER

MINOR ARCANA

SIX OF SWORDS

MOVING ON • FREEDOM • TRANSITION

MINOR ARCANA

SEVEN OF SWORDS

CUTTING TIES • SPEAKING YOUR MIND • DECEPTION

MINOR ARCANA

EIGHT OF SWORDS

SELF-IMPRISONMENT • DESPAIR • VICTIM MENTALITY

MINOR ARCANA

NINE OF SWORDS

FEAR • VULNERABILITY • PARALYSIS

MINOR ARCANA

TEN OF SWORDS

HARD ENDINGS • MISFORTUNES • DEFEAT

MINOR ARCANA

PAGE OF SWORDS

SHARP MIND • NEW STRATEGY • CLEAR DIRECTION

MINOR ARCANA

KNIGHT OF SWORDS

AMBITIOUS • FIXATED ON GOALS • DETERMINED

MINOR ARCANA

QUEEN OF SWORDS

INTELLIGENCE • TRUTH • MENTAL CLARITY

MINOR ARCANA

KING OF SWORDS

CLARITY OF PURPOSE • REALISTIC EXPECTATION • INGENUITY

THE RISE OF PENTACLES

SUIT OF PENTACLES

Wealth • Possession • The Material • Success

“Better to have half than to live without.”

element: earth
season: summer
signs: taurus, virgo, capricorn

A twofold symbol, Pentacles function as both coins and seeds. By planting what little you have in the earth, you insure a profitable existence in the future. There are many rewards for investing yourself in the world, not the least of which is monetary. But there also might be a richness of family, or the satisfaction of giving your excess to a person who has none. Whatever the treasure, it is clear that it is firmly rooted in the physical, tangible world. Delight in the earth and its abundance. It is your home.

MINOR ARCANA

ACE OF PENTACLES

MATERIAL REWARD • NEW ADVENTURE • ABUNDANCE

MINOR ARCANA

TWO OF PENTACLES

BALANCING WORK • PRODUCTIVE • PRIORITIES 

MINOR ARCANA

THREE OF PENTACLES

ACHIEVEMENT • HARD WORK • SHARED GOAL

MINOR ARCANA

FOUR OF PENTACLES

GREED • SELFISHNESS • MATERIALISTIC

MINOR ARCANA

FIVE OF PENTACLES

FINANCIAL LOSS • HUMILITY • VANQUISHMENT

MINOR ARCANA

SIX OF PENTACLES

EXCESS • GENEROSITY • PAYING IT FORWARD

MINOR ARCANA

SEVEN OF PENTACLES

SETTING INTENTIONS • GREAT REWARD • FUTURE PLANNING

MINOR ARCANA

EIGHT OF PENTACLES

BLOOMING SUCCESS • MEANINGFUL GROWTH • SKILLED

MINOR ARCANA

NINE OF PENTACLES

REWARD • LUXURIES • FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

MINOR ARCANA

TEN OF PENTACLES

FULL POTENTIAL • FINANCIAL ABUNDANCE • ACHIEVEMENT

MINOR ARCANA

PAGE OF PENTACLES

FINANCIAL GIFT • NEW SILL • SECURITY

MINOR ARCANA

KNIGHT OF PENTACLES

FIXATED ON MONEY • GROWING DEPENDENT • LOSING MEANING

MINOR ARCANA

QUEEN OF PENTACLES

MASTERFUL STRENGTH • FORCE OF CREATION • GROUNDED

MINOR ARCANA

KING OF PENTACLES

COMPETENT • LEADER • MASTERY OF ENVIRONMENT