card overview

Meaning of Major Arcana and Minor Arcana

Major Arcana

22 cards representing spiritually important themes. The Major Arcana are more abstract, more energetic, and have a higher level of message than the Minor Arcana. They encourage us to turn our attention to the essence of the self rather than to the phenomenal side.

Minor Arcana

56 cards representing themes about everyday matters. More concrete, phenomenal, and scene than the Major Arcana.

WANDS

Fire energy, representing spirituality, passion, action, work, ideas, etc.

SWORDS

Wind energy, representing intelligence, reason, severity, hardships, trials, etc.

CUPS

Water energy, representing feelings, sensibilities, emotions, affection, romance, etc.

PENTACLES

Earth energy, representing materiality, reality, stability, abundance, money, etc.

※The upright and reversed meanings of the card are two sides of the same coin, and there are cases where the reversed message applies to the upright position, and there are cases where the card's original meaning is strengthened by appearing in the reversed position. Please refer to the meaning of both upright and reversed positions.