Basic Relationships of Minor Arcana Tarot Cards
Tarot minor arcana number meanings Numbers of the Minor Arcana
Numerology may be used in conjunction with Tarot images to increase understanding of the properties and interrelations of the cards. Minor Arcana numbers should be taken in context with their suit properties listed below. Any card can also represent a person or personality trait.
1 or Ace | Beginnings, action, will, new ideas, creative power, potential, first causes, primary impulses, positive. | Individual, innovative, courageous, energetic, assertive, leader, pioneer, self-centered, dictatorial. |
2 | Partnerships, relationships, polarities, balancing, duality, choices, patience, stillness, positive and negative. | Sensitive, observer, patient, adaptable, understanding, intuitive, interactive, spiritual. |
3 | Synthesis, growth, creativity, abundance, collaboration, friendship, artistic expression, refining plans, preparing to take action. | Sensitive, creative, emotionally expressive, social, charming, fun, versatile, easily bored. |
4 | Foundations, discipline, work, order stability, solidity, tangible achievement, practical attainment. | Structured, orderly, logical, practical, hard worker, frugal, security conscious, determined, worrier. |
5 | New cycle, change, progress, shifts, adjustment, fine tuning, instability, challenge, versatility, freedom, courage. | Instinctive, adventurous, enthusiastic, sensual, chameleon, unattached, unpredictable, restless. |
6 | Balance, health, beauty, harmony, contentment, relaxation, satisfaction, equilibrium, marriage, family, sympathy, a choice. | Compassionate, idealistic, caring, perfectionist, humanitarian, responsible, loving, supportive, self-conscious, interfering. |
7 | Spirituality, wisdom, perfect order, the macro-cosm, religion, luck, magic, multiple options. | Analytical, thoughtful, enigmatic, philosopher, inventor, secretive, critical, self-absorbed |
8 | Victory, will, success, regeneration, rebirth, reevaluating, putting things in order, setting priorities. | Strong values and judgment, ambitious, natural business sense, organized, long term planner, loyal, stubborn, inflexible. |
9 | Compassion, integration, movement, flexibility, fulfillment, attainment. | Benevolent, thoughtful, sentimental, emotional, tolerant, kind, generous, liberal, traveler, overly sensitive. |
10 | Transition, renewal to a new cycle, completion, wholeness, mastery, excess, overabundance. | See #1 |
Suits
Wands/Spears | Work and spiritual issues, ideas, creativity, growth | Fire | Spring |
Cups | Emotions, desire, affairs of the heart, the inner self | Water | Summer |
Pentacles/Shields | Money manifestation, prosperity, health, property | Earth | Autumn |
Swords | The intellect, left brain thinking, strife, upcoming ideas | Air | Winter |
Properties - Court card meanings are harder to learn to interpret than most. They can indicate people, personalities, messages, situations, ideas and quickly approaching events. Make sure to take into account the type of reading being completed, the question, suit and surrounding cards.
Closure, completion, finality. Mature, usually wise men (or women) who know what they can and cannot accomplish. | |
Female energy or influence, receptive qualities. Completion of a relationship, project, job, pregnancy. Mature women (or men) who understand who and what they are about emotionally and spiritually. | |
Long standing situation is about to change, travel, incoming ideas. Young man or woman impacting or entering your life. | |
Messages, communications, beginnings of the properties of their suit. Children or adolescents in or entering your life. |
Astrological Signs - Pages are not attached to an astrological sign but indicate the beginning of a season, see the suit properties above.
King of Wands | Leo | I want |
Queen of Wands | Aries | I am |
Knight of Wands | Sagittarius | I see |
King of Cups | Scorpio | I desire |
Queen of Cups | Cancer | I feel |
Knight of Cups | Pisces | I believe |
King of Pentacles | Taurus | I have |
Queen of Pentacles | Capricorn | I use |
Knights of Pentacles | Virgo | I analyze |
King of Swords | Aquarius | I know |
Queen of Swords | Libra | I balance |
Knight of Swords | Gemini | I think |
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