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Arcana
The two main groups of the Tarot deck: Major Arcana and Minor Arcana.
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Tarot Glossary
Tarot has its own vocabulary. These definitions explain common terms in plain language.
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Major Arcana
The 22 numbered cards from The Fool through The World, often used for broad themes and transitions.
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Minor Arcana
The 56 cards divided into Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands, often exploring everyday experiences.
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Suit
One of the four Minor Arcana groups, each with recurring themes and imagery.
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Court Card
Page, Knight, Queen and King cards. They may represent people, roles, qualities or approaches.
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Querent
The person asking a question or receiving a reading.
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Spread
A layout in which each card has a defined position or role.
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Reversal
A card appearing upside down. Readers differ on whether reversals have distinct meanings.
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Clarifier
An optional extra card used to explore another card or question in more detail.
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Significator
A card deliberately chosen to represent a person, situation or theme.
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Intuition
A reader's immediate impression or association with a card.
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Symbolism
The images, objects, colours, numbers and settings that communicate themes.
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Card Combination
The way two or more cards influence one another through position, contrast and shared themes.
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Rider–Waite–Smith
A highly influential early-20th-century Tarot deck created by A. E. Waite and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.
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Numerology
The use of number patterns as an additional interpretive layer.
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Reflection Question
A question designed to encourage examination rather than demand a fixed prediction.
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Tarot Journal
A record of questions, cards, observations and later reflections.
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