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Introductory Flashcards

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1
Q

How many cards are in a standard tarot deck?

A

Seventy-eight (78)

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What does the word “arcana” mean?

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Secret

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What does the major arcana denote?

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Important life events or shifts

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What does the minor arcana denote?

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Day-to-day events, or more detailed aspects of the major arcana cards

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How many major arcana cards are there?

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Twenty-two (22), numbered 0 to XXI

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6
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How do you reference the major arcana cards singularly?

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Arcanum

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7
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How can you collectively refer to the major arcana cards?

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  • Keys

- Trumps

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8
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How many minor arcana cards are there?

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Fifty-six (56)

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9
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What are the four suits of the minor arcana?

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  • Wands
  • Pentacles
  • Cups
  • Swords
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10
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How many cards are in each suit?

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Fourteen (14)

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11
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What are the four court cards in each minor arcana suit?

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  • Page
  • Knight
  • Queen
  • King
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12
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What are the ruling elements of each suit?

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  • Cups: water
  • Pentacles: earth
  • Swords: air
  • Wands: fire
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13
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What do the Cups represent?

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The heart: feelings and relationships

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14
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What do the Pentacles represent?

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The body: possessions, money, and achievement

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What do the Swords represent?

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The mind: the intellect and decisions

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What do the Wands represent?

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The soul: instinct, travel, and communication

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17
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Element of the Knights

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Fire

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18
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Element of the Queens

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Water

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19
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Element of the Kings

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Air

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20
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Element of the Pages

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Earth

21
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What are the No cards in the major arcana?

A
  • Death
  • The Devil
  • The Tower
  • The Moon
22
Q

What are the Neutral cards in the major arcana?

A
  • The Hermit

- The Hanged Man

23
Q

What are the two Neutral cards in the minor arcana?

A
  • Four of Swords

- Four of Cups

24
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What cards do not mean Yes, No, or Neutral?

A
  • Two of Swords or Ten of Wands: the answer is not yet certain
  • Five and Seven of Wands: the answer is yes, but you’ll need to fight for your prize
25
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Sword cards meaning No

A
  • Three
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Nine
  • Ten
  • Knight
26
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Cups cards meaning No

A
  • Five
  • Seven
  • Eight
27
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Pentacles cards meaning No

A

Only the Five of Pentacles

28
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What is the quintessence of a reading?

A

The heart or essence

29
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How do you determine the quintessence of a reading?

A

Add the numbers of the major arcana cards in the spread, then add the digits of that number together to get the major arcana card that denotes the quintessence

Example: The spread has The High Priestess (II) and The World (XIV) in it. 2 + 14 = 16. Then, 1 + 6 = 7, or The Chariot (VII)

30
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Meaning of Ones (Aces)

A
  • Beginnings

- New energy

31
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Meaning of Twos

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  • Partnerships
  • Balance
  • Division
32
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Meaning of Threes

A

Acknowledgement

33
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Meaning of Fours

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  • Stability

- Boundaries

34
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Meaning of Fives

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  • Instability

- Challenges

35
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Meaning of Sixes

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  • Harmony

- Improvement

36
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Meaning of Sevens

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  • Potential

- Ambitions

37
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Meaning of Eights

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  • Rewards

- Progress

38
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Meaning of Nines

A

Intensity

39
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Meaning of Tens

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  • Culmination
  • Completion
  • Endings (but also new beginnings)
40
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Color Meaning: Red

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  • Energy
  • Passion
  • The material world
41
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Color Meaning: Yellow

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  • Consciousness
  • Illumination
  • Self-expression
42
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Color Meaning: Blue

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  • Truth

- Clarity

43
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Color Meaning: Green

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  • Nature

- Growth

44
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Color Meaning: Gray

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  • Neutral

- Unknown outcomes

45
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Color Meaning: Purple

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  • Intuition

- Spirituality

46
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Color Meaning: Black

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  • Protection

- Oppression

47
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Color Meaning: White

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  • Purity

- Innocence

48
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Color Meaning: Orange

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  • Creativity

- Impulse

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