Tarot card meanings
All 78 cards, upright and reversed, with what is drawn on each one and where it comes from. Tarot began as a card game in 15th-century Italy. The earliest record is from Florence in 1440, and the game is still played today in France, Austria and Bologna.
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The major arcana
The 22 trumps. “Major arcana” is a 19th-century French name; the game called them trumps.
Wands
Will, passion, creativity, action. Element: fire.
Cups
Emotions, relationships, intuition. Element: water.
Swords
Mind, conflict, truth, communication. Element: air.
Pentacles
Material world, health, wealth, work. Element: earth.
