Category: Major Arcana

  • The Major Arcana

    The 78 card Tarot deck is traditionally divided into two groups, The Major Arcana and The Minor Arcana. The former holds the 22 traditional Tarot Cards, numbered from 0 to 21, while the latter is made up of four decks of 14 cards. The 22 cards that make up the group are the most important […]

  • The World Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 21 Tree Number: 32 Ruled By: Saturn Hebrew Letter: Tau Numerical Value: 9   The World Tarot Card Description This card shows a woman in blue cloth, holding two batons in each hand. The woman is inside a wreath and in each corners of the card are the symbols of the four […]

  • The Judgment Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 20 Tree Number: 31 Ruled By: Fire Hebrew Letter: Shin Numerical Value: 3   The Judgment Tarot Card Description This card shows an angel in clouds blowing a tromped with the flag of St. George on it. Below the angel are coffins floating on water and people are rising from them. In […]

  • The Sun Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 19 Tree Number: 30 Ruled By: The Sun Hebrew Letter: Resh Numerical Value: 9   The Sun Tarot Card Description A naked child crowned with a tiara of flowers riding a white horse, is the centerpiece of this card. Above the child, which is holding a long red banner in its left […]

  • The Moon Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 18 Tree Number: 29 Ruled By: Pisces Hebrew Letter: Qoph Numerical Value: 12   The Moon Tarot Card Description The card shows two dogs gazing at a glowing full moon with a crescent in the form of a face to the right. On each side of the moon is a tower with […]

  • The Star Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 17 Tree Number: 28 Ruled By: Aquarius Hebrew Letter: Tzaddi Numerical Value: 12   The Star Tarot Card Description Being the card ruled by Aquarius, it shows a woman with her right foot in a pool of water and kneels with her left leg on ground. She is pouring water from two […]

  • The Tower Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 16 Tree Number: 27 Ruled By: Mars Hebrew Letter: Peh Numerical Value: 9   The Tower Tarot Card Description A burning tower is the most important symbol of this card. The top of the tower, a golden crown, is falling of as a bolt of lightning strikes it. Two persons, a man […]

  • The Devil Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 15 Tree Number: 26 Ruled By: Capricorn Hebrew Letter: Ayin Numerical Value: 12   The Devil Tarot Card Description The center of the card is the Devil himself squatting on a pillar. The Devil is hairy on his legs and his feet are clawed like a bird. He raises his right hand […]

  • The Temperance Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 14 Tree Number: 25 Ruled By: Sagittarius Hebrew Letter: Samech Numerical Value: 12   The Temperance Tarot Card Description The card shows a winged angel holding two cubs with water flowing between them. The angels head is glowing and on his forehead is the mark of the circumpunct and on his chest […]

  • The Death Tarot Card

    Tarot Card Number: 13 Tree Number: 24 Ruled By: Scorpio Hebrew Letter: Nun Numerical Value: 12   The Death Tarot Card Description The card shows The Death riding into the card from the left, wearing a black armor. The Death holds in his left hand a black banner where upon is a white heraldic rose. […]