MINOR ARCANA
There are 4 suits in the Minor Arcana and they evolve around the 4 elements of Alchemy: Fire, Water, Air & Earth. The Minor Arcana represents the more temporary influences in our lives.
You can find each element broken down into its own chapter in the Tarot Guidebook Journal, as well as here in the Learning Tarot section of our companion resource to the book.
Each suit in the Minor Arcana has 14 cards: the Ace represents 1, then you have the numbers 2-10, followed by the court cards. For the purposes of the Tarot Guidebook Journal and this website, we refer to the court cards as the Page, Knight, Queen & King.
Fire Suit : Fire Influences
INSPIRATION, PASSION, ENERGY, WILLPOWER, ACTION, MOVEMENT, ADVENTURE, TRAVEL, ENTHUSIASM, DETERMINATION, CREATIVITY
WANDS : STAVES : CLUBS
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS: ARIES, LEO, SAGITTARIUS
SEASON ASSOCIATION: SPRING
COMPASS ASSOCIATION: SOUTH
TIMELINE ASSOCIATION: QUICK – DAYS
Water Suit : Water Influences
EMOTIONS, INTUITION, FEELINGS, SOUL DESIRES, RELATIONSHIPS, DREAMS, MATTERS OF THE HEART
CUPS : CHALICES : HEARTS
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS: CANCER, PISCES, SCORPIO
SEASON ASSOCIATION: SPRING
COMPASS ASSOCIATION: WEST
TIMELINE ASSOCIATION: SEMI-QUICK – WEEKS
Air Suit : Air Influences
TRUTH, LOGIC, WISDOM, CONFLICT, CHALLENGES, CHANGES, THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SELF, MATTERS OF THE MIND
SWORDS : KNIVES : SPADES
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS: GEMINI, LIBRA, AQUARIUS
SEASON ASSOCIATION: FALL
COMPASS ASSOCIATION: EAST
TIMELINE ASSOCIATION: SEMI-SLOW : MONTHS
Earth Suit : Earth Influences
HEALTH, FINANCES, CAREER, WORK ETHIC, STABILITY, SUCCESS, ACHIEVEMENT, SELF-WORTH, MATTERS OF THE MATERIAL WORLD
PENTACLES : COINS : DIAMONDS
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS: CAPRICORN, TAURUS, VIRGO
SEASON ASSOCIATION: WINTER
COMPASS ASSOCIATION: NORTH
TIMELINE ASSOCIATION: SLOW – SEASONS OR YEARS
Basic Numerology Associations
ACE: ROOT, BASE QUALITIES, POTENTIAL, FRESH STARTS
TWO: UNION, BALANCE, HARMONY
THREE: COLLABORATION, CREATION, INSPIRATION
FOUR: STRUCTURE, STABILITY, ACHIEVEMENT
FIVE: LOSS, CONFLICT, CHANGE
SIX: SUCCESS, REWARD, SATISFACTION
SEVEN: VICTORY, PATIENCE, THINK LONG TERM
EIGHT: MOVEMENT, PROGRESS, PRIORITIES
NINE: COMPROMISE, STRUGGLE, CULMINATION
TEN: COMPLETION, WHOLENESS, FULL ASPECT OF THE SUIT
Basic Court Card Personalities
PAGE: EXPLORATION, STUDY, GROUNDED, EXPLORERS
REPRSENTED BY THE ELEMENT EARTH
KNIGHT: ACTION ORIENTED, RESPONSIBILITY TO OTHERS, NARROW FOCUS, EYES FORWARD ON THE MISSION
REPRESENTED BY THE ELEMENT FIRE
QUEEN: DEEPEST APPRECIATION OF THE SUIT, CREATIVITY, INWARD FOCUS, EXECUTION OF THE SMALL DETAILS
REPRESENTED BY THE ELEMENT WATER
KING: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, POWERFUL, SUCCESSFUL, OUTWARD FOCUS, EXECUTION OF THE BIG PICTURE
REPRESENTED BY THE ELEMENT AIR
Tarot Guidebook Journal 