Tarot & Divination
Discover the art of reading cards, runes, and other divination tools.
30 terms
Major Arcana
Major Arcana: the 22 trump cards of the tarot deck, numbered 0 (The Fool) through 21 (The World). The cards are read as ...
Minor Arcana
The 56 cards of the tarot deck divided into four suits, representing everyday experiences, practical matters, and the mu...
Tarot Spread
A specific arrangement of tarot cards in designated positions, each position assigned a meaning that structures the read...
Divination
The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or hidden truths through supernatural or ritualistic means, encompassing...
Runes
An ancient alphabetic system of Norse and Germanic origin, used both as a writing system and as a divination tool, with ...
Oracle Cards
Divination card decks that operate outside the traditional tarot structure, featuring varied themes, artwork, and card c...
Celtic Cross Spread
The most widely recognized tarot spread, using ten cards arranged in a cross and staff pattern to provide a comprehensiv...
Pendulum Divination
A divination technique using a weighted object suspended on a chain or string, whose swing direction is interpreted as y...
Scrying
The practice of gazing into a reflective or translucent surface to receive visions, symbols, or psychic impressions, mos...
I Ching
An ancient Chinese divination system based on 64 hexagrams, each composed of six lines (broken or unbroken), consulted b...
Cartomancy
The art of divination using any type of card deck, including standard playing cards, tarot cards, oracle decks, and Leno...
Automatic Writing
A divinatory and mediumistic practice in which the practitioner writes without conscious control, allowing messages to f...
Reversed Cards
Tarot cards that appear upside-down in a reading, traditionally interpreted as blocked, diminished, internalized, or sha...
Court Cards
The sixteen personality cards of the tarot (Page, Knight, Queen, King in each suit), representing people, personality as...
Tarot Reading
A divination session in which tarot cards are drawn and interpreted to provide insight, guidance, and perspective on a q...
The Fool
The Fool is card 0 (sometimes numbered XXII) of the Major Arcana — the starting point of the Fool's Journey, a narrative...
Death
Death is the thirteenth card of the Major Arcana — positioned between Justice (XI) and Temperance (XIV) in the Fool's jo...
The Lovers
The Lovers is the sixth card of the Major Arcana, positioned in the Fool's journey at the point where conscious choice f...
The Tower
The Tower is the 16th card of the Major Arcana. It sits late in the Fool's journey, after the Devil, and represents the ...
The Magician
The Magician is the first numbered card of the Major Arcana (I), appearing immediately after The Fool in the sequence. I...
The High Priestess
The High Priestess is the second card of the Major Arcana, sitting between The Magician and The Empress in the Fool's jo...
Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune is the tenth card of the Major Arcana — positioned between the Justice of cause-and-effect and the ...
Suit of Wands
The Suit of Wands is one of the four suits in a standard 78-card tarot deck, corresponding to the element of Fire in the...
Suit of Cups
The Suit of Cups is one of the four suits in a standard 78-card tarot deck, corresponding to the element of Water in the...
Suit of Pentacles
The Suit of Pentacles is one of the four suits in a tarot deck, corresponding to the element of Earth in Western Hermeti...
Suit of Swords
The Suit of Swords is one of the four suits in a 78-card tarot deck, corresponding to the element of Air in the Western ...
Three-Card Spread
A three-card spread is a tarot layout where three cards are drawn and read in sequence across three defined positions. T...
Palmistry
Palmistry — also called chiromancy — is the practice of reading the lines, mounts, and shapes of a person's hand to asse...
Lenormand
Lenormand is a 36-card divination deck used for practical, concrete readings. Named after French fortune-teller Marie An...
Rider-Waite-Smith Deck
The Rider-Waite-Smith Deck is a 78-card tarot deck published in 1909 by Rider & Company in London, illustrated by Pamela...