There are many diffrent ways on how to use the tarot cards. Yes, you can just use the major arcana. I myself prefer that arcana instead. I find it much more simple.
There are seventy eight cards in a standard deck of Tarot made up of two arcana, which are the major arcana and the minor arcana. There are 78 cards in a tarot deck (22 major arcana, 40 minor arcana, and 16 court cards).
i used some tarot cards and got a major arcana card
In a standard deck of Tarot cards the two arcana s are the major arcana and the minor arcana the minor arcana are divided into four groups which are wands or batons cups pentacles or coins and swords which represent fire water earth and air and there are twentytwo trump cards or major arcana cards in the deck and the word arcana means secrets or mysteries.
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In simplistic terms, a Tarot deck is made up of the Major Arcana, and a Minor Arcana (Coins, Swords, Wands and Cups).
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The Minor Arcana and Major Arcana are found in a standard tarot deck. The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards that represent significant life themes and spiritual lessons, while the Minor Arcana contains 56 cards divided into four suits (Cups, Pentacles, Swords, and Wands) that focus on everyday events and experiences. Together, they provide a comprehensive tool for divination and introspection.
AnswerIn an "official" tarot deck, meaning one that has existed for the last 100-150 years, they have always have 22 cards in the major arcana and 56 minor arcana. Likewise, the Gardner deck has always had 22 trumps.That being said, there have been a wide variety of tarot decks over the course of its evolution, and modern "oracle" decks which do not neccessarily have the same structure and so could easily have more, or fewer, cards.
The Tarot deck contains no Jack of Clubs. Tarot decks have a major arcana and a minor arcana. The major arcana contains the most recognizable cards (Death, The Devil, The Fool, etc.) and the minor arcana is made up of four suits (Wands, Swords, Cups, and Pentacles) with one ace, numbers 2-10 inclusive, and four court cards containing a King, a Queen, a Knight, and a Page.Some people read standard playing cards similar to tarot cards in that they read them for divinatory purposes. In this system, a jack of clubs signifies a reliable friend and/or a dark-haired youth. The placement of the card in the specific spread will give more information.
There's no difference and it's the major arcana and the minor arcana that make a complete deck. The major arcana deals with big life events and the minor arcana tells about the day to day stuff.
The original Rider-Waite tarot pack includes a total of 78 cards, divided into two main sections: the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards, each representing significant life themes and spiritual lessons, while the Minor Arcana contains 56 cards divided into four suits: Cups, Pentacles, Swords, and Wands. Each suit has 14 cards, including numbered cards from Ace to Ten and four Court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King). The imagery on the cards, created by Pamela Colman Smith under the guidance of Arthur Edward Waite, is rich in symbolism and has influenced countless tarot decks since its publication in 1909.