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What is tarot?
A deck of 78 cards, five centuries of use.
78cards total·22Major Arcana·56Minor Arcana·4suits
Tarot is a deck of 78 cards with meanings built over five centuries of use. The 22 Major Arcana carry the broad themes of a life — transition, loss, clarity, power. The 56 Minor Arcana carry the daily texture: what you are feeling, what you are doing, what is in the way. Each card is a lens. Draw one and it names something you are already circling.
Practice
Learn the cards, then derive the rest.
A reader does not memorise seventy-eight cards. They learn four suits, ten numbers and four ranks — and work the rest out. Start with the grammar.
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