Tarot, Start Here

Lesson 1 of 7 · ~3 min

What tarot actually is

Tarot is a 78-card deck used for reflection, not fortune-telling. Think of it as a mirror that asks you better questions than you'd ask yourself.

There are two groups:

  • Major Arcana (22 cards) — the big life themes. The archetypes you meet in every life.
  • Minor Arcana (56 cards) — the everyday stuff. Four suits, each covering a sphere of life: Wands (drive), Cups (feeling), Swords (thought), Pentacles (material).

What makes a tarot reading "work" isn't magic — it's the honest prompt to look at something you weren't quite ready to name yet.