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Swords - Fire - (Diamonds in the ordinary pack)
Wands - Air - (Clubs in the ordinary pack)
Cups - Water - (Hearts in the ordinary pack)
Pentacles - Earth - (Spades in the ordinary pack) (Coins or Discs)
The major value of the Minor Arcana is divinatory. As has been mentioned, both Arcanae are used in
divination, but on a purely statistical basis, naturally it is the cards of the Minor Arcana which provide
the bulk of the Tarot 'spread' or layout for the purpose of obtaining the answer to the question. It is
advisable for the operator to develop his own intuition with regard to the interpretation of whatever
answer the cards give to his divinatory questions, but only after memorising all the divinatory
meanings. Each of the cards of the Minor Arcana has a divinatory title, and these titles act as a
mnemonic of the divinatory meaning. They are:
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Ace of Swords - Root of the Powers of Fire
2 of Swords - Peace Restored
3 of Swords - Sorrow
4 of Swords - Rest from Strife
5 of Swords - Defeat
6 of Swords - Earned Success
7 of Swords - Unstable Effort
8 of Swords - Shortened Force
9 of Swords Despair and Cruelty
10 of Swords Ruin
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Ace of Wands - Root of the Powers of Air
2 of Wands - Dominion
3 of Wands - Established Strength
4 of Wands - Perfected Work
5 of Wands - Strife
6 of Wands - Victory
7 of Wands - Valour
8 of Wands - Swiftness
9 of Wands - Great Strength
10 of Wands - Oppression
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Ace of Cups - Root of the Powers of Water
2 of Cups - Love
3 of Cups - Abundance
4 of Cups - Blended Pleasure
5 of Cups - Loss in Pleasure
6 of Cups - Pleasure
7 of Cups - Illusionary success
8 of Cups - Abandoned Success
9 of Cups - Material Happiness
10 of Cups - Perpetual Success
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