The minor Arcana is mostly concerned with physical well being, such as emotions, thoughts, money, and business. When your spreads have mostly minor Arcana cards in them, you are dealing with the day to day aspects of life, the details in the tapestry of existence.
Wands
This suit is the keeper of career. When you have a spread that involves a large number of Wands, you are probably looking at a reading that has to do with your working life. It also represents Fire, and is a suit full of energy, force, and a busy time to come. In choosing a significator for your spreads, this suit is appropriate for Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. People who have red hair and blue, hazel, or grey eyes are also represented by this suit.
x ACE: Creation, birth, beginnings, the start of an undertaking. Gain, enterprise.
x TWO: Courage and earned success. Authority and wealth gained by hard work.
x THREE: Opportunity. Successful trade and commerce. Being in the right place at the right time.
x FOUR: Successful completion of a project. Prosperity, peace, and harmony.
x FIVE: Strife, trouble, opposition, competition. Success only through hard work.
x SIX: Triumph after a struggle. Good news and advancement do to previous work.
x SEVEN: Obstacles which must be faced. Slight success after much work. Courage in the face of adversity.
x NINE: Productivity, strength, stability, and good health. A hard battle has been fought and won.
x TEN: The price of success is a heavy burden. Excessive overtime or the growth of a venture beyond your ability to manage it.
x PAGE: Resourceful and ambitious person with great enthusiasm and vigor. He is quick to respond emotionally.
x KNIGHT: Unpredictable or impetuous person. Can signify sudden departures, hasty decisions, or a change of residence.
x QUEEN: A generous and practical woman, kind and independently thinking. Can also be a successful venture.
x KING: An honest and conscientious person, a traditional family man who is loyal and generous. A man of authority. Can also be a mediator.
Cups
The suit is the center of emotion. A spread that contains many cards of this suit is going to be mostly related to affairs of an emotional nature. Note that this doesn't mean "love life." There are many emotions, and cups represents them all, from terror to contentment. When used a significator, cups represent Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio. They also represent brown haired, blue or grey eyed people.
x ACE: Love, joy, abundance and fertility. The beginning of a creative or artistic project.
x TWO: Beginning or a new partnership, friendship, or romance. A new idea generated by a team working together.
x THREE: The happy conclusion of a valued project. Renewed health, happiness and even celebration.
x FOUR: Boredom, dissatisfaction. A need to seek new goals or ways of life. x FIVE: Disappointment. A need to reevaluate priorities. Seeing the negative
and ignoring the positive.
x SIX: Pleasant memories and wishes fulfilled. Past work coming to fruition. x SEVEN: Choice. Failure to examine all options before a decision is made. x EIGHT: A turning point, rejecting established ways of thinking for the new
and different.
x NINE: The Wish Card. Contentment, physical well being, material success, and an assured future.
x TEN: A happy person, with a stable family, lasting happiness, and security.
x PAGE: A quiet, reflective and dreamy person. Can be gentle and kind. Artistic.
x KNIGHT: An intelligent and amiable person but easily led or discouraged. x QUEEN: An imaginative woman who is lacking in common sense.
Intuitive, psychic, but easily led and dreamy.
x KING: A businessman or an attorney. A skilled negotiator with a quick mind.
Swords
significator for people who have brown hair and dark eyes. A spread containing many swords has to do with hopes, fears, dreams, or anything else in the mind of the querant. As such, they may not reflect an actual situation, but rather the Querant's perceived reality. Think of it like the three blind men who met an elephant. One thought the elephant was shaped like a wall, one thought he was shaped like a snake, and the third thought he was shaped like a string. All were correct within their own relative reality, but none was right when taken
objectively.
x ACE: A new beginning, a rebirth. Victory, success, triumph. x TWO: Relief. Differences resolved. A truce or peace restored. x THREE: Strife, conflict, quarrels, disruption, heartache
x FOUR: Hospitalization, rest, recovery, retreat or a sabbatical. Relief from sorrow or anxiety.
x FIVE: Cowardice, trouble, loss, defeat, negative thinking or attitudes x SIX: Long journeys and obstacles. A passage away from difficulty or pain.
Success after trouble or anxiety.
x SEVEN: Short journeys, or a change of job or residence. Restlessness, instability, and very little progress made.
x EIGHT: Restriction, censure, jealousy and enforced isolation from family, friends, or coworkers.
x NINE: Bad dreams, despair, deception, depression, violence, scandal, and loss.
x PAGE: A person of grace, vigilance, and dexterity. They are acute, yet subtle, a good negotiator.
x KNIGHT: A person who is clever, active, swift, and skillful, although they can be domineering. Events moving swiftly into the querant's life.
x QUEEN: An intelligent and quick witted woman who is highly perceptive and complex. However, she is able to play both ends against the middle. x KING: A rational man with a logical turn of mind. Inventive and sometimes
overcautious or old fashioned. An upholder of law or authority.
Pentacles
This is the suit of materialism, and represents those gains and losses we have in a material sense. It is the Zodiac signs of Taurus, Capricorn, and Virgo. This suit is concerned with money and possessions, and is straightforward to interpret. When used as a significator, it represents people with black hair and dark eyes. A spread with many pentacles in it is sure to be speaking to the querant's financial future.
x ACE: A change for the better financially. The beginnings of a period of financial gain.
x TWO: Fluctuation and change in fortunes. A need to budget, and a warning to avoid purchasing on credit.
x THREE: Business opportunities. Success through effort and hard work, an increase in material possessions.
x FIVE: Loss of money, position, or stature. Poverty, unemployment, and redundancy.
x SIX: Charity, patronage, generosity, gifts, and awards. Philanthropy. x SEVEN: Waiting for what you sow to be reaped. Employment neglected
through lack of interest.
x EIGHT: Prudence. Skill in craftsmanship or material work. Conservative investment. Diplomacy.
x NINE: Money from an unexpected source. Inheritances, winnings, settlements or monetary gifts.
x TEN: Prosperity, good fortune, wealth, material security founded on the work of others.
x PAGE: A thrifty and conscientious person who is gracious, careful and kind.
x KNIGHT: A practical and conventional person who is patient, hardworking, and clever with material things.
x QUEEN: A shrewd, sensible and down to earth woman who loves splendor and personal display.
x KING: A steady, methodical, and reliable man who is loyal, trustworthy and patient. He is, however, slow to act.
The Major Arcana
The Major Arcana is concerned with the spiritual aspects of a person. When you get a spread that involves a lot of Major Arcana, you are dealing with soul issues, or Karma issues. People who are very spiritual (as opposed to religious) will
often draw a lot of Major Arcana cards to themselves. The Major Arcana is closely tied to the Tree of Life, with each of the twenty two cards attached to a different Hebrew letter and interpretation. Major Arcana cards are not used as significators, and are generally considered to represent the psychological well being of the querant as well as the spiritual side of him/her.
x THE FOOL: The beginning of a new life cycle and all new beginnings. This card represents energy and optimism.
x THE MAGICIAN: Will, skill, oratory, and mastery. This is an ability to both perceive and utilize one's strengths.
x THE HIGH PRIESTESS: Intuitive insight. Hidden influences, mystery and secrets.
x THE EMPRESS: Fertility, abundance, and wealth. Creativity and domestic stability. Marriage.
x THE EMPEROR: Government or corporations. Authority, leadership, and willpower.
x THE HIEROPHANT: Good council and wisdom. Preference for conformity and social acceptability.
x THE LOVERS: A choice to be made intuitively rather than logically, second sight, abstract thought. Partnerships and harmony.
x THE CHARIOT: Self control, confidence, and will power. A triumph over life's obstacles.
x THE HERMIT: Planning, forethought, and prudence. A warning against sudden action. May indicate a need to dissociate from a situation to assess it.
x WHEEL OF FORTUNE: Change of fortune. The beginnings of a new cycle, progress, improvement, and good fortune.
x JUSTICE: Legal action, contracts, litigation, truth, and treaties. x THE HANGED MAN: Suspension of judgment. Boredom, apathy,
stagnation, lack of progress. Rest, regrouping.
x DEATH: Transformation and change. An abrupt and complete change of circumstances.
x TEMPERANCE: Good management, balance, placidity, moderation. x THE DEVIL: An over concentration on material things. An indication of a
propensity to hoard. Excess.
x THE TOWER: Change, disruption, and conflict. Allowing fear to rule your life. Actions with unexpected and widespread consequences.
x THE STAR: Inspiration, a widening of mental horizons, and hope. Influence over others, self confidence, and vigor.
x THE MOON: Dreams and intuition. The dark and light sides of being. Psychic activity.
x THE SUN: Bringing problems into the open. Happiness. Good fortune, Rewards and high spirits.
x JUDGEMENT: Awakening, renewal, joy. Pleasure in accomplishment, with renewed health and vitality. Decisions for the better.
x THE WORLD: Completion, success, fulfillment. A happy ending. The end of a cycle or project.