Minor Arcana Tarot Suits Explained

Despite being the “minor” cards in the Tarot deck, they make up 56 cards out of the total 78. Their influence is anything but minor too. Before we have the Minor Arcana tarot suits explained, here are the four suits in the Minor Arcana:

• Suit of Cups
• Suit of Wands
• Suit of Swords
• Suit of Pentacles

The Meanings Of The Minor Arcana Tarot Cards

The Major Arcana deals with archetypal energy and life cycles. The Minor Arcana, on the other hand, covers the everyday issues that we all have to deal with. They can give insight into the situation affecting your present moment, your immediate surroundings, and your environment. The Minor Arcana are also insightful when trying to understand how to take the next steps ahead. 

In contrast to the cyclic nature of the Major Arcana, the Minor Arcana symbolizes more transient events and energy that pass through your daily life. It is important to remember the events can be quite simply adjusted depending on your actions. 

Minor Arcana cards can also shed light on things that happened in the past. Often our present situation is influenced by events from the past, and the Minor Arcana cards can help us understand why we are in the situations we find ourselves in. 

Let’s dig in and see how these cards can help us to make sense of daily life. 

The Four Suits

Four different card suits make up the Minor Arcana: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Every one of these suits contains 14 cards: 10 numbered cards, and four cards called “court cards” that include the Page, Knight, Queen, and King. Each of these four suits represents a different area of your life, so you know where to direct this guidance when one of these cards shows up in your Tarot reading. Here’s what each of the suits means: