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	Major Arcana: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Name Major Arcana is used only in esoteric practice; Tarot decks for playing call them Trumps and usually only show a roman numeral on each card, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The Major Arcana are usually regarded as relating to matters of higher purpose or deep significance, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The minor arcana (trumps minor, minor trumps, pip cards) of the tarot deck consists of 56 cards, which are closely related to the deck of 52 playing...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/major_arcana.htm (908 words)

	Hermit's Tarot Major Arcana
		In mapping the major arcana to the paths on the Tree, I have been guided more by the kinds of transitions the images on the cards suggest, not by the need to follow a strict numerical sequence.
		It is described in The Major Arcana and the Tree of Life.
		I group the major arcana into triads, each representing two divergent approaches to spiritual development, followed by a synthesis that balances the two and leads on to the next challenge.
	www.telp.com /tarot/hermits_tarot/hmajor.htm (608 words)

	Lesson 2 - The Major Arcana
		The word arcana is the plural of arcanum which means "profound secret." To the alchemists of the Middle Ages, the arcanum was the secret of nature.
		The major arcana is often considered as a unit.
		The 22 major arcana cards are markers on the path of inner development leading from earliest awareness (card 0) to integration and fulfillment (card 21).
	www.learntarot.com /less2.htm (677 words)

	Major Arcana I
		Unlike the minor arcana, which were most like derived from already existent packs of playing cards, the major arcana are unique, and constitute the heart and soul of tarot.
		It is not really known whether or not the major arcana were intended to be anything other than a series of trumps for the game of tarocchi, but it is relatively certain that they drew from and represent popular views of religious and mystical concepts which permeated renaissance art and philosophy at the time.
		Although insights into the minor arcana can be gained solely through intuition and a basic understanding of numerological and elemental concepts, the major arcana are more difficult and should be studied in-depth.
	www.tarotmoon.com /articles/Major_Arcana_I/major_arcana_i.html (7543 words)

	Revelations of the Tarot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The cards of the major arcana of the New Tarot were dictated to a group of New Age seekers, who had been together for awhile, in Carmel, California in 1962-63.
		The new major arcana are the demi-gods and heroes of the New Age, as well as the enemies, obstacles and important states of being.
		And that is all twenty-two of the major arcana of the New Tarot.
	members.aol.com /miletus1/tarot.htm (4283 words)

	The Tarot Major Arcana
		The Major Arcana are the Tarot cards with the most symbolic and divinatory importance.
		There are 22 Major Arcana, numbered from 0 to 21, each of which is individually named and illustrated.
		The major Arcana are also known as the "trumps" (from "triumphs") of the Tarot deck.
	www.wyrdology.com /scrying/tarot/major-arcana.html (198 words)

	Byzant Tarot - The Major Arcana of the Tarot
		Byzant Tarot - The Major Arcana of the Tarot
		The 22 cards of the Major Arcana ("Greater Secrets") are also known as the Trumps or Triumphs, and are sometimes referred to by the French atouts or the Italian atutti or trionfi.
		In earlier decks, these were often the only cards specifically illustrated according to meaning, the cards of the Minor Arcana being illustrated in a rather literal way with, for example, the Four of Swords shown as four swords.
	www.byzant.com /tarot/structuremajor.asp (389 words)

	Horoscopes, Astrology and Charts - StarIQ.com
		The sign Sagittarius is associated with temperance and the wheel of fortune, two of the tarot's major arcana images.
		The sign Virgo is associated with the hermit and the magician, two of the tarot's major arcana images.
		The sign Taurus is associated with the hierophant, the empress and the high priestess, three of the tarot's major arcana images.
	www.stariq.com /TarotLib.HTM (217 words)

	Major Arcana II
		Major Arcana II This lesson covers important things you need to know when working with Trumps in a reading, including what it means to get a trump in a reading, and how to fit the trumps into some of the numerological and elemental cycles we have already learned.
		Do an interpretation of this spread that gives the appropriate weight to the Major Arcana card, and also uses any additional active/passive, elemental, suit, or numerological meanings you feel are appropriate and useful.
		The numerological associations between the first 10 major arcana (Magician through Wheel) and the minor cards of the same number are very strong.
	www.tarotmoon.com /articles/Major_Arcana_II/major_arcana_ii.html (2152 words)

	Tarot Card Meanings
		Some believe that the progression of the cards in the Major Arcana actually tell the story of a soul's progression through Karma, or a seeker's path through his or her life.
		The word "Arcana" is actually Latin for "life secrets." The deck begins with the Fool, an enthusiastic and naïve person eager to set out on his life path, regardless of what lies ahead, and ends with the World, which represents a perfect attainment of completion, or Nirvana.
		Each Major Arcana card also has an astrology association and a numerology connection that can also be taken into an account when doing a reading.
	www.bewitchingways.com /tarot/major.htm (296 words)

	Introduction to Major Arcana
		When dice are thrown for divination, the number of possible throws of three dice is also 56 (Minor Arcana), and the number of throws of two dice is 21, the number of Major Arcana (excluding the Fool).
		This correspondence would be remarkable if it were coincidental, and it therefore suggests that the Major Arcana derive from divination with pairs of dice, and the Minor Arcana from triples of dice (or quintuples of astragali).
		The Major Arcana are known as Trumps or Triumphs, an idea that derives from the Renaissance fascination with Trionfi, parades which were patterned after the Roman Triumphi, processions of victory, which apparently originated among the Etruscans (Moakley 43).
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/PT/Mintro.html (2518 words)

	Lucky Number Thirteen: The Death Card-Tarot Articles-Grandpa's General Store
		The Major Arcana tells the story of a man's life as he progresses not only spiritually but also physically through the stages of development common to everyone.
		Soon, the Major Arcana, the most powerful and well-known images in the Deck, were taken out all together, being that the Church saw them as the root of the evil in the Tarot.
		This was taken from the suits of the Minor Arcana of the Tarot; the Swords became spades, the Wands became clubs, the Cups became hearts and the Pentacles became diamonds.
	grandpasgeneral.com /ltarot13.html (3071 words)

	Inner Journeys: Paths: Tarot and Wisdom Cards
		The Major Arcana represents the archetypes of the human spiritual journey, which is called “The Fool’s Journey”.
		While the Major Arcana reflects universal themes, the Minor Arcana reflects the mundane forces or patterns at play in the Seeker’s life.
		The major difference between the two is that animal cards are also to be used to discover the Seeker’s “animal totems”.
	www.funkman.org /innerjourney/paths/introtarot.html (465 words)

	Major Arcana Tarot Card Meanings
		The 22 cards that make up the Major Arcana of the Tarot are ancient and unique.
		Unlike the Minor Arcana, they do not correspond to playing cards and their meanings are not to be taken lightly.
		Any time a Major Arcana card appears in a reading, it trumps the meanings of other cards.
	www.thelostfound.com /tarot/cards/meanings/major.html (237 words)

	Tarot Card Meanings: Introduction to the Tarot
		Major Arcana are unique cards that predict major events in life as opposed to everyday ups and downs.
		The Minor Arcana or court cards are numbered and correspond loosely to the suits of standard playing cards.
		One theory has them firmly tied to the teachings of the Jewish Kabbalah, with the 22 cards of the Major Arcana corresponding to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
	www.thelostfound.com /tarot/cards/meanings/tarot.html (512 words)

	SITO Synergy Arcana : The Deck
		The deck is divided into two groups, the Minor Arcana and the Major Arcana.
		The Major Arcana is a group of 22 individually named cards, each with a distinct meaning and symbolism.
		To follow is a list of Tarot cards that may be rendered for the ARCANA project along with a list of common symbols and interpretations that pertain to the suits and cards.
	www.ibiblio.org /otis/synergy/arcana/cards.html (925 words)

	Intuitive Tarot - The Major Arcana
		The Major Arcana is the term used to describe the first 22 cards of the tarot deck.
		The cards work from beginning to end in that the first card signifies the initial push or motivation to start something new whereas the last card represents a conclusion or a completion of a current circle or cycle of life.
		It is wholly possible to do a reading only using these major influences, however it is suggested that beginners and those new to the tarot study both the major and minor arcana to help get a full picture of what the tarot has to offer.
	www.intuitivetarot.com /majorarcana.html (155 words)

	Tarot.com :: Tarot, Astrology, Numerology & I-Ching
		But we know from the history of art in Europe that the images of the Triumphi were in the public domain for centuries already, many integrated into official Church teachings because of their shared origins in Greek and Roman culture.
		There also exists a codex in the Vatican from 1471 with twenty-two Major Arcana (Visconti-style) that are obviously derivative of the Mantegna images in the art.
		This compilation of the Arcana has been arranged chronologically, so the reader can more easily visualize the unfoldment of the ideas inhabiting the Arcana in the minds of the Tarot illustrators and their teachers.
	www.tarot.com /about-tarot/library/essays/majorarcana (1708 words)

	Tarot -- An Overview
		In a reading, the Major Arcana represents states of being--your mental, emotional, and/or spiritual condition at the time of the reading, or in terms of the situation being described.
		The only card from the Major Arcana that has made the transition from the Tarot to the playing deck is The Fool, which has become The Joker.
		According to these scholars, the allegorical illustrations shown on the cards of the Major Arcana were derived from the teachings of the secret schools of Egypt.
	www.jaguarmoon.org /public/Tarot/Tarot.html (1100 words)

	Enchanted Spirit Tarot Class 1 - Lesson 8
		The Major Arcana is the group of 22 remaining cards that starts with The Fool (Number 0), followed by The Magician (Number 1), the High Priestess (Number 2), the Empress (Number 3).
		When a Major Arcana card appears in a reading, something important and extraordinary is influencing the matter under consideration.
		The Major Arcana is the “Innocent One’s” life journey from naïve and guileless trust to completion, integration, and wisdom.
	www.fortunecity.com /roswell/barneyhill/612/Tarot/class1/current.htm (2646 words)

	Major Arcana
		you find a notebook sitting on the table and flip to the section called major arcana....you begin to read..hearing her voice in your mind as you read the words making it appear almost as though she is reading to you....
		"The major arcana consists of 22 cards..they are as follows (some names may differ depending on the deck)"
		The twenty-two cards of the major arcana are thought to be magickal...even their names are...things such as..
	members.tripod.com /~DarkeGypsee/major.html (518 words)

	The Chemical Arcana: Seven Symbolic Chemicals of the Ancients.
		The medieval alchemists believed that the Emerald Tablet described the action of seven chemical compounds known to the ancients as the arcana or "great secrets." The arcana were the divine secrets of creation, the basic archetypes after which all things were patterned.
		The major arcana consisted of the four compounds: Vitriol, Natron, Liquor Hepatis, and Pulvis Solaris.
		As the mixture of the four arcana is heated, the chemicals begin to react.
	www.alchemylab.com /arcana.htm (3740 words)

	Tarot - Major Arcan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The major Arcana are represented by the 22 card journey of the Fool from birth to enlightenment.
		When a member of the Major Arcana appears in a spread, one can expect significant developments in their life.
		We have gained much of our knowledge about life and now must learn to translate this information into something meaningful in our lives This is a time to meet the major challenges of our life.
	www.magikcauldron.com /higher_acana.htm (563 words)

	Rider-Waite-Smith deck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The subjects remain close to the earliest decks, but usually have added details.
		Significantly, Waite had the Christian imagery of older tarot decks' cards toned down--the "Pope" card became the "Hierophant," the "Popess" became the "High Priestess." The minor arcana are also, for the first time, fully illustrated with designs created by Pamela Colman Smith.
		The chief aesthetic objection to this deck is the crude printing of colours in the original: several decks, such as the Universal Waite deck, simply copy the Smith line drawings, but with more sophisticated coloring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rider-Waite-Smith_deck (274 words)

	Reflections - Review - Manara
		Following the BOTA deck-coloring portion of the course, the remainder of the evening classes was spent on discussing the pathways between the Sephiroth and the appropriate Major Arcana cards.
		The correspondences that were worked out were based on the symbolism of each Major Arcana, and how that symbolism would apply to the two Sephiroth as a balancing agent or action of equilibrium.
		All of the archetypal energies of the Major Arcana are now made manifest in the physical world, completing the first half of the cycle of the Tree of Life.
	www.ata-tarot.com /reflections/08-01-03/tree.htm (4105 words)

	The Major Arcana
		Many of the Major Arcana cards show an archetypal figure, or in other words, a figure who is representative of the whole essence of a type of person.
		Each card that is represented below belongs to the Major Arcana and depending upon which way round the cards falls, its imagery is symbolic and represents both positive and negative forces.
		The tarot cards consist of 78 cards that are split into two main sections called the Major Arcana (containing 22 cards) and the Minor Arcana (containing four suits, namely: The Suit of Wands, The Suit of Cups, The Suit of Swords and The Suit of Pentacles.
	www.paranormality.com /tarot_cards_mjr_arcana.shtml (645 words)

	Major Arcana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are 22 major arcana cards in a Tarot deck.
		The major arcana bring significant teachings to us and show us how we can deepen our connection with ourselves and Spirit.
		It is the card of major transformation, release of the old and rebirth.
	www.womanspiritrising.nu /Resources/major.htm (406 words)

	RealMagick Article: Angelic Correspondences: Numerology and Major Arcana by Cheryl Lynne Bradley
		Relate the corresponding Major Arcana card associated with each angel as a further enhancement for interpretation.
		The combination of these two Major Arcana creates the framework for success and standing in the spotlight.
		There are some interesting connections to the Major Arcana, I will be expanding on this further but I hope you have enjoyed this.
	realmagick.com /articles/63/2263.html (2163 words)

	RealMagick Article: How The Major Arcana and The Tibetan Book of The Dead can work together by Cheryl Lynne Bradley
		There are some striking complements to the Major Arcana of the Tarot and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
		This article has been written under the assumption that the reader has a working knowledge of the esoteric meanings of the Major Arcana.
		Angelic Correspondences: Numerology and Major Arcana by Cheryl Lynne Bradley
	realmagick.com /articles/13/2213.html (1748 words)

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