The Five of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games . [1] In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes. [1] [2]
The figure in the foreground suggests victory, potency, and ample preparation or confidence. Also suggests unwilling or unnecessary contributions from losing parties. This card also is the "defeat card" in the deck. The ragged-looking and "torn-asunder" sky implies a frayed, shabby, and jagged celestial plane.[ citation needed ] This card can represent dangerous overconfidence, and in its reversed form indicates a seeming-triumph which will be ultimately calamitous.
The Major Arcana are the named or numbered cards in a cartomantic tarot pack, the name being originally given by occultists to the trump cards of a normal tarot pack used for playing card games. There are usually 22 such cards in a standard 78-card pack, typically numbered from 0 to 21. The name is not used by tarot card game players.
The Five of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Six of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Eight of Cups is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards, which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana"
The Knight of Cups is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards, including tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
The Queen of Cups is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards. It is the queen from the suit of cups. In Tarot, it is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Two of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Two of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Three of Swords is the third card of the suit of swords. The suit is present in Italian, Spanish, and tarot decks.
The Six of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
The Eight of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Ten of Swords is a Minor Arcana tarot card.
The Queen of Swords is a card in the suit of swords, part of the Minor Arcana set of the tarot.
The King of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
The Three of Coins is the third card in the suit of coins. The suit is used in Spanish, Italian, and tarot decks.
Four of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards, which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Five of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
The Six of Coins, or Six of Pentacles, is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Eight of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana"
Page of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
| Occultists | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Arcana numbered cards |
| ||||||||
| Minor Arcana suit cards |
| ||||||||
| Decks | |||||||||
| Related | |||||||||
 | This tarot-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
