Glossary: Card Structure

Sepia pencil illustration showing a Tarot deck organized into Major Arcana, four suits, court cards, and numbered cards.

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Card Structure

The architecture of a Tarot deck, including its divisions, suits, ranks, court cards, numbered cards, and orientation-based terms.

How to Use This Index

Use this index when you want to understand how the seventy-eight cards are organized and how a card’s place in the deck contributes to meaning.

This page currently gathers 28 glossary terms. Select any term to open its complete definition on the appropriate A–Z page. Each definition also includes related terms so you can continue following the subject through the glossary.

Card Structure Terms