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Major Arcana

Major Arcana cards represent your major life lessons. They depict the various stages we all encounter on this journey of incarnation. They hold deeply meaningful lessons on a soul level and in a reading the represent events and Archetypes that can be resistant to change. 

Also known as the Trump Cards, the Major Arcana cards include 21 numbered cards and 1 unnumbered card (the Fool). The Fool is the main character of the Major Arcana and makes her journey through each of the cards, meeting new teachers and learning new life lessons along the way, and eventually reaching the completion of her journey with the World card. This is known as the Fool’s Journey and is a helpful way of understanding the story line of the Major Arcana Tarot card meanings.