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Tarot vs Oracle Cards
The first time saw a deck of Tarot cards I was a child. I don’t recall where I was, but I have a vivid recollection of a woman doing a reading on the sidewalk.
I was mesmerized, and as I stared at the woman pulling cards, she shooed me away. That short encounter was impactful enough to create a lifelong interest in Tarot and Oracle card decks.
Tarot Cards vs Oracle Cards
Tarot card decks specifically depict seventy-eight images. The first twenty-two cards are of the Major Arcana, which are the named and numbered cards and follow the journey from the Fool to The World. These are perhaps the best-known and most easily identifiable cards of all the decks available.
The next fifty-six cards are the Minor Arcana, which are the suit cards divided into pentacles, wands, swords, and cups. The names for these vary. Pentacles are also known as coins or disks. Wands are also called rods, staffs, or staves. Swords are also referred to as blades. Cups are also called goblets or vessels. Regardless of the name, each suit has fourteen cards from Ace to King.
Oracle decks don’t follow a specific number or pattern and are conceived based on the intention and imagination of the creator. There is a vast difference from one deck to another.
