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The four court cards are commonly page, knight, queen, and king. Some variations have princess and prince cards replacing the page and knight cards; the historic Visconti-Sforza tarot deck expands the court with two additional cards: the damsel and the mounted lady. While the historic [[Tarot of Marseilles]] contains 56 cards, later decks based on the French suits of clubs (♣), hearts (♥), spades (♠), and diamonds (♦) have only three face cards per suit, with a jack (or knave) in addition to the queen and king.
The four court cards are commonly page, knight, queen, and king. Some variations have princess and prince cards replacing the page and knight cards; the historic Visconti-Sforza tarot deck expands the court with two additional cards: the damsel and the mounted lady. While the historic [[Tarot of Marseilles]] contains 56 cards, later decks based on the French suits of clubs (♣), hearts (♥), spades (♠), and diamonds (♦) have only three face cards per suit, with a jack (or knave) in addition to the queen and king.
The term "Minor Arcana" was coined by French author and [[occultist]] [[Jean-Baptiste Pitois]].


==Correspondence==
==Correspondence==
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| [[Wands (Tarot)|Wands]]
| [[Wands (Tarot)|Wands]]
| Clubs
| Clubs
| Fire
| [[fire (element)|Fire]]
| Artisans
| Artisans
| Creativity and will
| Creativity and will
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| [[Pentacles (Tarot)|Pentacles]]  
| [[Pentacles (Tarot)|Pentacles]]  
| Diamonds
| Diamonds
| Earth
| [[earth (element)|Earth]]
| Merchants
| Merchants
| Material body or possessions
| Material body or possessions
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| [[Cups (Tarot)|Cups]]
| [[Cups (Tarot)|Cups]]
| Hearts
| Hearts
| Water
| [[water (element)|Water]]
| Clergy
| Clergy
| Emotions and love
| Emotions and love
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| [[Swords (Tarot)|Swords]]
| [[Swords (Tarot)|Swords]]
| Spades
| Spades
| Air
| [[air (element)|Air]]
| Nobility and military
| Nobility and military
| Reason
| Reason
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* Fours - [[Jupiter]]
* Fours - [[Jupiter]]
* Fives - [[Mars]]
* Fives - [[Mars]]
* Sixes - Sun
* Sixes - [[Sun]]
* Sevens - [[Venus]]
* Sevens - [[Venus]]
* Eights - [[Mercury]]
* Eights - [[Mercury]]
* Nines - Moon
* Nines - [[Moon]]
* Tens - Earth
* Tens - [[Earth]]




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