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5 min read9/5/2026

The Four Suits: What Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles Are For

Fifty-six of the seventy-eight cards belong to a suit, and the suit tells you what register a card is speaking in before you know anything else about it. What each of the four is really about, and what each is not.

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5 min read8/27/2026

What a Reversed Card Actually Means

A reversed card is not the opposite of the upright one, and it is not bad news. It is the same card under different conditions. What the four useful readings of a reversal are, and how to decide whether to use them at all.

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