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type: Knowledge Base
title: "Tarot Knowledge Base (塔羅牌知識庫)"
description: "An Open Knowledge Format reference for tarot: the 22 Major Arcana and the 56 Minor Arcana (four suits × fourteen ranks), upright and reversed."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/tarot.html
tags: [tarot, tarot-cards, divination, okf]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
---

# Tarot Knowledge Base · 塔羅牌知識庫

A **tarot** deck has **78 cards**: 22 **Major Arcana** (archetypal trumps, the big themes) and 56 **Minor Arcana** in four suits — **Wands** (Fire), **Cups** (Water), **Swords** (Air) and **Pentacles** (Earth) — each suit running Ace–Ten plus four court cards. Every card can appear **upright** or **reversed**, shifting its meaning.

This is the **static knowledge layer** in [Open Knowledge Format](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/how-the-open-knowledge-format-can-improve-data-sharing/): stable, human- and agent-readable definitions. The **dynamic layer** — shuffling and drawing — runs 100% in the browser at <https://localpapa.com/tools/tarot.html>, with nothing uploaded.

## Navigate

- [The Major Arcana](./major/index.md) — 大阿爾克那 (22 archetypal cards)
- [The Minor Arcana](./minor/index.md) — 小阿爾克那 (56 cards, four suits)

## How a reading works

1. Hold a question in mind.
2. Shuffle and **draw** — one card for a quick read, or three for **past / present / future**.
3. Each card is read **upright** or **reversed**; Minor cards combine **suit theme × rank**.

> For reflection and entertainment. Tarot is interpretive; meanings vary by deck and reader.

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*Part of the [LocalPapa knowledge pack](../index.md). Tool: [Tarot draw](https://localpapa.com/tools/tarot.html).*