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Layout
A pattern in which the cards are laid out in order to give a certain type of reading. Often each position in the layout is associated with a particular significance, and the meaning of the card placed there is synthesized with the implication of the position it’s in.
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Magic
An arcane or occult method of harnessing the forces of nature in order to create a specific effect which the uninitiated may view as supernatural.
Major Arcana
The twenty-two Tarot trumps, starting with The Fool and climaxing with The World. The Major Arcana are generally associated with the greater issues: humanity, the world and its life forms, and major sociological issues.
Mandala
A graphic symbol of the Universe, usually associated with Hinduism or Buddhism. Some Tarot layouts are based on mandala patterns.
Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy that deals with the higher, unseen, more spiritual nature of humanity and the Universe. The study of the relationship between life forms and God.
Minor Arcana
The fifty-six cards outside of the Major Arcana, including the Court Cards and categorized in terms of the four suits and numbered from one (Ace) to ten. The Minor Arcana is associated with events in the course of the life of the individual.

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