Can i ask a stupid and can you answer asap

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Mar 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Amythist	26 Mar 2003
I need to know very quickly are there 4 suites in the minor arcana I think it is 4 but i am not to sure lol please help thankyou

HudsonGray	26 Mar 2003
Yes, the standard tarot deck has 4 suits--Cups, Wands, Swords & Pentacles. There are a few nonstandard decks that have a fifth suit (usually Spirit or Aura).

Amythist	26 Mar 2003
YAY now i can complete my study thankyou sooooo much. I know it ia a stupid and embarrasing question but i just needed to know thankyou

wolfen045	26 Mar 2003
Amythyst A professor I had in grad school once told me, no question is stupid if you really need to know the answer! Blessings, wolfen

coldsuns	27 Mar 2003
Hudson, what are the non-standard decks with 5 suites? I'll avoid them -.-!! Just changed my statement.

Kiama	27 Mar 2003
Coldsuns: I don't think Hudson said there are five non-standard decks, but that there are a few non-standard decks with 5 Minor Arcana suits. The only one I can think of right now is the Deva Tarot, but no need to avoid this beautiful deck: You can simply take out the extra fifth suit (Triax). Kiama

coldsuns	27 Mar 2003
The deck has more than 78 cards coz of the xtra Spirit/Aura suite?

Kiama	27 Mar 2003
Yep. Here's a few links for you to take a look at it: http://aeclectic.net/deva/index.html (Images) http://www.tarotpassages.com/deva.htm (Review plus images) http://www.wicce.com/deva.html (Review with links to images) Hope this helps! Kiama

coldsuns	27 Mar 2003
The cards have a very strong India's culture pictures. And they are in square. A very unique type!

HudsonGray	27 Mar 2003
There's absolutely no reason to avoid decks with an extra suit! They expand out the possibilities for you, they don't make anything worse. The suit of aura or spirit often shows spiritual sides to things, which can really expand upon a reading. That's why some deck artists went with the extra suit. The New Vision Tarot by O'Dell and Shandra is one that uses the suit of aura. I've seen several in the deck selections on the main Aeclectic board too. Any non-oracle deck with 100 cards or so has an extra suit. They're rare, but they are out there. There's no need to shy away from them. The hard part is finding one, actually, since it's non-standard.

Icestorm	27 Mar 2003
Wow square tarot cards... Does anyone actually read with the Deva tarot? Whats it like having a 5th suite? Kinda flaunts Marseille tradition in its face, huh?

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