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The Rational Tarot

The Minor Arcana

Wands

The Ace of Wands shows a golden staff with a blue snake coiled around it. The top of the staff is decorated with a pair of wings and a golden, glowing orb.
The Two of Wands shows one orange and one blue-topped wand crossed at their centers
The Three of Wands shows one orange and one blue-topped wands pointing to a third green-topped wand standing vertically between them.
The Four of Wands shows two orange and two blue-topped wands crossing each other in an alternating pattern leaving a diamond shape in the middle.
The Five of Wands shows two orange, two blue and one green-topped rods crossing each other chaotically.
The Six of Wands shows three orange and three blue-topped rods crossing in a lattice pattern
The Seven of Wands shows three orange and three blue-topped rods crossed in a lattice pattern with a larger green-topped vertical rod in their center.
The Eight of Wands shows wands with orange orbs atop them thrusting diagonally across the card face from bottom left to top right, implying energy.
The Nine of Wands shows four orange-topped and four blue-topped wands in an orderly corssing pattern. A larger wand with a green orb on it stands upright between them.
The Ten of Wands shows ten wands with green orbs atop them in an orderly pattern of eight wands crossing in a diagonal grid with two additional wands upright between them.
The Princess of wands is a young Black ballet dancer practicing at the barre. She wears a red leotard and chiffon skirt. She looks at the viewer with cheerful confidence. She poses with her right arm raised gracefully above her head, while the other hand holds the barre. Her right foot is extended gracefully behind her.
The Knight of Wands shows a young woman in jeans and a black leather jacket leaning against a red adventure bike. She projects confidence and fearlessness.
The Queen of Wands shows a Black woman with cascading wavy hair sitting on a small wooden throne with a burnished decoration behind her head. She holds a staff in her right hand and a miniature schnauzer rests on her lap.
The King of Wands depicts an older man, a fly fisherman, sitting on the bow of a flats skiff staring into the distance

Coins

The Ace of Coins shows a large golden coin with a star on it. A green and gold snake curves behind it in a burst of galactic light.
The Two of Coins has two coins, both with an outer rim of gold metal and an inner disk of silver metal. The top coin depicts the moon; the lower coin the sun. Both are connected with an energy field.
The Three of Coins shows three coins, one nickel, one copper and one brass, each with a trinacria triskelion pattern. They are arranged in a triangular formation
The Four of Coins shows four silver coins in a diamond arrangement connected by subtle glowing lines. Each coin has a 4-looped Celtic knot on its face.
The FIve of Coins shows f copper coins with a pentacle on each of them overlapping, in slight perspective, as if lying on a table.
The Six of Coins shows six hexagonal coins with bees on them arranged in a symmetrical pattern
The Seven of Coins has six heptagon coins in silver with an image of a harvested food item on it (grapes, olives, beet, peach, peas and wheat) arranged in a symmetrical pattern around a larger, 14-sided gold coin with a sun on its face, symbolizing the harvest.
The Eight of Coins has two vertical rows of octagonal cold coins. The coins in the row on the left has prey animals on their faces; those on the right show animals that prey on them. The pairs are hawk-mouse, bear-fish, fox-rabbit, and lizard-fly.
The Nine of Coins shows 9 gold coins depicting the 9 Greek muses, arranged in an oval pattern with Calliope in the center.
The Ten of Coins shows ten gold coins in three vertical overlapping columns. Each coin has a pentagram on its face and a flower with 10 petals inside it.
The Prince of Coinss shows a young Latin American boy holding a potted blueberry bush in his right arm and a trowel in his left hand.
The Knight of Coins shows a man with a shovel digging a hole. He wears a gray t-shirt, dark jeans, a straw hat and work boots.
The Queen of Coins wears a long, Asian-style tunic in yellow, embroidered with the Chinese symbol for longevity. She picks an apple from a low-hanging branch to place in the nearly-full basket beside her feet.
The King of Coins shows a professional chef in a white coat, white half apron, black gingham checked pants and black clogs holding a large wooden box of many different colorful vegetables.

Cups

The Ace of Cups depicts a goblet in antique cobalt glass with a snake wrapped around its stem and its head just over the rim. A firey glow bursts from the cup.
The Two of Cups shows two blue cups, one upside down above the other. A burst of energy appears between them.
The Three of Cups shows three cups tipped toward each other so the lips touch. Subtle energy radiates from the base of their union.
The Four of Cups shows four blue goblets arranged in a cross pattern with energy implied between them
The Five of Cups card shows 5 blue goblets tip at angles to each other, overlapping chaotically.
The Six of Cups card shows two rows of three blue goblets meeting in the distance in perspective. A faint tracery of energy connects them and a small golden flare appears where the two most distant cups touch at their lips.
The Seven of Cups shows seven blue transparent cups attanged in an open triangle narrowing to a single cup in the distance.
The Eight of Cups has an identical arrow formation as the Seven of cups, but an eighth cup is placed in the front center.
The Nine of Cups is arranged identically to the six of cups, but with two additional cups in the center aisle between the converging outside rows.
THe Ten of Cups shows four transparent blue cups. Six of the cups form a converging triangle to the background while three additional cups occupy the center aisle between them.
The Prince of Cups shows a handsome young man seated on a jade rock, his right foot dangling in the water that surrounds him, strumming dreamily on an ancient Greek lute. He is dressed in a pale orange striped top and shorts of linen.
The Knight of Cups shows a young woman rowing a single scull on calm water. SHe wears a yellow jersey and black shorts. She is smiling warmly.
The Queen of Cups shows a blond woman seated on a rock, her feet and lower leg submersed in the pool that surrounds her. Her left hand holds a glass of red wine raised in a toast.
The King of Cups shows an older man seated on a rock, his feet and lower leg submersed in the pool that surrounds him. His right hand holds a glass of red wine raised in a toast, his left had loosely holds the bottle by his side.

Swords

The Ace of Swords is a silver sword pointing upward, with a purple and gold snake coiling up it. The base of the sword's handle is decorated with a dharmachakra bursting with purple light.
The Two of Swords shows two crossed swords, one with a sun symbol on the end of its hilt and a golden blade, the other with a moon symbol and a blue blade. The swords cross at a 30-degree angle and a burst of light emits from their crossing point.
The Three of Swords shows three swords, gold, blue and green, in a triangular arrangement with their tips touching in a point of light.
The Four of Swords shows four crossed swords in a pattern that makes a diamond in the center.
The five of Swords shows five swords with blades of yellow, blue, and green crossing in a random tight pattern.
The Six of Swords shows three gold and three blue swords crossed in a diagonal pattern.
The Seven of Swords has three blue and three gold swords crossing each other in a diagonal pattern. A single, slightly larger green sword is placed over their vertical center, tip pointing upward.
The Eight of Swords shows eight gold swords thrusting upward from right to left crossed chaotically.
The Nine of Swords shows 4 gold and 4 blue swords crossing in a triangle pattern with a single, larger green sword lying vertically atop them pointing upward.
The Ten of Swords shows eight swords crossed in a triangular pattern with two swords of equal size placed on top of them.
The Prince of Swords shows a young Galileo in modern clothing perched on a stool about to look through an old-fashioned brass telescope.
The Knight of Swords shows a young woman galloping on a horse with a raised sword in her right hand.
The Queen of Swords shows an Asian woman in a lab coat and latex gloves inspecting a beaker with yellow fluid she is holding up.
The King of Swords is a strong black man dressed in a black t-shirt and black jeans sitting in a barber's chair .holding a pair of scissors.

THE Minor Arcanaa

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