Glossary
Tarot terms
Every term on the site, anchored for search and for AI answers.
Arcana
Latin for secrets. The Major Arcana are the 22 trumps; the Minor Arcana the 56 suit cards.
Upright and reversed
A card drawn the right way up or upside down. On TarotPandit a reversal is read as a question and a path, never a verdict.
Spread
A fixed pattern of positions, each with a meaning, into which drawn cards are laid.
Querent
The person asking the question. On this site, the seeker.
Pips
The numbered cards Ace to Ten of each suit.
Court cards
Page, Knight, Queen and King of each suit.
Birth card
The Major Arcanum derived from the digits of a date of birth; shown on a Premium profile.
Year card
The Major Arcanum for the current year of life, derived from the birthday and the year.