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Halo

Radiating lines around the Hanged Man’s head contrast with the inverted body. The halo emphasizes the head without changing the suspended posture.

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Flowing Water

A stream connects the cups in Temperance as one foot meets water and the other land. Transfer and bodily support appear together.

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Chains

Chains in the Devil connect the figures’ necks to a pedestal. Drooping links, people, and the figure above form a scene of attachment.

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Wreath

An oval leafy wreath encloses the World’s central figure, with red ties above and below. Corner figures remain outside; the centre does not consume the whole scene.

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White Horse

Pale horses appear in Death and the Sun with different riders and surroundings. One carries an armoured rider; the other joins a child and red banner.

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Trumpet

Judgement’s winged figure holds a trumpet to the mouth, with a banner beneath. People below face upward, creating a visual relation of signal and response.

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Wheel

The Wheel’s central disc is surrounded by figures above, beside, and in the corners. Rim and spokes participate in a positional scene of change.

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Sphinx

Black and white sphinxes sit together before the Chariot, with differing head directions. The scene does not depict a victory already in motion.

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Scales

Justice holds scales in one hand and a sword in the other. Pans and beam depict comparison without showing particular goods being weighed.

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Stars

One large star and seven smaller stars occupy the sky while the figure pours toward water and land. Distant brightness and nearby action form one scene.

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Wands

A hand grips a leafy staff in the Ace of Wands above terrain and buildings. Growth and grasp occupy the same vertical arrangement.

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Swords

A hand holds the Ace’s upright sword through a crown-like form, with foliage hanging beside it. A clear vertical line coexists with the implement’s sharpness.

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Pentacles

A cloud-borne hand supports the Ace’s disc above a garden path and arch. Resource and route occupy separate levels that can be read together.

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Cups

A hand supports the Ace of Cups while liquid passes its rim toward water, with a bird above. The vessel is a meeting of reception and outflow.

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Tarot colors

Color is one part of a card’s visual language. Find the color first, then read the object, gesture and surrounding scene.

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Orange

Orange, ochre and golden yellow vary between editions. Warm hues can make an object stand out.

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Gray

Gray can quiet a visual focus or describe stone, clothing and an unsettled sky.

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Black

Dark backgrounds and skies can draw attention to uncertainty, endings and a narrowed field of view.

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White

The Fool’s white flower and Death’s white horse differ sharply in size and placement. The same colour enters different image relations; it is not a universal purity, luck, or death omen.

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Purple

Purple can lend a scene solemnity and invite associations with spiritual meaning.

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Green

Green leaves, grass and gardens make growth and the conditions of daily life visible.

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Blue

Blue appears in the High Priestess’s clothing and the Star’s sky. One area is close to a figure, the other opens a background; consider size, placement, and nearby lines.

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Yellow

Yellow makes a scene bright and its figures and outlines easier to see.

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Red

Both the Magician’s outer robe and the Emperor’s clothing use red, but their poses and surrounding objects differ. Locate the colour before discussing how it directs attention.

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