Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this crossword puzzle thing, and it had this clue: “tarot card pack division.” It totally stumped me at first. I mean, I know what tarot cards are, but “pack division”? What the heck is that supposed to mean?
So, I started digging around. First, I just stared at my own tarot deck, thinking maybe there was something obvious I was missing. I flipped through the cards, looked at the box, nothing. Then I hit up the internet, just searching for general information about tarot cards, you know, hoping something would click.
I read a bunch of stuff about the history of tarot, different types of decks, how to do readings, all that jazz. It was interesting, but it didn’t really help with my crossword clue. I even tried searching for “tarot card pack division” directly, but I didn’t get much that was useful there either.
Then, it finally hit me. Maybe it’s not about the physical division of the cards, but more like a classification thing. Like, how the cards are grouped. So I started looking into that angle.
And boom! That was it! Turns out, a standard tarot deck is divided into two main groups: the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana.
- Major Arcana: These are the big, symbolic cards, like The Fool, The Magician, The Empress. They represent major life themes and lessons.
- Minor Arcana: These are more like regular playing cards, with four suits (usually Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles) and numbered cards plus court cards (like King, Queen, Knight). They deal with the day-to-day stuff.
So the answer to the crossword clue “tarot card pack division” is likely going to be one of those two. After looking at the number of blank spaces I see it is most likely “MAJORARCANA” or “MINORARCANA”. I feel pretty dumb for not getting it sooner, but hey, you learn something new every day, right? I am going to fill in “MAJORARCANA” and see if the rest of my answers fit and then work from there. I hope it works.
Anyway, that’s my little adventure with a crossword clue. Hope someone finds it helpful, or at least entertaining!
