I can identify which suit and which numbered cards appear the most and the least in my readings. While the totals of Swords, Wands, Cups, and Pentacles I pull are pretty close to even, Wands eke out a little bit higher total than the others. Cups and Pentacles are tied, with Swords coming in last. If I didn’t have this data, I’d probably assume I pull Swords the most - because they leave the biggest impact on me when I do pull them! Of the numbered cards: I pull Aces of any suit the most, and Twos of any suit the least. This makes for some interesting patterns: The Magician is sort of the “Ace” of the Major Arcana, as well. Aces are about a very singular willpower whereas Twos are about partnership and duality. Through this pattern I can identify the focus the cards have on my life at this particular point in time.
This is a quick guide to how you might interpret some of the overall themes you notice:
Minor Arcana: temporary, easily changed, daily life, current situation
Major Arcana: long term, archetypes, themes, life lessons, current lesson
Wands: spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion; energy, motivation and passion.
Cups: love, feelings, relationships and connection; emotions, intuition and creativity
Swords: action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage and conflict; thoughts, and words
Pentacles: work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions
Aces: new beginnings, news, movement in a positive direction
Twos: duality, connection
Threes: creation, creativity, growth, action
Fours: stability, structure
Fives: tension, conflict, challenge
Sixes: relaxation, harmony, reevaluation
Sevens: mystery, disruption, adjustment
Eights: action, movement, growth, change
Nines: contemplation, reflection, looking to the next step
Tens: conclusion, culmination, new beginnings, complexity
Pages: youth, vitality, fascination, learning, and focus
Knights: adventure, energy, missions, conviction, willfulness, recklessness
Queens: curiosity, openness, expressiveness, creativity, flexibility
Kings: authority, leadership, expertise, mastery, inflexibility