As I have discussed in previous articles, time frame is one of the most difficult aspects of becoming a good reader. The following is a list of Time Frame Correspondences for the Minor Arcana with the exclusion of the Pages. Pages are predominantly a card of messages and require another card to be drawn for explanation; you would take a time frame reference from the bonus card. Since the exclusion of the Pages means you will be dealing with 52 cards only, like a standard playing card deck, each card covers a one week time period. Weeks are not decided on a Sunday to a Saturday basis, but begin with the first day of the New Year. For example, if New Year’s was on a Friday, the week would run from a Friday to the following Thursday. I recommend sitting down with a calendar and marking each week appropriately. A calendar with proper moon phases on it is the best to work with in ascertaining proper time frame and dates. This system can also be used with regular playing cards.
Week 1: 7 of Cups Week 27: King of Coins Week 2: King of Wands Week 28: 5 of Swords Week 3: 8 of Coins Week 29: 3 of Coins Week 4: Ace of Cups Week 30: Knight of Cups Week 5: 5 of Wands Week 31: Queen of Cups Week 6: 3 of Swords Week 32: 4 of Wands Week 7: 9 of Cups Week 33: Ace of Swords Week 8: 2 of Wands Week 34: 9 of Wands Week 9: Queen of Coins Week 35: 5 of Cups Week 10 Knight of Swords Week 36: 8 of Wands Week 11: 10 of Wands Week 37: 10 of Coins Week 12: 4 of Coins Week 38: 2 of Cups Week 13: 2 of Swords Week 39: 6 of Swords Week 14: 9 of Coins Week 40: 7 of Wands Week 15: King of Cups Week 41: Knight of Coins Week 16: 8 of Swords Week 42: 4 of Swords Week 17: 6 of Wands Week 43: 6 of Cups Week 18: 7 of Coins Week 44: Queen of Wands Week 19: 3 of Cups Week 45: 2 of Coins Week 20: 10 of Swords Week 46: 9 of Swords Week 21: Knight of Wands Week 47: Ace of Coins Week 22: 10 of Cups Week 48: 7 of Swords Week 23: 6 of Coins Week 49: 5 of Coins Week 24: Queen of Swords Week 50: 3 of Wands Week 25: 4 of Cups Week 51: King of Swords Week 26: Ace of Wands Week 52: 8 of Cups
