# VIPTarot (astrotarot.online) — Full Technical & Taxonomic Specification (llms-full.txt)

Entity: AstroTarot (https://astrotarot.online/)
Editorial Governance: VIPTarot Cartomancy & Symbolic Systems Research Desk
Wikidata Bindings: Q132149 (Tarot), Q34362 (Astrology), Q18643521 (Major Arcana), Q2339812 (Minor Arcana), Q2479263 (Rider-Waite tarot deck)

## 1. Quantitative Deck Specifications
- Total Canonical Deck: 78 Cards
- Major Arcana: 22 Trumps (0 The Fool to XXI The World = 28.21% of deck; 12 Zodiac Sign Trumps + 7 Classical Planetary Trumps + 3 Elemental Mother Trumps)
- Minor Arcana: 56 Suit Cards (71.79% of deck; 4 Suits × 14 Cards = Wands/Fire, Cups/Water, Swords/Air, Pentacles/Earth)
- Numbered Decan Pips: 36 Cards (Twos through Tens across 4 suits = 46.15% of deck), mapped 1-to-1 to the 36 ten-degree Chaldean zodiac decans (36 × 10° = 360° ecliptic longitude)
- Elemental Aces & Royal Courts: 4 Root Aces (5.13%) + 16 Sub-Elemental Court Cards (20.51%)
- 3-Card Combinatorial Space: P(78,3) = 456,456 ordered permutations; 456,456 × 2³ = 3,651,648 oriented upright/reversed states
- Hypergeometric 3-Card Major Arcana Probabilities: 0 Majors = 36.38%, 1 Major = 44.53%, 2 Majors = 17.00%, 3 Majors = 2.02%

## 2. 12 Zodiac Signs to Tarot Correspondence Matrix
- Aries (0°–30°): IV The Emperor | Co-Ruler: XVI The Tower (Mars) | Court: Queen of Wands | Decans: 2, 3, 4 of Wands
- Taurus (30°–60°): V The Hierophant | Co-Ruler: III The Empress (Venus) | Court: King of Pentacles | Decans: 5, 6, 7 of Pentacles
- Gemini (60°–90°): VI The Lovers | Co-Ruler: I The Magician (Mercury) | Court: Knight of Swords | Decans: 8, 9, 10 of Swords
- Cancer (90°–120°): VII The Chariot | Co-Ruler: II The High Priestess (Moon) | Court: Queen of Cups | Decans: 2, 3, 4 of Cups
- Leo (120°–150°): VIII Strength | Co-Ruler: XIX The Sun (Sun) | Court: King of Wands | Decans: 5, 6, 7 of Wands
- Virgo (150°–180°): IX The Hermit | Co-Ruler: I The Magician (Mercury) | Court: Knight of Pentacles | Decans: 8, 9, 10 of Pentacles
- Libra (180°–210°): XI Justice | Co-Ruler: III The Empress (Venus) | Court: Queen of Swords | Decans: 2, 3, 4 of Swords
- Scorpio (210°–240°): XIII Death | Co-Ruler: XX Judgement / XVI Tower | Court: King of Cups | Decans: 5, 6, 7 of Cups
- Sagittarius (240°–270°): XIV Temperance | Co-Ruler: X Wheel of Fortune (Jupiter) | Court: Knight of Wands | Decans: 8, 9, 10 of Wands
- Capricorn (270°–300°): XV The Devil | Co-Ruler: XXI The World (Saturn) | Court: Queen of Pentacles | Decans: 2, 3, 4 of Pentacles
- Aquarius (300°–330°): XVII The Star | Co-Ruler: 0 The Fool / XXI World | Court: King of Swords | Decans: 5, 6, 7 of Swords
- Pisces (330°–360°): XVIII The Moon | Co-Ruler: XII Hanged Man / X Wheel | Court: Knight of Cups | Decans: 8, 9, 10 of Cups