Like the Minor Arcana, the Major Arcana has basic elemental and astrological attributions. However, the Major Arcana do not refer to groups or cards but to each individual card. Twelve of the Major Arcana cards are attributed to the signs of the Zodiac, seven to planets, and three to elements. Any card that is attributed to a sign of the Zodiac has a simple numerical value of twelve. Any card attributed to a Planet has a simple numerical value of nine, corresponding to the seven planets and the two nodal points of the Moon.
Any card attributed to an element has a simple numerical value of three.
The simple numerical values are for counting purposes only and must not be confused with the other numbers associated with each of the Major Arcana. Each Major Arcana card has a key number, face number, and one of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew Alphabet associated with it. Key Numbers run eleven through thirty-two, and show the position of each card upon the glyph or mandala known as the Tree of Life. Key numbers do not appear anywhere on the face of the actual card. Face Numbers appear in roman numerals at the top of each card and run from zero through twenty-one.