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The Art of Tarot

The art of divination has existed since time immemorial. Tarot consists of reading 78 cards divided into two groups:

  1. The 56 Minor Arcana cards which are grouped into four suits (cups, pentacles, wands and swords), each of which has 14 cards. These cards represent the mundane, day-to-day activities of the mortal world.
  2. The 22 Major Arcana cards which represent the "big picture" concepts.

We list the Major Arcana cards and their meanings below.

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Magic

#

Name

Meaning

0

The Fool

Upright: Beginnings and Endings. Impulse and Innocence.

Reversed: Recklessness, inconsideration, being taken advantage of.

I

The Magician

Upright: Willpower, creation, manifestation, desire.

Reversed: Illusion, trickery, being out of touch.

II

The High Priestess

Upright: Intuition, the subconscious, inner voice.

Reversed: Lost inner voice, lack of center, repressed emotions.

III

The Empress

Upright: Fertility, nature, motherhood.

Reversed: Smothering, emptiness, dependences.

IV

The Emperor

Upright: Structure, control, fatherhood, authority.

Reversed: Rigid, cold, tyrannical.

V

The Hierophant (Pope)

Upright: Conformity, tradition, ethics, morality.

Reversed: Subversion, rebellion, different approaches.

VI

The Lovers

Upright: Union, romance, partnership.

Reversed: Subversion, rebellion, different approaches.

VII

The Chariot

Upright: Willpower, direction, control.

Reversed: Aggression, no control, no direction.

VIII

Strength

Upright: Courage, inner strength, focus.

Reversed: Insecurity, self-doubt, weakness.

IX

The Hermit

Upright: Contemplation, inner guidance, quest for truth.

Reversed: Isolation, loneliness, lost way.

X

Wheel of Fortune

Upright: Cycles, change, fate.

Reversed: Grasping for control, loss of control, bad luck.

XI

Justice

Upright: Clarity, truth, cause and effect.

Reversed: Unaccountability, dishonesty, unfairness.

XII

The Hanged Man

Upright: Martyr, sacrifice, release.

Reversed: Needless sacrifice, stalling, fear of sacrifice.

XIII

Death

Upright: Cycle end, new beginning, change, metamorphosis.

Reversed: Decay, stagnation, fear of change.

XIV

Temperance

Upright: Patience, middle ground, finding meaning.

Reversed: Excess, extremes, unbalanced.

XV

The Devil

Upright: Materialism, playfulness, addiction.

Reversed: Control, release, freedom.

XVI

The Tower

Upright: Disaster, upheaval, broken pride.

Reversed: Disaster avoidance, delayed disaster, fear of suffering.

XVII

The Star

Upright: Rejuvenated, hopeful, faith.

Reversed: Faithlessness, insecurity, discouraged.

XVIII

The Moon

Upright: Subconscious, intuition, illusion.

Reversed: Misunderstanding, confusion, fear.

XIX

The Sun

Upright: Celebration, success, positivity, joy.

Reversed: Sadness, depression, negativity.

XX

Judgement

Upright: Awakening, reckoning, reflection.

Reversed: Doubt, self-loathing, lack of self-awareness.

XXI

The World

Upright: Completion, harmony, fulfillment.

Reversed: Lack of closure, incompleteness.

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