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Tarot card meanings

All 78 cards of the Rider–Waite–Smith deck, with upright and reversed meanings, keywords, astrology and A. E. Waite’s original notes.

Major Arcana

Twenty-two trump cards for life’s great lessons, numbered 0 to XXI.

0The FoolThe FoolThe FoolIThe MagicianThe MagicianThe MagicianIIThe High PriestessThe High PriestessThe High PriestessIIIThe EmpressThe EmpressThe EmpressIVThe EmperorThe EmperorThe EmperorVThe HierophantThe HierophantThe HierophantVIThe LoversThe LoversThe LoversVIIThe ChariotThe ChariotThe ChariotVIIIStrengthStrengthStrengthIXThe HermitThe HermitThe HermitXWheel of FortuneWheel of FortuneWheel of FortuneXIJusticeJusticeJusticeXIIThe Hanged ManThe Hanged ManThe Hanged ManXIIIDeathDeathDeathXIVTemperanceTemperanceTemperanceXVThe DevilThe DevilThe DevilXVIThe TowerThe TowerThe TowerXVIIThe StarThe StarThe StarXVIIIThe MoonThe MoonThe MoonXIXThe SunThe SunThe SunXXJudgementJudgementJudgementXXIThe WorldThe WorldThe World

Minor Arcana · Wands

Wands belong to Fire: will, passion, ambition, creativity and work you care about. They speak of energy and action, of what you want and how boldly you go after it.

Ace of WandsAce of WandsAce of WandsTwo of WandsTwo of WandsTwo of WandsThree of WandsThree of WandsThree of WandsFour of WandsFour of WandsFour of WandsFive of WandsFive of WandsFive of WandsSix of WandsSix of WandsSix of WandsSeven of WandsSeven of WandsSeven of WandsEight of WandsEight of WandsEight of WandsNine of WandsNine of WandsNine of WandsTen of WandsTen of WandsTen of WandsPage of WandsPage of WandsPage of WandsKnight of WandsKnight of WandsKnight of WandsQueen of WandsQueen of WandsQueen of WandsKing of WandsKing of WandsKing of Wands

Minor Arcana · Cups

Cups belong to Water: feelings, love, friendship, intuition and the imagination. They show what is happening in the heart and in your relationships.

Ace of CupsAce of CupsAce of CupsTwo of CupsTwo of CupsTwo of CupsThree of CupsThree of CupsThree of CupsFour of CupsFour of CupsFour of CupsFive of CupsFive of CupsFive of CupsSix of CupsSix of CupsSix of CupsSeven of CupsSeven of CupsSeven of CupsEight of CupsEight of CupsEight of CupsNine of CupsNine of CupsNine of CupsTen of CupsTen of CupsTen of CupsPage of CupsPage of CupsPage of CupsKnight of CupsKnight of CupsKnight of CupsQueen of CupsQueen of CupsQueen of CupsKing of CupsKing of CupsKing of Cups

Minor Arcana · Swords

Swords belong to Air: thought, truth, words, decisions and conflict. They cut both ways — bringing clarity, and the pain that clarity can cost.

Ace of SwordsAce of SwordsAce of SwordsTwo of SwordsTwo of SwordsTwo of SwordsThree of SwordsThree of SwordsThree of SwordsFour of SwordsFour of SwordsFour of SwordsFive of SwordsFive of SwordsFive of SwordsSix of SwordsSix of SwordsSix of SwordsSeven of SwordsSeven of SwordsSeven of SwordsEight of SwordsEight of SwordsEight of SwordsNine of SwordsNine of SwordsNine of SwordsTen of SwordsTen of SwordsTen of SwordsPage of SwordsPage of SwordsPage of SwordsKnight of SwordsKnight of SwordsKnight of SwordsQueen of SwordsQueen of SwordsQueen of SwordsKing of SwordsKing of SwordsKing of Swords

Minor Arcana · Pentacles

Pentacles belong to Earth: money, work, the body, home and the slow building of security. They ask what is real, practical and lasting.

Ace of PentaclesAce of PentaclesAce of PentaclesTwo of PentaclesTwo of PentaclesTwo of PentaclesThree of PentaclesThree of PentaclesThree of PentaclesFour of PentaclesFour of PentaclesFour of PentaclesFive of PentaclesFive of PentaclesFive of PentaclesSix of PentaclesSix of PentaclesSix of PentaclesSeven of PentaclesSeven of PentaclesSeven of PentaclesEight of PentaclesEight of PentaclesEight of PentaclesNine of PentaclesNine of PentaclesNine of PentaclesTen of PentaclesTen of PentaclesTen of PentaclesPage of PentaclesPage of PentaclesPage of PentaclesKnight of PentaclesKnight of PentaclesKnight of PentaclesQueen of PentaclesQueen of PentaclesQueen of PentaclesKing of PentaclesKing of PentaclesKing of Pentacles