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Tarot card meanings
Browse all 78 Rider–Waite–Smith tarot cards. Each card includes upright and reversed meanings, keywords, love, career, money, advice, and shadow themes.
Major Arcana
22 cards
Major Arcana
The Fool
Upright: beginning, before, certainty, presence
Reversed: blocked beginning, blocked before, blocked certainty, reconsideration
The Fool points to beginning before certainty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Magician
Upright: turning, available, tools, presence
Reversed: blocked turning, blocked available, blocked tools, reconsideration
The Magician points to turning available tools into a deliberate act. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The High Priestess
Upright: listening, beneath, surface, presence
Reversed: blocked listening, blocked beneath, blocked surface, reconsideration
The High Priestess points to listening beneath the surface. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Empress
Upright: nourishment, creation, enoughness, presence
Reversed: blocked nourishment, blocked creation, blocked enoughness, reconsideration
The Empress points to nourishment, creation, and enoughness. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Emperor
Upright: structure, protects, matters, presence
Reversed: blocked structure, blocked protects, blocked matters, reconsideration
The Emperor points to structure that protects what matters. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Hierophant
Upright: learning, through, trusted, presence
Reversed: blocked learning, blocked through, blocked trusted, reconsideration
The Hierophant points to learning through a trusted tradition. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Lovers
Upright: choosing, alignment, values, presence
Reversed: blocked choosing, blocked alignment, blocked values, reconsideration
The Lovers points to choosing in alignment with your values. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Chariot
Upright: directed, competing, forces, presence
Reversed: blocked directed, blocked competing, blocked forces, reconsideration
The Chariot points to directed will amid competing forces. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Strength
Upright: courage, practiced, patience, presence
Reversed: blocked courage, blocked practiced, blocked patience, reconsideration
Strength points to courage practiced with patience. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Hermit
Upright: useful, season, inward, presence
Reversed: blocked useful, blocked season, blocked inward, reconsideration
The Hermit points to a useful season of inward attention. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Wheel of Fortune
Upright: change, moving, schedule, presence
Reversed: blocked change, blocked moving, blocked schedule, reconsideration
Wheel of Fortune points to change moving on its own schedule. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Justice
Upright: clear, consequences, honest, presence
Reversed: blocked clear, blocked consequences, blocked honest, reconsideration
Justice points to clear consequences and honest accountability. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Hanged Man
Upright: pause, changes, perspective, presence
Reversed: blocked pause, blocked changes, blocked perspective, reconsideration
The Hanged Man points to a pause that changes your perspective. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Death
Upright: necessary, ending, makes, presence
Reversed: blocked necessary, blocked ending, blocked makes, reconsideration
Death points to a necessary ending that makes room. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Temperance
Upright: careful, integration, different, presence
Reversed: blocked careful, blocked integration, blocked different, reconsideration
Temperance points to careful integration of different needs. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Devil
Upright: binding, pattern, asking, presence
Reversed: blocked binding, blocked pattern, blocked asking, reconsideration
The Devil points to a binding pattern asking to be named. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Tower
Upright: truth, breaking, unstable, presence
Reversed: blocked truth, blocked breaking, blocked unstable, reconsideration
The Tower points to truth breaking an unstable arrangement. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Star
Upright: renewal, after, exhausting, presence
Reversed: blocked renewal, blocked after, blocked exhausting, reconsideration
The Star points to renewal after an exhausting chapter. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Moon
Upright: uncertainty, intuition, incomplete, presence
Reversed: blocked uncertainty, blocked intuition, blocked incomplete, reconsideration
The Moon points to uncertainty, intuition, and incomplete information. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The Sun
Upright: warmth, visibility, uncomplicated, presence
Reversed: blocked warmth, blocked visibility, blocked uncomplicated, reconsideration
The Sun points to warmth, visibility, and uncomplicated vitality. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
Judgement
Upright: honest, answer, presence
Reversed: blocked honest, blocked answer, reconsideration
Judgement points to an honest call to answer for your life. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Major Arcana
The World
Upright: completion, widens, horizon, presence
Reversed: blocked completion, blocked widens, blocked horizon, reconsideration
The World points to completion that widens your horizon. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands
14 cards
Wands · Minor Arcana
Ace of Wands
Upright: wands, first spark, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked first spark, blocked energy, reconsideration
Ace of Wands points to a first spark within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
2 of Wands
Upright: wands, choice taking shape, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked choice taking shape, blocked energy, reconsideration
2 of Wands points to a choice taking shape within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
3 of Wands
Upright: wands, collaboration, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked collaboration, blocked energy, reconsideration
3 of Wands points to a collaboration within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
4 of Wands
Upright: wands, stable foundation, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked stable foundation, blocked energy, reconsideration
4 of Wands points to a stable foundation within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
5 of Wands
Upright: wands, test of resolve, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked test of resolve, blocked energy, reconsideration
5 of Wands points to a test of resolve within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
6 of Wands
Upright: wands, turning point, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked turning point, blocked energy, reconsideration
6 of Wands points to a turning point within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
7 of Wands
Upright: wands, disciplined movement, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked disciplined movement, blocked energy, reconsideration
7 of Wands points to disciplined movement within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
8 of Wands
Upright: wands, shift in perspective, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked shift in perspective, blocked energy, reconsideration
8 of Wands points to a shift in perspective within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
9 of Wands
Upright: wands, private culmination, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked private culmination, blocked energy, reconsideration
9 of Wands points to a private culmination within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
10 of Wands
Upright: wands, full cycle, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked full cycle, blocked energy, reconsideration
10 of Wands points to a full cycle within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
Page of Wands
Upright: wands, curious messenger, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked curious messenger, blocked energy, reconsideration
Page of Wands points to a curious messenger within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
Knight of Wands
Upright: wands, committed pursuit, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked committed pursuit, blocked energy, reconsideration
Knight of Wands points to a committed pursuit within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
Queen of Wands
Upright: wands, receptive maturity, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked receptive maturity, blocked energy, reconsideration
Queen of Wands points to a receptive maturity within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Wands · Minor Arcana
King of Wands
Upright: wands, grounded authority, energy, presence
Reversed: blocked wands, blocked grounded authority, blocked energy, reconsideration
King of Wands points to a grounded authority within energy, courage, and creative momentum. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups
14 cards
Cups · Minor Arcana
Ace of Cups
Upright: cups, first spark, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked first spark, blocked feeling, reconsideration
Ace of Cups points to a first spark within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
2 of Cups
Upright: cups, choice taking shape, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked choice taking shape, blocked feeling, reconsideration
2 of Cups points to a choice taking shape within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
3 of Cups
Upright: cups, collaboration, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked collaboration, blocked feeling, reconsideration
3 of Cups points to a collaboration within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
4 of Cups
Upright: cups, stable foundation, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked stable foundation, blocked feeling, reconsideration
4 of Cups points to a stable foundation within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
5 of Cups
Upright: cups, test of resolve, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked test of resolve, blocked feeling, reconsideration
5 of Cups points to a test of resolve within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
6 of Cups
Upright: cups, turning point, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked turning point, blocked feeling, reconsideration
6 of Cups points to a turning point within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
7 of Cups
Upright: cups, disciplined movement, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked disciplined movement, blocked feeling, reconsideration
7 of Cups points to disciplined movement within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
8 of Cups
Upright: cups, shift in perspective, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked shift in perspective, blocked feeling, reconsideration
8 of Cups points to a shift in perspective within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
9 of Cups
Upright: cups, private culmination, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked private culmination, blocked feeling, reconsideration
9 of Cups points to a private culmination within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
10 of Cups
Upright: cups, full cycle, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked full cycle, blocked feeling, reconsideration
10 of Cups points to a full cycle within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
Page of Cups
Upright: cups, curious messenger, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked curious messenger, blocked feeling, reconsideration
Page of Cups points to a curious messenger within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
Knight of Cups
Upright: cups, committed pursuit, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked committed pursuit, blocked feeling, reconsideration
Knight of Cups points to a committed pursuit within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
Queen of Cups
Upright: cups, receptive maturity, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked receptive maturity, blocked feeling, reconsideration
Queen of Cups points to a receptive maturity within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Cups · Minor Arcana
King of Cups
Upright: cups, grounded authority, feeling, presence
Reversed: blocked cups, blocked grounded authority, blocked feeling, reconsideration
King of Cups points to a grounded authority within feeling, connection, and emotional honesty. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords
14 cards
Swords · Minor Arcana
Ace of Swords
Upright: swords, first spark, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked first spark, blocked thought, reconsideration
Ace of Swords points to a first spark within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
2 of Swords
Upright: swords, choice taking shape, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked choice taking shape, blocked thought, reconsideration
2 of Swords points to a choice taking shape within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
3 of Swords
Upright: swords, collaboration, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked collaboration, blocked thought, reconsideration
3 of Swords points to a collaboration within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
4 of Swords
Upright: swords, stable foundation, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked stable foundation, blocked thought, reconsideration
4 of Swords points to a stable foundation within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
5 of Swords
Upright: swords, test of resolve, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked test of resolve, blocked thought, reconsideration
5 of Swords points to a test of resolve within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
6 of Swords
Upright: swords, turning point, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked turning point, blocked thought, reconsideration
6 of Swords points to a turning point within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
7 of Swords
Upright: swords, disciplined movement, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked disciplined movement, blocked thought, reconsideration
7 of Swords points to disciplined movement within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
8 of Swords
Upright: swords, shift in perspective, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked shift in perspective, blocked thought, reconsideration
8 of Swords points to a shift in perspective within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
9 of Swords
Upright: swords, private culmination, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked private culmination, blocked thought, reconsideration
9 of Swords points to a private culmination within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
10 of Swords
Upright: swords, full cycle, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked full cycle, blocked thought, reconsideration
10 of Swords points to a full cycle within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
Page of Swords
Upright: swords, curious messenger, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked curious messenger, blocked thought, reconsideration
Page of Swords points to a curious messenger within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
Knight of Swords
Upright: swords, committed pursuit, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked committed pursuit, blocked thought, reconsideration
Knight of Swords points to a committed pursuit within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
Queen of Swords
Upright: swords, receptive maturity, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked receptive maturity, blocked thought, reconsideration
Queen of Swords points to a receptive maturity within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Swords · Minor Arcana
King of Swords
Upright: swords, grounded authority, thought, presence
Reversed: blocked swords, blocked grounded authority, blocked thought, reconsideration
King of Swords points to a grounded authority within thought, conflict, and clear language. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles
14 cards
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
Ace of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, first spark, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked first spark, blocked resources, reconsideration
Ace of Pentacles points to a first spark within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
2 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, choice taking shape, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked choice taking shape, blocked resources, reconsideration
2 of Pentacles points to a choice taking shape within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
3 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, collaboration, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked collaboration, blocked resources, reconsideration
3 of Pentacles points to a collaboration within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
4 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, stable foundation, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked stable foundation, blocked resources, reconsideration
4 of Pentacles points to a stable foundation within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
5 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, test of resolve, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked test of resolve, blocked resources, reconsideration
5 of Pentacles points to a test of resolve within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
6 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, turning point, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked turning point, blocked resources, reconsideration
6 of Pentacles points to a turning point within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
7 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, disciplined movement, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked disciplined movement, blocked resources, reconsideration
7 of Pentacles points to disciplined movement within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
8 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, shift in perspective, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked shift in perspective, blocked resources, reconsideration
8 of Pentacles points to a shift in perspective within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
9 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, private culmination, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked private culmination, blocked resources, reconsideration
9 of Pentacles points to a private culmination within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
10 of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, full cycle, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked full cycle, blocked resources, reconsideration
10 of Pentacles points to a full cycle within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
Page of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, curious messenger, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked curious messenger, blocked resources, reconsideration
Page of Pentacles points to a curious messenger within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
Knight of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, committed pursuit, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked committed pursuit, blocked resources, reconsideration
Knight of Pentacles points to a committed pursuit within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
Queen of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, receptive maturity, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked receptive maturity, blocked resources, reconsideration
Queen of Pentacles points to a receptive maturity within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.
Pentacles · Minor Arcana
King of Pentacles
Upright: pentacles, grounded authority, resources, presence
Reversed: blocked pentacles, blocked grounded authority, blocked resources, reconsideration
King of Pentacles points to a grounded authority within resources, craft, and material care. Notice the next honest action, then give it enough room to become real.