Tarot card meanings

Explore the 22 major arcana: general message, love, career, money, reversed card and yes/no answer.

I · Major arcana

The Magician

An energy of beginnings, skill and concrete first steps.

initiative · skill · manifestation · focus

II · Major arcana

The High Priestess

A card of inner listening, quiet ripening and truth still hidden.

intuition · mystery · inner truth · silence

III · Major arcana

The Empress

A living, creative, communicative force that gives shape to ideas.

creativity · fertility · expression · abundance

IV · Major arcana

The Emperor

A card of solid structure, firm decisions and concrete protection.

structure · authority · stability · decision

V · Major arcana

The Hierophant

An invitation to seek sound counsel, commitment and meaning.

guidance · tradition · commitment · wisdom

VI · Major arcana

The Lovers

A card of heart-led choices, attraction and personal alignment.

choice · attraction · values · relationship

VII · Major arcana

The Chariot

An energy of progress, mastery and drive toward a goal.

willpower · direction · victory · movement

VIII · Major arcana

Justice

A card of clear sight, consequence and fair decisions.

truth · balance · decision · accountability

IX · Major arcana

The Hermit

A fertile time of withdrawal to understand before acting.

reflection · wisdom · solitude · search

X · Major arcana

The Wheel of Fortune

A turning cycle, favourable chance and fast-moving change.

cycle · change · timing · turning point

XI · Major arcana

Strength

A calm, patient, deeply mastered strength.

courage · patience · self-control · gentleness

XII · Major arcana

The Hanged Man

A necessary suspension that changes your perspective.

pause · surrender · new perspective · release

XIII · Major arcana

Death

The end of a cycle that opens a deep transformation.

ending · transformation · renewal · letting go

XIV · Major arcana

Temperance

A card of soothing, fine-tuning and gradual balance.

harmony · healing · moderation · flow

XV · Major arcana

The Devil

A card of intensity, temptation and chains to recognise.

attachment · temptation · desire · shadow

XVI · Major arcana

The Tower

A sudden revelation that breaks a fragile structure.

shock · truth · breakthrough · collapse

XVII · Major arcana

The Star

A soft light of trust, healing and openness.

hope · healing · inspiration · trust

XVIII · Major arcana

The Moon

A card of deep emotion, haze and nocturnal intuition.

uncertainty · dreams · intuition · fear

XIX · Major arcana

The Sun

A card of joy, clarity and shared success.

joy · clarity · success · vitality

XX · Major arcana

Judgement

An inner awakening, a decisive reckoning and a second chance.

awakening · calling · review · rebirth

XXI · Major arcana

The World

A card of completion, openness and a cycle coming full circle.

completion · success · integration · opening

0 · Major arcana

The Fool

A free leap toward the unknown, between trust and recklessness.

freedom · new start · trust · unknown