Major Arcana

0 - The Fool

Meaning...Awakening, fearlessness, courage, joy of life, enthusiasm, a new beginning, hidden potential about to be revealed, creativity, fertility, open minded, innovation, fresh ideas, playfulness, recreation, originality, primal energy.

Reversed...Indecisive, fearful, naive, inconsiderate, unfocused energy, reckless, entering a period of inactivity, tending a started project through to completion.

Key words...Spontaneity, courageous, fresh start, excitement, carefree.

1 - The Magician

Meaning...Control over personal destiny, proficiency, communication skills, influence, diplomacy, dexterity, creativity, new opportunities, able to create changes, practical use of knowledge, originality, solving problems.

Reversed...Banal articulation, blocked expression, lack of self-confidence, guile.

Key words...Communicatin, creativity, skill, astuteness, adapability.

2 - The High Priestess

Meaning...Secrets may soon be revealed, perception, insight, hidden knowledge understood, Divine inspiration, good judgement, trusting own intuition, learning the meanings of mysteries, innate wisdom, occult studies, psychic dreams/power.

Reversed...Comprehension is less than desired, clouded insight, not heeding valuable intuition, delusion, shortsighted, superstitious, understanding needed.

Key words...Secrets, intuition, esoteric wisdom, developing psychic abilities.

3 - The Empress

Meaning...Abundance, inspriation, emotional fulfillment, communion with Nature, nurturing a project to fruition, using fold magicks, growth, fertility, creativity, robust health, action taken influenced by intellect, understanding, protection, sensitivity, beauty, pleasure, domestic joy, pregnancy.

Reversed...Potential unrecognized, slow progress, vacillation, blocked creativity.

Key words...Bounty, fruitfulness, growth, inspiration, creativity, security.

4 - The Emperor

Meaning...Authority, leadership skills, acceptance of innate personal power, self-confidence, determined, initiating plans, creating, building, accomplishing goals, experienced, attainment, protecting what is created, accepting responsibility, ownership with accountability, husbandry, satisfaction with efforts, reason as power, forceful but ethical.

Reversed...Bureaucratic, inflexible, petty, ineffectiveness, indecisive, timid.

Key words...Builder, responsibility, stability, empowerment, productivity.

5 - The Hierophant

Meaning...Transmitting teachings, gentle mentorship, scholarship, philosophical intellect, spiritual energy, inspiration, organizing personal spirituality, finding a teacher, patience, working within social/cultural custom, conventional, security.

Reversed...Social/cultural conformity, dominance, overly traditional, spirituality as ritualism, rigid attitudes, manipulation of spiritual truths, magics of formulae.

Key words...Organizing spirituality, inspiration, teacher, tradition, ritual.

6 - The Lovers

Meaning...Partnership, trust, balance between opposites, camaraderie, choice requires careful consideration, love despite differences, intense feelings, need for a decision, harmony, collaboration, commitment, importance of truth, loyalty.

Reversed...Irresponsibility, obsessiveness, insensitivity, procrastination, worry.

Key words...Choices, decision-making, balance, partnership, trust.

7 - The Chariot

Meaning...Self-confident, success through willpower/control/dominance, goal-focused, conquest, personal achievement, merit recognized, leadership, business travel, career advancement/relocation, military service, starting new projects, good health, swift results from efforts, consolidation of power.

Reversed...Inaction, impatience, collapse of plans, unrealistic, incomplete work.

Key words...Victory, merit recognized, control, dominance, fast action, travel.

8 - Strength

Meaning...Fortitude, courage, power to achieve goals, control over situations, overcoming obstacles, power used wisely, perseverance, self-discipline, will.

Reversed...Blame placing, emotionalism, unconfident, sentimentality, boasting, short-sighted, compromises.

Key words...Courage, fortitude, power, defeating obstacles.

9 - The Hermit

Meaning...Seeking personal enlightenment, patience is required, guiding others by example, wisdom, forging a new path, old ways yield to new ways, prudence, progress, personal growth, introspection, contemplation, and evaluation.

Reversed...Shallow knowledge, imprudence, being mislead, change needed.

Key words...Wisdom, seeker, guide, personal growth, changing times.

10 - The Wheel of Fortune

Meaning...Sudden change for the better, a stroke of good luck, from success comes a happy surprise.

Reversed...Short-term success, small gains, new goals replace old ones.

Key words...Fortunes improve, success, opportunity, progress.

11 - Justice

Meaning...Objectivity, impartiality, fairness, balance, truth, virtue, honour, law, win in a legal matter, equilibrium, an agent working on your behalf, consideration, advice, conscience, impartiality, equity, reward and retribution for the aggrieved.

Reversed...Retribution, misrepresentation, bias, intolerance, legal action delayed, complications, gossip, false accusation, tedious bureaucracy, cloudy perception.

Key words...Objective, balanced, fair, ethical, prevailing in a legal matter.

12 - The Hanged Man

Meaning...Period of transition, paused activity, contemplation, letting matters evolve without interference, meditating for answers, inner peace, patience, discretion, turning point coming soon, giving up some things to gain others.

Reversed...Action decided, decision forced, fear of change, missed opportunity.

Key words...Suspended activity, transition, meditation, vision questing.

13 - Death

Meaning...Change, trnasformation, an ending and new beginning, clearing away negative conditions, a turning point in life, optimism, removal of opposition, renewal, sweeping aside resistance, movement, creating positive changes.

Reversed...Resistance to change, immobility, prompting change in others, self-evaluation needed, impediment, stagnation, slow change.

Key words...Change, transformation, turning point, optimistic new start.

14 - Temperance

Meaning...Fusion, invigoration, blending ideas, inspiration, harmony of rational and intuitive, difficulties overcome, reconciliation, infusion of power, diplomacy.

Reversed...Disharmony, attitude of no compromise, imbalance, stagnation.

Key words...Harmony of mental and psychic states, blend of ideas, inspiration.

15 - The Devil

Meaning...Natural course, decisions, powerful forces, attraction, freedom, sense of humour, relaese, following inclinations, potential unleashed, conquer obstacles.

Reversed...Energy/potential restricted, discontent, inhibited, timid, self-limiting.

Key words...Freedom, choosing what appeals, following instincts.

16 - The Tower

Meaning...Enlightenment, secret/truth revealed, shocking event, unexpected major change, darkness before the light of truth, release from oppression, hope restored, beliefs overthrown, lefe-altering shock, inner spirit freed, situation ends.

Reversed...Self-deception, ineffective communication, isolation.

Key words...Shocking event, sudden change from enlightenment, illusions go.

17 - The Star

Meaning...Wishes and dreams can be manifested, hopes are attainable, clear vision, inspriation, creativity, opportunity, bright prospects, following a dream, talent recognized byothers, help from unexpected places, positive energy.

Reversed...Letting opportunities pass, insecurity, need for peace and release of past, tensions, doubting own abilities, distrust of others, letting opportunities pass.

Key words...Opportunity, wishes granted, hopes obtainable, inspiration.

18 - The Moon

Meaning...Heed instincts, following intuition, manifesting the subconscious, exposing deception, seeing the hidden truths, introspection, psychic visions or dreams, creative cycle, union of spiritual and physical, learning magicks.

Reversed...Illusion, unmanifested dreams, moody, facades, deception, vision obscured, limited imagination, suspicion, impractical ideas, socially inhibited.

Key words...Trust instincts, subconscious manifested, creativity, psychic.

19 - The Sun

Meaning...Success, contentment, mental/spiritual growth, good health, children, material happiness, satisgying achievements, joy, revitalization, accomplishment, harmony, recognition, individuality, optimism, new beginning, joy, marriage.

Reversed...Delay, temporary setback, lack of communication, over-extended.

Key words...Happiness, success, achievement, satisfaction.

20 - Judgement

Meaning...Rewards, harves, good choices made, rebirth, accountability, good health restored, self-evaluation, a new awakening, making a major decision, discretion is necessary, potential fulfilled, conflict concluded, renewed energy.

Reversed...Hesitancy, learning from past mistakes, disappointment, indecision, taking stock of one's past with the desire for improvement.

Key words...Efforts rewarded, self-evaluation, transformation, renewal.

21 - The World

Meaning...Wholeness, totality, spiritual unity, good conclusion to effort or matter, objectives attained, honours, perfection, completion, end of an era, success, joy, advancement, achievement, promotion, reward, fulfillment, recognition.

Reversed...Unresolved situation, unfinished project, lack of foresight, striving for greatness, seeking attainment, time of transition, success creates new burdens.

Key words...Completion, achievement, success, joy, conclusion and beginning.