Tarot Card Suits
Tarot Card Meanings
The Major Arcana
The Fool
Upright: New beginnings, carefree, optimistic, adventure, fearless. Reversed: Acting foolish, impulsive, negligence, careless, distracted
The Magician
Upright: Skills, power, talent, will power, ability, manifestation. Reversed: Wasted talent, deception, indecision, manipulation
The High Priestess
Upright: Intuition, wisdom, awareness, inner strength. Reversed: Ignorance, selfishness, hidden motives, self doubt
The Empress
Upright: Growth, abundance, nurturing, fertility, maternal. Reversed: Smothering love, insecurity, reckless, over bearing
The Emperor
Upright: Authority, structure, stability, order, dicipline. Reversed: Domineering, tyrant, misuse of power, stubborn
The Hierophant
Upright: Spiritual guidance, self-development, traditions, religion, mentor, church. Reversed: Unconventional, rejecting traditions, rebellion
The Lovers
Upright: Romance, love, partnerships, union. Reversed: Disharmony, conflict, bad choices, temptations
The Chariot
Upright: Victory, success, determination, fast movement. Reversed: Powerless, no control, obstacles, slow movement
Strength
Upright: Strength, inner power, calm, will power. Reversed: Powerless, no control, insecurities, Cowardness
The Hermit
Upright: Turning inward, withdraw, self reflection. Reversed: Loneliness, isolation, rejection, anti-social
Wheel of Fortune
Upright: Evolve, improvement, Good Luck, change, turn of events, fortune. Reversed: Bad luck, unwelcome changes, delays
Justice
Upright: On the right path, fairness, truth, court, balance, weighing options. Reversed: Injustice, corruption, dishonesty, unfairness
The Hanged Man
Upright: No action, sacrifice, waiting, put on hold. Reversed: Avoiding sacrifice, doing too much, impatience, overly persistent
Death
Upright: Change, transition, transformation, release. Reverse: Refusing to let go, limbo, fear of change, stagnancy.
Temperance
Upright: Balance, moderation, healing, patience. Reversed: Imbalance, excess, extremes, hastiness
Devil
Reversed: Unhealthy attachments, temptation, negative blocks, materialisim, addiction. Reversed: Total release, liberation, you’re free
The Tower
Upright: Unexpected change, disruption, rebuilding, tearing down. Reversed: Averting disaster, holding on, resisting change
The Star
Upright: Hope, optimism, long term goals, balance, peace, wishes, success. Reversed: Despair, fear, hopeless, negativity, depression
The Moon
Upright: Confusion, illusion, Intuition, deception, darkness. Reversed: Clarity, truth emerges, obstacles are gone, fear has vanished.
The Sun
Upright: Success, joy, optimism, happiness, abundance. Reversed: Pessimism, unrealistic expectations, conceitedness, unhappy
