Major Arcana Flashcards
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The Fool (0) u/r
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- The beginning of a journey. A new phase in your life. 2. You need to go with the flow. 3. An unconventional person may enter your life. A bisexual, or homosexual may play a role in your life. 4. Take a risk with childlike enthusiasm and innocence. Remain open to new ideas. 5. Newborn.
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The Fool (0) (R)
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- Foolishness. 2. The reversed fool warns against taking risks until you carefully weigh the situation. 3. You may be foolishly obsessed with your own point of view. 4. Someone around you may be making foolish decisions.. Someone may not be as loyal or committed as you believe them to be. 5. Remember, infatuation is not the same as love. Gambler.
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The High Priestess (2) u/p
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- Intuitive awareness. Something is going on beneath the surface. Listen to your inner voice. 2. Time to reflect, meditate and pray. Your dreams and intuitions are your best counsel. 3. Your interest in sex is at a low. A psychic woman may come to your assistance. 4. A secret or hidden aspect of your situation is about to be revealed. 5. Sometimes means literal book learning. through further training or education. A daughter, a sister.
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The High Priestess (2) (R)
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- Not listening to your inner voice. You are paying insufficient attention to your own true needs and feelings. 2. Someone around you may be hysterical and emotionally out of control. 3. You aren’t leaving enough time for yourself. 4. Hidden knowledge will influence your decision. Be sure to get all the facts before proceeding. 5. Your strong sexual desires may impair your judgement . Don’t say yes when you mean no. Manipulative people.
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The Magician (1) u/r
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- Focused energy. The time is right to initiate projects because you are the master of your destiny. 2. Technical mastery of modern gadgets will assist you. Financial success is likely. 3. The Magician tells you there is a way you can manipulate the forces of nature to achieve your goals. 4. The Magician urges you to refine your skills and learn how to manipulate this world. 5. Represents a skillful physician or surgeon. A brother. A son.
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The Magician (1) (R)
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- Blocked creativity. Your indecisiveness may be causing you difficulties or delays. Perhaps you don’t know enough to get the job done and need to further your training to perfect a skill. 2. Someone may be blocking your efforts or pulling the wool over your eyes. 3. Sometimes refers to a sibling how may be causing trouble for you. 4. Sexually frustrated or sex without love. Examine your own behavior to see if you have been acting selfishly with little regard for the rights and needs of others. 5. This is not a time to give up a secure job in favor of self-employment.
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The Empress (3) u/r
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- Mother. Healing. Good Fortune. Fertility, sexuality, 2. Any kind of artistic endeavor will prosper. 3. Sexual relationships are satisfying. This card may indicate marriage, pregnancy. If you are expecting a child, all will go well. 4. You are able to surround yourself with material comforts. 5. You are able to share your feelings and to give and receive love. A mother. A wife.
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The Empress (3) (R)
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- Blocked development. Greed may be causing problems in your relationships. 2. Your mood may be depressed or despairing. 3. Money may be tight and you may be feeling impoverished and unable to make ends meet. 4. Sex without love. Sexual problems, or an unwanted pregnancy. Avoid unsafe sexual practices. Problems with pregnancy. 5. A woman who has had a miscarriage.
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The Emperor (4) u/r
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- You have the ability to use rational thought and direct action to achieve worldly success. A job promotion. 2. You may need to deal with an important person, or with someone in authority. 3. A mentor or helpful partner may assist you. You status in society is likely to be an issue. 4. Domination in romantic relationships. 5. In stressful spreads warns against excess and suggests a possible confrontation with the rules of society. A father, a husband.
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The Emperor (4) (R)
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- Lack of progress. You may be viewing matters too much with your head rather than you heart. You feel incompetent or inferior. 2. You may feel tempted to escape or run away from your problems. 3. Perhaps you are bullying others or acting in a tyrannical manner. 4. A romantic relationship may be marked by domination-submission, master-slave, or sadomasochistic themes. 5. An immature man. A coward. A tyrant.
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The Hierophant (5) u/r
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- Tradition. Spiritual search for meaning. Moral development. 2. A wise guide or established teacher will help you in you spiritual search. 3. You may participate in a rite or ceremony. Attending a wedding. 4. Consult an established expert for help with your situation. Someone in authority may intercede on your behalf to get you what you want. 5. Romance is a very traditional or platonic relationship. The clergy. Gurus. Wise people
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The Hierophant (5) (R)
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- Breaking with tradition. 2. Try an unconventional approach to solve your current problem. Dare to be different. 3. Set aside your mask and let yourself and others see how you truly feel about the matter. 4. Obsessive-compulsive or passive-aggressive manner. 5. Marriage is not a wise move at this time.
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The Lovers (6) u/r
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- Choice. Crucial life decision choosing which path to follow. 2. Romantic adventure, often with a trial. You may need to choice between two potential partners. 3. Buying to clothes to attract new love. Short trips and communications. 4. The Lovers card can signify a need for healing, either physical or spiritual. This is a good time for a heart-to-heart talk abut an important relationship with a trusted adviser or friend. 5. In a health reading, the Lovers card is a sign of spiritual protection and recovery.
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The Lovers (6) (R)
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- A bad choice. You may have hurt someone’s feelings, or vice versa. 2. A chance get together or an invitation fell through. 3. Separation, or end of a love affair. Involved in an unhealthy relationship. You must learn to take responsibility for your behavior and the choices you make. 4. Sometimes signifies a problem with health. 5. Sexual deviants.
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The Chariot (7) u/r
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- Stay centered. Exhibit a calm sense of command and go with the flow. 2. You will be able to stay on course after making a firm resolution. 3. Move forward with determination and a clear sense of purpose. 4. Can literally mean buying a vehicle or travel. 5. Persons involved in transit or professional drivers.
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The Chariot (7) (R)
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- Out of control. 2. You are feeling out of sorts, and not in control of your own destiny. 3. You feel pulled in two different directions and need to find a middle course. 4. Problems with travel. 5. Possible car repairs.
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Strength (8) u/r
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- Moral Force. You will need to rely on inner strength , patience, and gentleness to solve your problems. 2. Now is a time to have faith in yourself. 3. Your position is strong and you are able to confront someone who has been pushing you around. 4. Good health and success. A tactful diplomatic approach leads to success. 5. Health: you can expect healing and renewed vitality.
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Strength (8) (R)
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- Weakness. Sickness. This is not a time to force an issue. Come to terms with your inner demons. 2. You may be relying to much on other people or possibly on drugs or alcohol to steer your life. 3. Someone may be bullying you , or pushing you around. 4. You need to come to terms with guilt, self-doubts and fears. Fatigue physical weakness, or illness. 5. Take better care of your health. Frail or weak people.
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The Hermit (9) u/r
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- Searching within. 2. Now is the time to withdraw voluntarily from the world to seek truth in solitude. Reunite with the Source. 3. Meditate, patient contemplation, and calm reflection are in order. Take time to consider matters carefully. 4. Good time to take up a serious study of a subject that interests you. 5. A spiritual adviser. A wise person.
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The Hermit (9) (R)
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- You may be so caught up in doing things your own way that you reject good advice or input from other people. 2. You tendency to cut others out of your life may leave you feeling lonely and rejected. Such character traits may even lead to the breakup of a relationship. 3. Those who refuse to see the truth.
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The Wheel of Fortune (10) u/r
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- A change for the better. A new cycle. 2. Forces in motion stimulate change and growth. 3. Rapid changes offer new opportunities to improve your life. A period of good fortune. The finger of fate works in your favor. 4.New vehicle. 5. Gamblers. Lucky people.
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The Wheel of Fortune (R)
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- What goes up, must come down. 2. Circumstances take an unexpected turn for the worse. 3. Your life appears to proceed without rhyme or reason. 4. You are entering the downside of a cycle and a period of disappointment before things start to look up again. 5. Losers. The unlucky.
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Justice (11) u/r
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- Being judged. Deliberate carefully and wisely before reaching any conclusion. Examine your conscience and consider the other person’s point of view before making a morale choice. 2. Involvement with legal issues in the near future. Legal matters will be fair and dispassionate. 3. If someone has wronged you, expect an apology. If you have acted unjustly, you are about to face the consequences.
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Justice (11) (R)
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- Being judged unfairly. You feel like you are receiving unfair of prejudicial treatment. You are the victim of false accusations, or you have falsely accused another. 2. Stop sitting on the fence and make a firm decision to pursue your goal. 3. A person in authority may be abusing his/her power. 4. An apology may be in order, but not forthcoming. Do not take law into your own hands. 5. False accusers. Someone who discriminates against another.
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The Hanged Man (12) u/r
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- New perspective. Now is a time to pause and suspend activity. You need to re-evaluate your attitudes, goals, and priorities while remaining true to your spiritual values. 2. Time moves slowly. This is a testing period and there is a lesson to be learned. 3. You are in the midst of a major transition and feel caught between the old and the new. 4. Perhaps you need to let go or make a sacrifice to achieve a greater good. Give up the old ways to make way for the new. 5. Time spent in contemplation, relaxation, and reflection is well worth it.
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The Hanged Man (12) (R)
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- Useless sacrifice. For some reason you are being untrue to yourself. Perhaps you are sacrificing some aspect of your life for no reason. 2. You may be living up to someone else’s expectations and denying your own inner needs and values. 3. You may be unwilling to make a sacrifice for the greater good. 4. Don’t squander your energy on useless projects. Beware of making bad investments. 5. Martyrs. Selfish people.
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Death (13) u/r
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- Major transformations. A major change is about to take place. 2. Significant life events, like marriage, divorce, leaving home, relocating, career moves, or parenthood. 3. A momentous alteration in your life structure is about to occur. 4. A loss is possible. 5. All that is useless or outmoded must be discarded.
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Death (13) (R)
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- Resistance to necessary change. 2. Clinging to an outmoded situation, relationship, or attitude that really should be discarded. 3. Your fear of change rivets you to the past and hinders your growth. What are you afraid of? 4. Take the bull by the horns. 5. Someone clinging to the past.
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Temperance (14) u/r
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- Moderation. Self-restraint. 2. Diverse elements bring forth a new creation. 3. A moment of co-existence. 4. You may establish a relationship with someone of a different race or culture. 5. Able to cooperate harmoniously and patiently with others. Florence Nightengale.
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The Devil (15) u/r
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- You are feeling trapped in an oppressive situation that may be of your own making. 2. Are you refusing to leave a problematic relationship. 3. Your fearfulness and negative thinking are hampering your life. Take a good look at reality. 4. How are you enslaved in your life? Greed, fear, using money to buy love, drugs and alcohol control your life? 5. Your hopelessness and belief that you are unable to change is stifling your growth. battered woman or men
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The Devil (15) (R)
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- The chains have dropped from your neck. You are no longer dominated by your obsessions. 2. A burdensome commitment is coming to an end. You are ready to break free from a burdensome situation. In a negative spread indicates you are acting in a self-centered or greedy fashion. You may meed to chose between money and happiness 3. You are prone to depression now unless you can break free of the ties that bind you. 4. The devil reversed warns against engaging in the baser forms of sexual expression. 5. You feel hopelessly trapped in an unbearable burdensome situation.
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The Tower (16) u/r
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- Swift, shocking, and dramatic change. You may find yourself suddenly selling your home, moving to a new residence, changing jobs, or significantly altering important relationships. 2 Harsh lesson. 3. The more entrenched you are in a phony lifestyle, the more disruptive this change will be. 4. A theft, job loss, family quarrels or trouble with property, The old order must dissolve to make way for the new. 5. Aggressive, energetic people.
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The Tower (16) (R)
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- Positive aspect, shocking or disruptive influence is coming to an end. You are now able to pick up the pieces and start anew. 2. Negative aspect,you may feel burdened by injustice or unfairness in your life circumstances. Structures or relationships you have taken for granted may be suddenly shattered or lost. 3. Literal imprisonment. 4. You experience the consequences off past mistakes. 5. Those in a state of shock.
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The Star (17) u/r
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- Hope 2. Now is a time to rely on your intuirion, inner wisdom and guidance. 3. Consult your horoscope. Your guardian angel is watching over you. 4. The star urges you to develop a special talent. A desired response is on the way. 5. A young woman may light up your life.
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The Star (17) (R)
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- Difficulty accepting help that is being offered. 2. Delay in some plans. 3. A pessimistic attitude or lack of confidence may get in the way of happiness. 4. Your skittishness may cause you to overlook promising opportunities. 5. Negative reading, indicates a loss of hope depression, and possible illness.
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The Moon (18) u/r
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- Deep instinctual forces. Entering a period of fluctuating moods and uncertainty. 2. That which has been secret will be made known. 3. Travel, especially over water is possible. 4. You should tend to your dreams, feelings, hunches, and intuitions now. 5. A victim of false information and double dealing. Something is happening behind the scenes that will eventually come to light. Mother.
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The Moon (18) (R)
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- Make no major decisions until the period of confusion is over. 2. Some matter that was difficult to comprehend now becomes clear. 3. You become aware of a secret enemy, or someone who is undermining you. 4. Negative spread, guard against theft, sabotage, underhanded tactics, misunderstandings, and the excessive use of drugs or alcohol. 5. Check to see how your mother is doing.
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The Sun (19) u/r
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- Success, fulfillment. 2 A ray of sunshine enters your life. 3. Time spent with good friends and children is rewarding. 4. Students do well on their tests. Other examinations turn out favorably. 5. A trip or vacation to enjoy the outdoors.
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The Sun (19)(R)
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- Marital difficulties. 2. You may experience a delay or an obstacle before achieving the success promised by this card. 3. Even if you get what you want, you are still not satisfied. 4. Perpetual dark cloud over your head. You may feel unloved or unappreciated. 5. Suffering from some minor health problems.
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Judgement. (20) u/r
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- A cycle is ending You are reaching a milestone in your development. 2. Faced with a crucial decision that will alter your life’s course. 3. Major changes, and improvements, a kind of rebirthing process. 4. Healing and recovery will take place. 5. Wipe your slate clean and prepare for a positive new beginning.
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Judgement (20 (R)
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- You must face the consequences of a poor decision you made in the past or you may be avoiding an important decision because you fear the change it could make in your life. 2. Even tho you may not feel like you are ready, you may need to terminate some aspect of your life. Let go of the past and move on with your life. 3. Legal issues may not go in your favor. 4. Health problems, especially with eyesight or hearing. 5. Separation or divorce.
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The World (21) u/r
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- Reached the final stage in striving for a goal. 2. Everything is progressing smoothly according to plan. 3. You will receive what is rightfully yours. 4. Time to start something new. 5. Travel over long distances is a possibility now.
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The World (21) (R)
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- Finding it difficult to achieve your goals because you have taken care of necessary business. \ 2. Stuck in a rut 3. You need to step back and look at the whole picture so that you can tie up the loose ends and achieve your goals. 4. A trip you were planning will be delayed 5. Jack of all trades, master of none.
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Temperance (14) (R)
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- You have been exhibiting a lack of moderation and are now facing the consequences 2. Issues of sexual infidelity may be a problem in a close relationship. 3. Your obsession with a goal may lead you to take extreme measures to achieve your ends. 4. You refusal to compromise causes problems.
