Major Arcana Flashcards
The Magician
Skill, diplomacy, address, sickness, pain, loss, disaster, self-confidence, will, the Querent himself (if male)
The Magician (Reversed)
Physician, Magus, mental illness, disgrace, disquiet
The High Priestess
Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed, the woman who interests the Querent (if male), the Querent (if female), silence, tenacity; wisdom, science
The High Priestess (Reversed)
Passion, moral or physical ardor, conceit, surface knowledge
The Empress
Fruitfulness, initiative, action, long days, clandestine, the unknown, difficulty, doubt, ignorance
The Empress (Reversed)
Light, truth, the unravelling of involved matters, public rejoice, [According to another reading] vacillation
The Hierophant
Marriage alliance, captivity, servitude, mercy and goodness, inspiration, the man to whom the Querent has recourse
The Hierophant (Reversed)
Society, good understanding, concord, over-kindness, weakness
The Lovers
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome
The Lovers (Reversed)
Failure, foolish designs
The Chariot
Succor, providence, war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble
The Chariot (Reversed)
Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat
Strength
Power, energy, action, courage, magnanimity
Strength (Reversed)
Abuse of power, despotism, weakness, discord
The Hermit
Prudence, treason, dissimulation, corruption, roguery
The Hermit (Reversed)
Concealment, disguise, policy, fear, unreasoned caution
Wheel of Fortune
Destiny, fortune, success, luck, felicity
Wheel of Fortune (Reversed)
Increase, abundance, superfluity
Justice
Equity, rightness, probity, executive
Justice (Reversed)
Law in all departments, bigotry, bias, excessive severity
The Hanged Man
Wisdom, trials, circumspection, discernment, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy
The Hanged Man (Reversed)
Selfishness, the crowd, body politic
Death
End, mortality, destruction, corruption
Death (Reversed)
Inertia, sleep, lethargy, petrifaction, somnambulism
Temperance
Economy, moderation, frugality, management, accommodation
Temperance (Reversed)
Things connected with churches, religions, sects, the priesthood, also unfortunate combinations, disunion, competing interests
The Devil
Ravage, violence, force, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, fatality, that which is predestined (but not evil for this reason)
The Devil (Reversed)
Evil fatality, weakness, pettiness, blindness
The Tower
Misery, distress, ruin, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception
The Tower (Reversed)
To a lesser degree: Misery, distress, ruin, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception. Also oppression, imprisonment, tyranny
The Star
Loss, theft, privation, abandonment, [Another reading suggests] hope and bright prospects in the future
The Star (Reversed)
Arrogance, impotence, haugtiness
The Moon
Hidden enemies, danger, calumny/slander, darkness, terror, deception, error
The Moon (Reversed)
Instability, inconstancy, silence, lesser degrees of deception and error
The Sun
Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment
The Sun (Reversed)
To a lesser extent: Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment
The Last Judgment
Change of position, renewal, outcome
The Last Judgment (Reversed)
Weakness, pusillanimity, simplicity. Also deliberation, decision, sentence
The World
Assured success, route, voyage, emigration, flight, change of place
The World (Reversed)
Inertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence
The Fool
Folly, mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium, frenzy, bewrayment (expose)
The Fool (Reversed)
Negligence, absence, distribution, carelessness, apathy, nullity, vanity
