Major Arcana Flashcards
The Fool
0
Uranus
Air
Upright: innocence, new beginnings, free spirit
Reversed: recklessness, taken advantage of, inconsideration
The Magician
1
Mercury
Air
Upright: willpower, desire, creation, manifestation
Reversed: trickery, illusions, out of touch
High Priestess
2
Moon
Water
Upright: intuition, unconscious, inner voice
Reversed: lack of center, lost inner voice, repressed feelings
The Empress
3
Venus
Earth
Upright: motherhood, fertility, nature
Reversed: dependence, smothering, lack of self-reliance
The Emperor
4
Aries
Fire
Upright: authority, structure, control, fatherhood
Reversed: tyranny, rigidity, coldness
The Hierophant
5
Taurus
Earth
Upright: tradition, conformity, morality & ethics
Reversed: rebellion, subversiveness, new approaches
The Lovers
6
Gemini
Air
Upright: partnerships, union, duality
Reversed: loss of balance, one-sidedness, disharmony
The Chariot
7
Cancer
Water
Upright: direction, control, willpower
Reversed: lack of control, lack of direction, aggression
Strength
8
Leo
Fire
Upright: bravery, compassion, focus, inner strength
Reversed: self doubt, weakness, insecurity
The Hermit
9
Virgo
Earth
Upright: contemplation, search for truth, inner guidance
Reversed: loneliness, isolation, lost your way
The Wheel of Fortune
10
Jupiter
Fire
Upright: change, cycles, inevitable fate
Reversed: no control, clinging to control, bad luck
Justice
11
Libra
Air
Upright: cause and effect, clarity, truth
Reversed: dishonesty, unaccountability, unfairness
The Hanged Man
12
Neptune
Water
Upright: sacrifice, release, martyrdom
Reversed: stalling, needless sacrifice, fear of sacrifice
Death
13
Scorpio
Water
Upright: end of cycle, new beginnings, change, metamorphosis
Reversed: fear of change, stagnation, holding on
Temperance
14
Sagittarius
Fire
Upright: middle path, patience, finding meaning
Reversed: extremes, excess, lack of balance
The Devil
15
Capricorn
Earth
Upright: excess, materialism, playfulness
Reversed: freedom, release, restoring control
The Tower
16
Mars
Fire
Upright: sudden upheaval, broken pride, disaster
Reversed: disaster avoided, delaying disaster, fear of suffering
The Star
17
Aquarius
Air
Upright: hope, faith, rejuvenation
Reversed: insecurity, discouragement, faithlessness
The Moon
18
Pisces
Water
Upright: unconscious, illusions, intuition
Reversed: confusion, fear, misinterpretation
The Sun
19
Sun
Fire
Upright: unconscious, illusions, intuition
Reversed: negativity, depression, sadness
Judgement
20
Pluto
Fire
Upright: reflection, reckoning, awakening
Reversed: no self awareness, doubt, self loathing
The World
21
Saturn
Earth
Upright: fulfillment, harmony, completion
Reversed: incompletion, no closure, emptiness
