Major Arcana Flashcards

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  1. The Fool
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Upright: beginnings, freedom, innocence, originality, adventure, idealism, spontaneity
Reversed: reckless, careless, distracted, naive, foolish, gullible, stale, dull

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  1. The Magician
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Upright: willpower, desire, being resourceful, skill, ability, concentration, manifestation
Reversed: manipulation, cunning, trickery, wasted talent, illusion, deception

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  1. The High Priestess
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Upright: unconscious, intuition, mystery, spirituality, higher power, inner voice
Reversed: repressed intuition, hidden motives, superficiality, confusion, cognitive dissonance

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  1. The Empress
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Upright: divine feminine, sensuality, fertility, nurturing, creativity, beauty, abundance, nature
Reversed: insecurity, overbearing, negligence, smothering, lack of growth, lack of progress

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  1. The Emperor
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Upright: stability, structure, protection, authority, control, practicality, focus, discipline
Reversed: tyrant, domineering, rigid, stubborn, lack of discipline, recklessness

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  1. The Hierophant
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Upright: tradition, social groups, conventionality, conformity, education, knowledge, beliefs
Reversed: rebellion, unconventionality, non-conformity, new methods, ignorance

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  1. The Lovers
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Upright: love, unions, partnerships, relationships, choices, romance, balance, unity
Reversed: disharmony, imbalance, conflict, detachment, bad choices, indecision

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  1. The Chariot
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Upright: succes, ambition, determination, willpower, control, selfdiscipline, focus
Reversed: forceful, no direction, no control, powerless, aggression, obstacles

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  1. Strength
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Upright: courage, bravery, confidence, compassion, self-confidence, inner power
Reversed: self-doubt, weakness, low confidence, inadequacy, cowardice, forcefulness

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  1. The Hermit
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Upright: self-reflection, introspection, contemplation, withdrawal, solitude, search for self
Reversed: loneliness, isolation, recluse, being anti-social, rejection, returning to society

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  1. The Wheel of Fortune
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Upright: change, cycles, fate, decisive moments, luck, fortune, unexpected events
Reversed: bad luck, lack of control, clinging to control, unwelcome changes, delays

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  1. Justice
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Upright: justice, karma, consequence, accountability, law, truth, honest, integrity, cause and effect
Reversed: injustice, retribution, dishonesty, corruption, unfairness, avoiding accountability

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  1. The Hanged Man
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Upright: sacrifice, waiting, uncertainty, lack of direction, perspective, contemplation
Reversed: stalling, disinterest, stagnation, avoiding sacrifice, standstill, apathy

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  1. Death
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Upright: transformation, endings, change, transition, letting go, release
Reversed: fear of change, repeating negative patterns, resisting change, stagnancy, decay

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  1. Temperance
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Upright: balance, peace, patience, moderation, calm, tranquility, harmony, serenity
Reversed: imbalance, excess, extremes, discord, recklessness, hastiness

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  1. The Devil
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Upright: oppression, addiction, obsession, dependency, excess, powerlessness, limitations
Reversed: independence, freedom, revelation, release, reclaiming power, reclaiming control

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  1. The Tower
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Upright: disaster, destruction, upheaval, trauma, sudden change, chaos
Reversed: averting disaster, delaying the inevitable, resisting change

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  1. The Star
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Upright: hope, inspiration, positivity, faith, renewal, healing, rejuvenation
Reversed: hopelessness, despair, negativity, lack of faith, despondent

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  1. The Moon
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Upright: illusion, intuition, confusion, complexity, secrets, unconscious
Reversed: fear, deception, anxiety, misunderstanding, misinterpretation, clarity, understanding

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  1. The Sun
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Upright: happiness, success, optimism, vitality, joy, confidence, truth
Reversed: blocked happiness, excessive enthusiasm, pessimism, unrealistic expectations, conceitedness

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  1. Judgement
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Upright: self-evaluation, awakening, renewal, purpose, reflection, reckoning
Reversed: self-doubt, lack of self-awareness, failure to learn lessons, self-loathing

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  1. The World
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Upright: completion, achievement, fulfillment, sense of belonging, wholeness, harmony
Reversed: lack of closure, lack of achievement, feeling incomplete, emptiness