Major Arcana Core Meanings Flashcards
Fool
0: The moment before the first step is taken. Trust your inner knowing and embark on an adventure. Potential, Innocence, Openness
Magician
I: Using knowledge, resources, and will to create change in the world. Empowerment, Life-force, Flow
High Priestess
II: Something that can only be understood through experience. Initiation, Intuition, Depth
Empress
III: Abundance and creation as a result of labor. Fertility, Sensuality, Nurturing - Mother/Lady
Emperor
IV: Responsibly creating order, boundaries, and stability. Protection, Authority, Leadership - Father/Lord
Hierophant
V: The bridge between theory and practice. Living your sacred beliefs in everyday life. Tradition, Counsel, Education
Lovers
VI: In every moment you have a choice. Make decisions out of love. Union, Surrender, Heart
Chariot
VII: The triumph of will in difficult circumstances. Creating forward momentum. Triumph, Mastery, Journey
Strength
VIII: Calm control and compassionate healing. Courage, Wild Wisdom, Faith
Hermit
IX: Retreating from distractions to determine your own truth. Solitude to gain perspective. Withdrawal, Meditation, Silence
Wheel of Fortune
X: A random occurrence. Trust in the Process of Life. Cycle, Inevitability, Progress
Justice
XI: The consequences of your actions are at hand. Karma, Discrimination, Logic
Hanged-Man
XII: Willing surrender to an experience or situation. Sacrifice, Reversal, Epiphany
Death
XIII: An end that makes transformation possible is part of the natural cycle. The old and unnecessary wants to die. Cleanse, Crossover, Fallow
Temperance
XIV: The right thing at the right time in the right place. Harmony, Fluidity, As Above So Below
Devil
XV: A choice, situation, or action that is contrary to your best interests. Obsession, Materialism, Irresponsibility
Tower
XVI: A life-altering event or revelation. The work of liberation, deepening, and illumination progresses. Change, Destruction, Release
Star
XVII: Guidance, serenity, and hope. All is as it should be. Optimism, Healing, Openness
Moon
XVIII: A situation of flux and uncertainty, fraught either with deception or the revealing of important truths. Psychic Awakening, Facing Fears, Feminine Mysteries
Sun
XIX: Clarity that brings joy. Energy, Freedom, Success (yes, birthdays or 1 whole year- solar return)
Judgement
XX: Hearing and heeding a call. Herald, Restart, Reflective (yes)
World
XXI: Successful completion. Wholeness, Climax, Ecstasy (yes, travel)
