Major Arcana (simple) Flashcards
Fool - 0
UPRIGHT: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit
REVERSED: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking, naivety, poor judgement
Magician - I
UPRIGHT: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action, mastery, creative power, vision
REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents, conning, cheating
High Priestess - II
UPRIGHT: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind
REVERSED: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence
Empress - III
UPRIGHT: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance, motherhood, fertility
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others, poverty or feeling impoverished, problems at home
Emperor - IV
UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure
REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility
Hierophant - V
UPRIGHT: Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition, institutions, teacher or mentor, social groups, belonging
REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo, anarchy, cult mentality, breaking rules
The Lovers - VI
UPRIGHT: Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices
REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values, bad choice
The Chariot - VII
UPRIGHT: Control, willpower, success, action, determination, a journey, travel, overcoming conflict
REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction, self-doubt, travel problems
Strength - VIII or XI
UPRIGHT: Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion, pulling strings behind scenes
REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion
The Hermit - IX
UPRIGHT: Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance
REVERSED: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal
Wheel of Fortune - X
UPRIGHT: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles
Justice - VIII or XI
UPRIGHT: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law
REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
Hanged Man - XII
UPRIGHT: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives, sacrifice, breaking old patterns
REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision, pain, selfishness, not letting go, inability to change, egotism
Death - XIII
UPRIGHT: Endings, change, transformation, transition, end of an era, letting go of attachments, severe illness
REVERSED: Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging, long terminal illness, depression, delayed ending
Temperance - XIV
UPRIGHT: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose, looking for divine intervention, connecting with guides
REVERSED: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment, disagreements, outbursts, onset of an illness