Tarot Card Meanings
Welcome to Tarot
Tarot is a deck of 78 picture cards, a centuries-old way to pause, reflect and listen to your own intuition. The deck has two parts: the 22 cards of the Major Arcana speak to life's big turning points, and the 56 cards of the Minor Arcana speak to everyday moments. Pull a card, find it below and tap it to read what message it holds for you.
The Major Arcana
The 22 cards of life's big turning points: the great lessons, awakenings and crossroads that shape your path. When one appears, something larger is unfolding. They are numbered 0 (The Fool) through 21 (The World), and they are easy to spot: each has a name instead of a suit, like The Magician or The Star.
The Minor Arcana
The 56 cards of everyday life, in four suits: Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands. Each suit runs from Ace to Ten, plus four court cards: Page, Knight, Queen and King.
Cups
Element: Water
The suit of the heart: emotions, intuition, love and relationships.
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Pentacles
Element: Earth
The suit of the physical world: work, money, home and the things we build.
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Swords
Element: Air
The suit of the mind: thoughts, truth, words and decisions.
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Wands
Element: Fire
The suit of the spirit: passion, creativity, ambition and drive.
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A reversed card is simply one that comes up upside down when you draw it.
Upright or Reversed? Let Your Intuition Decide
Every card carries two sides of its message: the upright meaning and the reversed. Rather than worrying about which way a card landed, read both and notice which one speaks to you. Your intuition already knows which message is yours today.
The Full Deck
Major Arcana
The Fool
The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Strength
The Hermit
Wheel of Fortune
Justice
The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
Judgement
The World
Cups
Ace of Cups
Two of Cups
Three of Cups
Four of Cups
Five of Cups
Six of Cups
Seven of Cups
Eight of Cups
Nine of Cups
Ten of Cups
Page of Cups
Knight of Cups
Queen of Cups
King of Cups
Pentacles
Ace of Pentacles
Two of Pentacles
Three of Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
Five of Pentacles
Six of Pentacles
Seven of Pentacles
Eight of Pentacles
Nine of Pentacles
Ten of Pentacles
Page of Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles
Queen of Pentacles
King of Pentacles
Swords
Ace of Swords
Two of Swords
Three of Swords
Four of Swords
Five of Swords
Six of Swords
Seven of Swords
Eight of Swords
Nine of Swords
Ten of Swords
Page of Swords
Knight of Swords
Queen of Swords
King of Swords
Wands
Card artwork by Pamela Colman Smith, 1909. Public domain.