Tarot Card Meanings

Tarot cards are a symbolic language — pictures and archetypes used to reflect on a question. These pages cover card meanings and reading foundations so you can look up a card and understand its usual range, not a single fixed fate. Begin with the card meanings library or.

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The Major Arcana

A journey through the Major Arcana

The 22 trump cards: life's big themes and turning points. 1 of 22 cards are published so far.

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The Fool

beginnings, freedom, trust, curiosity

The Minor Arcana

The suit of Wands

The suit of fire in most modern readings: creativity, action and drive. 0 of 14 cards are published so far.

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The Minor Arcana

The suit of Cups

The suit of water: emotion, relationships and intuition. 0 of 14 cards are published so far.

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The Minor Arcana

The suit of Swords

The suit of air: thought, truth and conflict. 0 of 14 cards are published so far.

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The Minor Arcana

The suit of Pentacles

The suit of earth: work, money, body and the material world. 0 of 14 cards are published so far.

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Card meanings here are written from named sources, beginning with Waite’s 1911 Pictorial Key, and say which tradition each reading belongs to.

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