Major arcana
The major arcana are the 22 trump cards, numbered from The Fool at 0 to The World at 21. Where the suits deal with everyday matters, these cards describe the larger themes of a life: beginnings and endings, love and choice, hardship and renewal. They read like chapters in one long story, and the Fool walks through all of them.
When a major card turns up in a reading, it usually points to something that carries weight or will last. It is less about a passing mood and more about a lesson, a turning point or a stage you are moving through. Read these cards slowly, and ask what part of your own story they match.
- 0The FoolUranusfresh start, trust, spontaneity
- IThe MagicianMercuryskill, focus, resourcefulness
- IIThe High PriestessMoonintuition, stillness, inner knowing
- IIIThe EmpressVenusnurture, abundance, creativity
- IVThe EmperorAriesstructure, authority, stability
- VThe HierophantTaurustradition, teaching, shared values
- VIThe LoversGeminiunion, choice, values
- VIIThe ChariotCancerdetermination, drive, control
- VIIIStrengthLeocourage, patience, compassion
- IXThe HermitVirgosolitude, reflection, wisdom
- XWheel of FortuneJupitercycles, change, turning point
- XIJusticeLibrafairness, truth, cause and effect
- XIIThe Hanged ManNeptunepause, surrender, new perspective
- XIIIDeathScorpioending, transformation, release
- XIVTemperanceSagittariusbalance, moderation, patience
- XVThe DevilCapricornattachment, habit, temptation
- XVIThe TowerMarsupheaval, sudden change, revelation
- XVIIThe StarAquariushope, renewal, calm
- XVIIIThe MoonPiscesuncertainty, intuition, dreams
- XIXThe SunSunjoy, clarity, vitality
- XXJudgementPlutoawakening, reckoning, renewal
- XXIThe WorldSaturncompletion, wholeness, achievement
The other groups
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