Major Arcana
The 22 Major Arcana
From the Fool to the World: the meaning of every card, upright and reversed, in love, money and work.
Every card
- 0. The FoolBeginnings, faith, the leap into the unknown · Yes
- 1. The MagicianWill, skill, turning ideas into reality · Yes
- 2. The High PriestessIntuition, secrets, the inner voice · Maybe
- 3. The EmpressFertility, abundance, nature, mothering · Yes
- 4. The EmperorAuthority, structure, fatherhood · Yes
- 5. The HierophantTradition, teaching, institutions · Yes
- 6. The LoversUnion, choice, values · Yes
- 7. The ChariotWillpower, victory, direction · Yes
- 8. StrengthCourage and gentle mastery (Justice is 8 in Marseille;… · Yes
- 9. The HermitSolitude, wisdom, the inner light · Maybe
- 10. Wheel of FortuneCycles, fate, turning points · Yes
- 11. JusticeTruth, cause and effect (Strength is 11 in Marseille; Lust… · Maybe
- 12. The Hanged ManSurrender, sacrifice, a new perspective · Maybe
- 13. DeathTransformation and endings · No
- 14. TemperanceBalance and alchemy (Art in Thoth) · Yes
- 15. The DevilBondage, desire, materialism · No
- 16. The TowerSudden upheaval and revelation · No
- 17. The StarHope, healing, renewal · Yes
- 18. The MoonIllusion, dreams, the unconscious · Maybe
- 19. The SunJoy, success, vitality · Yes
- 20. JudgementAwakening and calling (The Aeon in Thoth) · Yes
- 21. The WorldCompletion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth) · Yes
The constellations
- 1: Will and self-creation
- The Magician, the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun: you make things happen, and luck follows the one who acts.
- 2: Inner knowing and balance
- The High Priestess, Justice and Judgement: intuition, fairness and a calling you hear inside.
- 3: Creation through surrender
- The Empress, the Hanged Man and the World: you grow things, let go when it is time, and see them completed.
- 4: Structure and transformation
- The Emperor and Death: you build order, and you end what no longer serves so that something stronger can stand.
- 5: Teaching and healing
- The Hierophant and Temperance: meaning, moderation and passing on what you have learned.
- 6: Love and desire
- The Lovers and the Devil: choices of the heart, attraction and the freedom to choose again.
- 7: Drive and breakthrough
- The Chariot and the Tower: victory by will, and the shocks that clear the road.
- 8: Courage and hope
- Strength and the Star: patient inner strength and a faith that heals.
- 9: Wisdom and the unknown
- The Hermit and the Moon: the search for truth through solitude, dreams and the dark.
Questions and answers
How many Major Arcana cards are there?
Twenty-two, numbered 0 (the Fool) to 21 (the World).
Which Major Arcana cards mean yes?
The Fool, The Magician, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, Wheel of Fortune, Temperance, The Star, The Sun, Judgement, The World.