Listed here are the Major Arcana tarot card meanings for the 22 tarot cards of the Major Arcana.
The Major Arcana are 22 archetypes considered to be connected with the collective unconscious of all of us living on the planet.
The tarot is a springboard to the eternal world, the world of spirit. And we use the cards to read what’s happening on the earthly plane and what future outcomes can happen in our lives.
THE FOOL Tarot Card
Face Up: New beginnings, new adventures, new opportunities, unlimited possibilities, pleasure, passion,
thoughtlessness, rashness
Reversed: A bad decision, indecision, apathy, hesitation, a faulty choice
THE MAGICIAN Tarot Card
Face Up: Originality, creativity, skill, will-power, self-confidence, dexterity, sleight of hand
Reversed: Weakness in will, insecurity, delay, no imagination
THE HIGH PRIESTESS Tarot Card
Face Up: Wisdom, knowledge, learning, intuition, purity, virtue, a lack of patience, a teacher
Reversed: Ignorance, lack of understanding, selfishness, shallowness
THE EMPRESS Tarot Card
Face Up: Action, development, accomplishment, mother/sister/wife, evolution
Reversed: Vacillation, inaction, lack on concentration, indecision, anxiety, infidelity
THE EMPEROR Card
Face up: Accomplishment, confidence, wealth, stability, leadership, father/brother/husband, achievement, a
capable person
Reversed: Immaturity, indecision, feebleness, petty emotions, lack of strength
THE HIEROPHANT Tarot Card
Face Up: Mercy, kindness, forgiveness, compassion, conformity, a sense of historical importance, inspiration
A need to conform, social approval, bonded to the conventions of society
Reversed: Foolish generosity, errors are repeated, impotence, vulnerability, frailty, Unconventionality, unorthodoxy, an inventor
THE LOVERS Tarot Card
Face up-Love, harmony, trust, honor, the beginning of a romance, optimism, a meaningful relationship/affair
Reversed: Unreliability, separation, frustration in love, fickleness, untrustworthy
THE CHARIOT Tarot Card
Face up: Perseverance, a journey, a rushed decision, adversity, turmoil, vengeance
Reversed: Unsuccessful, defeat, failure, last-minute loss, vanquish
STRENGTH Tarot Card
Face up: Strength, courage, conviction, energy, determination, action, heroism, virility
Reversed: Weakness, pettiness, sickness, tyranny, lack of faith, abuse of power
THE HERMIT Tarot Card
Face up: Counsel, inner strength, prudence, caution, vigilance, patience, withdrawal, annulment, a loner
Reversed: Imprudence, hastiness, rashness, foolish acts, immaturity
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE Tarot Card
Face up: Destiny, fortune, a special gain, an unusual loss, end of a problem, unexpected events, advancement, progress
Reversed: Failure, bad luck, interruption, outside influences, bad fate, unexpected events
JUSTICE Tarot Card
Face up: Harmony, balance, equality, righteousness, virtue, honor, advice, a considerate person
Reversed: Bias, false accusations, intolerance, unfairness, abuse
THE HANGED MAN Tarot Card
Face up: Suspension, change, reversal, boredom, abandonment, sacrifice, readjustment, improvement, rebirth
Reversed: Unwillingness to make an effort, false prophecy, useless sacrifice
DEATH Tarot Card
Face up: Transformation, making way for the new, unexpected change, loss, failure, illness or death, bad luck
Reversed: Stagnation, immobility, slow changes, a narrow escape, cheating death
TEMPERANCE Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Moderation, temperance, patience, harmony, fusion, good influence, confidence
Reversed: Discord, conflict, disunion, hostility, frustration, impatience
THE DEVIL Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Ravage, weird or strange experience, downfall, unexpected failure, controversy, violence, disaster, an ill-tempered person
Reversed: Divorce, release, handicaps are overcome, enlightenment
THE TOWER Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: A sudden change, abandonment of past, ending a friendship, unexpected events, disruption, bankruptcy, downfall, loss of money or security
Reversed: Following old ways, a rut, caught in a bad situation, imprisonment
THE STAR Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Hope, faith, inspiration, optimism, insight, spiritual love, pleasure, balance
Reversed: Unfulfilled hopes, disappointment, dreams are crushed, bad luck, imbalance
THE MOON Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Deception, trickery, disillusionment, error, danger, disgrace, double-dealing
Reversed: Deception is discovered before damage can be done, trifling mistakes, taking advantage of someone
THE SUN Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Satisfaction, accomplishment, success, love, joy, engagement or a happy marriage
Reversed: Unhappiness, loneliness, canceled plans, broken engagement or marriage, a clouded future, a lack of
friends
JUDGMENT Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Atonement, judgment, the need to forgive, rejuvenation, rebirth, improvement, development, promotion, efforts are rewarded
Reversed: Delay, disappointment, indecision, procrastination, theft, worry
THE WORLD Major Arcana Tarot Card
Face up: Completion, perfection, recognition, honors, the end result, success, fulfillment, triumph, eternal life
Reversed: Imperfection, lack of vision, disappointment
Originally posted on 09/11/2018 @ 8:01 pm