Card Library

78 Tarot Card Meanings

Browse meanings and study notes for all 78 Rider-Waite tarot cards.

Major Arcana

The Fool

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Magician

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The High Priestess

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Empress

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Emperor

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Hierophant

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Lovers

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Chariot

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Strength

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Hermit

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Wheel of Fortune

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Justice

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Hanged Man

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Death

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Temperance

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Devil

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Tower

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Star

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Moon

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The Sun

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Judgement

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

The World

Major Arcana cards point to turning points, life lessons, and archetypal themes. Read them as signals about direction, growth, and the deeper pattern behind the question.

Cups

Ace of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Two of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Three of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Four of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Five of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Six of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Seven of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Eight of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Nine of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Ten of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Page of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Knight of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Queen of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

King of Cups

Cups describe emotion, relationships, intuition, empathy, memory, and the inner weather around the question.

Wands

Ace of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Two of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Three of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Four of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Five of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Six of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Seven of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Eight of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Nine of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Ten of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Page of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Knight of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Queen of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

King of Wands

Wands describe energy, action, creativity, courage, ambition, and the way desire becomes movement.

Swords

Ace of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Two of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Three of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Four of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Five of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Six of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Seven of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Eight of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Nine of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Ten of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Page of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Knight of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Queen of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

King of Swords

Swords describe thoughts, language, conflict, choices, truth, and the mental story shaping the situation.

Pentacles

Ace of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Two of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Three of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Four of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Five of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Six of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Seven of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Eight of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Nine of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Ten of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Page of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Knight of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

Queen of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.

King of Pentacles

Pentacles describe money, work, the body, craft, routine, resources, and the practical ground beneath the question.