| To become more familiar with the deck, let's take a | | | | Fortune is a sign of destiny, gains, and omens. As is |
| look at the meaning of each Tarot card in the Major | | | | evident, the meaning of each Tarot card has many |
| Arcana. There are 22 depictions in this section, and | | | | facets, and the reader's intuition, as well as location |
| the meaning of each Tarot card here holds great | | | | within a layout, are important in proper evaluation. |
| importance in a reading. The Fool indicates events | | | | Justice comes next, and denotes equality, harmony, |
| and decisions, generally, and changes from positive to | | | | and balance. It is trailed by The Hanged Man, which |
| negative if the card is reversed. The Magician stands | | | | promotes suspension, reversal, and sacrifice. Bad luck, |
| for power, security, and imagination; with the inverse | | | | death and suspension are aspects of Death, which is |
| holding for reversals. The High Priestess represents | | | | in turn followed by Temperance, and its refinements |
| wisdom, knowledge, and virtue, or the inverse | | | | of moderation, patience, and confidence. The Devil |
| thereof. The Empress is the embodiment of action, | | | | indicates destruction, controversy, and things |
| accomplishment and evolution, and the opposites of | | | | considered strange or weird; it is followed by The |
| those things. Next comes The Emperor, and marks | | | | Tower and the aspects of sudden change and loss. |
| the effects of confidence, wealth, and leadership, | | | | For these two, numerous other aspects are affected |
| and their antecedents. As you can see, the meaning | | | | and can manipulate the outcome of a reading in vast |
| of each Tarot card is reversed when the card itself | | | | and subtle ways. |
| is drawn in it's opposite state. In this way, the | | | | Keep in mind that the meaning of each Tarot card is |
| meaning of each Tarot card becomes doubled, or | | | | also modified by where it appears in a given spread. |
| even quadrupled, as it is defined within a spread. For | | | | The hope, faith, and inspiration of The Star is |
| the purposes used here, let us accept that for every | | | | counterbalanced by The Moon, and it's dealings in |
| trait given, meaning of each Tarot card is also | | | | deception, trickery, and disgrace. The Sun represents |
| reversed when the trump itself is reversed. | | | | joy, success, and other bright and happy things. |
| The Hierophant is a symbol of compassion, mercy, | | | | Judgment is sometimes called Rejuvenation, and is |
| and compassion. It is followed by The Lovers and | | | | marked with balance and betterment in many ways. |
| their influence over love, harmony, and optimism. The | | | | Lastly, The World is symbolic of completion, |
| Chariot marks journeys, influence, turmoil, and even | | | | perfection, and triumph. As should be obvious, the |
| vengeance, to name the dominant aspects. It cannot | | | | meaning of each Tarot card, when all are taken |
| be stressed enough that the meaning of each Tarot | | | | together, is vast, offering examples from all possible |
| card is affected by its orientation when placed on a | | | | combinations of questions. And, as was stated |
| spread. As the name implies, Strength entails ability, | | | | before, don't forget the implications of reversal when |
| energy, and conviction, while The Hermit depicts | | | | interpreting the meaning of each Tarot card. |
| prudence, caution, and isolation. The Wheel of | | | | |