Tarot Card Meanings

Do you want to know the meaning of each tarot card? Not sure about a specific suit or symbol? If so, you've come to the right page. This list of tarot card meanings covers every card comprehensively.

You can also read our cheat sheets on the Major Arcana if you're looking for a quick reference with divinatory meanings.

Tarot Trumps (Major Arcana)

0. The Fool
1. The Magician
2. The Popess - The High Priestess
3. The Empress
4. The Emperor
5. The Pope - The Hierophant (What's a hierophant?)
6. The Lovers
7. The Chariot
8. Justice (or Strength)*
9. The Hermit
10. Wheel of Fortune
11. Strength (or Justice)*
12. The Hanged Man
13. Death
14. Temperance
15. The Devil
16. The Tower
17. The Star
18. The Moon
19. The Sun
20. Judgement
21. The World - The Universe

Suits (Minor Arcana)

A note on the four suits: These go by slightly different names depending on the card deck's origin and mystical significance (if any). See our chart of playing card suits to clear up any ambiguities.

All four card suits correspond to social classes, emotional states, personality types, et cetera. See this chart for a complete and concise list of these correspondences.

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