Tarot Card Meanings List

by The Daily Tarot Girl

Here it is…..the quick and dirty list of tarot card meanings!

If you are just learning the Tarot, print off this list of tarot card meanings to keep as a handy reference – it
can be easier to look up meanings on a sheet of paper rather than flipping through the little white
booklet that comes with most Tarot decks.

Major Arcana

0 The Fool – New beginnings, optimism, trust in life

1 The Magician – Action, the power to manifest

2 The High Priestess – Inaction, going within, the mystical

3 The Empress – Abundance, nurturing, fertility, life in bloom!

4 The Emperor – Structure, stability, rules and power

5 The Hierophant – Institutions, tradition, society and its rules

6 The Lovers – Sexuality, passion, choice, uniting

7 The Chariot – Movement, progress, integration

8 Strength – Courage, subtle power, integration of animal self

9 The Hermit – Meditation, solitude, consciousness

10 Wheel of Fortune – Cycles, change, ups and downs

11 Justice – Fairness, equality, balance

12 The Hanged Man – Surrender, new perspective, enlightenment

13 Death – The end of something, change, letting go

14 Temperance – Balance, moderation, being sensible

15 The Devil – Destructive patterns, addiction, giving away your power

16 The Tower – Collapse of stable structures, release, sudden insight

17 The Star – Hope, calm, a good omen!

18 The Moon – Mystery, the subconscious, dreams

19 The Sun – Success, happiness, all will be well

20 Judgment – Rebirth, a new phase, inner calling

21 The World – Completion, wholeness, attainment, celebration of life

 Minor Arcana
Suit of Pentacles Suit of Swords

Ace – Financial reward, clarity of life purpose, Ace – fresh start, sudden opportunity, idea,

goals clarity

2 – Balance, multitasking 2 – Indecision

3 – Meaningful work, enjoying one’s work, suitable 3– heartbreak, betrayal

career 4 – meditation, rest, retreat

4 – Hoarding, feeling poor, holding self back out of 5 – mind games, hostility

fear 6 – leaving, accepting help, going

5 – Minor money troubles, health issues, feeling somewhere better

like an outsider 7 – secret plans, abandoning ship

6 – Charity, accepting and giving help 8 – feeling powerless and stuck

7 – Patience, waiting for your plans to bear fruit 9 – Overactive mind, anxiety

8 – Hard work, focused efforts, laying the 10 – feeling defeated, self sabotage

groundwork

9 – Luxury, rest, financial and material comforts Suit of Wands

10 – Financial success, strong business Ace – New beginnings, creative spark, fertile

relationships ideas

2 – Contemplation, assessing ones life direction

Suit of Cups
3 – Reaping the rewards of your efforts
Ace – emotional fulfillment, joy
4 – Celebration, safety, the home
2 – partnership, mutual attraction, compatibility
5 – Competition, minor struggles or
3 – celebration, fun with friends, laughter
disagreements
4 – boredom, dissatisfaction with what is being offered
6 – Success, accolades and achievement
5 – dwelling on the negative, self pity
7 – Feeling defensive and on guard
6 – sentimentality, kindness, help
8 – Speed, things manifesting quickly
7 – so many choices! Indecision, getting lost in fantasy
9 – Pessimism, gearing up for the worst
8 – abandoning something in search of something
10 – Feeling oppressed, exhaustion, too many
better
responsibilities
9 – indulgence, self-satisfaction

10 – emotional bliss, happiness, attainment

 Minor Arcana: Court Cards

Pentacles Swords

King – Enjoys the good life (food, King – Serious, controlling, rational and

drink and leisure), financially mind/intellect-focused

secure Queen – Intelligent, writer,

Queen – Healthy in body and communicative yet cold – cuts through

finances, grounded and calm B.S.

Knight – Cautious, sensible and Knight – Fierce, determined,

slow to progress aggressively pursues goals

Page – Student, commitment to Page – mentally unstable or

learning intellectually immature, acts without

thinking

Cups Wands

King – Need to acknowledge King – Career focused,

deep feelings, avoid drowning mature, passionate

out emotions Queen – Confidant,

Queen – Emotionally nurturing, focused, has zest for life

intuitive, sensitive Knight – An adventurous

Knight – Romantic, adventurous, risk taker who follows his

following one’s heart passions

Page – Creative, inspired, Page – newly inspired,

learning artistic skill excited about life and

work