Question | Answer |
The Fool Number Placement | 0 |
The Fool Keywords | Joy, innocence, Change, enthusiasm, Adventure, excitement New starts, beginnings, Potential, Spontaneity, Free spirit |
The Fool Reversed | Recklessness, taken advantage of, inconsideration |
The Fool | Due to its number, this card can be placed at either the first or last position in the major arcana. The character is usually depicted as a young man setting off on a journey with his dog. He’s about to step off a cliff. This card shows that the person having the reading is about to start something new. |
Drawing the Fool in a reading | The cards surrounding this card in a reading will indicate if the new undertaking will be a good or bad idea. |
The Magician Keywords | Imagination, creativity, originality, potential, magic, desire, creation, manifestation, willpower, enlightenment |
The Magician Reversed | Trickery, illusions, out of touch |
The Magician | This card indicates clear thought, opportunities, and the quest for wisdom and success |
The Magician Number Placement | 1 |
The High Priestess Number Placement | 2 |
The High Priestess Keywords | Intuition, psychic, mystery, spiritual growth, unconscious, inner voice, intuitive |
The High Priestess Reversed | Lack of center, lost inner voice, repression |
The High Priestess | This character on this card contains much wisdom- especially insights through intuition and feelings. The message of this card is to search within yourself and trust your hunches and feelings |
The Empress Number Placement | 3 |
The Empress Keywords | Fertility, mother, birth, motherhood, nature, domesticity, happiness |
The Empress Reversed | Dependence, nosy, smothering, emptiness |
The Empress | This card shows a young woman wearing a crown and sitting on a throne. In many decks, she is obviously pregnant. She is surrounded by trees and flowers that symbolize fertility and renewal. This card indicates creativity and nurturing, and the birth of something new. |
The Emperor Number Placement | 4 |
The Emperor Keywords | Power, strength, authority, security, father, structure, control, protection, fatherhood |
The Emperor Reversed | Tyranny, rigidity, coldness |
The Emperor | This card shows a mature bearded man with a crown on his head, sitting on a throne. This card shows that you must use your personal influence to help matters move in a direction you want them to go. If you do this, you'll achieve success. |
The Hierophant Number Placement | 5 |
The Hierophant Keywords | Wisdom, advice, tradition, compassion, rituals, morality, conformity, ethics, strength |
The Hierophant Reversed | Rebellion, subversiveness, new approaches |
The Hierophant | The character on this card is usually a mature man wearing a crown standing between two pillars of a temple. He holds a staff in his left hand and gives a blessing with his right. This card shows you seek wisdom from someone who is more experienced, and possibly wiser, than you. |
The Lovers Number Placement | 6 |
The Lovers Keywords | Love, relationships, sex, matters of the heart, partnerships, duality, union, choice |
The Lovers Reversed | Loss of balance, disharmony, one-sided |
The Lovers | This card usually shows a young couple who are obviously in love. |
The Lovers in a reading | Some cards depict a man and two women, indicating a some emotional decisions will have to be made. It can relate to non-romantic partnerships as well. |
The Chariot Number Placement | 7 |
The Chariot Keywords | Success, victory, rewards, travel, direction, control, willpower |
The Chariot Reversed | Lack of direction or control, aggression |
The Chariot | This card depicts a young man riding a chariot that is usually pulled by 2 horses riding in different directions. |
The Chariot in a reading | This card is a sign of success after problems and difficulties have been overcome. The horses have harnessed opposing energies and triumphed over significant odds. This card's imagery can also relate to travel. |
Strength Number Placement | 8 |
Strength Keywords | Courage, power, overcoming negativity, inner strength, bravery, compassion, focus |
Strength Reversed | Self-doubt, insecurity, weakness |
Strength | This card is usually depicted by a woman holding open the jaws of a lion. |
Strength in a reading | This is a sign you possess the necessary courage and perseverance to overcome any obstacle. It's often an indication of hidden strengths that have been forced into play. |
The Hermit Number Placement | 9 |
The Hermit Keywords | Solitude, meditation, contemplation, renewal, search for inner guidance or truth, time out |
The Hermit Reversed | Loneliness, isolation, lost your way |
The Hermit | This card depicts a wise old man holding a lamp. The lamp signifies his quest for wisdom, knowledge, and truth. |
The Hermit in a reading | This card shows you need to seek answers to your questions inside yourself. You'll need solitude and time alone to think matters through. |
The Wheel of Fortune Number Placement | 10 |
The Wheel of Fortune Keywords | Cycles, choice, luck, change, opportunities, inevitable faith |
The Wheel of Fortune Reversed | No control, lack of control, no luck |
The Wheel of Fortune | This card usually depicts a wheel that is meant to show that time doesn't stand still and is constantly moving. Fortune can be both good and bad. |
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