Tarot & Divination

Tarot Card Meanings: All 78 Cards

The complete tarot dictionary — every card of the Major and Minor Arcana, with upright and reversed meanings, love and career readings, and yes/no answers. Tap any card to read its full meaning.

By the AstrologyBay Editorial Team

A tarot deck holds 78 cards in two groups. The 22 Major Arcana mark the big life themes and turning points; the 56 Minor Arcana — four suits of 14 — cover the everyday texture of work, money, feelings, and conflict. New to reading? Start with our beginner's guide to tarot.

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The Major Arcana

22 cards, from the Fool (0) to the World (21) — the major turning points.

The Fool tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a young traveller stepping off a cliff edge with a white rose in hand and a small dog at his heels.0The FoolThe Magician tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a robed figure with one arm raised to the sky, a wand, cup, sword and pentacle on the table before him.1The MagicianThe High Priestess tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a veiled woman seated between a black and a white pillar with a crescent moon at her feet.2The High PriestessThe Empress tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned woman reclining on cushions in a field of ripe wheat, a shield bearing the sign of Venus beside her.3The EmpressThe Emperor tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a bearded ruler on a stone throne carved with rams' heads, an ankh sceptre in his hand.4The EmperorThe Hierophant tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a robed priest raising a blessing between two pillars while two acolytes kneel below.5The HierophantThe Lovers tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a naked man and woman beneath a winged angel, a serpent coiled around the tree behind her.6The LoversThe Chariot tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured driver in a canopied chariot drawn by one black and one white sphinx.7The ChariotStrength tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a woman in white calmly closing the jaws of a lion, an infinity symbol above her head.8StrengthThe Hermit tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a grey-robed figure alone on a peak, raising a lantern lit by a six-pointed star.9The HermitWheel of Fortune tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a great wheel in the sky ringed by a sphinx, serpent and jackal, with winged figures reading at the four corners.10Wheel of FortuneJustice tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned figure enthroned holding an upright sword in one hand and balanced scales in the other.11JusticeThe Hanged Man tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man suspended by one ankle from a living T-shaped tree, a halo of light around his head.12The Hanged ManDeath tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured skeleton on a white horse carrying a black banner, a bishop and a child standing before him.13DeathTemperance tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a winged angel with one foot in the water, pouring liquid between two cups.14TemperanceThe Devil tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a horned figure crouched on a plinth above a man and a woman held by loose chains.15The DevilThe Tower tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: lightning striking the crown from a tall tower as two figures fall headfirst from its windows.16The TowerThe Star tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a naked woman kneeling at a pool, pouring water onto the land and into the water, eight stars above her.17The StarThe Moon tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a face in the moon above two towers, a dog and a wolf howling and a crayfish crawling from the pool.18The MoonThe Sun tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a child on a white horse beneath a beaming sun, sunflowers rising over a garden wall.19The SunJudgement tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an angel sounding a trumpet as figures rise with open arms from their coffins.20JudgementThe World tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a dancing figure wreathed in laurel, with an angel, eagle, bull and lion at the four corners.21The World

The Suit of Wands

Fire — energy, drive, creativity, ambition.

Ace of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a hand emerging from a cloud to grasp a sprouting wooden staff.Ace of WandsTwo of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man on a castle rampart holding a globe, one staff fixed to the wall and one in his hand.Two of WandsThree of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a figure on a cliff watching ships sail out, three staves planted around him.Three of WandsFour of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: four garlanded staves forming a canopy before a castle, celebrants raising bouquets beneath it.Four of WandsFive of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: five youths brandishing staves at one another in a scrambling mock combat.Five of WandsSix of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a laurel-crowned rider on a white horse carrying a wreathed staff, walkers marching alongside.Six of WandsSeven of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man on high ground defending his position against six staves rising from below.Seven of WandsEight of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: eight staves flying in level formation across an open sky above a river.Eight of WandsNine of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a bandaged man leaning on his staff, eight more standing behind him like a fence.Nine of WandsTen of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man bent under the weight of ten staves, carrying them toward a distant town.Ten of WandsPage of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a youth in a patterned tunic standing in a desert, studying the staff he holds.Page of WandsKnight of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured rider on a rearing horse with his staff raised, pyramids behind him.Knight of WandsQueen of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned woman enthroned with a sunflower and a staff, a black cat seated at her feet.Queen of WandsKing of Wands tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned king on a throne carved with lions and salamanders, his staff held upright.King of Wands

The Suit of Cups

Water — emotions, love, relationships, intuition.

Ace of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a hand from a cloud holding an overflowing chalice as a dove descends to it.Ace of CupsTwo of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man and a woman exchanging cups beneath a winged lion's head and a caduceus.Two of CupsThree of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: three women raising their cups together in a circle amid the harvest.Three of CupsFour of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man seated under a tree with his arms folded, ignoring a cup offered from a cloud.Four of CupsFive of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a cloaked figure grieving over three spilled cups, two still standing behind him.Five of CupsSix of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a child offering a flower-filled cup to another in a sunlit courtyard.Six of CupsSeven of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a silhouetted figure facing seven cups of visions floating in cloud.Seven of CupsEight of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a figure walking away from eight stacked cups toward the mountains under an eclipsed moon.Eight of CupsNine of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a satisfied man seated with folded arms before an arc of nine cups.Nine of CupsTen of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a couple with arms raised beneath a rainbow of ten cups while two children dance.Ten of CupsPage of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a young figure by the sea regarding a fish that rises from his cup.Page of CupsKnight of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured rider on a walking white horse, holding his cup out before him.Knight of CupsQueen of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a woman enthroned at the shore, gazing into an ornate lidded cup.Queen of CupsKing of Cups tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a king on a throne afloat on a turbulent sea, a cup in one hand and a sceptre in the other.King of Cups

The Suit of Swords

Air — thought, conflict, truth, decisions.

Ace of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a hand from a cloud raising an upright sword crowned with a wreath.Ace of SwordsTwo of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a blindfolded woman seated at the shore holding two crossed swords.Two of SwordsThree of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a red heart pierced by three swords beneath heavy rain clouds.Three of SwordsFour of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a knight lying in effigy on a tomb, one sword beneath him and three hung on the wall.Four of SwordsFive of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a smirking man gathering up swords as two defeated figures walk away.Five of SwordsSix of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a ferryman poling a boat carrying a cloaked woman and child, six swords set in the hull.Six of SwordsSeven of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a man slipping away from a camp carrying five swords, two left standing behind.Seven of SwordsEight of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a bound and blindfolded woman standing among eight swords set in the ground.Eight of SwordsNine of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a figure sitting up in bed with face in hands, nine swords on the wall behind.Nine of SwordsTen of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a prone figure at the shore with ten swords in his back under a black sky.Ten of SwordsPage of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a youth on a windy ridge holding a sword aloft, watching the horizon.Page of SwordsKnight of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured knight charging at full gallop with his sword raised.Knight of SwordsQueen of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a stern crowned woman enthroned in cloud, sword upright and one hand extended.Queen of SwordsKing of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a king enthroned facing forward, his sword held upright and tilted to one side.King of Swords

The Suit of Pentacles

Earth — money, work, health, the material world.

Ace of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a hand from a cloud holding a golden pentacle above a flowering garden.Ace of PentaclesTwo of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a young man dancing as he juggles two pentacles bound by an infinity loop, ships on the swell behind.Two of PentaclesThree of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a sculptor at work in a cathedral while a monk and a noble review the plans.Three of PentaclesFour of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned figure clutching one pentacle, another on his head and one beneath each foot.Four of PentaclesFive of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: two beggars passing through the snow beneath a lit stained-glass window.Five of PentaclesSix of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a merchant holding scales as he drops coins into the hands of two kneeling beggars.Six of PentaclesSeven of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a young man leaning on his hoe, considering seven pentacles growing on a vine.Seven of PentaclesEight of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a craftsman at his bench carving pentacles, the finished ones hung up beside him.Eight of PentaclesNine of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a richly dressed woman in a walled vineyard with a hooded falcon on her wrist.Nine of PentaclesTen of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: three generations in a courtyard with two dogs, ten pentacles arranged across the scene.Ten of PentaclesPage of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a youth in a green field absorbed in the pentacle he holds up before him.Page of PentaclesKnight of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: an armoured rider on a heavy black horse standing still in a ploughed field.Knight of PentaclesQueen of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a crowned woman on a garden throne cradling a pentacle in her lap.Queen of PentaclesKing of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck: a king in a vine-embroidered robe enthroned amid grapes, a pentacle resting on his knee.King of Pentacles

Tarot is a tool for reflection and insight, not fortune-telling or professional advice.

Card artwork: Rider-Waite-Smith tarot (1909), illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. Public domain; scans via Wikimedia Commons.

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