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Tarot Card Meanings
Discover Tarot
Learning how to read tarot cards can feel overwhelming—as it's a big task to memorize all the cards by heart.
The best way to start is to dive right in, learning each card one-by-one.
Here, you'll find in-depth meanings to all 78 tarot cards—from keywords to upright and reversed meanings to any related astrological meanings.
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Tarot Cards List
Major Arcana Cards
The Fool 0
The Magician I
The High Priestess II
The Empress III
The Emperor IV
The Hierophant V
The Lovers VI
The Chariot VII
Strength VIII
The Hermit IX
Wheel of Fortune X
Justice XI
The Hanged Man XII
Death XIII
Temperance XIV
The Devil XV
The Tower XVI
The Star XVII
The Moon XVIII
The Sun XIX
Judgment XX
The World XXI
Minor Arcana Cards
Wands Cards
Ace of Wands
Two of Wands
Three of Wands
Four of Wands
Five of Wands
Six of Wands
Seven of Wands
Eight of Wands
Nine of Wands
Ten of Wands
Page of Wands
Knight of Wands
Queen of Wands
King of Wands
Pentacles Cards
Ace of Pentacles
Two of Pentacles
Three of Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
Five of Pentacles
Six of Pentacles
Seven of Pentacles
Eight of Pentacles
Nine of Pentacles
Ten of Pentacles
Page of Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles
Queen of Pentacles
King of Pentacles
Swords Cards
Ace of Swords
Two of Swords
Three of Swords
Four of Swords
Five of Swords
Six of Swords
Seven of Swords
Eight of Swords
Nine of Swords
Ten of Swords
Page of Swords
Knight of Swords
Queen of Swords
King of Swords
Cups Cards
Ace of Cups
Two of Cups
Three of Cups
Four of Cups
Five of Cups
Six of Cups
Seven of Cups
Eight of Cups
Nine of Cups
Ten of Cups
Page of Cups
Knight of Cups
Queen of Cups
King of Cups
What Are Tarot Cards?
Tarot cards help us see things that we are overlooking or can't seem to understand.
Just like a playing card deck, these cards have four suits (Swords, Pentacles, Cups, and Wands) as well as a court card system. However, in the tarot deck, the "Jack" card is gendered, which gives each suit a family of four as opposed to three (King, Queen, Page, and Knight).
There are two important sections in the tarot deck: the Major and Minor Arcana.
The Major Arcana are cards that discuss "major" (or more significant) life moments—such as revelations, spiritual moments, life lessons, or extreme tribulation.
The Minor Arcana cards represent more in-the-moment feelings or emotions—such as anger, passion, jealousy, or happiness.
How Many Cards in a Tarot Deck?
There are 78 cards in the tarot deck.
5 Fast Ways to Learn Tarot
Intense self-study is one way to learn. But there are a number of methods you can use to learn the fastest way possible.
1) Read intensely. Study as much as you can.
2) Journal what you see and feel. When first meeting a tarot card, try to write out the imagery you're seeing and how the card makes you feel. It will help you gather associations for readings later on.
3) Take a tarot course. I offer a really great online tarot course that starts wherever your skills are at.
4) Get a reading from a professional. Seeing how professionals read is a helpful way to recognize different meanings in cards and attempt to create your own method.
5) Read for everyone. This is obviously when you're comfortable. Family, friends, strangers at the park... Everyone is fair game and you learn from every read!
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