Major Arcana
Card Meanings
The 22 Major Arcana of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Each card carries a name, a keyword, and a body of meaning shaped by the tradition. Detailed interpretations are written in our voice — calm, anti-fortune-teller, attributed to RWS.
The FoolNEW BEGINNINGS
The MagicianMANIFESTATION
The High PriestessINTUITION
The EmpressABUNDANCE
The EmperorSTRUCTURE
The HierophantTRADITION
The LoversUNION
The ChariotWILLPOWER
StrengthINNER FORCE
The HermitINTROSPECTION
Wheel of FortuneCYCLES
JusticeBALANCE
The Hanged ManSURRENDER
DeathTRANSFORMATION
TemperanceHARMONY
The DevilATTACHMENT
The TowerUPHEAVAL
The StarHOPE
The MoonILLUSION
The SunVITALITY
JudgementAWAKENING
The WorldCOMPLETION