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