Below you will find meanings of the numbers to help you further learn the meanings of each number, and how they can relate to Tarot cards. Also note, that if there is a prodominence of a number in a spread, look here to see what perhaps it can mean. A prodominence of numbers in a spread can mean many things.
Although Zero is not considered to be an actual number or part of numerology, I have included it in this section, because our friend the Fool represents Zero and he of course plays a significant role with starting out in our Tarot journeys, being the first to start out in our decks.
Meaning: Zero is the number of nothingness and potentiality. Ancient numerologists regarded the circle (0) as the perfect form. Zero is the symbol of the Cosmic Egg, the archetypal feminine creator of life, and of immortality. Zero precedes all numbers and symbolizes the continuous cycle of life: birth, death, and rebirth. The Fool Trump is the only Tarot card to bear the number Zero, and Zero cannot appear as a life path or personal number.
Meaning: One is the start of a cycle, one of new beginnings. People who are ones are natural leaders, self-sufficient, ambitious, pioneering, individual, attaining, and warrior types. The Aces of the Minor Arcana each bear the number one and symbolize the seeds of starting points of each of the four suits. The four Aces are the initiating forces of their corresponding elements (fire, earth, air, and water). The Major Arcana cards corresponding to one are; The Magician (1), The Wheel of Fortune (10/1), and the Sun (19/10/1). Astrologically the number one is associated with the Sun
Keywords: Singularity, initiation, fresh action, originality, progress, ambition, courage, exciting changes, new beginnings, planting seeds, the start of enterprises, having babies, new ventures, inner strength, conviction, decisiveness, confidence, leadership, aggressive energy, attainment, pioneering, administrating, creativity, originality, ego, self, independence, and individuality.
Meaning: Two is the number of balance. Two gives direction to the seeds planted by the ones. People who are twos are often loving, a good peacemaker, analytical, an ideal partner, cooperative, adaptable, and considerate of others. The Twos in the Minor Arcana offer a balance of their corresponding elements (fire, earth, air, and water). The Major Arcana cards corresponding to the number two are; the High Priestess (2), Justice (11/2), and Judgement (20/2). Astrologically the number two is usually associated with the moon.
Keywords: Balance, empathy,consideration,over-sensitivity, choice, harmony, moderation, pairs of opposites, duality, polarity, partnership, friendship, relationships, group activities, cultivation, reflection, development, affection, affirmation, patience, quiet waiting, tending the garden, confirming a new direction, cooperation, diplomacy, persuasion, sympathy, devotion, and working with others.
Meaning: Out of the partnership of the number two, threes offer offspring,births, children, new paths, and creative ventures. People who are threes often bring joy, outgoing,imaginative, expression, verbalization, socialization, and are often in the arts. Sometimes three signifies death that makes way for new life. The three in the Minor Arcana extend the direction set by the twos and give a broader perspective. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to the three are; the Empress (3), the Hanged Man (12/3), and the World (21/3). Astrologically the number three is associated with Jupiter.
Keywords: Joy, procreation, completion, parenthood, unfolding, recreation, romance, travel, pleasure, happiness, enthusiasm, planning, preparation, optimism, imagination, fun, entertainment, art, talent, benefits of fruits of partnerships, adaptability, sociability,superficiality, optimism, artistic and self-expression.
Meaning: Four is the number of foundations, of the structures of reality. The four dimensions of the physical world are length, width, breadth, and time. A compass has four directions. People who are fours usually work hard, are practical, gets things done, a builder, order, service, and steady in growth. Four in the Minor Arcana often represent actualization, solidity, persistence, and stubbornness. It is also one of rest, and reflection, a time to watch the rewards grow from the first 3 numbers. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to four are; the Emperor (4), and Death (13/4). Astrologically the number four is commonly associated with Uranus.
Keywords: Manifestation, laying foundations, business, security, construction, property and real estate matters, organization, routine, perseverance, discipline, efficiency, memory, will, effort, energy, challenge, hard work, order, logic, measurement, reason, stability, method, restrictions, limitations, classification, productivity, management, dependability, and firm foundations. Four refers to temporal power, parents, and authority figures.
Meaning: Five is a number of crisis and of adjustment due to feedback. Significant shifts or adjustments in family, home, or career are often herald by the number five. Creative solutions can emerge out of periods of instability and wondering where you are going with your life. People who are fives are often bold, daring, and persuasive, they enjoy the finer things and are oftenvisionaries, adventurous, and free. Five in the Minor Arcana often challenges and disrupts the well-established solidity of the four, a search for order and form to bring order out of chaos. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to five are; the Hierophant (5), and Temperance (14/5). Astrologically the number five is associated with Mercury.
Keywords: Adaptation, disruption, adventure, challenge, competition, travel, freedom, activity, expended horizons, new opportunities, resourcefulness, self-promotion, marketing oneself, romance, excitement, risk-taking, breaking out of a rut, deciding on new direction, variety, progressiveness, versatility, new friendships, socializing, travel, juggling many abilities and change.
Meaning: Six is a number of peace, calm, contentment, self-acceptance, and satisfaction. People who are sixes are warm, nurturing, and happily domestic people, who are found to be reliable, counselor types, balance, caregiver, responsibility, and protection. Six in the Minor Arcana is the calm after the storm of the fives, it represents harmony restored after the disruption. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to six are; the Lovers (6), and the Devil (15/6). Astrologically the number six is associated with Venus.
Keywords: Peace, calm, contentment, self-acceptance, understanding, cooperation, satisfaction, harmony of opposites, regularity, striving for perfection, home, family, duty, close relationships, friendships, love, patience, justice, reconciliation, supportive, marriage, domestic responsibilities, family obligations, assistance, caring for and attending to the needs of others.
Meaning: Seven is often a spiritual number, and refers to respite, introspection, contemplation, and evaluation. People who are sevens are often deep thinkers, analyze and research everything. They tend to be spiritually inclined, unique, eccentric,understanding, knowledgeable, and aware of things and situations around them. The sevens of the Minor Arcana like the fives tend to disrupt the harmony of the sixes, but bring greater variety, activity, expansion, experimentation, and imagination into life. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to seven are; the Chariot (7), and the Tower (16/7). Astrologically the number seven is often associated with Neptune.
Keywords: Respite, introspection, contemplation, evaluation, soul development, biding time, pondering choices, sorting out options, intellectual pursuits, study, meditation, mental analysis, research, unique approaches, specialization, thoughtfulness, understanding, planning, patient waiting, solitude, wisdom, occult studies, spiritual awareness, truth, fault finding and technical or scientific matters.
Meaning: Like the fours, eight is a number of order, achievement, recognition, and power. People who are eights are decisive, forceful, good with money, accomplished. They enjoy practical endeavors, power seeking, status oriented, and material gain. The eights of the Minor Arcana are trying to gain accomplishment in the material world. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to eight are; Strength (8), (in some deck it can be Justice), and the Star (17/8). Astrologically the number eight is associated with Saturn.
Keywords: Order, achievement, recognition, power, regeneration, money, progress, worldly success, advancement, organization, structured patterns, financial stability, opportunity, status, work, sound judgment, capability, authority, unscrupulousness material satisfaction, setting priorities, executive ability, management, and accomplished.
Meaning: As the final single digit number, nine represents the end of a cycle or phase of life and the preparation for entering a new phase of existence. Nine signifies the final integration of the previous eight stages of the cycle. People who are nines are often inspired, intuitive, and creative. They seek to improve the world, a humanitarian, giving to nature, selflessness, and a philanthropist. The nines in the Minor Arcana are often relates to wisdom learned, ideals, and spiritual knowledge. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to nine are; the Hermit (9) and the Moon (18/9).Astrologically the number eight is associated with Mars.
Keywords: Artistic genius, humanitarianism, romance, emotionalism, dissipation, selflessness, giving without thought of return, compassionate, completion, perfection, purification, giving, detachment, attainment, transition, conclusion, termination, ending, loss of ones aspect to make way for a new cycle, finishing matters, forgiveness, charity, teaching, counseling, brotherhood, release and letting go.
Like the Zero, ten is not normally a number associated with numerology, because it reduces to 1 (1 + 0 = 1). But because there are ten Minor Arcana cards in each suit, I wanted to place its significance here. Ten is often a transition point from one cycle to another. Ten is a number of completion and final ending. As one more than nine, ten often signifies "one too many." Because ten reduces to one it is the start of a new cycle, time for another spin of the Wheel of Fortune. The Minor Arcana cards that relate to ten often signify, completion, you have finished and mastered the final challenges, and have now entered the final endings, usually of happy natures. The Major Arcana cards corresponding to ten is; the Wheel of Fortune (10/1)
There are 3 double-digit numbers that, while they are rooted in the single-digit numbers, require special emphasis and attention. These are 11, 22, and 33.
They are called Master numbers because they possess more potential than other numbers. They are highly charged, difficult to handle, and require time, maturity, and great effort to integrate into one's personality.
The 11, 22 and 33 are master vibrations, and therefore are not reduced when doing chart calculations. When these vibrations are active in an individual's life they can be reduced by the way that person lives them, and in such instances, they take on the negative aspects of the reduced vibration. Thus an individual can turn the imagination and inspiration of the 11 into the leaning, whining co-dependence of the negative 2, or the material mastery and world vision of the 22 into the stingy drudgery of the negative 4.
Below I have listed the meanings or the Master Numbers corresponding the Tarot.
Meaning: The eleven is the most intuitive of all numbers. It represents illumination; a channel to the subconscious; insight without rational thought; and sensitivity, nervous energy, shyness, and impracticality. It is a dreamer. The eleven has all the aspects of the two, enhanced and charged with charisma, leadership, and inspiration. It is a number with inborn duality, which creates dynamism, inner conflict, and other catalyses with its mere presence. It is a number that, when not focused on some goal beyond itself, can be turned inward to create fears and phobias. The eleven walks the edge between greatness and self-destruction. Its potential for growth, stability, and personal power lies in its acceptance of intuitive understanding, and of spiritual truths. For the eleven, such peace is not found so much in logic, but in faith. It is the psychic's number. The Major Arcana card corresponding to eleven is Justice (11), (in some decks it is also Strength). Astrologically the number eleven is often associated with Pluto.
Keywords: Insight, spiritual understanding, inspiration, awareness, revelation, illumination, intuition, creativity, idealism, teaching, wisdom, compassion, and enlightenment.
Meaning: The 22 is the most powerful of all numbers. It is often called the Master Builder. The 22 can turn the most ambitious of dreams into reality. It is potentially the most successful of all numbers. It has many of the inspirational insights of the 11, combined with the practicality and methodical nature of the 4. It is unlimited, yet disciplined. It sees the archetype, and brings it down to earth in some material form. It has big ideas, great plans, idealism, leadership, and enormous self-confidence. If not practical, the 22s waste their potential. Like the 11, the 22 can easily shrink from its own ambition, causing difficult interior pressures. Both the 11 and the 22 experience the pressure-cooker effect very strongly, particularly at an early age. It must work toward the realization of goals that are larger than personal ambition. The 22 serves the world in a practical way. The Major Arcana card corresponding to 22 is the Fool. He has mastered all the previous cards, and has become the Wise Magician.
Keywords: Self-discipline, broad-based mastery with spiritual awareness, practical idealism, material mastery, get-rich-quick schemes, viciousness, master builder, latent power, nervous tension, spiritual understanding of material world, and high ideals.
Meaning: The 33 is the most influential of all numbers. It is the Master Teacher. The 33 combines the 11 and the 22 and brings their potential to another level. When expressed to the fullest, the 33 lacks all personal ambition, and instead focuses its considerable abilities toward the spiritual uplifting of mankind. What makes the 33 especially impressive is the high level of sincere devotion. This is shown in its determination to seek understanding and wisdom before preaching to others. The 33 in full force are extremely rare.
The number 33 only matters when found among the core numbers: The Life Path, Heart's Desire, Expression, Personality, Maturity number, or as an Essence cycle or Pinnacle cycle. In all other cases the 33 should be reduced to a 6.
The fact that the 33 is extra-ordinary demanding and rare can be seen symbolically in the methods of calculation.
For example, a 33 Life Path can happen only when each of the 3 units of the birth date (month/year/day) add to 11. Or when the year adds to 22 (in the 20th century there are only 7 years that add to 22: 1939, 48, 57, 66, 75, 84, and 93) and the month and day of birth combined total is 11. And finally, when the birthday is 22 and the month and year of birth total 11.
