Major Arcana
Represents the major spiritual mysteries or lessons in life.
0 The Fool-a new chapter of life opens up. A sense of adventure. Reversed: Dissipation of energy
1 The Magician-putting your message out to a wider audience. Commanding the material aspects of life. Using your skills to make things happen.Messages. Reversed: Insufficient information; trickery
2 The High Priestess-allowing your inner thoughts and feeling to be your guide. Not knowing why you are promted to do something. Trusting intuition. The call of the wild.Influences of the past, usually of the unconscious. Reversed: Superstitious; superficial; imageconscious.
3 The Empress-utilizing your creativity. Manifesting; allowing things to growand develop around you. Growth and prosperity. Reversed: Too easy going; the need to stand up for your rights.
4 The Emperor-the struggle for independence. Refusal to submit to others' authority. Pushing back external influences which encroach upon one's territory. Reversed: Too headstrong. Unable to heed the advice of others.
5 The Hierophant-power teachers and teachings enter one's life. Influences behind the scenes. Rituals and ceremonies which work to influence objective reality. Rites of passage; shamanistic influences. Reversed: Stuck in tradition
6 The Lovers-intensity. Choices in relationships. devotion to whatever or whoever is scared in one's heart. Sexuality as expression. Physical love. Reversed: Obsessive love. Flightiness.
7 The Chariot-focus all your resources on attaining what is most important, one step at a time. Pull together disparate forces to creat a semblance of order. Discipline, especially self-discipline. Reversed: unable to finish anything
8 Strength-allowing one's immediate impulses to be directed by the use of reason. Creating bridges between this realm and the realm of higher energies. Opening oneself as a channel for these forces. Reversed: Not using your own abilities and powers.
9 The Hermit-dont rush into new sets of commitments. Check out everything involved before making that final plunge. Caution. Reversed: overly cautious
10 The Wheel of Fortune-the ebbs and flows of lifes opportunities. Temporary gratification versus one's destiny. Lifes ups and downs. Consider how to maintain well-being when things are going well. Reversed: Too optimistic. Look out for pitfalls.
11 Justice-achieving a new sense of balance. Harmony, and how it is attained. Taking responsibility for ones own errors rather than blaming others for ones lot. Reversed: Lack of balance. Too much or too little mercy shown.
12 The Hanged Man-dont be swayed or influenced by the conciderations of others. Dealing with ones own hang-ups. Waiting for something to happen. Stalemate. Reversed: looking at the world upside down. Unnecessary sacrifices.
13 Death-claering away negative conditions in order for something better to flow in. Giving up something of lesser value in exchange for something of much greater long term value. The spirals of lifes progression. Reversed: unable to free oneself from influences from the past.
14 Temperance-looking into the past in order to better understand the present. using ones experience in order to deal more effectively with present problems. Healing, self-analysis. Reversed: unable to learn from the past.
15 The Devil-dont let your negativity hold you back. Become aware of your own invisible ceilings and thermostats. Avoid self-sabotage. Those around you are negative. Reversed: suppressive, invalidating influences
16 The Tower-the need to build upon solid foundations, i.e., principles of honesty, truthfulness, humanity. Putting the interest of what you believe in before your own interest. Reversed: anger, possible danger
17 The Star-peace, serenity, realization. Understanding ones purpose in life. Reversed: lack of humanitarianism; lack of principles
18 The Moon-things are not always as they seem at first glance. There are deeper reasons for what happens. Strange connections between people-beyond their own undersanding. Reversed: living in a fantasy realm. Unable to distinguish the difference between objective and reality and what exists purely in the imagination
19 The Sun-growth and harmonious development in all aspects of life. Conscious planning. Building, organization, objective and measurable phenomenon. Reversed: overly intense. Burning the candle at both ends.
20 Judgment-major transformation, possibly emigration.Moving on to a completely different lifestyle. In the grip of powerful forces, seeing your life explode around you before the changes become visible. Reversed: In the grip of obsessive forces. Feeling that one is a pawn in a game played by the gods
21 The World-success, but the need for greater self-confidence. The fulfillment of responsibilities, duties, and commitments. How we grow through dealing with life; not avoiding the challanges it presents us with. Reversed: heavy burdens, excessive duties. Carrying the world upon ones shoulders. Fears, especially about responsibilities
Minor Arcana
Represents 56 every-day situations and people that we all come across one way or another in our lives.
Swords-states of mind and states of conflict (element air)
Cups-feelings and emotions ( water)
Wands (staves)-energy, action, power (fire)
Pentacles (coins)-material and financial conditions of life (earth)
Ancient Keltic Spread:
Significator (under card one) is the card choosen to represent that person.
1. general atmosphere that exsist around the subject or particular question/ problem.
2. influences working against her.
3. ideals (what she wants to happen).
4. unconscious thoughts on the matter.
5. the past.
6. the present.
7. general life.
8. family/friends.
9. hopes and fears.
10. final outcome.
Significator (under card one) is the card choosen to represent that person.
1. ideals.
2. creative fource.
3. life, wisdom.
4. virtues; good qualities.
5. conquest.
6. health.
7. love; lust.
8. arts, crafts; procreation.
9. imagination.
10. earthly home.
Significator (under card one) is the card choosen to represent that person.
1. inner self.
2. ideals.
3. past.
4. family.
5. health.
6. religion.
7. friends.
8. final outcome.
1. current atmosphere, influences.
2. events arising from influences.
3. past events as foundition for present situation.
4. passing influences.
5. preferences.
6. arriving influences.
7. general life.
8. strong points.
9. worries or biggest aspirations.
10. matter's conclusion.
