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22 Major Arcana cards are in a standard tarot deck and their appearance in a reading indicate major issues

A standard tarot deck consists of 78 cards divided into two sections, the major arcanas and minor arcanas.


Major arcana cards in a reading indicate that the questions and issues are "high" priority. They represent your major feelings and concerns.

As we grow physically from child to adult we have to learn many processes and rules. Our lessons can be positive or negative, frequently influenced by how others treat us and how we perceive ourselves.

We also grow spiritually, learning and experiencing through our interaction with other beings. Many interpreters view the major arcana as showing this journey of inner growth.


The Fool: Moon Garden Tarot
The World: Universal Waite Tarot

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Beginning with the Fool Card (0) and ending with The World or The Universe (XXI). This journey is not smooth and as in life, lessons come along randomly.


Regular use of the cards can fine tune your awareness, your link with your psychic mind and give you more wisdom in making decisions.

Each interpretation has an upright and reversed meaning showing positive and negative effects of the cards. It is possible when you are new to reading, however, to use only the upright interpretation. Let your intuition be your guide.

To learn more about each card, click on the links below:

The Fool (0) first of Major Arcana
The Magician (Card I)
The High Priestess (Card II)
The Empress (Card III)
The Emperor (Card IV)
The Hierophant (Card V)
The Lovers (Card VI)
The Chariot (Card VII)
Strength (Card VIII)
The Hermit (Card IX)
Wheel of Fortune (Card X)
Justice (Card XI)
The Hanged Man (Card XII)
Death (CardXIII)
Temperance (CardXIV)
The Devil (CardXV)
The Tower (Card XVI)
The Star (Card XVII)
The Moon (Card XVIII)
The Sun (Card XIX)
Judgement (Card XX)
The World (Card XXI)


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