Tarot · the whole deck
The seventy-eight cards, one by one.
From The Fool to the King of Pentacles: all seventy-eight tarot cards, read upright and reversed, in love and at work, as a mirror rather than a verdict.
The Major Arcana
Twenty-two great chapters, from the leap of The Fool to the wholeness of The World.
- The Fool The Fool sets off down the road, a light bundle over one shoulder and an open heart.
- The Magician The Magician already holds in his hands everything he needs to create.
- The High Priestess The High Priestess keeps watch in the silence, between two pillars, where answers aren’t shouted but felt.
- The Empress The Empress reigns over a generous garden, where things grow when we take the time to care for them.
- The Emperor The Emperor lays the foundations, draws the lines, and gives your life a framework to lean on.
- The Hierophant The Hierophant keeps the knowledge passed from hand to hand, the kind that offers a shared framework and shared meaning.
- The Lovers The Lovers speak of the bonds that transform us and the choices made from the heart.
- The Chariot The Chariot surges forward, reins in hand, carried by a clear will and a good measure of courage.
- Strength Strength doesn’t tame the lion through force, but through a calm and confident presence.
- The Hermit The Hermit steps away from the noise, lantern in hand, to light the path within.
- The Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune turns, reminding you that nothing stays frozen for very long.
- Justice Justice holds her scales calmly, inviting you to see things as they are, without telling yourself stories.
- The Hanged Man The Hanged Man rests upside down, at peace, and discovers that the world wears another face from this angle.
- Death Death, in tarot, speaks of transformation far more than of disappearance.
- Temperance Temperance pours gently from one cup to another, blending opposites until she finds the right measure.
- The Devil The Devil shines a light on what binds us, sometimes for our pleasure, sometimes for our prison.
- The Tower The Tower watches what was built on foundations too fragile or too rigid come crashing down.
- The Star The Star shines after the storm, soft and clear, pouring her water over a soothed earth.
- The Moon The Moon lights a nighttime landscape, where the outlines are blurred and the imagination takes its full place.
- The Sun The Sun warms everything it touches, lighting your road with a simple, honest joy.
- Judgement Judgement sounds like an inner call, that moment when you wake up and rediscover yourself.
- The World The World dances at the center of its wreath, where a great cycle closes in fullness.
The Suit of Cups
The waters of the heart: love, feeling, intuition and the bonds that move us.
- Ace of Cups The Ace of Cups is an overflowing chalice, offered without conditions.
- Two of Cups The Two of Cups is two beings holding out their cups and recognizing each other.
- Three of Cups The Three of Cups is cups raised together, in laughter and gratitude.
- Four of Cups The Four of Cups is that moment when you contemplate your cups with no appetite to taste them.
- Five of Cups The Five of Cups is spilled cups we weep over, our back turned to the ones still standing.
- Six of Cups The Six of Cups is cups offered with the sweetness of childhood, with no calculation.
- Seven of Cups The Seven of Cups is cups floating like so many possible dreams, each one glowing with a promise.
- Eight of Cups The Eight of Cups is that figure walking away from cups that are full, drawn toward something else.
- Nine of Cups The Nine of Cups is the smile of someone savoring their cups lined up, fulfilled from within.
- Ten of Cups The Ten of Cups is the arc of cups across the sky, the image of a love that radiates and spills over onto your people.
- Page of Cups The Page of Cups is that young heart holding out its cup, from which a delicate surprise springs.
- Knight of Cups The Knight of Cups is the one who rides forward with his cup held out, carried by an ideal and a sincere passion.
- Queen of Cups The Queen of Cups is that presence holding her precious cup and reading the world with her heart.
- King of Cups The King of Cups is that steady presence holding his cup amid the waves without being swept away.
The Suit of Swords
The air of the mind: thought, truth, conflict and the clarity that cuts through.
- Ace of Swords The Ace of Swords is the instant the fog lifts and you finally see clearly.
- Two of Swords The Two of Swords shows a woman seated, blindfolded, two blades crossed over her heart.
- Three of Swords The Three of Swords shows a pierced heart, and it doesn’t try to pretend.
- Four of Swords The Four of Swords is the invitation to lie down a while and let the world turn without you.
- Five of Swords The Five of Swords speaks of those moments when you stand your ground, defending your territory with weapons in hand.
- Six of Swords The Six of Swords shows a boat drifting gently away from a turbulent shore toward calmer waters.
- Seven of Swords The Seven of Swords speaks of cleverness and play, of that part of you that knows how to move forward without showing everything.
- Eight of Swords The Eight of Swords shows a woman surrounded by blades, blindfolded, believing herself a prisoner.
- Nine of Swords The Nine of Swords is that person sitting up in bed in the dead of night, face in their hands.
- Ten of Swords The Ten of Swords shows an ending, and it doesn’t pretend it’s a gentle one.
- Page of Swords The Page of Swords is that young, quick mind that wants to understand, that asks questions without fearing it sounds naive.
- Knight of Swords The Knight of Swords charges ahead, mind clear and words direct, carried by an idea he wants to defend right away.
- Queen of Swords The Queen of Swords sees clearly, and she speaks truly without cruelty.
- King of Swords The King of Swords embodies the mature mind that knows how to weigh, decide, and keep its word.
The Suit of Wands
The fire of will: drive, desire, creativity and the spark that sets things going.
- Ace of Wands The Ace of Wands is a spark holding out its hand to you.
- Two of Wands The Two of Wands shows you standing, the world held in the hollow of your hand, gazing into the distance.
- Three of Wands The Three of Wands is the gaze following the sails already out at sea.
- Four of Wands The Four of Wands raises a festive threshold, garlands strung between four solid pillars.
- Five of Wands The Five of Wands is a tangle of energies all wanting to speak at once.
- Six of Wands The Six of Wands is the return with your head held high, cheered by those who watched you push on.
- Seven of Wands The Seven of Wands shows you standing your high ground, defending what matters to you.
- Eight of Wands The Eight of Wands is arrows loosed across the sky, straight and swift.
- Nine of Wands The Nine of Wands shows you standing despite the marks of the road, still holding on.
- Ten of Wands The Ten of Wands is that armful you carry bent over, the view almost hidden by the load.
- Page of Wands The Page of Wands is the fresh enthusiasm of someone discovering a new playground.
- Knight of Wands The Knight of Wands gallops off, carried by a passion that wants nothing more than to act.
- Queen of Wands The Queen of Wands radiates a warm confidence, both sunlit and deeply alive.
- King of Wands The King of Wands holds his scepter with the ease of someone who knows how to turn impulse into direction.
The Suit of Pentacles
The earth of the body: work, money, the home and everything you can touch.
- Ace of Pentacles The Ace of Pentacles is a very real seed placed in your hand.
- Two of Pentacles The Two of Pentacles is the art of juggling what you have, without dropping it all.
- Three of Pentacles The Three of Pentacles is the moment your work takes shape thanks to the hands that come together.
- Four of Pentacles The Four of Pentacles is the gesture of putting what matters to you somewhere safe.
- Five of Pentacles The Five of Pentacles is that crossing where you feel a little destitute, the cold outside and the sense of being left out.
- Six of Pentacles The Six of Pentacles is the lovely dance of giving and receiving, when resources circulate fairly.
- Seven of Pentacles The Seven of Pentacles is the pause of someone leaning on their spade, contemplating what they’ve sown.
- Eight of Pentacles The Eight of Pentacles is the workshop, the repeated gesture, the pleasure of doing one thing well at a time.
- Nine of Pentacles The Nine of Pentacles is the garden where you peacefully savor the fruit of your own discipline.
- Ten of Pentacles The Ten of Pentacles is the full house, the generations gathered, what gets passed on and lasts over time.
- Page of Pentacles The Page of Pentacles is the dedicated student contemplating a coin like a promise to understand.
- Knight of Pentacles The Knight of Pentacles is the calm walker who moves at a sure pace, never letting go of his heading.
- Queen of Pentacles The Queen of Pentacles is that warm presence who tends to the concrete with a natural ease.
- King of Pentacles The King of Pentacles is the one who has patiently built a concrete and fertile kingdom.