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Tarot Card Meanings

Tarot has 78 cards, 22 Major Arcana (the big life themes) and 56 Minor Arcana (the everyday moments, split across four suits). Every card has an upright meaning and a reversed one, and the meaning shifts based on where it sits in the spread.

These guides break down each card the way a reader actually uses them, not just dictionary definitions, but what they tend to mean when you draw them about love, career, or a specific situation.

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Major Arcana

The 22 cards that represent the big spiritual themes. Death, the Tower, the Fool's journey.

Cups (emotions, love)

Ace through King, the suit that governs feeling, intuition, and relationships.

Pentacles (money, body, work)

Material world, finances, career, physical health, slow growth.

Swords (mind, conflict)

Thought, decision, communication, often the hardest cards to sit with.

Wands (action, passion)

Energy, creativity, momentum, what's moving in your life.

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