Tarot card meanings
The tarot deck has 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana, which describe the large turns of a life, and 56 Minor Arcana in four suits - Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles - which describe its everyday texture. Each card carries one meaning when it is drawn upright and another when it is reversed.
The meanings below are the ones KaraKundali's three-card reading uses. They are traditional readings for reflection, not forecasts: a card names a pattern worth thinking about, and what you do with it is yours.
Major Arcana
- The Fool
- The Magician
- The High Priestess
- The Empress
- The Emperor
- The Hierophant
- The Lovers
- The Chariot
- Strength
- The Hermit
- Wheel of Fortune
- Justice
- The Hanged Man
- Death
- Temperance
- The Devil
- The Tower
- The Star
- The Moon
- The Sun
- Judgement
- The World
Suit of Wands
- Ace of Wands
- Two of Wands
- Three of Wands
- Four of Wands
- Five of Wands
- Six of Wands
- Seven of Wands
- Eight of Wands
- Nine of Wands
- Ten of Wands
- Page of Wands
- Knight of Wands
- Queen of Wands
- King of Wands
Suit of Cups
- Ace of Cups
- Two of Cups
- Three of Cups
- Four of Cups
- Five of Cups
- Six of Cups
- Seven of Cups
- Eight of Cups
- Nine of Cups
- Ten of Cups
- Page of Cups
- Knight of Cups
- Queen of Cups
- King of Cups
Suit of Swords
- Ace of Swords
- Two of Swords
- Three of Swords
- Four of Swords
- Five of Swords
- Six of Swords
- Seven of Swords
- Eight of Swords
- Nine of Swords
- Ten of Swords
- Page of Swords
- Knight of Swords
- Queen of Swords
- King of Swords
Suit of Pentacles
- Ace of Pentacles
- Two of Pentacles
- Three of Pentacles
- Four of Pentacles
- Five of Pentacles
- Six of Pentacles
- Seven of Pentacles
- Eight of Pentacles
- Nine of Pentacles
- Ten of Pentacles
- Page of Pentacles
- Knight of Pentacles
- Queen of Pentacles
- King of Pentacles
Questions
How many cards are in a tarot deck?
78: 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana, split into four suits of 14 cards each.
What does a reversed tarot card mean?
A reversed card usually points to the same theme as the upright card, but blocked, delayed, overdone or turned inward.