Meaning of Each cards – Information
based on these shady sites:
-https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/
-https://miriamreadstarot.com/how-you-can-use-the-major-arcana-as-characters-in-your-creative-work/
and megaten wiki.
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0. The Fool
Upright: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit
Reversed: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking
The Fool is innocent and is ready to try new experiences. The Fool can be someone who may be the type who is ready to try something new and is ready to gain whatever experiences they encounter, whether they are good or bad.
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I. The Magician
UPRIGHT: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action
REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents
The Magician is the one who creates and manifests things, an inventor or someone who is always trying to create something new. The Magician can also represent an entrepreneur of any niche looking to manifest something new and establish something new. Those who depict this character are shrewd, excellent communicators and have a cunning side to them.
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II. The Priestess/ High Priestess
UPRIGHT: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind
REVERSED: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence
The High Priestess is usually believed to be a psychic woman, the characters represented by the High Priestess can be mysterious, highly intuitive, and psychic.
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III. Empress
UPRIGHT: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others
The Empress is the mother, the nurturing mother who provides for her kids and family and has a creative side.
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IV. Emperor
UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure
REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility
The Emperor is the male leader, or the father, or a father figure. He is organized, makes the rules, and expects others to follow them. The Emperor expects you to follow their rules, but that does not mean he is harsh and unreasonable.
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V. Hierophant
UPRIGHT: Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition ,institutions
REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo
The Hierophant is someone who is into tradition and conforms, and someone who you go to for advice. Ex. a counselor, a teacher, a professor, or a clergy person.
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VI. The Lovers
UPRIGHT: Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices
REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values
Lovers tarot card is about making choices and relationships. The Lovers is loyal and has high expectations for you to follow through on any commitments made.
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VII. Chariot
UPRIGHT: Control, willpower, success, action, determination
REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction
Someone determined to go to their destination regardless of the obstacles they face.
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VIII. Strength
UPRIGHT: Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion
REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion
The Strength card represents someone strong, regardless of whether they are physically strong or strong within
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IX. Hermit
UPRIGHT: Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance
REVERSED: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal
The Hermit is someone who keeps to themselves, a highly spiritual person who lives away from others.
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X. Wheel of Fortune
UPRIGHT: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles
The Wheel of Fortune is all about changing directions, a character who changes significantly one way or another after a life-changing event happens, whether it is positive or negative.
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XI. Justice
UPRIGHT: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law
REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
a character obsessed with doing what is right and easily distinguished from the right to wrong.
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XII. Hanged Man
UPRIGHT: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives
REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision
someone putting their needs last so that others' needs are met first, ex. They may allow others to cut in line in front of them to get their needs met first.
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XIII. Death
UPRIGHT: Endings, change, transformation, transition
REVERSED: Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging
The Grim Reaper, Death means transformation. a character who went through a profound change to the point that they can never recover their old self.
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XIV. Temperance
UPRIGHT: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose
REVERSED: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment
Temperance is patient, spiritual, and knows how to do anything in moderation.
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XV. The Devil
UPRIGHT: Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality
REVERSED: Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment
someone who is possessive, obsessive, and has an addiction to gambling, food, or anything else. someone who loves the decadent and luxurious life.
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XVI. The Tower
UPRIGHT: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening
REVERSED: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster
Character who have volatile temper, unstable, easily shaken.
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XVII. The Star
UPRIGHT: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality
REVERSED: Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection
Character that represents hope and wishes.
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XVIII. The Moon
UPRIGHT: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition
REVERSED: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
The Mysterious man, a character with a facade.
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XIX. The Sun
UPRIGHT: Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality
REVERSED: Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic
A Positive character that radiates kindness and cheeriness.
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XX. Judgement
UPRIGHT: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution
REVERSED: Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call
character who had a shady past but redeemed themselves. a character who is the one that others depend on when it comes to helping them make decisions. a character who has 'seen the light' or was on a bad path, but something changed them for the better, which may also be considered redemption.
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XXI. The World
UPRIGHT: Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel
REVERSED: Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays
The World is all about accomplishing something and finishing up the cycle.