Meanings for all 22 Major Arcana cards plus the Aces of Cups, Swords and Pentacles, upright and reversed. Each card page carries keywords, the traditional element and astrological attribution, a reflection prompt, and a paired Solfeggio frequency you can play on the page.
No card is read as good or bad luck. Every meaning is written as a lens for looking at a situation you are already in.
Card meanings
0 — The Fool — Beginnings, unproven faith, the step taken before the plan exists. Paired tone 417 Hz.
I — The Magician — Focused will, and the tools already within reach. Paired tone 528 Hz.
II — The High Priestess — Inner knowing, and the answer you have not said out loud. Paired tone 852 Hz.
III — The Empress — Growth, embodiment, and tending what is already alive. Paired tone 285 Hz.
IV — The Emperor — Structure, boundaries, and the usefulness of limits. Paired tone 174 Hz.
V — The Hierophant — Inherited frameworks, and learning from someone who went first. Paired tone 741 Hz.
VI — The Lovers — Relationship, and the choice inside it. Paired tone 639 Hz.
VII — The Chariot — Momentum, and holding a direction against friction. Paired tone 417 Hz.
VIII — Strength — Patience as power, and the gentler grip. Paired tone 528 Hz.
IX — The Hermit — Deliberate solitude, and thinking with the noise off. Paired tone 963 Hz.
X — Wheel of Fortune — Cycles, timing, and the part that was never yours to control. Paired tone 417 Hz.
XI — Justice — Clear seeing, consequence, and the honest account. Paired tone 741 Hz.
XII — The Hanged Man — Suspension, the useful pause, seeing it from the other side. Paired tone 174 Hz.
XIII — Death — Endings that clear ground, and the part that is genuinely finished. Paired tone 285 Hz.
XIV — Temperance — Proportion, blending, and a middle that is not a compromise. Paired tone 639 Hz.
XV — The Devil — The attachment that costs more than it returns. Paired tone 396 Hz.
XVI — The Tower — The sudden collapse of something that was already unstable. Paired tone 417 Hz.
XVII — The Star — Quiet restoration after a hard passage. Paired tone 285 Hz.
XVIII — The Moon — Uncertainty, half-light, and the difference between fear and fact. Paired tone 852 Hz.
XIX — The Sun — Clarity, plain good, and things being what they appear to be. Paired tone 528 Hz.
XX — Judgement — Reckoning, and a call that requires a specific answer. Paired tone 741 Hz.
XXI — The World — Completion, and the whole shape finally becoming visible. Paired tone 963 Hz.
Ace of Cups — A feeling beginning, offered rather than earned. Paired tone 639 Hz.
Ace of Swords — A clear thought, and the truth stated without softening. Paired tone 741 Hz.
Ace of Pentacles — A material beginning, and the first concrete step. Paired tone 174 Hz.
Frequently asked questions
How many tarot cards are in the Major Arcana?
There are 22 Major Arcana cards, numbered 0 to 21, from The Fool through to The World. All 22 have a full page on this site.
What is the difference between the Major and Minor Arcana?
The 22 Major Arcana are standalone cards named for broad themes such as The Lovers or The Tower. The 56 Minor Arcana are divided into four suits — Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands — and are traditionally read as everyday circumstances rather than large turning points.
What order are the tarot cards in?
The Major Arcana run in their traditional numbered order, 0 to 21, because the sequence itself is part of how they are read. The Minor Arcana are listed by suit, starting with the Ace of each.
Are all 78 tarot cards on this site?
Not yet. All 22 Major Arcana are written, plus the Ace of Cups, Ace of Swords and Ace of Pentacles. The rest of the Minor Arcana are being added suit by suit.