Each major arcana card lists a short interpretation. Upright and reversed are sketches to be adapted to context.
The Fool
Upright: beginnings, openness, risk. Reversed: hesitation, naivete, avoidance.
The Magician
Upright: will, skill, initiative. Reversed: manipulation, scattered focus.
The High Priestess
Upright: intuition, hidden knowledge. Reversed: blocked intuition, secrecy.
The Empress
Upright: nurture, growth, abundance. Reversed: stagnation, overindulgence.
The Emperor
Upright: structure, authority, stability. Reversed: rigidity, domination.
The Hierophant
Upright: tradition, teaching, institutions. Reversed: dogma, rebellion.
The Lovers
Upright: alignment, relationship, choice. Reversed: imbalance, discord.
The Chariot
Upright: drive, control, momentum. Reversed: loss of direction, conflict.
Strength
Upright: courage, patience, inner power. Reversed: self-doubt, frustration.
The Hermit
Upright: solitude, reflection, guidance. Reversed: isolation, withdrawal.
Wheel of Fortune
Upright: cycles, change, turning points. Reversed: delay, resistance to change.
Justice
Upright: balance, accountability, clarity. Reversed: imbalance, avoidance.
The Hanged Man
Upright: pause, new perspective, surrender. Reversed: stasis, stubbornness.
Death
Upright: endings, transition, release. Reversed: clinging, stagnation.
Temperance
Upright: balance, moderation, harmony. Reversed: excess, misalignment.
The Devil
Upright: attachment, constraint, shadow. Reversed: release, detachment.
The Tower
Upright: disruption, revelation, collapse. Reversed: delayed upheaval.
The Star
Upright: hope, renewal, calm. Reversed: doubt, discouragement.
The Moon
Upright: uncertainty, intuition, illusion. Reversed: clarity, fear easing.
The Sun
Upright: vitality, success, openness. Reversed: pessimism, dimmed joy.
Judgement
Upright: reckoning, awakening, decision. Reversed: avoidance, self-doubt.
The World
Upright: completion, integration, wholeness. Reversed: unfinished work.