Reading Tarot

The art and meaning of tarot cards
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Meaning of Each Tarot Card

Understanding the meaning of tarot cards is a challenging but rewarding project for new readers. While there are no set instructions for how to read each symbol, I have provided a list of broad definitions to help beginner and intermediate tarot readers broaden their understanding of the deck and its meanings.

The following list is based on the standard 78-card deck, and is broken into sections for the Major and Minor Arcana. Each link will lead you to a separate page which discusses a variety of possible interpretations for each card in both its upright and reversed positions. The exact meaning of each tarot card — if there is such a thing — will be determined by the situation in which the card appears as well as the other cards that it is paired with.

 

 

List of Tarot Card Meanings:

 

 

Major Arcana  
The Fool
The Hermit