All 78 tarot card meanings

Every card in the Nine Tales deck, upright and reversed, with what it means for love, career and money, and what it says in each position of a spread. Written for this deck, with the Minor Arcana grounded in A. E. Waite's 1910 Pictorial Key to the Tarot.

Major Arcana

The twenty-two cards of the big picture: the turning points, the forces larger than a single week.

The Fool new beginnings · spontaneity · innocence The Magician manifestation · resourcefulness · willpower The High Priestess intuition · inner knowing · mystery The Empress abundance · nurturing · creativity The Emperor structure · authority · discipline The Hierophant tradition · guidance · belief systems The Lovers connection · alignment · choice The Chariot determination · willpower · victory Strength inner strength · courage · compassion The Hermit introspection · solitude · inner guidance Wheel of Fortune change · cycles · turning point Justice fairness · truth · cause and effect The Hanged Man surrender · new perspective · pause Death endings · transformation · letting go Temperance balance · moderation · patience The Devil restriction · attachment · temptation The Tower sudden upheaval · revelation · collapse The Star hope · renewal · inspiration The Moon uncertainty · illusion · intuition The Sun joy · success · vitality Judgement reflection · reckoning · awakening The World completion · wholeness · fulfillment

Wands

Fire. Drive, creativity, and the projects you throw yourself into.

Ace of Wands inspiration · new venture · creative spark Two of Wands planning · future vision · personal power Three of Wands expansion · looking ahead · early progress Four of Wands celebration · homecoming · milestone Five of Wands competition · conflict · creative tension Six of Wands victory · recognition · public success Seven of Wands defending your position · perseverance · standing your ground Eight of Wands fast movement · momentum · swift communication Nine of Wands resilience · persistence · guardedness Ten of Wands burden · overextension · responsibility Page of Wands enthusiasm · new idea · eagerness to explore Knight of Wands bold action · adventure · passionate pursuit Queen of Wands confidence · charisma · independence King of Wands visionary leadership · bold decisiveness · inspiring others

Cups

Water. Feeling, relationships, and everything you care about.

Ace of Cups new love · emotional openness · overflowing feeling Two of Cups mutual connection · partnership · reciprocity Three of Cups celebration · friendship · community Four of Cups apathy · emotional withdrawal · missed opportunity Five of Cups grief · loss · focusing on what's gone Six of Cups nostalgia · comfort in the familiar · reconnecting with the past Seven of Cups too many options · fantasy versus reality · daydreaming Eight of Cups walking away · seeking deeper meaning · a deliberate departure Nine of Cups contentment · satisfaction · wishes fulfilled Ten of Cups lasting happiness · harmony · emotional fulfillment Page of Cups emotional openness · creative curiosity · a heartfelt message Knight of Cups romantic pursuit · following the heart · a sincere offer Queen of Cups emotional intuition · compassion · a safe emotional harbor King of Cups emotional mastery · calm compassionate leadership · balancing feeling and reason

Swords

Air. Thought, conflict, truth, and the things you have to say out loud.

Ace of Swords clarity · breakthrough truth · mental focus Two of Swords a standoff · avoiding a decision · weighing two options blindly Three of Swords heartbreak · painful truth · grief Four of Swords rest · recovery · deliberate withdrawal Five of Swords hollow victory · costly conflict · tension Six of Swords transition · moving toward calmer waters · leaving turmoil behind Seven of Swords strategy · working around an obstacle · self-reliance Eight of Swords feeling trapped · self-imposed limitation · a mental cage Nine of Swords anxiety · sleepless worry · fear looming larger than reality Ten of Swords a painful ending · rock bottom · a situation fully run its course Page of Swords curiosity · a sharp mind · vigilance Knight of Swords decisive pursuit · direct action · speed Queen of Swords clear-eyed honesty · discernment · independence King of Swords intellectual authority · clear judgment · fairness

Pentacles

Earth. Money, work, health, and whatever you are building to last.

Ace of Pentacles new opportunity · material beginnings · a tangible fresh start Two of Pentacles juggling priorities · adaptability · balancing demands Three of Pentacles collaboration · skilled teamwork · building together Four of Pentacles security · holding tightly · saving Five of Pentacles hardship · feeling left out in the cold · material struggle Six of Pentacles generosity · balanced giving and receiving · support flowing where needed Seven of Pentacles patient assessment · evaluating progress · long-term investment Eight of Pentacles diligence · mastering a craft · focused skill-building Nine of Pentacles self-sufficient abundance · independence · enjoying the fruits of your effort Ten of Pentacles lasting legacy · generational stability · long-term security Page of Pentacles a practical opportunity · studiousness · eagerness to learn a real skill Knight of Pentacles steady progress · reliability · methodical effort Queen of Pentacles grounded nurturing · practical warmth · abundance through steady care King of Pentacles material mastery · generous abundance · security built through discipline