The Major Arcana

0. Fool: 2. High Priestess:

Freedom, Inspiration, Risk, Adventure, Innocence. Intuition, subtle change, divine law.

1. Magician: 3. Empress:

Success, Skill, Trickery. Harvest, natural growth, pregnancy.

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 4. Emperor: 6. The Lovers:

Power, control, dominance, energy. Love, relationship, choice.

5. Hierophant: 7. The Chariot:

Professional, advice, wisdom, revelation. Driving, ambition, control, force.

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 10. The Wheel of Fortune:
8. Strength:

Luck, chance, cycles, habits, patterns, ups and downs.

Management, maintenance, equal relationship.

11. Justice:
9. The Hermit:

Balance, Fairness, Right, Deserving, Rule.

Single person, loneliness, perspective, inspiration.

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 12. The Hanged Man: 14. Temperance:

Reversal, betrayal, lack of dignity. Watering down, peace, diplomacy, mixing.

13. Death: 15. The Devil:

Transformation, change, moving to a new phase. Ignorance, attachment, secrets, darkness.

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 16. The Tower:
18. The Moon:

Shock, sudden change, surprise, clearing away.

Changes, dreams, fear (unnecessary).

17. The Star: 19. The Sun:

Vision, hope, guidance, seeking a direction, following. Light, energy, power, growth, radiance.

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 20. The Judgement: The Suit of Pentacles
The Pentacles, disks or coins suit are all about the material things
in life, be it money, resources or your time. They show us all the
different stages of financial issues, from investing (Ace of
Pentacles), saving (4 of Pentacles), through poverty (5 of
Pentacles) to retirement (10 of Pentacles).
1p. The Ace of Pentacles:

Decisions, a calling, invitation, new life.

21. The World:

Investment, Seed.
2p. The Two of Pentacles:

Time, coming together, resolution, closing one door.

Juggling, uncertainty.

The Minor Arcana 3p. The Three of Pentacles:

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 New skill, assessment, learning. Holding back income, dispossession, poverty.

4p. The Four of Pentacles:

6p. The Six of Pentacles:

Saving, holding, possessin

Charity, give and take, work/life balance.

5p. The Five of Pentacles:

7p. The Seven of Pentacles:

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 9p. The Nine of Pentacles:

Review, assessment, taking stock.

Things being good, but suffocating.

8p. The Eight of Pentacles:

10p. The Ten of Pentacles:

Work for its own sake, constant labour, skill.

Stability, financial settlement, family.

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 11p. The Page of Pentacles:
13p. The Queen of Pentacles:

Contemplating a new project, planning.

Nurturing, rewarding, holding.

14p. The King of Pentacles:

12p. The Knight of Pentacles:

Solid work, consistency, trust, steady action.

Riches, Wealth, Reward.

The Suit of Cups

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The Suit of Cups are the dreamy, emotional aspects of our
life, and all to do with relationships. Actually, all the cards 3c. The Three of Cups:
show relationships, and lessons, but the Cups are specific;
so we have the partnership of the 2 of Cups all the way to
the happy family of the 10 of Cups.

1c. The Ace of Cups:

Celebration, party, support of friends.

4c. The Four of Cups:

Overflowing, abounding, joy, delight.

2c. The Two of Cups:

Missing a trick, being stubborn.

Equality, partnership, meeting of hearts and vision.

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 5c. The Five of Cups:
7c. The Seven of Cups:

Sorrow, loss, disappointment.

Getting distracted.

6c. The Six of Cups: 8c. The Eight of Cups:

Gifts, freely given, childhood, nostalgia. Moving away from a long outworn situation.

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 9c. The Nine of Cups: 11c. The Page of Cups:

Smugness, satisfaction, accomplishment, showing off. Novelty, surprise, creativity.

10c. The Ten of Cups: 12c. The Knight of Cups:

Family, Deserving, Reward, contentment. Vision, questing, on a mission.

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 The Suit of Wands
13c. The Queen of Cups: With Wands, we look at our lifestyle; our ambitions and
decisions in the world. They are like the walking staff that
supports us in our journey in life, they show us our beliefs
and intentions, that guide us in our behavior. So they are
connected to the other suits, as they provide the foundations
of all our thoughts (Swords), feelings (Cups) and actions
(Pentacles).

1w. The Ace of Wands:

Deep emotional understanding, contemplation.

14c. The King of Cups:

Power, control, energy, will, direction, explosion!

2w. The Two of Wands:

Hidden depths, connection, and wisdom.

Planning, comparison, strategy.

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 3w. The Three of Wands:
5w. The Five of Wands:

Setting things in motion, going ahead.

Confusion, argument, re-arrangement.

4w. The Four of Wands:

6w. The Six of Wands:

Invitation, friendship, mutual benefit.

Success, but beware of pride, leadership.

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 7w. The Seven of Wands:
9w. The Nine of Wands:

Standing your ground, fighting off others.

Holding fast, ignoring other opinions.

8w. The Eight of Wands:

10w. The Ten of Wands:

Swiftness, movement, travel, news. Overburden, responsibilities, overload.

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 11w. The Page of Wands:
13w. The Queen of Wands:

Journeying, adventure, following a calling.

Wisdom, experience, confidence.

14w. The King of Wands:

12w. The Knight of Wands:

Activist, doer, fiery passion. Dignity, honour, living to one’s word.

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 The Suit of Swords
The Swords are the Suit of the Mind, all our thoughts and 3s. The Three of Swords:
plans. As a result, they show us our worries, our concerns,
and matters of knowledge and education.

1s. The Ace of Swords:

Separation, judgement, sorrow.

Decision, cutting, black and white.

4s. The Four of Swords:
2s. The Two of Swords:

Rest, respite, recuperation, removal.

Denial, holding off, avoidance.

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 5s. The Five of Swords: 7s. The Seven of Swords:

Putting arguments aside, regrets. Treachery, sneaking, underhand action.

6s. The Six of Swords: 8s. The Eight of Swords:

Movement, assistance, travel. Holding yourself back, an old habit of thought.

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 9s. The Nine of Swords: 11s. The Page of Swords:

Pity, grief, sorrow, and worries. Not thinking through. Watch and wait, spying the land before action.

10s. The Ten of Swords: 12s. The Knight of Swords:

Pinning something down, everything out in the open. Rushing ahead, entering the discussion.

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 13s. The Queen of Swords:

Calm but swift action, decisiveness.

14s. The King of Swords:

Wisdom of experience, applied to fair decisions.

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