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Glossary
Major Arcana
Twenty-two cards describing the big themes of a life, from The Fool's first step to The World's completion.
Definition
A tarot deck has 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana ("greater secrets") and 56 Minor Arcana. Majors describe large forces and turning points; when several appear, the reading is about something significant.
The 22 cards
| # | Card | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | The Fool | Beginnings, trust, leap |
| I | The Magician | Skill, will, resources |
| II | The High Priestess | Intuition, the unseen |
| III | The Empress | Abundance, nurture |
| IV | The Emperor | Structure, authority |
| V | The Hierophant | Tradition, teaching |
| VI | The Lovers | Choice, union |
| VII | The Chariot | Willpower, progress |
| VIII | Strength | Courage, gentleness |
| IX | The Hermit | Solitude, wisdom |
| X | Wheel of Fortune | Cycles, turning points |
| XI | Justice | Fairness, consequence |
| XII | The Hanged Man | Pause, new perspective |
| XIII | Death | Endings, transformation |
| XIV | Temperance | Balance, moderation |
| XV | The Devil | Attachment, temptation |
| XVI | The Tower | Sudden change, revelation |
| XVII | The Star | Hope, healing |
| XVIII | The Moon | Uncertainty, dreams |
| XIX | The Sun | Joy, success |
| XX | Judgement | Awakening, reckoning |
| XXI | The World | Completion, wholeness |
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See it in your own chart
Astrool calculates your full birth chart, not just your sun sign, and writes your daily, weekly and monthly readings against it.
Common questions
Is the Death card bad?
It almost never means physical death; it signals an ending that makes way for something new.
Why is The Fool numbered 0?
It stands outside and before the sequence: the traveller about to begin.