tarot: major arcana

the fool upright

• potential, new beginnings, opportunity, adventure

• hesitant, careless, immature, reckless

• determination, focus, courage, action

• hope, faith, purpose, renewal, inspiration guidance

the fool reversed

• repression, disconnected, ignoring intuition, superficiality

• conformity, social pressure, restriction conventionality

• hesitant, careless, immature, reckless

• unmotivated, distracted, lack of control, fixation, narrowminded

the magician upright

• trickery, illusions, out of touch, manipulation

• hope, faith, purpose, renewal, inspiration guidance

• Endings, beginnings, change, letting go, rebirth

• manifestation, resourcefulness, power, intention

the magician reversed

• trickery, illusions, out of touch, manipulation

• shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction

• reflection, evaluation, awakening, rebirth

• sudden change, destruction, revelation, unstable

the high priestess upright

• intuition, sacred knowledge, higher-self, the subconscious mind

• controlling, entitled, avoidant, callous

• conformity, social pressure, restriction conventionality

• femininity, creative, nurturing, abundance, nature

the high priestess reversed

• introspection, solitude, inner guidance, searching for wisdom

• stalling, fear of sacrifice, detachment, being stuck

• repression, disconnected, ignoring intuition, superficiality

• detachment, independence, reclaiming power

the empress upright

• femininity, creative, nurturing, abundance, nature

• Love, union, relationships, values alignment, commitment

• fairness, honesty, accountability, objectivity

• delaying the inevitable, avoidance, averting disaster

the empress reversed

• controlling, entitled, avoidant, callous

• determination, focus, courage, action

• codependent, smothering, scarcity, stagnation

• imbalance, excess, recklessness

the emperor upright

• inner strength, confidence, compassion, patience

• masculinity, logic, structure, solid foundation, discipline

• cycles, unpredictable, luck, fate

• lack of faith, despair, discouragement, uninspired

the emperor reversed

• conformity, social pressure, restriction conventionality

• controlling, entitled, avoidant, callous

• determination, focus, courage, action

• illusion, subconscious, uncertainty, instincts