Tarot Card Meanings

By the PlayEye team · Updated July 8, 2026 · For entertainment

A full tarot deck holds seventy-eight cards. Twenty-two of them make up the Major Arcana, the big life themes that run from The Fool at zero to The World at twenty-one. The other fifty-six are the Minor Arcana, split into four suits, and they cover the everyday texture of a life: the work, the feelings, the choices, and the money that fill the space between the big turning points.

This guide gives a plain, honest meaning for every card, without the fear or mystery that often gets piled on top. For each one you'll find what it means upright and reversed, how it reads in love, career, and money, and a simple yes-or-no answer for quick questions. The heavy cards people worry about, Death, The Tower, the Three of Swords, get explained for what they actually mean rather than what their names or images suggest. None of it is medical, legal, or financial advice; it's a way to reflect on where you are and what you might do next.

New to reading the cards? Start anywhere that catches your eye, or pull a free 3-card tarot reading to see a few of these cards in conversation with each other. Each card page links on to related cards, so you can follow the thread wherever it leads.

The Major Arcana (0–21)

Twenty-two cards, read in order, tell a single story: a journey from the first uncertain step off a cliff to the sense of arrival at the very end.

• The Fool 0
• The Magician 1
• The High Priestess 2
• The Empress 3
• The Emperor 4
• The Hierophant 5
• The Lovers 6
• The Chariot 7
• Strength 8
• The Hermit 9
• Wheel of Fortune 10
• Justice 11
• The Hanged Man 12
• Death 13
• Temperance 14
• The Devil 15
• The Tower 16
• The Star 17
• The Moon 18
• The Sun 19
• Judgement 20
• The World 21

Wands · Fire

Wands are the suit of energy, drive, and creativity, the spark behind ambition, passion projects, and the courage to start.

• Ace of Wands A
• Two of Wands 2
• Three of Wands 3
• Four of Wands 4
• Five of Wands 5
• Six of Wands 6
• Seven of Wands 7
• Eight of Wands 8
• Nine of Wands 9
• Ten of Wands 10
• Page of Wands Pg
• Knight of Wands Kn
• Queen of Wands Qn
• King of Wands Kg

Cups · Water

Cups deal with emotion, love, and connection, the currents of the heart, relationships, intuition, and inner life.

• Ace of Cups A
• Two of Cups 2
• Three of Cups 3
• Four of Cups 4
• Five of Cups 5
• Six of Cups 6
• Seven of Cups 7
• Eight of Cups 8
• Nine of Cups 9
• Ten of Cups 10
• Page of Cups Pg
• Knight of Cups Kn
• Queen of Cups Qn
• King of Cups Kg

Swords · Air

Swords are the suit of the mind, thought, truth, conflict, and hard decisions, cutting clarity and the struggles that come with it.

• Ace of Swords A
• Two of Swords 2
• Three of Swords 3
• Four of Swords 4
• Five of Swords 5
• Six of Swords 6
• Seven of Swords 7
• Eight of Swords 8
• Nine of Swords 9
• Ten of Swords 10
• Page of Swords Pg
• Knight of Swords Kn
• Queen of Swords Qn
• King of Swords Kg

Pentacles · Earth

Pentacles ground the deck in the material world, money, work, home, and health, and the slow, steady building of something lasting.

• Ace of Pentacles A
• Two of Pentacles 2
• Three of Pentacles 3
• Four of Pentacles 4
• Five of Pentacles 5
• Six of Pentacles 6
• Seven of Pentacles 7
• Eight of Pentacles 8
• Nine of Pentacles 9
• Ten of Pentacles 10
• Page of Pentacles Pg
• Knight of Pentacles Kn
• Queen of Pentacles Qn
• King of Pentacles Kg

For entertainment purposes only. Tarot readings are not a substitute for professional medical, financial, legal, or psychological advice.