Tarot Meanings
The best way to get to know the meanings is by learning simple word familiarisation. There are 78 cards and thousands of meanings but it is not as difficult as it seems.
I have been teaching people to read for over 14 years. I know it can be a daunting process with many different forms of literature out there and even millions of decks to choose from, each with their own specific meanings.
So if you want to learn a quick and easy way to getting to know your deck then this site will help you. Lets start by looking at the decks as an individual and not as a whole. This makes remembering and using your cards less intimidating. It also helps with better memory recall. (I personally use the universal rider waite deck) So divide you cards into Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles and then major arcana. This makes learning easier!
It will take you a matter of weeks to get to know the meanings. It will take you a little longer to trust your intuition. The brief meanings I am going to share with you are just helping you to recall your cards. When you become more proficient you will find that the cards will give you personally many different meanings when you are looking at them. Your intuition, guides and angels will also help you to delve deeper into what a particular card means to you when it falls in a reading. The learning process never really ends and you will be amazed how much a single card will be able to reveal.
Wands
Direction – South
Season – Spring
Timing -Days
Astrological- Fires signs Aries-Leo -Sagittarius
Represents – Ideas and Plans
Ace Of Wands: New beginnings, news arriving, plans and ideas starting to form.
Ace of Wands reversed: Delays in plans, delay by 24 hours or one day. Possibly until Spring.
Two of Wands: Review and revision, looking over your business plans or financial areas. Travel
Two of Wands reversed: Matters being sorted.
Three of Wands: Opportunities arriving, travel possibly overseas. Three opportunities will be presented.
Three of Wands reversed: Listen to your own advice
Four of Wands: Happiness in connection with a home or vacation area or place.
Four of Wands reversed: Minor delays with a home or vacation but plans will still proceed.
Five of Wands: Opposition but push through will gain good results
Five of Wands reversed: Frustrations to deal with
Six of Wands: Good news, victory, a wish card
Six of Wands Reversed: No win situation, unfavourable news
Seven of Wands: Deal with situations as they arise
Seven of Wands reversed: Don’t be indecisive
Eight of Wands: Travel, movement or expansion. Air Travel or flights
Eight of Wands reversed: Delays in travel, movement or expansion plans
Nine of Wands: Defending what you want or believe in, being defensive
Nine of Wands reversed: At a loss or worrying about being on the loosing end of a situation
Ten of Wands: Added responsibilities, promotion
Ten of Wands reversed: laying down responsibilities, demotion, taking a break
Page of Wands: Young male child athelic good at sports, good news arriving
Page of Wands reversed: Young female child, unexpected news
Knight of Wands: Male under 30 restless or traveller, initiating changes
Knight of Wands reversed: Frustrations
Queen of Wands: Female strong minded and in control, managerial card
Queens of Wands reversed: not managing, frustrations in the domestic areas
King of Wands: Male over 30 good talker and communicator, buying, selling, sales and marketing cards.
King of Wands reversed: Unreliable circumstances, not good advice, could be bad business idea
Cups
Direction – West
Season – Summer
Timing – Weeks
Astrological- Water Signs – Cancer-Scorpio-Pisces
Represents – Emotions and Feelings
Ace of Cups: Abundance, fertility, happiness, feelings reciprocated
Ace of Cups reversed: Questioning feelings, emotional uncertainty
Two of Cups: Partnerships, interviews, communication, soul mate
Two of Cups reversed: Separations, arguments, no news for two weeks
Three of Cups: Celebrations, births, children, fertility
Three of Cups reversed: Don’t let your emotions get on top of you
Four of Cups: Emotional confusion, dis-satisfied with current situations
Four of Cups reversed: Emotional clarity, new people or new environments being introduced
Five of Cups: Looking over the past, feeling sad, people or situations from the past
Five of Cups reversed: Visiting or remembering the past, past situations returning
Six of Cups: Peace of mind of decisions being made, rekindling old love
Six of Cups reversed: Peace of mind over decisions already reached, someone or something returning
Seven of Cups: Confusion over choices
Seven of Cups reversed: Making the right choice
Eight of Cups: Walking or moving in the right direction
Eight of Cups reversed: Left all problems behind you
Nine of Cups: Wish card, success that comes with maturity, wealthy man
Nine of Cups reversed: Success when you least expect it, wish will come but when you have given up on it
Ten of Cups: Happiness, commitment, family, contentment
Ten of Cups reversed: Separations or changes in the family
Page of Cups: Young Male child emotionally sensitive, Opportunities being presented
Page of Cups reversed: Young female child, Patience
Knight of Cups: Lover or husband, propositions and proposals to consider
Knight of Cups reversed: Reconsider propositions or proposals, unfaithful
Queen of Cups: Female sensitive, motherly type, intuitive and could be moody. Listen to your intuition
Queen of Cups reversed: Finding difficulty in making a commitment
King of Cups: Male over 30 very caring and compassionate
King of Cups: Very untrustworthy, giving into the excesses of work, life, alcohol, drugs and worry.
Swords
Direction – North
Season – Autumn
Timing – Months
Astrological- Air Signs – Gemini-Libra-Aquarius
Represents – Thoughts/Actions
Ace of Swords: Negotiations, strength, authority
Ace of Swords reversed: Delays in negotiations, don’t abuse power
Two of Swords: In two minds, being indecisive, unsure of direction
Two of Swords reversed: Seeing matters clearly, clear decisions and directions
Three of Swords: Matters being unsettled emotionally and mentally, paperwork, legalities, settlements
Three of Swords reversed: Reaching a compromise
Four of Swords: Dealing with health areas, ie doctor, nurse, institutions. Good recovery, a rest from anxieties or concerns
Four of Swords reversed: Matters slow to recover, allowing anxieties to bring health concerns or effects.
Five of Swords: Arguing with others, not seeing the point. Letting things eat away at you.
Five of Swords reversed: Bringing up old issues, past grievances, not letting go and forgiving.
Six of Swords: Good improvement in finances, everything moving along very quickly.
Six of Swords reversed: Careful not to make reckless or careless decisions which will affect money or outcomes.
Seven of Swords: Taking advantage of a deal or situation. Being advantageous. Cutting losses in what has been going nowhere. Robbery or losses
Seven of Swords reversed: Seeking professional advice, ie doctor lawyer, people in professional areas of business.
Eight of Swords: Letting insecurities stop progress.
Eight of Swords reversed: Letting go and freeing up.
Nine of Swords: Things are never as bad as they seem. Matters are no as they appear.
Nine of Swords reversed: Doubts, isolation, imprisonment, depressions.
Ten of Swords: Legal documents or proceedings. Waiting on situations to become clearer before decisions can be made.
Ten of Swords reversed: Everything is as it appears. Documents, papers or legalities coming to an end.
Page of Swords: Young male intelligent, opportunities with documents or papers. Messages through letters or paperwork.
Page of Swords reversed: Young female child, unexpected developments
Knight of Swords: Making quick decisions, paperwork or documents requiring quick results or attention.
Knight of Swords reversed: Taking into consideration the advice of others, taking other peoples feelings into consideration and forgetting your own.
Queen of Swords: Strong minded woman, intelligent, emotionally devoid at times. Detach emotions and make clear cut decisions.
Queen of Swords reversed: Widow, been through hard and difficulties times. Time to narrow views down to what you want.
Kind of Swords: Male in authority, strong mentally and very passionate and opinionated about what he believes in. Dealings with people in authority, lawyers, government, father figures.
Kind of Swords reversed: A shrewd, pushy man who uses mind games and calculative ways to get his own way. Time to be more discerning in decisions and directions.
Pentacles
Direction – East
Season – Winter
Timing – Years
Astrological – Earth signs – Taurus-Virgo-Capricorn
Represents – Finances, Work and Accumulation
Ace of Pentacles: Abundance, good financial improvements
Ace of Pentacles reversed: Money going out, losses or chances in finances
Two of Pentacles: Juggling two things at once. Financial periods of ups and downs.
Two of Pentacles reversed: Matters falling into place
Three of Pentacles: Work skills, new work, recognition for past efforts, reward for effort.
Three of Pentacles reversed: A need to finish what has been started, poor workmanship, being let down by relying on others
Four of Pentacles: Financial security, being in control, restriction
Four of Pentacles reversed: Finances out of control
Five of Pentacles: Financial strains that affect relationships, unemployed, crippled by too many financial responsibilities.
Five of Pentacles reversed: New work, new relationships, good money and improvements
Six of Pentacles: Financial fairness, settlements, loans, financial assistance.
Six of Pentacles reversed: Unfairness, money owed won’t come in, giving too much to others and not enough to yourself
Seven of Pentacles: Study, learning, accumulating wealth. What you sow you reap.
Seven of Pentacles reversed: Stressing over not having enough, anxieties unfounded.
Eight of Pentacles: Promotion, new work, learning new skills.
Eight of Pentacles reversed: Forced changes, demotion, loss of work or unforeseeable changes to do with work.
Nine of Pentacles: Sales, purchases, financial dealings, success.
Nine of Pentacles reversed: Sales, success coming when you least expect it.
Ten of Pentacles: Home, family business, Happiness and success
Ten of Pentacles reversed: Changes in the home, family, accidental circumstances and caution needed not to waste money.
Page of Pentacles: Young male who is creative, business opportunities
Page of Pentacles reversed: Young female, caution in business dealings
Knight of Pentacles: Matters moving slow in business.
Knight of Pentacles reversed: Stagnation, stuck in a rut or at a standstill.
Queen of Pentacles: Career woman, farmer, works well with creating good business deals. Level headed decisions
Queen of Pentacles reversed: Neglecting duties, adoption card
King of Pentacles: Strong business man, self employed, jack of all trades, Banker, financier, stock broker, sales man etc
King of Pentacles reversed: Gambler, chance taker, squandering time, money and energy.
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