Tarot Card Meanings: All 78 Cards Explained

A tarot deck has 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana cards and 56 Minor Arcana cards, split into four suits of fourteen: Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles.

The Major Arcana speak of life's big themes and turning points. The Minor Arcana describe everyday situations, feelings and choices, with each suit linked to an element and an area of life.

Wands are fire: energy and ambition. Cups are water: feelings and relationships. Swords are air: thoughts, truth and conflict. Pentacles are earth: home, work, money and the body.

Draw one card a day, read its meaning, then notice how it fits your day. Learning a few cards at a time, and keeping notes, builds a personal understanding much faster than memorising lists.

Not to begin with. Many readers never use reversals. Each of our card pages includes the traditional reversed meaning for when you are ready.