Card meanings
The seventy-eight cards
Every card gets its own page: the traditional meaning, the reversal, how it reads in love, work and money, the symbolism in the 1909 illustration, and the misreading it most often attracts.
Two people pass a lit window in the snow without looking up. The Five of Pentacles desc...
Pentacles
Five of Pentacles
hardship, exclusion, shortfall, insecurity, isolation
An old man on a bare summit, holding up a lamp with a star inside it. The Hermit is the...
IX · Major Arcana
The Hermit
solitude, introspection, searching, inner guidance, deliberate pace
A crowned figure holds four coins with every part of his body at once. The Four of Pent...
Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
security, retention, control, boundaries, saving
A mason works on an arch while two other people stand below with the plan. The Three of...
Pentacles
Three of Pentacles
collaboration, craftsmanship, planning, apprenticeship, sign-off
A figure keeps two discs moving while the sea runs behind him. The Two of Pentacles des...
Pentacles
Two of Pentacles
balance, juggling, adaptability, priorities, cash flow
A step taken before the ground is known. The Fool is the card of acting without a map, ...
0 · Major Arcana
The Fool
beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, free spirit, faith