The Major Arcana

22 universal archetypes of the Tarot de Marseille. Discover the deep meaning of each card.

The Fool

The Fool

Pure energy without limits. The irrational impulse that precedes all creation. H...

The Magician

The Magician

The conscious beginning. The archetype of the young person, the entrepreneur, or...

The High Priestess

The High Priestess

Gestation. The accumulation of wisdom and study. Represents the time needed befo...

The Empress

The Empress

The creative explosion and springtime. Fertility of ideas, projects, and childre...

The Emperor

The Emperor

Matter, territory, and stability. He is the number 4 (the square). Represents se...

The Pope

The Pope

The master, the communicator, the mediator. If the Emperor has material power, t...

The Lover

The Lover

Not just "romantic love," it is the card of THE CHOICE. The central figure must ...

The Chariot

The Chariot

The triumph of the Ego. Action in the world. The figure is a conqueror (a prince...

Justice

Justice

The law of cause and effect. Not a moral justice (good/bad), but mathematical: t...

The Hermit

The Hermit

Voluntary retreat. It is time, patience, and inner wisdom. The Hermit walks back...

The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune

The end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Represents karma, destiny, an...

Strength

Strength

Intelligence dominating instinct. Not brute force (muscle), but spiritual force ...

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

Non-action. Often misinterpreted as punishment, but it is a choice: the sacrific...

The Nameless Arcanum

The Nameless Arcanum

Radical transformation. It does not represent physical death, but the end of an ...

Temperance

Temperance

Personal alchemy. After the destruction of Arcanum XIII, healing arrives. Emotio...

The Devil

The Devil

Attachment, shadow, and the unconscious. Represents everything that chains us: s...

The Tower

The Tower

Liberation through impact. Represents a sudden change, a rupture of mental struc...

The Star

Hope, purity, and finding one's place in the world. After the chaos of the Tower...

The Moon

The Moon

The realm of the unconscious, dreams, and deep fears. A card of reflection and m...

The Sun

The Sun

Total clarity, success, and fraternity. The most positive card in the deck. Repr...

Judgement

Judgement

Resurrection and the call of consciousness. Represents a spiritual awakening or ...

The World

The World

Plenitude, culmination, and the final victory. The Fool's journey ends here, in ...

The Minor Arcana

56 cards divided into four suits. The detail of the inner path.

Swords

Ace of Swords

Ace of Swords

It is the victory of the intellect. It represents an idea that brings order to c...

2 of Swords

2 of Swords

It is the mind analyzing two paths. It represents an imposed peace or a pact. Th...

3 of Swords

3 of Swords

It is intelligence in expansion. It represents study, eloquence, and the ability...

4 of Swords

4 of Swords

It is intelligence that has reached a conclusion. It represents method, system, ...

5 of Swords

5 of Swords

It is philosophical doubt. It represents the discovery that our way of thinking ...

6 of Swords

6 of Swords

It is intelligence put at the service of beauty or art. It represents harmonious...

7 of Swords

7 of Swords

It is intelligence applied to a concrete objective. It represents success in stu...

8 of Swords

8 of Swords

It is the mind that has arrived at truth. It represents perfect logic, mental ju...

9 of Swords

9 of Swords

It is the breaking of logic to enter intuition. It represents a crisis of belief...

10 of Swords

10 of Swords

It is the culmination of logical thought. The mind has analyzed everything analy...

Page of Swords

Page of Swords

The Pages represent the curious energy of someone who is starting something new....

Knight of Swords

Knight of Swords

The Knights are the only figure in movement. They represent transmission, journe...

Queen of Swords

Queen of Swords

The Queens represent maturity and internal management. It is intelligence that h...

King of Swords

King of Swords

The Kings represent the ultimate power. He is the supreme judge. His gaze is col...

Cups

Ace of Cups

Ace of Cups

It is the Holy Grail. It represents the birth of a pure feeling, communion, and ...

2 of Cups

2 of Cups

It is the emotional mirror. It represents echo, sympathy, and the beginning of r...

3 of Cups

3 of Cups

It is the explosion of feeling. It represents celebration, emotional relief, and...

4 of Cups

4 of Cups

It represents emotional stability, the family, or the consolidated couple. There...

5 of Cups

5 of Cups

The balance of the 4 breaks to let in a new feeling. It can be a love affair tha...

6 of Cups

6 of Cups

It is the card of healthy nostalgia or ideal love. It represents unconditional e...

7 of Cups

7 of Cups

It represents romantic conquest or artistic success. It is a feeling that projec...

8 of Cups

8 of Cups

It represents emotional fullness. The water in the cups is in total calm. It is ...

9 of Cups

9 of Cups

It is happiness that does not depend on anything external. It represents emotion...

10 of Cups

10 of Cups

It represents the fullness of the heart. Love is no longer just between two or w...

Page of Cups

Page of Cups

The Pages represent the curious energy of someone who is starting something new....

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

The Knights are the only figure in movement. He is the knight-errant....

Queen of Cups

Queen of Cups

The Queens represent maturity and internal management. She is the most intuitive...

King of Cups

King of Cups

The Kings represent the ultimate power. He is the mastery of empathy....

Coins

Ace of Coins

Ace of Coins

It is the gold coin engraved with a lotus flower. It represents material success...

2 of Coins

2 of Coins

It represents the seed under the ground. It is the management of first resources...

3 of Coins

3 of Coins

It is the initial construction. It represents physical growth, pregnancy, or the...

4 of Coins

4 of Coins

It is the card of property. It represents the house, saved capital, and stable p...

5 of Coins

5 of Coins

It represents the necessary expense to progress. It is not loss, it is investmen...

6 of Coins

6 of Coins

It represents optimal physical health and the material well-being that allows lu...

7 of Coins

7 of Coins

It is financial success through one's own merit. It represents hard work that yi...

8 of Coins

8 of Coins

It is the card of impeccable health and a healthy economy. It represents perfect...

9 of Coins

9 of Coins

It represents detachment from material possessions. It is not poverty, it is und...

10 of Coins

10 of Coins

It is the maximum prosperity. It represents wealth that is no longer just for on...

Page of Coins

Page of Coins

The Pages represent the curious energy of someone who is starting something new....

Knight of Coins

Knight of Coins

The Knights are the only figure in movement. He is patient perseverance....

Queen of Coins

Queen of Coins

The Queens represent maturity and internal management. She is the owner of matte...

King of Coins

King of Coins

The Kings represent the ultimate power. He is the heaviest and most stable of al...

Batons

Ace of Batons

Ace of Batons

It is the cosmic phallus, sexual and creative energy in its most primitive state...

2 of Batons

2 of Batons

It represents the puberty of energy. There is enormous creative force, but it is...

3 of Batons

3 of Batons

It is the explosion of will. The energy that was "crossed" in the 2 now finds a ...

4 of Batons

4 of Batons

It represents channeled energy. Desire no longer jumps in all directions; now it...

5 of Batons

5 of Batons

The energy of the 4 no longer fits in its mold. It represents a new desire that ...

6 of Batons

6 of Batons

It represents fluid creativity and charisma. Sexual and creative energy is at it...

7 of Batons

7 of Batons

It is total action. Desire becomes execution. It represents professional success...

8 of Batons

8 of Batons

It represents creative maturity. Desire is no longer an explosion (like in the 3...

9 of Batons

9 of Batons

It represents the end of a great work. The querent is tired but wise. It is the ...

10 of Batons

10 of Batons

It is the fullness of vital energy. It represents a creativity that has given al...

Page of Batons

Page of Batons

The Pages represent the curious energy of someone who is starting something new....

Knight of Batons

Knight of Batons

The Knights are the only figure in movement. He is pure instinctive power....

Queen of Batons

Queen of Batons

The Queens represent maturity and internal management. She is the owner of her v...

King of Batons

King of Batons

The Kings represent the ultimate power. He is overwhelming magnetism....

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