The Major Arcana

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

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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

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

Cups

Coins

Batons

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