Major Arcana's

right side ( + )

reverse ( - )

O. the Fool

+ Automatic pilot, not making mistakes, being on the right track, going where one is supposed to go.

- Foolish behavior, wrong choices, error in judgment.

I. The Magician

+ Self-confidence, success, could be start of a new cycle. Willpower. Alpha Male

- Timidity and hesitation, weakness of will. Impotence. The ability to succeed but reluctance to do so.

II. The High Priestess

+ Intuitive insight, new solutions. Autonomy. The need to use all possible resources to reach a desired end. A powerful woman.

- Warns against emotional instability, lack of foresight. A failure to win despite being strong enough to do so.

III. The Empress

+ Marriage, material wealth, the establishment of a firm foundation. A wife, A Mother, pregnancy.

- Poverty, wasting resources, unwanted pregnancy.

IV. The Emperor

+ Willpower, self control, vigour martial qualities, a person with influence who can be of assistance to the Querent.

- Emotional immaturity, subservience to those in authority. Repression by authority.

V. The Hierophant

+ Need to conform, to be socially approved of. The comfort of religion. A University, your culture, A fortune 500 company. Existing structures.

- Unorthodoxy, seeking an alternative answer, rejection, indecision.

VI. The Lovers

+ Love, trials overcome, partnerships that work.

- Parental interference, severe temptation, possibility of wrong choice, danger to relationships.

VII. The Chariot

+ Success, secure progress, victory through personal effort. Control of the situation.

- Sudden collapse of a project, inattention to the rights of others. Loss of control.

VIII. Strength

+ Opportunity to put plans into action if one has the courage to take the risk. Reaching for inner fortitude, victory, willpower.

- Defeat. Failure of nerve leads to loss of opportunity. Abuse of power. Feeling reticent.

IX. The Hermit

+ A need to take things slowly and reflect, someone who can offer good council materially or spiritually.

- Refusal to listen to sound advice, immaturity, isolation, exile.

X. The Wheel of Fortune

+ The commencement of a new cycle in one’s affairs. Good fortune generally an auspicious omen. Karma. Destiny.

- A turn for the worse, the closing of a cycle. Failure.

XI. Justice

+ Education. Favours, legal affairs, the right ingredients for agreements, fairness.

- Injustice, lack of fair play, near the Hangman serious legal problems. Abuse, severity.

XII. The Hangman

+ Ability to adapt to changing circumstances, surrendering to a higher power causes a reversal in ones life. Enough money and spirit to overcome whatever comes one’s way. Sacrifice for the greater good.

- Materialism, being strung out. A turn for the worse.
Selfishness.

XIII. Death

+ Unexpected major change in circumstance’s, destruction which can be a blessing in disguise. The old being replaced with the new.

- Enforced removal of something which should have been removed voluntarily, the element of chance, stagnation.

XIV. Temperance

+ Good management leads to success, a harmonious
partnership. Self control, moderation. Conquering one’s addictions and compulsions.

- Mishandling of a situation can lead to quarrelling, separation. Relapse into old negative behaviors. Emotional imbalance.

XV. The Devil

+ Our passions, what keeps people going. Not a negative thing. Overcoming obstacles. Nuclear engine..

- The dark side, your shadow, addictions, compulsions.
Being caught up in behavior one can no longer control.

XVI. The Tower

+ Overthrow of existing modes of life, conflict, selfish ambition about to fall. Wrong place at the wrong time.

- Oppression, imprisonment, the calling down of a
disaster which might of been avoided, self undoing.

XVII. The Star

+ Wish card, new life and vigor appearing as if from
the Gods. Absolute success.

- Still the wish card but there are some obstacles
which must be removed for success to find it’s way.

XVIII. TheMoon

+ A need for the Querent to listen to their inner voice. Intuition must be obeyed, one knows what one must do. A situation in which one has to rely on oneself.

- Failure of nerve, fear of stepping beyond sage
boundaries. Self deception, an unwillingness to know the truth.

XIX. The Sun

+ Success and reward, approval, studies completed, love, marriage, children, freedom, pregnancy.

- Future plans clouded, misjudgment, exposure, blackmail. A warning not to do anything we would not want revealed.

XX. Judgment

+ A new lease on life, good living rewards the Querent. Good Karma.

- A very serious card. What is broken in the querent’s
life can be repaired no matter the damage. In return, it is there just as long as the Querent nurtures the situation. A negative response on the querent’s part will bring about ruin. If the situation departs after proper care then something of equal value or better will replace it. If rupture is querent’s fault, it will leave and never return.

XXI. The World

+ Assured success, travel, triumph, victory

- Failure to learn life’s lessons, stagnation, disappointment.

Minor Arcana's

Correspondences

Wands are Air and represent thought. East.
Swords are Fire and represent action. South
Cups are water and represent emotion. West.
Pentacles are earth and represent practicality. North.

 Wands

1

+ Start of something new. A birth.

- Abortion, rupture, failure.

2

+ Dominion, partnerships, relationship card, friendship.

- Sadness, restraint, relationship or partnerships which is in trouble.

3

+ Established strength, successful business venture, working partnerships.

- Treachery, failed business.

4

+ Perfected work. Business card. Possible marriage.
Romance.

- Separation, slow business prospects.

5

+ Strife and conflict, obstacles. The business arena.

- Trickery, guard against the loss of goods. An unwillingness tot take care of ones affairs. Disputes.

6

+ Complete victory, happy endings.

- Failure from lack of effort. No satisfactory outcome is possible under present conditions. Trouble at work.

7

+ Valor, standing up for yourself. Going it alone. Rising to the occasion..

- He who hesitates is lost, insecurity, inability to deal with a situation.

8

+ Swiftness, travel. The arrows of love. Communications.

- Delays, bad news, misdirected love. Slow down and
reflect more on what you want to do.

9

+ Great Strength. Pay attention and wait for an opportunity.

- Paranoia, defeat, not feeling up to the challenge.

10

+ Responsibilities, ambitious burdens, workaholics syndrome..

- Failure to take ones responsibilities seriously, abandonment of situations.

Page

+ A girlfriend, invitations, a sense of wonder. A message.

- Miscommunications.

Knight

+ Adventure, travel to different places.

- Misadventure either good or bad but Querent will do
it anyway. Advise caution. A con artist.

Queen

+ Warm, light and loyal. An intellect. Feeling mentally well.

- Depression.

King

+ Drive intellectual successes. Fair.

- Unfaithful as a lover. Sarcastic and opinionated.

Swords

1

+ Victory, progress, strength.

- Violence, uncontrolled forces, defeat.

2

2. + Peace restored, decisions to be taken.

- Take care, the blues.

3

+ Sorrow, unwanted threesome

- Sorrow that is leaving.

4

+ Rest from strife.

- A period of activity is coming up.

5

+ Winning through excess force.

- Defeat due to lack of effort.

6

+ Divorce, rescue from strife.

- Struggles that one must face by ones self.

7

+ A thief, one must be prudent.

- A theft which has occurred. A deal gone bad.

8

+ Self imposed limitations, insecurities getting the best of us.

- Feeling of insecurity which are leaving us.

9

+ Despair & cruelty. A time of tears.

- Light at the end of the tunnel.

10

+ Hitting bottom.

- It can only get better the worse is over.

Page

+ A girlfriend. A sexuality card. Passion.

- Lack of passion.

Knight

+ A crush. A strong attraction to this person.

- Lack of passion. Insincerity, seduction

Queen

+ A strong self reliant woman who can help you if she is so inclined.

- Trouble, trouble, trouble !

King

+ A warrior, a strong alpha male.

- A cruel man, a formidable enemy.

Cups

1

+ Higher power card.

- No spirituality here.

2

+ Union, friendships, contracts, lovers.

- Separation, contracts gone wrong, ruptures with relationships which once where good.

3

+ A celebration, things which make women happy, success.

- Sex without love, over indulgences.

4

+ Opportunities, time to ponder possibilities.

- Greener grass syndrome, feeling unsatisfied with what one has.

5

+ Losses, disappointments.

- Some losses but recuperation is possible.

6

+ Gifts given and received. Giving of ones prosperity to others.

- The need for assistance. A turn for the worse.

7

+ Opportunities, difficult choices.

- Addictions card. Inability to make decisions. Delusions.

8

+ Expectations, a dowry, saving up to get married.

- Walking away from established success.

9

+ The Wish card. Fulfillment, comfort business is going well.

- Taking things for granted can bring about unpleasant surprises. Overindulgence. False sense of security.

10

+ Friendship and family, financial security, your hearts desire.

- Unhappiness at home. Security is threatened.

Page

+ A girlfriend, an offer which needs immediate action. Artistic temperament.

- An offer declined. A rejection. Bad news.

Knight

+ An invitation, proposition, opportunities, emotional well being.

- Drugs, vices, emotional problems not being
emotional well. An offer rejected.

Queen

+ A wife, a woman who wants to be married, artistic, spiritual.

- Emotional unhappiness, rejection, separations.

King

+ A husband, a man that women like. He does not
take advantage, non predatory.

- A weak man, not a bad man, emotional problems and or vices out of control.

Pentacles

1

+ Prosperity and increase.

- Material problems. Lack of spirituality.

2

+ uggling more than one project, two affairs. The ability to cope with many situations.

- The inability to cope. Stress, failure to produce.

3

+ Master at work or other situations. Things that work. A skill.

- Lack of effort, lack of work, trouble with projects.

4

+ Money. A time to be generous with all one has.

- The miser, emotional financial spiritual stinginess. Losses.

5

+ Despite not having much this couple has each other. Love under diverse conditions.

- This relationship is dysfunctional, breakdown, separation.

6

+ A generous nature, good business sense, gains.

- Bad business sense, bills, debt, financial insecurities and obligations.

7

+ Don’t give up hard work pays off.

- Wasted energies, impatience.

8

+ New skills, a time of apprenticeship. Work which brings about financial rewards.

- Laziness, unemployment, unproductive toil. Difficulties at work.

9

+ Pleasure and gain, pregnancy, material comfort and luxury.

- One’s safety is threatened, material losses. Unwanted pregnancy.

10

+ Security in family and financial matters.

- Family security is threatened, burdens of tradition, loss of friendships. Impermanence.

Page

+ The student, a time of intellectual development, the need to examine and weigh situations.

- Non communication, unwillingness to see a situation clearly.

Knight

+ Ambition and determination.

- Limitations, inertia, worries about money.

Queen

+ Supportive practical and kind, good business sense, financial abilities.

- Greed and avarice, problems with money.

King

+ Sensual and financially secure ambition.

- Bad business, greed possessiveness.