22 cards in a Tarot Deck are called Major Arcana cards (arcane=hidden). They represent major life lessons, archetypal forces we find within our self or we experience them as external events that are reflecting internal processes.

These Major Arcana cards represent lessons and important times in a soul’s journey. Each image reveals a stage of initiation into life’s mysteries, one step in our search for meaning and purpose.

Fool -
Faith or Folly- a leap into the unknown

Magician -
Illusion versus Reality - applied knowledge

High Priestess -
Divine Wisdom - secrets revealed

Empress -
Unconditional Love - feminine, divine mother

Emperor -
Cosmic Order - discipline, power, authority

Hierophant -
Traditional Values - belief, belonging

Lovers -
Divine Union - anima and animus, coming together

Chariot -
Victory and Triumph - finding the right path

Strength -
Spiritual Strength and Willpower - taming the wild self

Hermit -
Seeker of Truth - light bearer, solitude or loneliness

Wheel of Fortune -
Change - evolution, balancing fate

Justice -
Order and Virtue - worldly accountability

Hanged Man -
Sacrifice and Regeneration - gaining a new perspective

Death -
Endings and Rebirth - cycles of life, transformation and renewal

Temperance -
Patience and Acceptance - reconciliation, alchemy

Devil -
Material Power - control, manipulation and temptation

Tower -
Crisis and Change - a breakdown or breakthrough

Star -
Hopes and Ideals - inspiration & insight, service to humanity

Moon -
Imagination and Dreams - instinct, creative mind

Sun -
Self-Realisation - inner light, radiance and accomplishment

Judgment -
Revelation and Resurrection - the calling for spiritual truth

World -
Success and Completion - achievement, manifestation