Tarot Symbols & Their Meanings
78 tarot symbols explained — meaning, origin, spiritual significance, and how each one is used today.
Ace of Cups
The Ace of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As …
🪙Ace of Pentacles
The Ace of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secur…
⚔️Ace of Swords
The Ace of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As t…
🪄Ace of Wands
The Ace of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As th…
💀Death
Death represents endings, transformation, and necessary release — the skeletal rider clearing ground for new life.
🏆Eight of Cups
The Eight of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. A…
🪙Eight of Pentacles
The Eight of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material sec…
⚔️Eight of Swords
The Eight of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As…
🪄Eight of Wands
The Eight of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As …
🏆Five of Cups
The Five of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As…
🪙Five of Pentacles
The Five of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secu…
⚔️Five of Swords
The Five of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As …
🪄Five of Wands
The Five of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As t…
🏆Four of Cups
The Four of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As…
🪙Four of Pentacles
The Four of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secu…
⚔️Four of Swords
The Four of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As …
🪄Four of Wands
The Four of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As t…
🎺Judgement
Judgement represents awakening, reckoning, and rebirth — the trumpet calling souls to rise and answer for their lives.
⚖Justice
Justice represents truth, fairness, and accountability — the sword and scales that weigh every deed.
🏆King of Cups
The King of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As…
🪙King of Pentacles
The King of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secu…
⚔️King of Swords
The King of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As …
🪄King of Wands
The King of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As t…
🏆Knight of Cups
The Knight of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. …
🪙Knight of Pentacles
The Knight of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material se…
⚔️Knight of Swords
The Knight of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. A…
🪄Knight of Wands
The Knight of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As…
🏆Nine of Cups
The Nine of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As…
🪙Nine of Pentacles
The Nine of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secu…
⚔️Nine of Swords
The Nine of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As …
🪄Nine of Wands
The Nine of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As t…
🏆Page of Cups
The Page of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As…
🪙Page of Pentacles
The Page of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secu…
⚔️Page of Swords
The Page of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As …
🪄Page of Wands
The Page of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As t…
🏆Queen of Cups
The Queen of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. A…
🪙Queen of Pentacles
The Queen of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material sec…
⚔️Queen of Swords
The Queen of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As…
🪄Queen of Wands
The Queen of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As …
🏆Seven of Cups
The Seven of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. A…
🪙Seven of Pentacles
The Seven of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material sec…
⚔️Seven of Swords
The Seven of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As…
🪄Seven of Wands
The Seven of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As …
🏆Six of Cups
The Six of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As …
🪙Six of Pentacles
The Six of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secur…
⚔️Six of Swords
The Six of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As t…
🪄Six of Wands
The Six of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As th…
🦁Strength
Strength represents inner courage, gentle power, and tamed instinct — the woman calmly closing the lion's jaws.
🏺Temperance
Temperance represents balance, alchemy, and patient moderation — the angel pouring water between cups without sp…
🏆Ten of Cups
The Ten of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As …
🪙Ten of Pentacles
The Ten of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secur…
⚔️Ten of Swords
The Ten of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As t…
🪄Ten of Wands
The Ten of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As th…
🏇The Chariot
The Chariot represents willpower, determination, and victory through control — steering opposing forces toward one goal.
😈The Devil
The Devil represents bondage, shadow, and unhealthy attachment — chains that are loose enough to remove.
🏛The Emperor
The Emperor represents authority, structure, and protective order — the throne that turns chaos into civilization.
👑The Empress
The Empress represents abundance, nurturing, and creative fertility — nature's generosity in human form.
🃏The Fool
The Fool represents beginnings, spontaneity, and the leap of faith — stepping off the edge with trust in the journey.
🙃The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man represents surrender, new perspective, and willing sacrifice — suspended between worlds, seeing e…
🏮The Hermit
The Hermit represents solitude, inner guidance, and the search for truth — the lantern-bearer on the lonely mountain.
📿The Hierophant
The Hierophant represents tradition, spiritual teaching, and sacred institutions — the bridge between divine law…
🌙The High Priestess
The High Priestess represents intuition, mystery, and inner knowing — the veil between seen and unseen worlds.
💑The Lovers
The Lovers represent union, choice, and aligned values — love as both feeling and decision.
🎩The Magician
The Magician represents manifestation, resourcefulness, and willpower — all four elements on the table, power to…
🌕The Moon
The Moon represents illusion, intuition, and the unconscious — the path between towers where nothing is quite wh…
⭐The Star
The Star represents hope, healing, and renewed faith — the naked figure pouring water under starlight after the storm.
🌞The Sun
The Sun represents joy, success, and radiant truth — the child on the white horse under an open sky.
🗼The Tower
The Tower represents sudden upheaval, revelation, and structures collapsing — lightning striking the false tower.
🌐The World
The World represents completion, integration, and fulfilled cycles — the dancing figure within the wreath, all e…
🏆Three of Cups
The Three of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. A…
🪙Three of Pentacles
The Three of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material sec…
⚔️Three of Swords
The Three of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As…
🪄Three of Wands
The Three of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As …
🏆Two of Cups
The Two of Cups is a card of the water suit of Cups, governing emotions, relationships, intuition, and love. As …
🪙Two of Pentacles
The Two of Pentacles is a card of the earth suit of Pentacles, governing money, work, health, and material secur…
⚔️Two of Swords
The Two of Swords is a card of the air suit of Swords, governing intellect, truth, conflict, and decisions. As t…
🪄Two of Wands
The Two of Wands is a card of the fire suit of Wands, governing passion, creativity, ambition, and action. As th…
☸Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune represents cycles, destiny, and turning points — fortune's wheel raising and lowering all alike.