Feature Writer: thetarotroot

Feature Title: Major Arcana Basics

Link: TUMBLR / 30.08.2019 / Reposted by https://demonicunt.tumblr.com/

 

Major Arcana Basics

0. The Fool

• Upright: Unlimited potential, new beginnings, care-free, spontaneity, innocence
• Reversed: Naivety, holding back, recklessness
• Astrology: Uranus
• Element: Air
• Aleph➡️Instinct
• YES

1. The Magician

• Upright: Manifestation, willpower, resourcefulness, power, inspired action
• Reversed: Manipulation, illusions, out of touch, poor planning, untapped talents
• Astrology: Mercury
• Element: Air
• Beit➡️Creativity
• YES

2. High Priestess

• Upright: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind
• Reversed: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence
• Astrology: Moon
• Element: Water
• Gimel➡️Wisdom
• YES

3. The Empress

• Upright: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance
• Reversed: Creative block, dependence on others
• Astrology: Venus
• Element: Earth
• Daled➡️Attainment
• YES

4. The Emperor

• Upright: Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure
• Reversed: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility
• Astrology: Aries
• Element: Fire
• Hei➡️Advancement
• YES

5. The Hierophant

• Upright: Spiritual wisdom, religious, beliefs, conformity, tradition, institution
• Reversed: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo
• Astrology: Taurus
• Element: Earth
• Vav➡️Kindness
• MAYBE

6. The Lovers

• Upright: Love, harmony, relationships, values, alignment, choices
• Reversed: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of value
• Astrology: Gemini
• Element: Air
• Zayin➡️Soulfulness
• YES

7. The Chariot

• Upright: Control, willpower, success, action, determination
• Reversed: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction
• Astrology: Cancer
• Element: Water
• Chet➡️Guidance
• YES

8. Strength

• Upright: Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion
• Reversed: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion
• Astrology: Leo
• Element: Fire
• Lamed➡️Fairness
• YES

9. The Hermit

• Upright: Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance
• Reversed: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal
• Astrology: Virgo
• Element: Earth
• Yod➡️Prudence
• YES

10. The Wheel of Fortune

• Upright: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
• Reversed: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles
• Astrology: Jupiter
• Element: Fire
• Kaph➡️Destiny
• MAYBE

11. Justice

• Upright: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law
• Reversed: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
• Astrology: Libra
• Element: Air
• Tet➡️Courage
• MAYBE

12. Hanged Man

• Upright: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspective
• Reversed: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision
• Astrology: Neptune
• Element: Water
• Mem➡️Transition
• MAYBE

13. Death

• Upright: Endings, change, transformation, transition
• Reversed: Resistance to change, personal transformation
• Astrology: Scorpio
• Element: Water
• Nun➡️Decline/Rebirth
• NO

14. Temperance

• Upright: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose
• Reversed: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment
• Astrology: Sagittarius
• Element: Fire
• Samekh➡️Patience
• MAYBE

15. The Devil

• Upright: Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality
• Reversed: Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment
• Astrology: Capricorn
• Element: Earth
• Ayin➡️Clear vision
• NO

16. The Tower

• Upright: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening
• Reversed: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster
• Astrology: Mars
• Element: Fire
• Pei➡️Chaos
• NO

17. The Star

• Upright: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality
• Reversed: Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection
• Astrology: Aquarius
• Element: Air
• Tzaddi➡️Hope
• YES

18. The Moon

• Upright: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition
• Reversed: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
• Astrology: Pisces
• Element: Water
• Kaph➡️Hidden problems
• NO

19. The Sun

• Upright: Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality
• Reversed: Inner child, feeling down, over optimistic
• Astrology: Sun
• Element: Fire
• Resh➡️Success
• YES

20. Judgment

• Upright: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution
• Reversed: Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call
• Astrology: Pluto
• Element: Fire
• Shin➡️Renewal
• YES

21. The World

• Upright: Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel
• Reversed: Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays
• Astrology: Saturn
• Element: Earth
• Tav➡️Completion
• YES