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tarot card meanings the major arcana
The interpretation of any card depends upon a number of factors - the spread used and the inherent meaning of the position the card is in will affect the interpretation, as will links with other cards and positions in the reading.  There is no single meaning or association for any card - if you are new to the Tarot and have looked through the booklet that came with your cards you are probably bewildered by the range and ambiguity for each card. Don't despair! There is no right or wrong, no set of original laid down instructions - the meanings and associations given here are based on my own which are, in turn, the result of over 30 years of reading and research on top of and around the classical & historical associations. All good readers evolve their own set of meanings and system of interpretation - the ones given here are to help you start reading. The Major Arcana comprises the 21 'trumps', those cards most associated with Tarot readings and those that are not part of any suit. Also a 'trump' and thus included in the Major Arcana is The Fool .
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the_fool
the fool		 the_magician
the magician		 high_priestess
the high
priestess		 empress
the empress		 emperor
the emperor		 hierophant
the hierophant		 lovers
the lovers		 chariot
the chariot		 justice
Justice		 hermit
the hermit		 wheel_of_fortune
the wheel
 of fortune
strength
strength		 hanged_man
the
hanged man		 death
death
(untitled)		 temperance
temperance		 the_devil
the devil		 the_tower
the tower		 star
the star		 moon
the moon		 sun
the sun		 judgement
judgment		 the_world
the world