78 Tarot Card Meanings Directory
Comprehensive guide to all 78 Rider-Waite tarot cards: the 22 Major Arcana archetypes and the 56 Minor Arcana suits (Cups, Wands, Swords, and Pentacles). Explore upright, reversed, love, career, and yes/no interpretations.
The Structure of the 78 Tarot Cards
The standard tarot deck comprises 78 sacred archetypal cards, partitioned into two core categories:
- The Major Arcana (22 Cards): Numbered 0 (The Fool) through 21 (The World), these cards symbolize life's monumental spiritual initiations, karmic lessons, and universal psychological archetypes.
- The Minor Arcana (56 Cards): Divided into four suits of 14 cards each (Ace through 10, plus Page, Knight, Queen, and King), reflecting the everyday realities, choices, emotions, and practical endeavors of daily existence.