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By likuieeg · Last updated September 18, 2026

A complete index of the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana used on this site. Meanings are educational notes in the Rider-Waite-Smith teaching tradition, written in original language. They are not scientific predictions. Card pictures are the 1909 public-domain Pamela Colman Smith drawings.

Major Arcana

Twenty-two named cards, from The Fool to The World, used as big-picture images. Start with the sequence if you are new, and keep a journal beside the deck.

The Fool from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain0The FoolThe Magician from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainIThe MagicianThe High Priestess from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainIIThe High PriestessThe Empress from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainIIIThe EmpressThe Emperor from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainIVThe EmperorThe Hierophant from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainVThe HierophantThe Lovers from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainVIThe LoversThe Chariot from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainVIIThe ChariotStrength from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainVIIIStrengthThe Hermit from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainIXThe HermitWheel of Fortune from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXWheel of FortuneJustice from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXIJusticeThe Hanged Man from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXIIThe Hanged ManDeath from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXIIIDeathTemperance from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXIVTemperanceThe Devil from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXVThe DevilThe Tower from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXVIThe TowerThe Star from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXVIIThe StarThe Moon from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXVIIIThe MoonThe Sun from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXIXThe SunJudgement from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXXJudgementThe World from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainXXIThe World

Minor Arcana

Four suits that describe everyday scenes. Read the Minor Arcana guide for number and court language.

Wands

Heat, initiative, and campaigns of effort.

Ace of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainAceAce of WandsTwo of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTwoTwo of WandsThree of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainThreeThree of WandsFour of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFourFour of WandsFive of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFiveFive of WandsSix of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSixSix of WandsSeven of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSevenSeven of WandsEight of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainEightEight of WandsNine of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainNineNine of WandsTen of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTenTen of WandsPage of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainPagePage of WandsKnight of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKnightKnight of WandsQueen of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainQueenQueen of WandsKing of Wands from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKingKing of Wands

Cups

Feeling, relationship, and imagination.

Ace of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainAceAce of CupsTwo of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTwoTwo of CupsThree of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainThreeThree of CupsFour of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFourFour of CupsFive of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFiveFive of CupsSix of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSixSix of CupsSeven of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSevenSeven of CupsEight of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainEightEight of CupsNine of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainNineNine of CupsTen of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTenTen of CupsPage of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainPagePage of CupsKnight of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKnightKnight of CupsQueen of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainQueenQueen of CupsKing of Cups from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKingKing of Cups

Swords

Thought, language, and conflict that can be named.

Ace of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainAceAce of SwordsTwo of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTwoTwo of SwordsThree of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainThreeThree of SwordsFour of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFourFour of SwordsFive of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFiveFive of SwordsSix of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSixSix of SwordsSeven of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSevenSeven of SwordsEight of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainEightEight of SwordsNine of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainNineNine of SwordsTen of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTenTen of SwordsPage of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainPagePage of SwordsKnight of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKnightKnight of SwordsQueen of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainQueenQueen of SwordsKing of Swords from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKingKing of Swords

Pentacles

Work, time, skill, and material constraints.

Ace of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainAceAce of PentaclesTwo of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTwoTwo of PentaclesThree of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainThreeThree of PentaclesFour of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFourFour of PentaclesFive of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainFiveFive of PentaclesSix of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSixSix of PentaclesSeven of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainSevenSeven of PentaclesEight of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainEightEight of PentaclesNine of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainNineNine of PentaclesTen of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainTenTen of PentaclesPage of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainPagePage of PentaclesKnight of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKnightKnight of PentaclesQueen of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainQueenQueen of PentaclesKing of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domainKingKing of Pentacles

Sources and further reading

Card images on this site come from the 1909 Rider–Waite–Smith deck drawn by Pamela Colman Smith, public domain, via the Wikimedia Commons collection. The deck’s history is summarised at Rider–Waite tarot deck on Wikipedia, and Waite’s 1911 commentary The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is available as full text at Wikisource and as a scan on the Internet Archive.