What Are the Major Arcana?
The Major Arcana consists of 22 numbered cards (0–XXI) that form the soul of a tarot deck. Unlike the 56 Minor Arcana cards which reflect everyday events, the Major Arcana deal with profound life themes — spiritual growth, fate, and the universal human experience. When a Major Arcana card appears in a reading, it signals a significant life lesson or turning point.
Reading Major Arcana Cards
Each Major Arcana card carries deep symbolic imagery rooted in numerology, astrology, and Kabbalah. Upright cards suggest you are on the path of learning the card's lesson; reversed cards indicate resistance, delay, or an internalised version of that energy. Together, the 22 cards map the “Fool's Journey” — the soul's evolution from innocence to enlightenment.