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Major Arcana

The Major Arcana explore larger themes, turning points, and archetypal experiences.

A young traveler steps toward a cliff with a small bundle and a white dog at their side; the sun shines behind them.

A figure stands at a table holding a wand aloft, with a cup, sword, and pentacle below; one hand points skyward and the other toward earth.

A veiled figure sits between two pillars, holding a scroll; a crescent moon and pomegranates mark the scene.

2The High Priestess

A crowned figure reclines amid grain and greenery beside a flowing stream, holding a scepter beneath a field of stars.

A ruler sits on a stone throne decorated with rams, holding an orb and ankh before a stark mountain range.

A robed religious teacher raises one hand before two followers, seated between pillars with crossed keys nearby.

5The Hierophant

A man and woman stand beneath an angel above them; a tree and a serpent rise behind one figure and a mountain behind the other.

A driver stands in a chariot pulled by a black and a white sphinx, holding no visible reins beneath a starry canopy.

A calm figure gently closes a lion’s jaws beneath an infinity symbol, dressed in white with a garland of flowers.

A cloaked elder stands alone on a mountain holding a lantern with a six-pointed star and a staff.

A large symbolic wheel turns in the sky among winged figures, a sphinx, and rising and falling creatures.

10Wheel of Fortune

A seated judge holds an upright sword and balanced scales between two pillars, wearing a red robe and crown.

A person hangs calmly upside down by one foot from a living tree, with a halo around their head.

12The Hanged Man

A skeleton in black armor rides a white horse past fallen figures as a rising sun appears between distant towers.

An angel pours water between two cups with one foot on land and one in a pool; a path leads toward a bright horizon.

A horned figure sits above two loosely chained people beside a dark pedestal, with a torch pointing downward.

Lightning strikes a tall stone tower, dislodging a crown as figures fall and flames burst from the windows.

A figure pours water onto land and a pool beneath a large star surrounded by seven smaller stars.

A moon shines over a winding path between two towers while a dog, wolf, and crayfish emerge from water.

A child rides a white horse beneath a radiant sun, carrying a red banner before sunflowers and a low wall.

An angel sounds a trumpet above people rising from coffins with their arms lifted toward the sky.

A dancing figure holds two wands within a laurel wreath, surrounded by four symbolic creatures at the corners.

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