Major Arcana's Meanings Reversed & Upright With Yes Or No Questions Answered
Tarot is one of the most well known and used types of divination that you can find. Millions every year buy tarot decks and ask for guidance to maneuver this world and often it does not fail to reveal the truth these individuals have been looking for. Today, I’m going to start a series of posts on tarot where I can share the information that I have learned with you. I’m going to begin with the Major Arcana, the trump cards of the tarot deck. The Major Arcana are the first 22 cards numbered 0-21 in a tarot deck, ranging from the Fool to the World. Many decks may have different artwork, but the symbolism remains the same. The numbers on each card including the Minor Arcana, the remaining 56 cards, have meanings as well. The Major Arcana generally is an indicator of important life events, lessons or milestones. The following are each of the meanings for the Major Arcana cards upright and reversed and their meaning for yes or no questions.
Upright: Innocence, enthusiasm, start of a new journey, inexperience, beginners luck, improvisation, opportunity, potential, freedom.
Reversed: Appears when we are lost, confused, overwhelmed, reckless, naive. It is the ending of a journey or others may be taking advantage of you.
Upright: Control over one’s destiny, strong willpower, desire, manifestation, perseverance.
Reversed: Illusion, indecision, lack of self-confidence.
Upright: Strong intuition, spiritual knowledge, mystery, follow your intuition, self-exploration, seeking knowledge.
Reversed: Blockage in intuition, focus on yourself, confusion, reconnect with yourself.
Upright: Inspiration, competence, a project nears completion, femininity, beauty, creativity and a nurturing energy, positive growth, abundance, potential success, business ventures, creative ideas.
Reversed: Lack of growth, narrow-minded vision, too many outside influences, neglect of your creative side.
Upright: Assertive, structure, focus, reason dominates, encouragement to proceed on your path, confidence, perseverance.
Reversed: stubbornness, feelings of superiority, lacking responsibility, take a look at your drive and motivation, imbalance.
5 ~ The High Priest/Hieropohant
Upright: Spiritual truths and energy, spiritual lessons, commitment, tradition, seek advice, move forward, spiritual guidance.
Reversed: Rebellion, encouragement to question your own beliefs, breaking away from rules and restrictions.
Upright: The greater perspective of unity results in trust and partnership, relationships, choices, a decision concerning a current relationship, love.
Reversed: Relationships are strained, communication is hard, feelings in a relationship are not mutual.
Upright: Success, determination, discipline, you're on the right path to making your dreams a reality, strong Willpower, strong Confidence.
Reversed: Out of control, no willpower, hurdles must be crossed, lack of focus, powerless, insecure, develop self-confidence.
Upright: Self-confidence, power, courage, willpower, mindfulness, you are someone others look up to.
Reversed: Loss of inner strength, moments of weakness, insecurity.
Upright: Search for wisdom and enlightenment, turn inwards, do not make drastic decisions, connect with yourself, spend time alone.
Reversed: The time of solitude is in the past and you are ready to get yourself out there again, inspired, aware, motivated, balanced.
Upright: Positive energy, excitement, changes coming soon for the better, luck, fortune, encouragement, follow your intuition, destiny, seeking purpose.
Reversed: Trying to maintain control of a certain outcome, mistrust, misbelief, stagnation, moving on to the next goal in life.
Upright: Fairness, virtue, righteousness, making a wrong right, the fairest decision will be made, comes up whe n there is a choice being made with long-term repercussions.
Reversed: You may have done something morally wrong, unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty.
Upright: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives, inner peace, suspended activity, wisdom not applied, ultimate surrender.
Reversed: You need to press pause but won’t, distraction from the actually important things, your spirit and mind are asking you to slow down, blocked, stuck, resisted, you are content in waiting, stalling a decision.
Upright: Transformation, the end of something, relationships coming to an end, change, transition.
Reversed: You're on the brink of change, you still carry baggage from the past that may affect your future, massive personal transformation, self evaluation, teaching others.
Upright: There are risks around you and you must depend on your intuition to make the right choice, don’t make hasty decisions, balance, no reckless choices, confidence, patience, moderation.
Yes or No: Yes, but don’t be hasty.
Reversed: Imbalance, recklessness, take time to reflect, focus on you, it’s important to have clear vision and focus, no sense of purpose or passion, emotion ruling reason, disharmony will end when unity is regained.
Upright: Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality, trapped between short term pleasure and long term pain, comes up when you feel like you can not break free of your shadow self, unhealthy relationships.
Reversed: You’re on the verge of a breakthrough, confront your inner fears and anxieties, eliminate those that are harmful to you, release limiting beliefs, you are keeping a secret.
Upright: Sudden change, old beliefs vanish with enlightenment, upheaval, chaos, awakening, expect the unexpected, you’ve been building your life on unstable foundations, self-destruct to begin anew, spiritual awakening.
Yes or No: Yes if you ask if change is coming.
Reversed: Resisting change, avoiding self-destruction, clinging to an old belief or way of life.
Upright: Opportunity, good prospects, hope, creativity, inspiration, new beginnings, peace, optimism, changing your perspective, growing spiritually.
Reversed: Insecure, afraid that you won’t reach your goals, start believing in yourself, attract positivity, build confidence, seeking creativity and success.
Yes or No: Yes, but have more faith in yourself.
Upright: Take a step back and listen to your intuition, don’t make hasty decisions, be honest with yourself, cut cords if you have to, represents emotions or suppressed emotions, encouragement to face your fears.
Reversed: You’re on the right track to releasing what is holding you back, moving forwards, growing, awareness of facades.
Upright: Success, contentment, mental and spiritual growth, manifestation, productivity, potential, personal development, encouragement, reassurance, opportunities, abundance.
Reversed: Believe in yourself, have faith that things will work out, practice gratitude, empowerment, success delayed, answer to problems discovered.
Upright: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, embrace your higher self, life-changing decision, spiritual awakening, decision requires intellect and intuition.
Reversed: Period of reflection, meditate, contemplate, focus on self-love/acceptance, acknowledge your fear, break free from self-criticism.
Upright: Achievement, fulfillment, unity, success, completion of a personal journey, everything's coming together, you feel confident, inspiration.
Reversed: Lingering feelings are causing a blockage, find closure.
So there it is, all of the Major Arcana’s meanings reversed and upright, along with their meanings for yes or no questions. Hopefully this gave you some good information and a starting point to begin with tarot. Thank you for reading!
