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Tarot Keyword Tables

The document provides keywords and summaries for the major arcana and minor arcana of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card deck. It lists each individual card in the deck and provides a brief 1-3 word description for the meaning and symbolism generally associated with each card.

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Tarot Keyword Tables

The document provides keywords and summaries for the major arcana and minor arcana of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card deck. It lists each individual card in the deck and provides a brief 1-3 word description for the meaning and symbolism generally associated with each card.

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KEYWORDS

RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Major Arcana
0 - Fool 1 - Magician

Beginnings; Innocence Power; Adroitness


Clear Conscience Construction

2 - High Priestess 3 - Empress

Intuition; Clairvoyance Fertility; Creativity


Premonition; Perceptivity Maternity

4 - Emperor 5 - Hierophant

Authority; Government Tradition; Conventionalism


Paternity Institutionalism

6 - Lovers 7 - Chariot

Passion; Partnership Victory; Control


The Primordial Choice Jurisdiction

8 - Strength 9 - Hermit

Compassion; Force Wisdom; Erudition


Fortitude; Security Mentorship

10 - Wheel of Fortune 11 - Justice

Kismet; Destiny Equilibrium; Equity


Luck; Serendipity Fairness; Legality

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Major Arcana, continued


12 - Hanged Man 13 - Death

Self-Sacrifice; Suspension Transformation


Prophesy; Grace Mortality; Suffering

14 - Temperance 15 - Devil

Balance; Forbearance Bondage; Temptation


Attune; Harmonize Seduction

16 - Tower 17 - Star

Hubris; Sudden Fall Hope; Optimism


Ego; Catastrophe Inspiration; Visionary

18 - Moon 19 - Sun

Reflection; Changes Attainment; Glory


Imagination; Speculation Majesty; Celebrity; Eminence

20 - Judgement 21 - World

Awakening; Epiphany Fulfillment; Completion


Spiritual Realization Masterpiece; Consummation

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Major Arcana, Reversed


0 - Fool, Rev. 1 - Magician, Rev.

Vanity; Foolishness Destruction; Bane


Indiscretion; Inanity Untapped Potential

2 - High Priestess, Rev. 3 - Empress, Rev.

Deceit; Duplicity Barren; Lacuna


Hypocrisy; Secrets Cavity; Omission

4 - Emperor, Rev. 5 - Hierophant, Rev.

Passivity; Overthrow Non-conformity; Unorthodox


Coup d’état Bohemian; Existentialist

6 - Lovers, Rev. 7 - Chariot, Rev.

Temptation; Interference Riot; Turbulence


Discord; Moral Quandary Wrong Direction

8 - Strength, Rev. 9 - Hermit, Rev.

Brute; Carnal Ignorance; Immaturity


Physical; Obdurate Petulant; Unreasonable

10 - Wheel of Fortune, Rev. 11 - Justice, Rev.

Flux; Unrest Prejudice; Bias


Mischance; Misfortune Chauvinism; Injustice

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Major Arcana, Reversed, continued


12 - Hanged Man, Rev. 13 - Death, Rev.

Selfishness Conclusion; Cessation


Martyrdom; Persecution Denouement; Windup

14 - Temperance, Rev. 15 - Devil, Rev.

Defeat; Release
Excess; Overflow
Severance

16 - Tower, Rev. 17 - Star, Rev.

Pessimism; Negativity
Oppression; Cataclysm
Maladies

18 - Moon, Rev. 19 - Sun, Rev.

Inconstancy; Risky Disorientation


Confusion; Uncertainty Quiescence

20 - Judgement, Rev. 21 - World, Rev.

Misinterpretation Hiatus; Agnosticism


Misreckoning Skeptic

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Wands


Ace of Wands Two of Wands

Accomplishment
Venture; Opportunity
Aspiration

Three of Wands Four of Wands

Validation; Effort Prosperity; Concord


Productivity Familial Bliss

Five of Wands Six of Wands

Competition; Rivalry Success; Victory


Contention Exalt; Tribute

Seven of Wands Eight of Wands

Resistance; Opposition Action; Vigor; Alacrity


Tenacity Acceleration

Nine of Wands Ten of Wands

Burdened; Travail
Defensive; Protective
Exhaustion; Labor

Page of Wands Knight of Wands

Motivated; Energetic Impetuous; Competitive


Receipt of Project News Hot-Headed

Queen of Wands King of Wands

Self-Assured; Naturalist Authoritarian; Demanding


Down-to-Earth Domineering

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Wands, Reversed


Ace of Wands, Rev. Two of Wands, Rev.

Indolence Impatience
Procrastination Haste; Rush

Three of Wands, Rev. Four of Wands, Rev.

Negligence; Careless Attunement; Harmony


Setbacks; Mistakes Rite of Passage

Five of Wands, Rev. Six of Wands, Rev.

Postponement
Opportunity; Reconciliation
Pending Advancement

Seven of Wands, Rev. Eight of Wands, Rev.

Indecision; Vulnerability Altercation


Lacking Confidence Regression; Rashness

Nine of Wands, Rev. Ten of Wands, Rev.

Exhaustion; Battle Accountability


Depletion Reassessment

Page of Wands, Rev. Knight of Wands, Rev.

Passivity; Inarticulate Insecurity; Hesitation

Queen of Wands, Rev. King of Wands, Rev.

Capitulation; Yielding Tyranny; Despotic


Lacking Virtue Disciplinarian; Doctrinaire

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Cups


Ace of Cups Two of Cups

Abundance; Affirmation Friendship; Affinity


Fountainhead Cooperation

Three of Cups Four of Cups

Celebration; Jubilee Introspection


Merriment Reflection; Contemplation

Five of Cups Six of Cups

Nostalgia; Childhood
Loss; Mourning; Regrets
Reminiscence; Memories

Seven of Cups Eight of Cups

Temptation; Superficiality Abandonment; Detachment


Enticement; Decoys Spiritual Journey

Nine of Cups Ten of Cups

Wishful; Wish Granted


Happiness; Joy; Felicity
Comfort; Material Success

Page of Cups Knight of Cups

Dreamer; Sensitive; Poetic Charming; Affable


Receipt of Personal News Equanimity

Queen of Cups King of Cups

Nurturing; Warm Diplomatic; Caring


Tender; Empathic Fatherhood

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Cups, Reversed


Ace of Cups, Rev. Two of Cups, Rev.

Superficiality Imbalance; Quarreling


Rejection; Promiscuity Misunderstandings

Three of Cups, Rev. Four of Cups, Rev.

Hedonism; Indulgence
Regeneration; Emergence
Sensualist

Five of Cups, Rev. Six of Cups, Rev.

Clinging; Attachment; Puerility


Restoration; Acceptance
Naiveté; Childishness

Seven of Cups, Rev. Eight of Cups, Rev.

Determination Epicurean; Peripatetic


Decision; Purpose Revealed Drifting; Aimless

Nine of Cups, Rev. Ten of Cups, Rev.

Discord; Broken Family


Overindulgence; Greed
Shattered Values

Page of Cups, Rev. Knight of Cups, Rev.

Discouragement; Ennui
Quixotic; Dreamer
Unmotivated; Discomfiture

Queen of Cups, Rev. King of Cups, Rev.

Manipulation; Jealousy Overwrought; Distracted

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Swords


Ace of Swords Two of Swords

Stalemate; Catch-22
Conquest; Valiance
Difficult Choice

Three of Swords Four of Swords

Strife; Loss Repose; Recovery


Heartbreak Illness

Five of Swords Six of Swords

Corruption; Profiteering Journey; Pilgrimage


Cunning; Machiavellian Baggage

Seven of Swords Eight of Swords

Impulsiveness Imprisonment; Confinement


Spontaneity; Deception Captivity; Constraints

Nine of Swords Ten of Swords

Haunted; Grieving Retaliation; Reprisals


Insomnia; Troubled Revenge; Treachery

Page of Swords Knight of Swords

Ambitions; Judicious Aggressive; Charge


Communication Warrior

Queen of Swords King of Swords

Astute; High-Achieving
Intellectual; Analytical; Stern
Executive; Striking

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Swords, Reversed


Ace of Swords, Rev. Two of Swords, Rev.

Disruption; Entropy; Chaos Settlement; Decision


Complications; Anarchy Arbitration

Three of Swords, Rev. Four of Swords, Rev.

Disorder; Hurt Caution; Social Unrest

Five of Swords, Rev. Six of Swords, Rev.

Recompense; Contrition Afflicted; Trapped


Penance Yearning Escape

Seven of Swords, Rev. Eight of Swords, Rev.

Reparation; Forfeiture Emancipation


Requital Release; Clemency

Nine of Swords, Rev. Ten of Swords, Rev.

Recuperation
Endurance; Comeback
Healing; Infidelity

Page of Swords, Rev. Knight of Swords, Rev.

Warpath
Inhibition; Self-Conscious
Aggression; Hostility

Queen of Swords, Rev. King of Swords, Rev.

Spite; Snobbery
Malice; Unyielding
Elitism

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Pentacles


Ace of Pentacles Two of Pentacles

Offer; Investment Multitasking; Juggling


Small Financial Gain Prospects; Possibilities

Three of Pentacles Four of Pentacles

Endorsement; Recognition
Miser; Frugality
Fraternity

Five of Pentacles Six of Pentacles

Destitution; Privation Charity; Benevolence


Hardships Alms; Philanthropy

Seven of Pentacles Eight of Pentacles

Promotion; Harvest Aspiration; Apprenticeship


Fiscal Responsibility Natural Gifts in Craft

Nine of Pentacles Ten of Pentacles

Prosperity; Refinement Stability; Prestige


Independence Aristocracy; Urbanity

Page of Pentacles Knight of Pentacles

Practical; Stylish; Scholarly Methodical; Rational


Receipt of Financial News Stable; Reliable

Queen of Pentacles King of Pentacles

Charitable; Noble Powerful; Enterprising


Opulence Established

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.


KEYWORDS
RIDER–WAITE–SMITH

Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Reversed


Ace of Pentacles, Rev. Two of Pentacles, Rev.

Disillusionment Overwhelmed
Financial Disappointment Must Prioritize

Three of Pentacles, Rev. Four of Pentacles, Rev.

Mediocrity
Recession; Obstacles
Displacement

Five of Pentacles, Rev. Six of Pentacles, Rev.

Rehabilitation Ungracious; Indigence


Refurbish; Improvement Financial Hardship

Seven of Pentacles, Rev. Eight of Pentacles, Rev.

Anxiety; Denial
Squandering; Trifle; Idle
Non-Confrontation

Nine of Pentacles, Rev. Ten of Pentacles, Rev.

Dissatisfaction Disengagement; Ostracism


Depression Familial Disunion

Page of Pentacles, Rev. Knight of Pentacles, Rev.

Materialism; Superficiality
Inertia; Timidity
Receipt of Financial News

Queen of Pentacles, Rev. King of Pentacles, Rev.

Dependence; Indebtedness
Sophomoric; Stoic
Self-Preservation

BY: BENEBELL WEN. Source: www.benebellwen.com.

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