Waite Smith Tarot Deck vs. Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Pentacles
Ace of Coins
Ace of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Perfect contentment, felicity, ecstasy; also speedy intelligence; gold.
Upright
Perfect contentment, felicity, ecstasy; also speedy intelligence; gold.
Reversed
The evil side of wealth, bad intelligence; also great riches. In any case it shews prosperity, comfortable material conditions, but whether these are of advantage to the possessor will depend on whether the card is reversed or not.
Ace of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Perfect contentment, cheerfulness, ecstasy; also quick intelligence; gold.
Upright
Perfect contentment, cheerfulness, ecstasy; also quick intelligence; gold.
Reversed
The evil side of wealth, bad intelligence; also great riches.
Two of Coins
Two of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
On the one hand it is represented as a card of gaiety, recreation and its connexions, which is the subject of the design; but it is read also as news and messages in writing, as obstacles, agitation, trouble, embroilment.
Upright
On the one hand it is represented as a card of gaiety, recreation and its connexions, which is the subject of the design; but it is read also as news and messages in writing, as obstacles, agitation, trouble, embroilment.
Reversed
Enforced gaiety, simulated enjoyment, literal sense, handwriting, composition, letters of exchange.
Two of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Elation and recreation; also news and messages in writing, as obstacles; agitation, trouble, entanglement.
Upright
Elation and recreation; also news and messages in writing, as obstacles; agitation, trouble, entanglement.
Reversed
Enforced fun, simulated enjoyment, handwriting, composition, payment by check.
Three of Coins
Three of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Metier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Upright
Metier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Reversed
Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
Three of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Occupation, trade, skilled labor; also nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Upright
Occupation, trade, skilled labor; also nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Reversed
Mediocrity, in work and elsewhere; immaturity, pettiness, weakness.
Four of Coins
Four of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The surety of possessions, cleaving to that which one has, gift, legacy, inheritance.
Upright
The surety of possessions, cleaving to that which one has, gift, legacy, inheritance.
Reversed
Suspense, delay, opposition.
Four of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Security of possessions, keeping what one has, gifts, legacy, inheritance.
Upright
Security of possessions, keeping what one has, gifts, legacy, inheritance.
Reversed
Suspense, delay, opposition.
Five of Coins
Five of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The card foretells material trouble above all, whether in the form illustrated--that is, destitution--or otherwise. For some cartomancists, it is a card of love and lovers-wife, husband, friend, mistress; also concordance, affinities. These alternatives cannot be harmonized.
Upright
The card foretells material trouble above all, whether in the form illustrated--that is, destitution--or otherwise. For some cartomancists, it is a card of love and lovers-wife, husband, friend, mistress; also concordance, affinities. These alternatives cannot be harmonized.
Reversed
Disorder, chaos, ruin, discord, profligacy.
Five of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Material trouble; destitution.
Upright
Material trouble; destitution.
Reversed
Disorder, chaos, ruin, discord, recklessness.
Six of Coins
Six of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Presents, gifts, gratification another account says attention, vigilance now is the accepted time, present prosperity, etc.
Upright
Presents, gifts, gratification another account says attention, vigilance now is the accepted time, present prosperity, etc.
Reversed
Desire, cupidity, envy, jealousy, illusion.
Six of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Presents, gifts, gratification.
Upright
Presents, gifts, gratification.
Reversed
Desire, greed, envy, jealousy, illusion.
Seven of Coins
Seven of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
These are exceedingly contradictory; in the main, it is a card of money, business, barter; but one reading gives altercation, quarrels--and another innocence, ingenuity, purgation.
Upright
These are exceedingly contradictory; in the main, it is a card of money, business, barter; but one reading gives altercation, quarrels--and another innocence, ingenuity, purgation.
Reversed
Cause for anxiety regarding money which it may be proposed to lend.
Seven of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Money, business, barter.
Upright
Money, business, barter.
Reversed
Cause for anxiety regarding money someone wants to borrow.
Eight of Coins
Eight of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Work, employment, commission, craftsmanship, skill in craft and business, perhaps in the preparatory stage.
Upright
Work, employment, commission, craftsmanship, skill in craft and business, perhaps in the preparatory stage.
Reversed
Voided ambition, vanity, cupidity, exaction, usury. It may also signify the possession of skill, in the sense of the ingenious mind turned to cunning and intrigue.
Eight of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Work, employment, jobs, craftsmanship; skill in craft and business, perhaps at an entry level.
Upright
Work, employment, jobs, craftsmanship; skill in craft and business, perhaps at an entry level.
Reversed
Voided ambition, vanity, greed, extortion, loan-sharking; also the possession of skill—the ingenious mind turned to cunning and intrigue.
Nine of Coins
Nine of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certitude, discernment.
Upright
Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certitude, discernment.
Reversed
Roguery, deception, voided project, bad faith.
Nine of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certainty, discernment.
Upright
Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certainty, discernment.
Reversed
Mischief, deception, failed project, bad faith.
Ten of Coins
Ten of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A man and woman beneath an archway which gives entrance to a house and domain. They are accompanied by a child, who looks curiously at two dogs accosting an ancient personage seated in the foreground. The child'Gain, riches; family matters, archives, extraction, the abode of a family.
Upright
A man and woman beneath an archway which gives entrance to a house and domain. They are accompanied by a child, who looks curiously at two dogs accosting an ancient personage seated in the foreground. The child'Gain, riches; family matters, archives, extraction, the abode of a family.
Reversed
Chance, fatality, loss, robbery, games of hazard; sometimes gift, dowry, pension.
Ten of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Gain, riches; family matters, archives, ancestry, the home of a family.
Upright
Gain, riches; family matters, archives, ancestry, the home of a family.
Reversed
Chance, fatality, loss, robbery, dangerous games; sometimes gifts, dowry, pension.
Page of Coins
Page of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Application, study, scholarship, reflection another reading says news, messages and the bringer thereof; also rule, management.
Upright
Application, study, scholarship, reflection another reading says news, messages and the bringer thereof; also rule, management.
Reversed
Prodigality, dissipation, liberality, luxury; unfavourable news.
Page of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Application, study, scholarship, reflection; also command, management.
Upright
Application, study, scholarship, reflection; also command, management.
Reversed
Carelessness, recreation, generosity, luxury; unfavorable news.
Knight of Coins
Knight of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Utility, serviceableness, interest, responsibility, rectitude-all on the normal and external plane.
Upright
Utility, serviceableness, interest, responsibility, rectitude-all on the normal and external plane.
Reversed
Inertia, idleness, repose of that kind, stagnation; also placidity, discouragement, carelessness.
Knight of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Utility, usability, interest, responsibility, decency—all on the surface.
Upright
Utility, usability, interest, responsibility, decency—all on the surface.
Reversed
Inertia, idleness, inactivity, stagnation; also stillness, discouragement, carelessness.
Queen of Coins
Queen of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty.
Upright
Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty.
Reversed
Evil, suspicion, suspense, fear, mistrust.
Queen of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty.
Upright
Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty.
Reversed
Evil, suspicion, suspense, fear, mistrust.
King of Coins
King of Pentacles from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The figure calls for no special description the face is rather dark, suggesting also courage, but somewhat lethargic in tendency. The bull'Valour, realizing intelligence, business and normal intellectual aptitude, sometimes mathematical gifts and attainments of this kind; success in these paths.
Upright
The figure calls for no special description the face is rather dark, suggesting also courage, but somewhat lethargic in tendency. The bull'Valour, realizing intelligence, business and normal intellectual aptitude, sometimes mathematical gifts and attainments of this kind; success in these paths.
Reversed
Vice, weakness, ugliness, perversity, corruption, peril.
King of Pentacles from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Valor, capable intelligence, business and normal intellectual aptitude, sometimes mathematical gifts and achievements of this kind; success in these paths.
Upright
Valor, capable intelligence, business and normal intellectual aptitude, sometimes mathematical gifts and achievements of this kind; success in these paths.
Reversed
Vice, weakness, ugliness, perversity, corruption, peril.
Wands
Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Creation, invention, enterprise, the powers which result in these; principle, beginning, source; birth, family, origin, and in a sense the virility which is behind them; the starting point of enterprises; according to another account, money, fortune, inheritance.
Upright
Creation, invention, enterprise, the powers which result in these; principle, beginning, source; birth, family, origin, and in a sense the virility which is behind them; the starting point of enterprises; according to another account, money, fortune, inheritance.
Reversed
Fall, decadence, ruin, perdition, to perish also a certain clouded joy.
Ace of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Creation, invention, enterprise, and the powers producing these; guiding principles, beginning, source; birth, family, origin, and perhaps the virility behind them; the starting point of enterprises; possibly money, fortune, inheritance.
Upright
Creation, invention, enterprise, and the powers producing these; guiding principles, beginning, source; birth, family, origin, and perhaps the virility behind them; the starting point of enterprises; possibly money, fortune, inheritance.
Reversed
Fall, decay, ruin, condemnation, demise; also a certain clouded joy.
Two of Wands
Two of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Between the alternative readings there is no marriage possible; on the one hand, riches, fortune, magnificence; on the other, physical suffering, disease, chagrin, sadness, mortification. The design gives one suggestion; here is a lord overlooking his dominion and alternately contemplating a globe; it looks like the malady, the mortification, the sadness of Alexander amidst the grandeur of this world's wealth.
Upright
Between the alternative readings there is no marriage possible; on the one hand, riches, fortune, magnificence; on the other, physical suffering, disease, chagrin, sadness, mortification. The design gives one suggestion; here is a lord overlooking his dominion and alternately contemplating a globe; it looks like the malady, the mortification, the sadness of Alexander amidst the grandeur of this world's wealth.
Reversed
Surprise, wonder, enchantment, emotion, trouble, fear.
Two of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
This card has contradictory meanings: on the one hand, riches, fortune, magnificence; on the other, physical suffering, disease, chagrin, sadness, mortification. The design gives a suggestion to resolve the contradiction; here is a lord overlooking his dominion while contemplating a globe. He resembles the sadness and mortification of Alexander, amid the grandeur of this world's wealth.
Upright
This card has contradictory meanings: on the one hand, riches, fortune, magnificence; on the other, physical suffering, disease, chagrin, sadness, mortification. The design gives a suggestion to resolve the contradiction; here is a lord overlooking his dominion while contemplating a globe. He resembles the sadness and mortification of Alexander, amid the grandeur of this world's wealth.
Reversed
Surprise, wonder, enchantment, emotion; trouble, fear.
Three of Wands
Three of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A calm, stately personage, with his back turned, looking from a cliff'He symbolizes established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery; those are his ships, bearing his merchandise, which are sailing over the sea. The card also signifies able co-operation in business, as if the successful merchant prince were looking from his side towards yours with a view to help you.
Upright
A calm, stately personage, with his back turned, looking from a cliff'He symbolizes established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery; those are his ships, bearing his merchandise, which are sailing over the sea. The card also signifies able co-operation in business, as if the successful merchant prince were looking from his side towards yours with a view to help you.
Reversed
The end of troubles, suspension or cessation of adversity, toil and disappointment.
Three of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery: those are his ships, bearing his merchandise, at sail.
Upright
Established strength, enterprise, effort, trade, commerce, discovery: those are his ships, bearing his merchandise, at sail.
Reversed
The end of troubles; adversity, toil and disappointment will pause or stop.
Four of Wands
Four of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
They are for once almost on the surface--country life, haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest-home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these.
Upright
They are for once almost on the surface--country life, haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest-home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these.
Reversed
The meaning remains unaltered; it is prosperity, increase, felicity, beauty, embellishment.
Four of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Country life, safe haven, domestic harvest; home, rest, tranquility, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfection of these.
Upright
Country life, safe haven, domestic harvest; home, rest, tranquility, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfection of these.
Reversed
Prosperity, growth, cheerfulness, beauty, embellishment.
Five of Wands
Five of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Imitation, as, for example, sham fight, but also the strenuous competition and struggle of the search after riches and fortune. In this sense it connects with the battle of life. Hence some attributions say that it is a card of gold, gain, opulence.
Upright
Imitation, as, for example, sham fight, but also the strenuous competition and struggle of the search after riches and fortune. In this sense it connects with the battle of life. Hence some attributions say that it is a card of gold, gain, opulence.
Reversed
Litigation, disputes, trickery, contradiction.
Five of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Imitation, as in a pretend fight, but also the battle of life—strenuous competition and the struggle of the search for riches and fortune. Thus, possibly a card of gold, gain, luxury.
Upright
Imitation, as in a pretend fight, but also the battle of life—strenuous competition and the struggle of the search for riches and fortune. Thus, possibly a card of gold, gain, luxury.
Reversed
Litigation, disputes, trickery, contradiction.
Six of Wands
Six of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The card has been so designed that it can cover several significations; on the surface, it is a victor triumphing, but it is also great news, such as might be carried in state by the King's courier; it is expectation crowned with its own desire, the crown of hope, and so forth.
Upright
The card has been so designed that it can cover several significations; on the surface, it is a victor triumphing, but it is also great news, such as might be carried in state by the King's courier; it is expectation crowned with its own desire, the crown of hope, and so forth.
Reversed
Apprehension, fear, as of a victorious enemy at the gate; treachery, disloyalty, as of gates being opened to the enemy; also indefinite delay.
Six of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A victor triumphing; also great news, such as might be carried by the King's courier; expectation crowned with its own desire, crowned with hope—in other words, expectation that is its own reward.
Upright
A victor triumphing; also great news, such as might be carried by the King's courier; expectation crowned with its own desire, crowned with hope—in other words, expectation that is its own reward.
Reversed
Fear, as if a powerful enemy is at the gate; treachery, disloyalty, as if the gates are being opened to the enemy; also extended delay.
Seven of Wands
Seven of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
It is a card of valour, for, on the surface, six are attacking one, who has, however, the vantage position. On the intellectual plane, it signifies discussion, wordy strife; in business--negotiations, war of trade, barter, competition. It is further a card of success, for the combatant is on the top and his enemies may be unable to reach him.
Upright
It is a card of valour, for, on the surface, six are attacking one, who has, however, the vantage position. On the intellectual plane, it signifies discussion, wordy strife; in business--negotiations, war of trade, barter, competition. It is further a card of success, for the combatant is on the top and his enemies may be unable to reach him.
Reversed
Perplexity, embarrassments, anxiety. It is also a caution against indecision.
Seven of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
This is a card of valor—six are attacking one, but he has the upper hand. On the intellectual plane, it signifies discussion and debate; in business negotiations, trade wars, barter, competition. It is also a card of success—the combatant is on top and his enemies are unable to reach him.
Upright
This is a card of valor—six are attacking one, but he has the upper hand. On the intellectual plane, it signifies discussion and debate; in business negotiations, trade wars, barter, competition. It is also a card of success—the combatant is on top and his enemies are unable to reach him.
Reversed
Perplexity, embarrassments, anxiety. It is also a warning against indecision.
Eight of Wands
Eight of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Activity in undertakings, the path of such activity, swiftness, as that of an express messenger; great haste, great hope, speed towards an end which promises assured felicity; generally, that which is on the move; also the arrows of love.
Upright
Activity in undertakings, the path of such activity, swiftness, as that of an express messenger; great haste, great hope, speed towards an end which promises assured felicity; generally, that which is on the move; also the arrows of love.
Reversed
Arrows of jealousy, internal dispute, stingings of conscience, quarrels; and domestic disputes for persons who are married.
Eight of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Activity in undertakings, the path of such activity; swiftness, as that of an express messenger; great haste, great hope, speed toward an end that promises certain happiness; generally, things on the move; also the arrows of love.
Upright
Activity in undertakings, the path of such activity; swiftness, as that of an express messenger; great haste, great hope, speed toward an end that promises certain happiness; generally, things on the move; also the arrows of love.
Reversed
Arrows of jealousy, internal dispute, pangs of conscience, quarrels; domestic disputes for married people.
Nine of Wands
Nine of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The card signifies strength in opposition. If attacked, the person will meet an onslaught boldly; and his build shews, that he may prove a formidable antagonist. With this main significance there are all its possible adjuncts--delay, suspension, adjournment.
Upright
The card signifies strength in opposition. If attacked, the person will meet an onslaught boldly; and his build shews, that he may prove a formidable antagonist. With this main significance there are all its possible adjuncts--delay, suspension, adjournment.
Reversed
Obstacles, adversity, calamity.
Nine of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Signifies strength in opposition—if attacked, the person will meet that attack boldly. Possibly delay, suspension, adjournment.
Upright
Signifies strength in opposition—if attacked, the person will meet that attack boldly. Possibly delay, suspension, adjournment.
Reversed
Obstacles, adversity, disasters.
Ten of Wands
Ten of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A card of many significances, and some of the readings cannot be harmonized. I set aside that which connects it with honour and good faith. The chief meaning is oppression simply, but it is also fortune, gain, any kind of success, and then it is the oppression of these things. It is also a card of false-seeming, disguise, perfidy. The place which the figure is approaching may suffer from the rods that he carries. Success is stultified if the Nine of Swords follows, and if it is a question of a lawsuit, there will be certain loss.
Upright
A card of many significances, and some of the readings cannot be harmonized. I set aside that which connects it with honour and good faith. The chief meaning is oppression simply, but it is also fortune, gain, any kind of success, and then it is the oppression of these things. It is also a card of false-seeming, disguise, perfidy. The place which the figure is approaching may suffer from the rods that he carries. Success is stultified if the Nine of Swords follows, and if it is a question of a lawsuit, there will be certain loss.
Reversed
Contrarieties, difficulties, intrigues, and their analogies.
Ten of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Oppression, especially that of fortune, gain, or any kind of success. Success will be mocked if the Nine of Swords follows. If it is a question of a lawsuit, loss is certain.
Upright
Oppression, especially that of fortune, gain, or any kind of success. Success will be mocked if the Nine of Swords follows. If it is a question of a lawsuit, loss is certain.
Reversed
Opposition, difficulties, conspiracies.
Page of Wands
Page of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Dark young man, faithful, a lover, an envoy, a postman. Beside a man, he will bear favourable testimony concerning him. A dangerous rival, if followed by the Page of Cups. Has the chief qualities of his suit. He may signify family intelligence.
Upright
Dark young man, faithful, a lover, an envoy, a postman. Beside a man, he will bear favourable testimony concerning him. A dangerous rival, if followed by the Page of Cups. Has the chief qualities of his suit. He may signify family intelligence.
Reversed
Anecdotes, announcements, evil news. Also indecision and the instability which accompanies it.
Page of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Dark young man; a faithful man, a lover, a messenger, a postman. When beside a man, he will bear favorable testimony concerning him. A dangerous rival, if followed by the Page of Cups. He may signify news of family.
Upright
Dark young man; a faithful man, a lover, a messenger, a postman. When beside a man, he will bear favorable testimony concerning him. A dangerous rival, if followed by the Page of Cups. He may signify news of family.
Reversed
Stories, announcements, evil news. Also indecision and the instability that accompanies it.
Knight of Wands
Knight of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Departure, absence, flight, emigration. A dark young man, friendly. Change of residence.
Upright
Departure, absence, flight, emigration. A dark young man, friendly. Change of residence.
Reversed
Rupture, division, interruption, discord.
Knight of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Departure, absence, fleeing, emigration; a dark, friendly young man; change of residence.
Upright
Departure, absence, fleeing, emigration; a dark, friendly young man; change of residence.
Reversed
Parting, division, interruption, discord.
Queen of Wands
Queen of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The Wands throughout this suit are always in leaf, as it is a suit of life and animation. Emotionally and otherwise, the Queen'A dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honourable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed towards him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or a certain success in business.
Upright
The Wands throughout this suit are always in leaf, as it is a suit of life and animation. Emotionally and otherwise, the Queen'A dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honourable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed towards him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or a certain success in business.
Reversed
Good, economical, obliging, serviceable. Signifies also--but in certain positions and in the neighbourhood of other cards tending in such directions--opposition, jealousy, even deceit and infidelity.
Queen of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A dark woman, from your hometown or country; she is friendly, chaste, loving, and honorable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed toward him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or certain success in business.
Upright
A dark woman, from your hometown or country; she is friendly, chaste, loving, and honorable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed toward him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or certain success in business.
Reversed
Good, economical, obliging, serviceable; depending on other cards, may also indicate opposition, jealousy, even deceit and infidelity.
King of Wands
King of Wands from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Dark man, friendly, countryman, generally married, honest and conscientious. The card always signifies honesty, and may mean news concerning an unexpected heritage to fall in before very long.
Upright
Dark man, friendly, countryman, generally married, honest and conscientious. The card always signifies honesty, and may mean news concerning an unexpected heritage to fall in before very long.
Reversed
Good, but severe; austere, yet tolerant.
King of Wands from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Dark, friendly man; man from your hometown or country—generally married, honest and conscientious. The card always signifies honesty, and may mean news concerning an unexpected inheritance to arrive before long.
Upright
Dark, friendly man; man from your hometown or country—generally married, honest and conscientious. The card always signifies honesty, and may mean news concerning an unexpected inheritance to arrive before long.
Reversed
Good, but severe; solemn, yet tolerant.
Swords
Ace of Swords
Ace of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest, triumph of force. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than comes usually within the sphere of fortune-telling.
Upright
Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest, triumph of force. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than comes usually within the sphere of fortune-telling.
Reversed
The same, but the results are disastrous; another account says--conception, childbirth, augmentation, multiplicity.
Ace of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than usual in fortune-telling.
Upright
Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than usual in fortune-telling.
Reversed
The same, but the results are disastrous; also conception, childbirth, development, plurality.
Two of Swords
Two of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Conformity and the equipoise which it suggests, courage, friendship, concord in a state of arms; another reading gives tenderness, affection, intimacy. The suggestion of harmony and other favourable readings must be considered in a qualified manner, as Swords generally are not symbolical of beneficent forces in human affairs.
Upright
Conformity and the equipoise which it suggests, courage, friendship, concord in a state of arms; another reading gives tenderness, affection, intimacy. The suggestion of harmony and other favourable readings must be considered in a qualified manner, as Swords generally are not symbolical of beneficent forces in human affairs.
Reversed
Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.
Two of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Conformity and the equilibrium it suggests, courage, friendship, peace in a state of arms; to some extent, harmony: however, swords do not generally symbolize benevolent forces in human affairs.
Upright
Conformity and the equilibrium it suggests, courage, friendship, peace in a state of arms; to some extent, harmony: however, swords do not generally symbolize benevolent forces in human affairs.
Reversed
Deceit, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.
Three of Swords
Three of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Removal, absence, delay, division, rupture, dispersion, and all that the design signifies naturally, being too simple and obvious to call for specific enumeration.
Upright
Removal, absence, delay, division, rupture, dispersion, and all that the design signifies naturally, being too simple and obvious to call for specific enumeration.
Reversed
Mental alienation, error, loss, distraction, disorder, confusion.
Three of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Removal, absence, delay, division, separation, dispersion, and all that the design naturally signifies.
Upright
Removal, absence, delay, division, separation, dispersion, and all that the design naturally signifies.
Reversed
Mental illness, error, loss, distraction, disorder, confusion.
Four of Swords
Four of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. It is these last that have suggested the design.
Upright
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. It is these last that have suggested the design.
Reversed
Wise administration, circumspection, economy, avarice, precaution, testament.
Four of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, isolation, exile, tomb and coffin.
Upright
Vigilance, retreat, solitude, isolation, exile, tomb and coffin.
Reversed
Wise administration, deliberation, economy, greed, precaution, covenant.
Five of Swords
Five of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Degradation, destruction, revocation, infamy, dishonour, loss, with the variants and analogues of these.
Upright
Degradation, destruction, revocation, infamy, dishonour, loss, with the variants and analogues of these.
Reversed
The same; burial and obsequies.
Five of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Deterioration, destruction, revocation, disgrace, dishonor, loss.
Upright
Deterioration, destruction, revocation, disgrace, dishonor, loss.
Reversed
The same; burial and funeral rites.
Six of Swords
Six of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
journey by water, route, way, envoy, commissionary, expedient.
Upright
journey by water, route, way, envoy, commissionary, expedient.
Reversed
Declaration, confession, publicity; one account says that it is a proposal of love.
Six of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Journey by water, route, travel, messenger, assistance.
Upright
Journey by water, route, travel, messenger, assistance.
Reversed
Declaration, confession, publicity; a proposal of love.
Seven of Swords
Seven of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also quarrelling, a plan that may fail, annoyance. The design is uncertain in its import, because the significations are widely at variance with each other.
Upright
Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also quarrelling, a plan that may fail, annoyance. The design is uncertain in its import, because the significations are widely at variance with each other.
Reversed
Good advice, counsel, instruction, slander, babbling.
Seven of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Plan, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also arguments, a plan that may fail, annoyance.
Upright
Plan, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also arguments, a plan that may fail, annoyance.
Reversed
Counsel, instruction, slander, babbling.
Eight of Swords
Eight of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
Upright
Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
Reversed
Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; what is unforeseen; fatality.
Eight of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Bad news, terror, crisis, rebuke, powerful obstacles, conflict, slander; also sickness.
Upright
Bad news, terror, crisis, rebuke, powerful obstacles, conflict, slander; also sickness.
Reversed
Anxiety, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; surprises; fatality.
Nine of Swords
Nine of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Death, failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.
Upright
Death, failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.
Reversed
Imprisonment, suspicion, doubt, reasonable fear, shame.
Nine of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Death, failure, malfunction, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.
Upright
Death, failure, malfunction, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.
Reversed
Imprisonment, suspicion, doubt, reasonable fear, shame.
Ten of Swords
Ten of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Whatsoever is intimated by the design; also pain, affliction, tears, sadness, desolation. It is not especially a card of violent death.
Upright
Whatsoever is intimated by the design; also pain, affliction, tears, sadness, desolation. It is not especially a card of violent death.
Reversed
Advantage, profit, success, favour, but none of these are permanent; also power and authority.
Ten of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Violence or backstabbing, as shown by the design; also pain, affliction, tears, sadness, desolation. It is not specifically a card of violent death.
Upright
Violence or backstabbing, as shown by the design; also pain, affliction, tears, sadness, desolation. It is not specifically a card of violent death.
Reversed
Advantage, profit, success, favor, but none of these are permanent; also power and authority.
Page of Swords
Page of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Authority, overseeing, secret service, vigilance, spying, examination, and the qualities thereto belonging.
Upright
Authority, overseeing, secret service, vigilance, spying, examination, and the qualities thereto belonging.
Reversed
More evil side of these qualities; what is unforeseen, unprepared state; sickness is also intimated.
Page of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Authority, supervision, vigilance, spying, examination.
Upright
Authority, supervision, vigilance, spying, examination.
Reversed
The more evil side of these qualities; surprises, being an unprepared state; sickness is also hinted at.
Knight of Swords
Knight of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Skill, bravery, capacity, defence, address, enmity, wrath, war, destruction, opposition, resistance, ruin. There is therefore a sense in which the card signifies death, but it carries this meaning only in its proximity to other cards of fatality.
Upright
Skill, bravery, capacity, defence, address, enmity, wrath, war, destruction, opposition, resistance, ruin. There is therefore a sense in which the card signifies death, but it carries this meaning only in its proximity to other cards of fatality.
Reversed
Imprudence, incapacity, extravagance.
Knight of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Skill, bravery, capacity, defense; hostility, wrath, war, destruction, opposition, resistance, ruin. This may sometimes signify death, but it carries this meaning only when near other cards of fatality.
Upright
Skill, bravery, capacity, defense; hostility, wrath, war, destruction, opposition, resistance, ruin. This may sometimes signify death, but it carries this meaning only when near other cards of fatality.
Reversed
Recklessness, disability, wastefulness.
Queen of Swords
Queen of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Widowhood, female sadness and embarrassment, absence, sterility, mourning, privation, separation.
Upright
Widowhood, female sadness and embarrassment, absence, sterility, mourning, privation, separation.
Reversed
Malice, bigotry, artifice, prudery, bale, deceit.
Queen of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Widowhood, female infertility, absence, sterility, mourning, deprivation, separation.
Upright
Widowhood, female infertility, absence, sterility, mourning, deprivation, separation.
Reversed
Malice, bigotry, conspiracies, prudishness, antagonism, deceit.
King of Swords
King of Swords from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Whatsoever arises out of the idea of judgment and all its connexions-power, command, authority, militant intelligence, law, offices of the crown, and so forth.
Upright
Whatsoever arises out of the idea of judgment and all its connexions-power, command, authority, militant intelligence, law, offices of the crown, and so forth.
Reversed
Cruelty, perversity, barbarity, perfidy, evil intention.
King of Swords from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Judgement and its associations; power, command, authority, military intelligence, law, offices of the state.
Upright
Judgement and its associations; power, command, authority, military intelligence, law, offices of the state.
Reversed
Cruelty, perversity, barbarity, duplicity, evil intention.
Cups
Ace of Cups
Ace of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
House of the true heart, joy, content, abode, nourishment, abundance, fertility; Holy Table, felicity hereof.
Upright
House of the true heart, joy, content, abode, nourishment, abundance, fertility; Holy Table, felicity hereof.
Reversed
House of the false heart, mutation, instability, revolution.
Ace of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Immaculate love, joy, contentment, home, nourishment, abundance, fertility.
Upright
Immaculate love, joy, contentment, home, nourishment, abundance, fertility.
Reversed
False-heartedness, changeability, instability, revolution.
Two of Cups
Two of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, concord, sympathy, the interrelation of the sexes, and--as a suggestion apart from all offices of divination--that desire which is not in Nature, but by which Nature is sanctified.
Upright
Love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, concord, sympathy, the interrelation of the sexes, and--as a suggestion apart from all offices of divination--that desire which is not in Nature, but by which Nature is sanctified.
Reversed
Love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, concord, sympathy, the interrelation of the sexes, and--as a suggestion apart from all offices of divination--that desire which is not in Nature, but by which Nature is sanctified.
Two of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, consensus, sympathy, the relationship between men and women.
Upright
Love, passion, friendship, affinity, union, consensus, sympathy, the relationship between men and women.
Reversed
Passion.
Three of Cups
Three of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; happy issue, victory, fulfilment, solace, healing.
Upright
The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; happy issue, victory, fulfilment, solace, healing.
Reversed
Expedition, dispatch, achievement, end. It signifies also the side of excess in physical enjoyment, and the pleasures of the senses.
Three of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; an easy birth; victory, fulfillment, solace, healing.
Upright
The conclusion of any matter in plenty, perfection and merriment; an easy birth; victory, fulfillment, solace, healing.
Reversed
Adventure, speed, achievement, end; excess in physical enjoyment; the pleasures of the senses.
Four of Cups
Four of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Weariness, disgust, aversion, imaginary vexations, as if the wine of this world had caused satiety only; another wine, as if a fairy gift, is now offered the wastrel, but he sees no consolation therein. This is also a card of blended pleasure.
Upright
Weariness, disgust, aversion, imaginary vexations, as if the wine of this world had caused satiety only; another wine, as if a fairy gift, is now offered the wastrel, but he sees no consolation therein. This is also a card of blended pleasure.
Reversed
Novelty, presage, new instruction, new relations.
Four of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Weariness, disgust, aversion, imaginary annoyances; also mixed pleasure.
Upright
Weariness, disgust, aversion, imaginary annoyances; also mixed pleasure.
Reversed
Novelty, premonition, new learning, new relationships.
Five of Cups
Five of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
It is a card of loss, but something remains over; three have been taken, but two are left; it is a card of inheritance, patrimony, transmission, but not corresponding to expectations; with some interpreters it is a card of marriage, but not without bitterness or frustration.
Upright
It is a card of loss, but something remains over; three have been taken, but two are left; it is a card of inheritance, patrimony, transmission, but not corresponding to expectations; with some interpreters it is a card of marriage, but not without bitterness or frustration.
Reversed
News, alliances, affinity, consanguinity, ancestry, return, false projects.
Five of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Inheritance, patrimony, transmission of wealth, but not corresponding to expectations; marriage, but not without bitterness or frustration.
Upright
Inheritance, patrimony, transmission of wealth, but not corresponding to expectations; marriage, but not without bitterness or frustration.
Reversed
News, alliances, affection, affiliation, ancestry, return.
Six of Cups
Six of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
A card of the past and of memories, looking back, as--for example--on childhood; happiness, enjoyment, but coming rather from the past; things that have vanished. Another reading reverses this, giving new relations, new knowledge, new environment, and then the children are disporting in an unfamiliar precinct.
Upright
A card of the past and of memories, looking back, as--for example--on childhood; happiness, enjoyment, but coming rather from the past; things that have vanished. Another reading reverses this, giving new relations, new knowledge, new environment, and then the children are disporting in an unfamiliar precinct.
Reversed
The future, renewal, that which will come to pass presently.
Six of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Happiness and enjoyment coming from the past; things that have vanished.
Upright
Happiness and enjoyment coming from the past; things that have vanished.
Reversed
The future, renewal, events soon to come.
Seven of Cups
Seven of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fairy favours, images of reflection, sentiment, imagination, things seen in the glass of contemplation; some attainment in these degrees, but nothing permanent or substantial is suggested.
Upright
Fairy favours, images of reflection, sentiment, imagination, things seen in the glass of contemplation; some attainment in these degrees, but nothing permanent or substantial is suggested.
Reversed
Desire, will, determination, project.
Seven of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fairy favors, images of reflection, tenderness, imagination, scrying; moderate success, but nothing permanent or substantial.
Upright
Fairy favors, images of reflection, tenderness, imagination, scrying; moderate success, but nothing permanent or substantial.
Reversed
Desire, will, determination, project.
Eight of Cups
Eight of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The card speaks for itself on the surface, but other readings are entirely antithetical--giving joy, mildness, timidity, honour, modesty. In practice, it is usually found that the card shews the decline of a matter, or that a matter which has been thought to be important is really of slight consequence--either for good or evil.
Upright
The card speaks for itself on the surface, but other readings are entirely antithetical--giving joy, mildness, timidity, honour, modesty. In practice, it is usually found that the card shews the decline of a matter, or that a matter which has been thought to be important is really of slight consequence--either for good or evil.
Reversed
Great joy, happiness, feasting.
Eight of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
The decline of a matter; something thought to be important is really of slight consequence—either for good or evil.
Upright
The decline of a matter; something thought to be important is really of slight consequence—either for good or evil.
Reversed
Great joy, happiness, feasting.
Nine of Cups
Nine of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Concord, contentment, physical bien-etre; also victory, success, advantage; satisfaction for the Querent or person for whom the consultation is made.
Upright
Concord, contentment, physical bien-etre; also victory, success, advantage; satisfaction for the Querent or person for whom the consultation is made.
Reversed
Truth, loyalty, liberty; but the readings vary and include mistakes, imperfections, etc.
Nine of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Goodwill, contentment, physical well-being; also victory, success, advantage; satisfaction for the Querent.
Upright
Goodwill, contentment, physical well-being; also victory, success, advantage; satisfaction for the Querent.
Reversed
Truth, loyalty, liberty; good business.
Ten of Cups
Ten of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Contentment, repose of the entire heart; the perfection of that state; also perfection of human love and friendship; if with several picture-cards, a person who is taking charge of the Querent's interests; also the town, village or country inhabited by the Querent.
Upright
Contentment, repose of the entire heart; the perfection of that state; also perfection of human love and friendship; if with several picture-cards, a person who is taking charge of the Querent's interests; also the town, village or country inhabited by the Querent.
Reversed
Repose of the false heart, indignation, violence.
Ten of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Whole-hearted peace and contentment; also perfection of human love and friendship; a person who is taking charge of the Querent's interests; also the town, village or country inhabited by the Querent.
Upright
Whole-hearted peace and contentment; also perfection of human love and friendship; a person who is taking charge of the Querent's interests; also the town, village or country inhabited by the Querent.
Reversed
Indignation, violence.
Page of Cups
Page of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fair young man, one impelled to render service and with whom the Querent will be connected; a studious youth; news, message; application, reflection, meditation; also these things directed to business.
Upright
Fair young man, one impelled to render service and with whom the Querent will be connected; a studious youth; news, message; application, reflection, meditation; also these things directed to business.
Reversed
Taste, inclination, attachment, seduction, deception, artifice.
Page of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Young man of fair appearance; someone obliged to render service and with whom the Querent will be connected; a studious youth; news, messages; perseverance, reflection, meditation; also these things directed to business.
Upright
Young man of fair appearance; someone obliged to render service and with whom the Querent will be connected; a studious youth; news, messages; perseverance, reflection, meditation; also these things directed to business.
Reversed
Taste, inclination, attachment, seduction, deception, ruses.
Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Arrival, approach--sometimes that of a messenger; advances, proposition, demeanour, invitation, incitement.
Upright
Arrival, approach--sometimes that of a messenger; advances, proposition, demeanour, invitation, incitement.
Reversed
Trickery, artifice, subtlety, swindling, duplicity, fraud.
Knight of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Arrival, approach—sometimes that of a messenger; advances, proposition, demeanor, invitation, temptation.
Upright
Arrival, approach—sometimes that of a messenger; advances, proposition, demeanor, invitation, temptation.
Reversed
Trickery, deception, cunning, swindling, duplicity, fraud.
Queen of Cups
Queen of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Beautiful, fair, dreamy--as one who sees visions in a cup. This is, however, only one of her aspects; she sees, but she also acts, and her activity feeds her dream.
Upright
Beautiful, fair, dreamy--as one who sees visions in a cup. This is, however, only one of her aspects; she sees, but she also acts, and her activity feeds her dream.
Reversed
The accounts vary; good woman; otherwise, distinguished woman but one not to be trusted; perverse woman; vice, dishonour, depravity.
Queen of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Good, fair woman; honest, devoted woman, who will do service to the Querent; loving intelligence, and from it the gift of vision; success, happiness, pleasure; also wisdom, virtue; a perfect spouse and a good mother.
Upright
Good, fair woman; honest, devoted woman, who will do service to the Querent; loving intelligence, and from it the gift of vision; success, happiness, pleasure; also wisdom, virtue; a perfect spouse and a good mother.
Reversed
Good woman; otherwise, distinguished woman but one not to be trusted; perverse woman; vice, dishonor, depravity.
King of Cups
King of Cups from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fair man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
Upright
Fair man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
Reversed
Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss.
King of Cups from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Man of fair appearance; man of business, law, or divinity; responsible man, amenable to helping the Querent; also fairness, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
Upright
Man of fair appearance; man of business, law, or divinity; responsible man, amenable to helping the Querent; also fairness, art and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence.
Reversed
Dishonest, double-dealing man; mischief, demands of payment, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss.
Trumps
The Fool
The Fool from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Folly, mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium, frenzy, bewrayment.
Upright
Folly, mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium, frenzy, bewrayment.
Reversed
Negligence, absence, distribution, carelessness, apathy, nullity, vanity.
The Fool from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Folly, mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium, frenzy, betrayal.
Upright
Folly, mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium, frenzy, betrayal.
Reversed
Negligence, absence, carelessness, apathy, triviality, vanity.
The Magician
The Magician from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, snares of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.
Upright
Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, snares of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.
Reversed
Physician, Magus, mental disease, disgrace, disquiet.
The Magician from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Skill, diplomacy, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, the traps of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.
Upright
Skill, diplomacy, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, the traps of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.
Reversed
Physician, Magus, mental disease, disgrace, anxiety.
The High Priestess
The High Priestess from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed; the woman who interests the Querent, if male; the Querent herself, if female; silence, tenacity; mystery, wisdom, science.
Upright
Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed; the woman who interests the Querent, if male; the Querent herself, if female; silence, tenacity; mystery, wisdom, science.
Reversed
Passion, moral or physical ardour, conceit, surface knowledge.
The High Priestess from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed; the woman who interests the Querent, if male; the Querent herself, if female; silence, tenacity, wisdom, science.
Upright
Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed; the woman who interests the Querent, if male; the Querent herself, if female; silence, tenacity, wisdom, science.
Reversed
Passion, moral or physical ardor, arrogance, surface knowledge.
The Empress
The Empress from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days; the unknown, clandestine; also difficulty, doubt, ignorance.
Upright
Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days; the unknown, clandestine; also difficulty, doubt, ignorance.
Reversed
Light, truth, the unravelling of involved matters, public rejoicings; according to another reading, vacillation.
The Empress from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days; the unknown, clandestine; also difficulty, doubt, ignorance.
Upright
Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days; the unknown, clandestine; also difficulty, doubt, ignorance.
Reversed
Light, truth, the unraveling of complex matters, public rejoicing, indecision.
The Emperor
The Emperor from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person; aid, reason, conviction; also authority and will.
Upright
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person; aid, reason, conviction; also authority and will.
Reversed
Benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.
The Emperor from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person; aid, reason, conviction; also authority and will.
Upright
Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person; aid, reason, conviction; also authority and will.
Reversed
Benevolence, compassion, recognition; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.
The Heirophant
The Heirophant from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; by another account, mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
Upright
Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; by another account, mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
Reversed
Society, good understanding, concord, overkindness, weakness.
The Heirophant from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; also mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
Upright
Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude; also mercy and goodness; inspiration; the man to whom the Querent has recourse.
Reversed
Fellowship, good understanding, consensus, excessive kindness, weakness.
The Lovers
The Lovers from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome.
Upright
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome.
Reversed
Failure, foolish designs. Another account speaks of marriage frustrated and contrarieties of all kinds.
The Lovers from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome.
Upright
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome.
Reversed
Failure, foolish designs, prevented marriage, and opposition of all kinds.
The Chariot
The Chariot from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Succour, providence also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble.
Upright
Succour, providence also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble.
Reversed
Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat.
The Chariot from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Aid, providence, war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble.
Upright
Aid, providence, war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble.
Reversed
Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat.
Strength
Strength from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Power, energy, action, courage, magnanimity; also complete success and honours.
Upright
Power, energy, action, courage, magnanimity; also complete success and honours.
Reversed
Despotism, abuse if power, weakness, discord, sometimes even disgrace.
Strength from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Power, energy, action, courage, generosity; also complete success and honors.
Upright
Power, energy, action, courage, generosity; also complete success and honors.
Reversed
Tyranny, abuse of power, weakness, discord, sometimes even disgrace.
The Hermit
The Hermit from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Prudence, circumspection; also and especially treason, dissimulation, roguery, corruption.
Upright
Prudence, circumspection; also and especially treason, dissimulation, roguery, corruption.
Reversed
Concealment, disguise, policy, fear, unreasoned caution.
The Hermit from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Prudence, caution; also and especially treason, hypocrisy, mischief, corruption.
Upright
Prudence, caution; also and especially treason, hypocrisy, mischief, corruption.
Reversed
Hiding, disguise, strategy, fear, unreasoned caution.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Destiny, fortune, success, elevation, luck, felicity.
Upright
Destiny, fortune, success, elevation, luck, felicity.
Reversed
Increase, abundance, superfluity.
Wheel of Fortune from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Destiny, fortune, success, advancement, luck, delight.
Upright
Destiny, fortune, success, advancement, luck, delight.
Reversed
Growth, abundance, surplus.
Justice
Justice from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Equity, rightness, probity, executive; triumph of the deserving side in law.
Upright
Equity, rightness, probity, executive; triumph of the deserving side in law.
Reversed
Law in all its departments, legal complications, bigotry, bias, excessive severity.
Justice from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Fairness, rightness, integrity, accomplishment; triumph of the deserving side in law.
Upright
Fairness, rightness, integrity, accomplishment; triumph of the deserving side in law.
Reversed
Law in all its forms, legal complications, bigotry, bias, excessive severity.
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Wisdom, circumspection, discernment, trials, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy.
Upright
Wisdom, circumspection, discernment, trials, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy.
Reversed
Selfishness, the crowd, body politic.
The Hanged Man from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Wisdom, prudence, discernment, trials, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy.
Upright
Wisdom, prudence, discernment, trials, sacrifice, intuition, divination, prophecy.
Reversed
Selfishness, the crowd, the citizenship.
Death
Death from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
End, mortality, destruction, corruption also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor for a woman, many contrarieties; for a maid, failure of marriage projects.
Upright
End, mortality, destruction, corruption also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor for a woman, many contrarieties; for a maid, failure of marriage projects.
Reversed
Inertia, sleep, lethargy, petrifaction, somnambulism; hope destroyed.
Death from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
End, mortality, destruction, corruption; also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor; for a woman, many inconsistencies; for a maiden, failure of marriage prospects.
Upright
End, mortality, destruction, corruption; also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor; for a woman, many inconsistencies; for a maiden, failure of marriage prospects.
Reversed
Inertia, sleep, lethargy, petrification, sleepwalking; hope destroyed.
Temperance
Temperance from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Economy, moderation, frugality, management, accommodation.
Upright
Economy, moderation, frugality, management, accommodation.
Reversed
Things connected with churches, religions, sects, the priesthood, sometimes even the priest who will marry the Querent; also disunion, unfortunate combinations, competing interests.
Temperance from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Thrift, moderation, frugality, management, settlement.
Upright
Thrift, moderation, frugality, management, settlement.
Reversed
Things connected with churches, religions, sects, the priesthood, sometimes even a priest who will marry the Querent; also separation, unfortunate combinations, competing interests.
The Devil
The Devil from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; that which is predestined but is not for this reason evil.
Upright
Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; that which is predestined but is not for this reason evil.
Reversed
Evil fatality, weakness, pettiness, blindness.
The Devil from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; matters predestined but not necessarily evil.
Upright
Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; matters predestined but not necessarily evil.
Reversed
Evil fatality, weakness, pettiness, blindness.
The Tower
The Tower from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Misery, distress, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception, ruin. It is a card in particular of unforeseen catastrophe.
Upright
Misery, distress, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception, ruin. It is a card in particular of unforeseen catastrophe.
Reversed
According to one account, the same in a lesser degree also oppression, imprisonment, tyranny.
The Tower from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Misery, distress, extreme poverty, adversity, disasters, disgrace, deception, ruin. It is a card in particular of unforeseen catastrophe.
Upright
Misery, distress, extreme poverty, adversity, disasters, disgrace, deception, ruin. It is a card in particular of unforeseen catastrophe.
Reversed
Oppression, imprisonment, tyranny.
The Star
The Star from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Loss, theft, privation, abandonment; another reading says-hope and bright prospects.
Upright
Loss, theft, privation, abandonment; another reading says-hope and bright prospects.
Reversed
Arrogance, haughtiness, impotence.
The Star from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Loss, theft, deprivation, abandonment.
Upright
Loss, theft, deprivation, abandonment.
Reversed
Arrogance, haughtiness, impotence.
The Moon
The Moon from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Hidden enemies, danger, calumny, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error.
Upright
Hidden enemies, danger, calumny, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error.
Reversed
Instability, inconstancy, silence, lesser degrees of deception and error.
The Moon from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Hidden enemies, danger, slander, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error.
Upright
Hidden enemies, danger, slander, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error.
Reversed
Instability, changeability, silence, lesser degrees of deception and error.
The Sun
The Sun from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment.
Upright
Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment.
Reversed
The same in a lesser sense.
The Sun from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Material success, fortunate marriage, contentment.
Upright
Material success, fortunate marriage, contentment.
Reversed
The same, in a lesser sense.
Judgement
Judgement from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Change of position, renewal, outcome. Another account specifies total loss though lawsuit.
Upright
Change of position, renewal, outcome. Another account specifies total loss though lawsuit.
Reversed
Weakness, pusillanimity, simplicity; also deliberation, decision, sentence.
Judgement from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Change of position, renewal, the outcome.
Upright
Change of position, renewal, the outcome.
Reversed
Weakness, cowardice, simplicity; also deliberation, decision, sentence.
The World
The World from the Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Assured success, recompense, voyage, route, emigration, flight, change of place.
Upright
Assured success, recompense, voyage, route, emigration, flight, change of place.
Reversed
Inertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence.
The World from the Vivid Waite Smith Tarot Deck
Description
Assured success, compensation, voyage, travel, emigration, fleeing, change of place.
Upright
Assured success, compensation, voyage, travel, emigration, fleeing, change of place.
Reversed
Inertia, inflexibility, stagnation, permanence.