Every card, written out in full

The Major Arcana

Twenty-two cards for the forces that move a life rather than the weather of a week. When several turn up at once, the question is bigger than the person asking thought it was.

• The Fool — beginning
• The Magician — capability
• The High Priestess — knowing
• The Empress — abundance
• The Emperor — structure
• The Hierophant — tradition
• The Lovers — choice
• The Chariot — will
• Strength — patience
• The Hermit — solitude
• Wheel of Fortune — cycles
• Justice — consequence
• The Hanged Man — suspension
• Death — ending
• Temperance — proportion
• The Devil — attachment
• The Tower — collapse
• The Star — hope
• The Moon — uncertainty
• The Sun — clarity
• Judgement — reckoning
• The World — completion

Wands

Fire — drive, creativity, will, momentum.

• Ace of Wands — spark
• Two of Wands — planning
• Three of Wands — waiting
• Four of Wands — celebration
• Five of Wands — friction
• Six of Wands — recognition
• Seven of Wands — defence
• Eight of Wands — speed
• Nine of Wands — resilience
• Ten of Wands — burden
• Page of Wands — enthusiasm
• Knight of Wands — haste
• Queen of Wands — confidence
• King of Wands — vision

Cups

Water — feeling, relationship, intuition, grief.

• Ace of Cups — openness
• Two of Cups — partnership
• Three of Cups — celebration
• Four of Cups — apathy
• Five of Cups — grief
• Six of Cups — memory
• Seven of Cups — options
• Eight of Cups — departure
• Nine of Cups — contentment
• Ten of Cups — wholeness
• Page of Cups — tenderness
• Knight of Cups — romance
• Queen of Cups — intuition
• King of Cups — composure

Swords

Air — thought, truth, conflict, clarity.

• Ace of Swords — clarity
• Two of Swords — stalemate
• Three of Swords — heartbreak
• Four of Swords — rest
• Five of Swords — hollow victory
• Six of Swords — transition
• Seven of Swords — strategy
• Eight of Swords — restriction
• Nine of Swords — anxiety
• Ten of Swords — ending
• Page of Swords — curiosity
• Knight of Swords — haste
• Queen of Swords — clarity
• King of Swords — judgment

Pentacles

Earth — body, money, work, the material.

• Ace of Pentacles — opportunity
• Two of Pentacles — juggling
• Three of Pentacles — craft
• Four of Pentacles — security
• Five of Pentacles — hardship
• Six of Pentacles — generosity
• Seven of Pentacles — assessment
• Eight of Pentacles — practice
• Nine of Pentacles — independence
• Ten of Pentacles — legacy
• Page of Pentacles — apprenticeship
• Knight of Pentacles — method
• Queen of Pentacles — nurture
• King of Pentacles — mastery

Then learn to read them

Knowing all 78 meanings is not the same as reading. The skill is what a card does in a position, beside another card, for a real question — that is the course, and the deck is these 78 drawn to be read rather than looked up.