The Hanged Man - Card Meaning

Basic Card Symbols

A man hanging by one foot from a Tau cross - sometimes from a bar or tree. His free leg is always bent to form a “4,” his face is always peaceful, never suffering. Sometimes his hands are bound, sometimes they dangle. Sometimes coins fall out of his pockets or hands. Read more

May 10, 2008 · Filed Under: Tarot

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Justice - Card Meaning

Basic Symbols

The Justice figure seated or standing, scales in one hand (usually left), upraised sword in the other hand. Sometimes blindfolded. Read more

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The Wheel of Fortune - Card Meaning

Basic Card Symbols

A wheel turning clockwise with rising/falling figures or beasts on it. Waite also includes a good many hebrew letters and alchemical symbols. Often there is a sphinx perched atop the wheel. Read more

May 10, 2008 · Filed Under: Tarot

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The Hermit - Card Meaning

Basic Card Symbols

A robed man or monk carrying a lantern. A barren landscape. Read more

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Strength - Card Meaning

Basic Card Symbols

A woman with a lemniscate hovering over her head, a lion. Read more

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The Chariot - Card Meaning

Basic Card Symbols

An angel or cupid, a man and a woman, two trees (in Waite, it is Adam & Eve with one tree having a serpent and apples) - in some decks one tree is flowering, but the other has fruit. Also in some decks there is a man standing between two women. Read more

May 10, 2008 · Filed Under: Tarot

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