Upright:victory, willpower, intensity, drive, and control

Reversed: anger, delay, indecision, and interference

Strength (VIII)

Meaning: Strength represents our fortitude to live life, overcome struggles, and persevere; the journey through life will require strength to live fully and completely. Strength, as an archetype, is the eighth lesson for the Fool, showing us that life is a marathon and not a sprint. We must find the strength within that will help us survive and thrive in life.

Symbolism: A powerful female figure connects and sustains the energy from above with the energy from below. She is a conduit between the two.

Upright: power, courage, compassion, and gentle strength

Reversed: weakness, anger, abuse of power, and threat

The Hermit (IX)

Meaning: The Hermit represents our individual pursuit for personal truth in a world of competing truths. The Hermit archetype is the ninth encounter for the Fool, teaching us that sometimes we must detach from the flow of life to discover ourselves, and bring what we learn in isolation back to the world of social connections.

Symbolism: A lone figure reaches the highest peak of knowledge, bathed in the bright light of personal and eternal wisdom.

Upright: introspection, discovery wisdom, truth-seeking, and taking time away from society

Reversed: loneliness, escapism, depression, and being cast out

Wheel of Fortune (X)

Meaning: The Wheel of Fortune represents experiences and circumstances outside our control. The Wheel of Fortune archetype is the tenth encounter for the Fool, indicating that we exist in a dance between fate and free will. This card teaches the lessons of Fate, the external world, and how others with more power can force us to react.

Symbolism: A celestial alignment is coming into place to activate the wheel, a moment of recurring destiny that is part of the cycle of the universe.

Upright: what is inevitable, destiny, and the passage of time

Reversed: misfortune, powerlessness, and unpleasant circumstances

Justice (XI)

Meaning: Justice represents detached decision-making, logic, and the power of knowledge outside emotions. Justice, as an archetype, is the eleventh teacher for the Fool, showing us the importance of objectivity and analysis for determining outcomes and making important decisions. Life can be fair if we act with integrity.

Symbolism: An ancient being with a cycloptic eye, holds light and darkness in each hand while tears fall; it weeps over the imbalance between the two energies, which continually demand reconciliation. The celestial being can never rest.

Upright: detached decision-making, responsibility, consequences, cause and effect, and logic

Reversed: injustice, missing information, indecision, and bureaucracy

The Hanged Man (XII)

Meaning: The Hanged Man represents knowing sacrifice, when we realize we must accept a short-term difficulty for a long-term gain. The Hanged Man archetype is the twelfth encounter for the Fool. It shows the importance of devotion, surrender, and sacrifice as ways forward, which are just as powerful as the willfulness of the Chariot lesson.

Symbolism: A figure hangs upside down from a structure so he can see the pure light of universal power and knowledge. He realizes his small place in the vastness of the cosmos.

Upright: knowing sacrifice, change in perspective, and patience

Reversed: helplessness, impatience, confusion, and selfishness

Death (XIII)

Meaning: Death represents endings in the cycle of life, and the power of regeneration. Death, as an archetype, is the thirteenth encounter for the Fool, reminding us that life is finite. This helps us appreciate how well we are doing in our pursuit of life experience and soul growth.

Symbolism: A skeletal figure walks into a tunnel which will transition her from life, to death, and on to another life.

Upright: death/rebirth, transformation, inevitability, and cycles

Reversed: arrogance, depression, hope1essness, and severe grief

Temperance (XIV)

Meaning: Temperance represents the balance and equilibrium that has the chance to develop with greater life experience. Temperance, as an archetype, is the fourteenth encounter for the Fool, indicating that we all need to step back occasionally and assess where we are and determine if we are in balance.

Symbolism: Energy rises and descends to mix and merge. A half-moon and full moon represent the flowing cycle of lunar transformation that repeats endlessly.

Upright: calm, health, well-being, balance, common ground, and harmonious action

Reversed: imbalance, disruption, anxiety, frustration, and pettiness

The Devil (XV)

Meaning: The Devil represents consequences we face as our choices become more and more significant the farther into life we travel. The Devil archetype is the fifteenth encounter for the Fool, teaching us that we are responsible for our lives and our choices. If we make selfish choices that harm others, we will not enjoy the outcomes.

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