Major Arcana Tarot Cards

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I love anything related to mysticism and paranormal. Not a huge fan of ghosts or ghost stories but they are interesting enough to spark attention.

Persona is very well-known for its tarot cards, especially its Social Links. It represents the characters and monsters very well. Sure they didn't run with the idea until Persona 3.

So if anyway want to know the accurate meanings of the Tarot Cards, please look below. I would only look at the 22 Major Arcana Cards.

The Fool

Upright: Endless possibilities, Beginnings, energy, force, optimism, overturning status quo by unexpected happenings, important decisions to be made, innocence, naivety, creativity,

Reversed: ill-advised risks, impulsiveness, foolishness, start of something new but never finished, seek changes consistently

The Magician

Upright: self-motivation, initiation, wit, potential, risk-taker, determination, want to achieve something and self-power to do so, have the power to do the first step

Reversed: confusion, hesitation, inability to use talent or potential, giving up easily, poor communication, learning difficulties, lack of energy, corruption due to power, manipulation

The Priestess

Upright: intuition, wisdom, secret knowledge, female mysticism, mystery, common sense, potential that can't be reached

Reversed: lack of above, suppression of femininity, superficial, not what it seems

The Empress

Upright: motherhood, allowing things to flow naturally, security, stability, natural growth

Reversed: difficulties of above mentioned, lack of affection, poverty, smothering, unable to let things flourish on its own, pushing things ahead too much

The Emperor

Upright: control of life, competition, forceful development, authority, responsibility, self-assertion, masculinity, maintaining power over a situation, fatherhood

Reversed: dictator-like, exaggeration of above, loss of power, manipulation, immaturity, weakness

The Hierophant

Upright: wisdom to others, taking what already know and apply to reality or share to others, solution to problem,

Reversed: unwilling to let others teach you, stuck when refused to listen to wisdom, 

The Lovers

Upright: love, passion, bonds, choices, duality, harmony, union, commitment, abstraction, struggle of two paths

Reversed:unwise decision, contradiction, deception, disharmony, indecision, 

The Chariot

Upright: two conflicting energies in harmony to make a goal, triumph over adversity, overcoming life's obstacles, well-deserved victory, self-control, effort, perseverance, working with boundaries of life to build success

Reversed: lack of unity, recklessly running over everything to reach goal, envy, greed, loss of control of life due to personal flaws, imbalance, destruction, warning against ambition/high expectations, old-fashioned habits and traditions not overcome

The Justice

Upright: ideal type of justice, decision based on facts and not on emotions, balance, realism, result of decision important, legality, clarity, fairness, straightforward choice, arbitration, triumph over prejudice and bigotry

Reversed: decisions based on emotions, imbalance, corruption of justice, injustice, inequality and bias, delay, unfairness, complicated negotiations

The Hermit

Upright: caution, discretion, prudence, counsel sought and taken, need for inner resource, planning, assimilation, wise/spiritual mentor, reflection,

Reversed: refusal of counsel, immaturity, isolation, negative resistance of help, suspicions of others, imprudence, bad habits, nonproductive, reliance on one's inadequate resources, 

The Wheel of Fortune

Upright: unpredictability, sudden change that is out of your hand, best to let things flow fluidly, use opportunities when you can control your fate, resistance is wasted if you don't allow things to flow, effortless success, luck, coincidences

Reversed: useless struggle or setback in life, unexpected bad luck, unexpected interruptions, delays, difficulties, 

The Strength

Upright: inner strength, know inner desires and keeping them in check, understanding yourself and use to push forward, inner female empowerment, courage, self-control, control of passion against one's instincts, determination, generosity,

Reversed: not keep desires in check, suppressing too much, power misuse, defeat, lack of willpower, inadequacy, surrender, tyranny, concession, inability to act

The Hanged Man

Upright: devotion to worthwhile cause, temporary suspension of progress, flexibility of mind and willingness to adapt to changes, sacrifice to reap benefits, rebirth, waiting period, transformation

Reversed: lack of commitment, loss, preoccupation with selfishness, drawbacks to preference from status quo, oppression, apathy in pursuit of goals, failure to act to move forward

The Death

Upright: actual death, endings and beginnings, rebirth, transformation, change, end phase has purpose, abrupt change due to past,

Reversed: dragged beyond its 'lifespan', change that's painful, refusal to face change, agonizing changing transitions, inertia, lethargy, mental/physical/emotional exhaustion

The Devil

Upright: money or material wealth, sexuality, lust, obsession, knowledge of one's needs, desires, and wants, security vs creative fulfillment

Reversed: greed, abuse of authority, uncontrolled ambition, emotional blackmail, severe forms of above

The Tower

Upright: disruption, change, sudden violent loss, ruin, disturbance, dramatic upheaval, repercussions of actions, enlightenment, freedom,

Reversed: negativity, restriction of desires, less severe forms of above mentioned, change that rob individual of freedom of expression, changes out of control of individual

The Star

Upright: hope, optimism, enlightenment, something out there good for you but need to look for it, broadening of horizons, promise, inspiration, influence, vigor, confidence, protection

Reversed: dwelling too much on negatives, distraction from above, self-doubt, stubbornness, unwillingness to adapt to changes, lack of trust, obstacles to happiness, inability to express, rigidity of mind

The Moon

Upright: Deception, illusions, anxiety, subconscious, irrationality, uncertainty and fears caused by imagination that sometimes results in personal depression, but in turn strength of turning fears into inspiration. Also signified a fine line of genius and madness. Loss of control of life

Reversed: Giving into fears, confusion, exaggeration of above, insincerity, inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy, escapism of fantasy from reality, inability to tell the truth, despair, desperate need of help

The Temperance

Upright: combination, cooperation, coordination, innovation, diplomacy, maturity, balance of temperament (harmony and balance), ability to adapt to changes

Reversed: imbalance, volatility, poor judgement, fickleness, conflicting interests, stress, restlessness, instability, trying to combine too many/wrong elements at short expense of time

The Sun

Upright: contentment, happiness, success, good health, material happiness, vitality, reward, acclaim, approval, abundance of energy, achievement, joy

Reversed: troubles, diminished of above mentioned, broken, difficulties, failure, hyperactivity, arrogance, vanity, delayed happiness, misjudgment, autism

The Judgment/Aeon

Upright: final call, rebirth, redemption, putting past behind, self-reflection, learning from past mistakes and becoming someone new, absolution, free of negativity, decision and finding the right path, major change that can be controlled, changes, improvement, satisfaction to a period of life, awakening,

Reversed: holding too much to the past and avoiding the path to move forward, stagnation, loss, separation, guilt

The World

Upright:completion, achievement, fulfillment, shift of one journey to the next,

Reversed: setback to accomplishment, lack of closure, frustration, inability to bring to a satisfactory end, lack of trust, hesitation