Card meanings

All seventy-eight cards. The twenty-two majors each have their own page, upright and reversed, with the Welsh figure behind them. The fifty-six minors are here in full, browsable, one page.

Major Arcana (22)

Minor Arcana (56)

No pages of their own yet - shown in full below, not a summary.

Ace of Wands
inspiration · new venture · creative spark · potential · drive
First crack of will.
Two of Wands
planning · decision · foresight · expansion · the wider view
One faces the yard. One faces past it.
Three of Wands
progress · enterprise · foresight · expansion · waiting well
Waiting for something already sent.
Four of Wands
celebration · homecoming · stability · harmony · milestone
The only unambiguously happy card in the suit.
Five of Wands
conflict · competition · disagreement · struggle · creative friction
Nobody wins a Five.
Six of Wands
victory · recognition · acclaim · confidence · leadership
The victory lap, taken slightly too long.
Seven of Wands
defence · conviction · perseverance · standing firm · challenge
Outnumbered, higher ground, refusing to move.
Eight of Wands
speed · momentum · news · movement · swift developments
Pure motion. No animal in frame.
Nine of Wands
resilience · persistence · vigilance · last stand · weariness
Battered, still standing, still facing out.
Ten of Wands
burden · overload · responsibility · obligation · near the end
Carrying more than the body was built for.
Page of Wands
curiosity · exploration · enthusiasm · message · free spirit
The sound is terrible. The intent is perfect.
Knight of Wands
action · adventure · boldness · passion · haste
One of four Knights. All horses but one.
Queen of Wands
confidence · warmth · magnetism · independence · courage
Do not reach under her.
King of Wands
leadership · vision · authority · charisma · command
Past his fighting weight. Still the loudest in the county.
Ace of Cups
new love · emotional beginning · compassion · intuition · overflow
One bloom, one ring of ripple, nothing else.
Two of Cups
partnership · union · mutual attraction · connection · pledge
The heart shape happens by accident. Don't point at it.
Three of Cups
friendship · celebration · community · shared joy · reunion
Ungainly and delighted about it.
Four of Cups
apathy · discontent · withdrawal · missed offer · reevaluation
The fourth is right there. He is not looking.
Five of Cups
grief · loss · regret · mourning · what remains
Three emptied, two still full behind.
Six of Cups
nostalgia · memory · innocence · kindness · the past returning
Memory, handled gently, without going soft.
Seven of Cups
choice · illusion · fantasy · possibility · discernment
Seen from below, through water.
Eight of Cups
departure · withdrawal · seeking · letting go · the search
Leaving something that was working.
Nine of Cups
satisfaction · contentment · wish fulfilled · pleasure · abundance
Smug. Deservedly.
Ten of Cups
harmony · family · fulfilment · lasting joy · belonging
The arch is made of flowers, not light.
Page of Cups
imagination · sensitivity · message · creative idea · openness
Something surprising in the mouth, offered up.
Knight of Cups
romance · offer · idealism · grace · invitation
The only Knight moving slowly, and on purpose.
Queen of Cups
empathy · intuition · compassion · emotional depth · care
Watching her own reflection, unbothered.
King of Cups
emotional mastery · diplomacy · counsel · calm · generosity
Calm on the surface is a whole-body effort.
Ace of Swords
clarity · truth · breakthrough · mental force · decision
The clean vertical. One idea, no softening.
Two of Swords
stalemate · avoidance · difficult choice · impasse · denial
Refusing to look at each other, or at you.
Three of Swords
heartbreak · sorrow · painful truth · betrayal · grief
Three birds, one shape between them.
Four of Swords
rest · recovery · retreat · stillness · recuperation
Not defeat. Deliberate, necessary shutdown.
Five of Swords
hollow victory · conflict · discord · cost · pride
He won. Look at what's lying around him.
Six of Swords
transition · passage · moving on · recovery · calmer water
Low over the surface, not yet arrived.
Seven of Swords
stealth · strategy · deception · cunning · getting away with it
The marten has no concept of theft.
Eight of Swords
restriction · powerlessness · self-limitation · trapped · perceived cage
The fence has gaps. That is the card.
Nine of Swords
anxiety · nightmare · dread · mental anguish · sleeplessness
Eyes wide. Nothing actually happening.
Ten of Swords
ruin · ending · rock bottom · betrayal · dawn
The bottom. Also, unmistakably, the end of it.
Page of Swords
curiosity · vigilance · questions · news · sharp mind
Sharp, fast, not yet accurate.
Knight of Swords
decisiveness · haste · conviction · directness · charge
Fastest card in the deck. Direction unconfirmed.
Queen of Swords
perception · honesty · independence · clear judgement · directness
Has seen it before, will say so plainly.
King of Swords
authority · judgement · intellect · ethics · truth
Absolute stillness. The judgement is made.
Ace of Pentacles
opportunity · prosperity · new resources · manifestation · tangible start
One flower, one bee's worth of economy.
Two of Pentacles
balance · adaptability · priorities · juggling · flexibility
Balance as continuous small correction.
Three of Pentacles
craftsmanship · collaboration · skill · recognition · building
Three bodies, one structure, no supervisor.
Four of Pentacles
security · holding on · control · saving · scarcity
Held tight enough to hurt his own hands.
Five of Pentacles
hardship · need · exclusion · poverty · help nearby
Outside, in weather, with the barn in sight.
Six of Pentacles
generosity · giving · receiving · charity · balance of power
Giving, with the question of who decides left visible.
Seven of Pentacles
patience · investment · long game · assessment · slow growth
Everything planted. Nothing ready.
Eight of Pentacles
diligence · craft · practice · mastery · repetition
Same shape, eight times, better each time.
Nine of Pentacles
independence · self-sufficiency · refinement · comfort · earned ease
Earned solitude, with fruit.
Ten of Pentacles
legacy · family wealth · permanence · inheritance · establishment
The deck's fullest card. Everyone in frame.
Page of Pentacles
study · new skill · practicality · apprenticeship · focus
Holding it carefully, no idea what it becomes.
Knight of Pentacles
reliability · routine · method · persistence · steady progress
The only Knight not on a horse. Deliberately.
Queen of Pentacles
nurture · practicality · resourcefulness · home · abundance
Abundance with mud on it.
King of Pentacles
prosperity · stewardship · enterprise · stability · provision
Nothing to prove.