| ∅. The Fool |
Launch of pure potential; the origin step from inner possibility into lived motion. |
Begins outwardly; takes the first step before certainty is available. |
Repositions orientation; trust, timing, and risk tolerance are recalibrated before movement. |
| I. The Magician |
Directed collapse into form; intention becomes a usable channel. |
Executes in the world; turns intention into action and measurable effect. |
Refines intention; scattered focus and confidence gaps are reorganized into coherence. |
| II. The High Priestess |
Descent into hidden layers; attention shifts from surface meaning to underlying signal. |
Holds back expression; observes, listens, and waits for the right reveal. |
Absorbs signal; intuition deepens and internal noise quiets. |
| III. The Empress |
Yielded coherence; inner integration becomes life-supporting growth. |
Creates, tends, and expands; supports continuity through care and development. |
Replenishes reserves; energy, self-worth, and nourishment are restored. |
| IV. The Emperor |
Structured stabilization; a new cycle is contained so it can endure. |
Sets rules and protections; decides, organizes, and builds durability. |
Rewrites authority; control patterns and boundary fear are examined and restructured. |
| V. The Hierophant |
Meaning as interface; shared symbols and rules organize reality through tradition. |
Commits to a framework; learns, teaches, or adopts a practice structure. |
Questions inheritance; belief structures are tested for authenticity. |
| VI. The Lovers |
Relational bifurcation; duality creates choice and value-alignment pressure. |
Makes the choice visible; commits, bonds, or acts from clarified values. |
Untangles desire; conflicting values are separated and clarified. |
| VII. The Chariot |
Reintegrated will; inner conflict is harnessed into outward trajectory. |
Advances outwardly; asserts trajectory and manages resistance. |
Re-centers will; direction is corrected and force realigned. |
| VIII. Strength |
Controlled divergence; force is restrained so it stays coherent. |
Holds pressure without escalation; channels instinct into usable power. |
Softens defenses; the nervous system relearns safety while holding power. |
| IX. The Hermit |
Inward retraction; energy turns back to refine perception through stillness. |
Steps back from noise; assesses and refines by separation. |
Reopens contact; isolation patterns are gently reconnected to life. |
| X. Wheel of Fortune |
Unnegotiated rotation; conditions shift and the system reorders around chance and timing. |
External circumstances turn; openings and closures reorganize the field. |
Re-times motion; inner pacing adjusts to new conditions. |
| XI. Justice |
Restored measure; polarity is rebalanced through accurate assessment. |
Sets consequences and boundaries; acts in line with truth and ethics. |
Reconciles conscience; internal imbalance is corrected through honesty. |
| XII. The Hanged One |
Suspended spacetime; motion pauses to expose hidden influence and dependency. |
Pauses outward action; allows a new frame to emerge before moving. |
Reframes resistance; surrender becomes conscious choice instead of stagnation. |
| XIII. Death |
Inward collapse of form; what cannot continue is dissolved. |
Ends a chapter in practice; releases forms that have completed their function. |
Processes ending; identity releases what can no longer be carried. |
| XIV. Temperance |
Harmonic mixing; divergence is blended into workable proportion. |
Balances elements; moderates extremes and restores working rhythm. |
Smooths turbulence; internal extremes are blended into stable rhythm. |
| XV. The Devil |
Looped desire; attachment turns inward and self-reinforces as constraint. |
Entanglements show in behavior and systems; power, compulsion, or dependency becomes visible. |
Names the hook; unconscious dependency patterns are exposed. |
| XVI. The Tower |
Corrective rupture; blocked structure shatters to release trapped energy. |
External disruption forces rapid reorganization; the old structure cannot hold. |
Stitches coherence; shock fragments are reintegrated into meaning. |
| XVII. The Star |
Repaired coherence; trust returns as the system begins to knit back together. |
Rebuilds outwardly with patience; supports renewal and long-term coherence. |
Rekindles trust; hope is restored at a structural level. |
| XVIII. The Moon |
Deep divergence of perception; reality becomes unstable under uncertainty. |
Navigates external fog; proceeds without full clarity while tracking signal. |
Decodes fear; shadow material becomes intelligible. |
| XIX. The Sun |
Radiant reintegration; coherence returns with full visibility and vitality. |
Shows up openly; creates visibility, success, and simple truth in action. |
Stabilizes radiance; confidence and visibility are grounded. |
| XX. Judgement |
Summoning divergence; the call gathers all prior threads into decision and renewal. |
Makes a turning point real; accepts consequences and steps into the next phase. |
Completes reckoning; unfinished inner calls are answered. |
| XXI. The World |
Total closure; the oscillation completes and returns to source as a whole. |
External closure and mastery; parts integrate into a finished, usable whole. |
Seeds renewal; closure gives birth to the next cycle. |