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Pick a reading, write your question, and turn the cards over one at a time. Each card shows what it means, whether it came up upright or reversed, and which part of your question it answers.

  • 78cards in the deck
  • 22major arcana
  • 56minor, in four suits
  • 6readings to choose from
Choose your readingeach opens its own page, with a question box on it
1 cardOne cardOne question, one card. The whole of it in a sentence.Draw 1 card3 cardsPast, present, futureThe usual three: where it came from, where it stands, where it is going.Draw 3 cards3 cardsWhat should I doThree cards for when you want to know what to actually do.Draw 3 cards3 cardsYes or noThree cards, each leaning for or against, and the count decides. A tie is a plain maybe.Draw 3 cards5 cardsLove and relationshipFive cards on one relationship — both sides, what joins you, what is in the way.Draw 5 cards10 cardsCeltic CrossThe full ten. For one big question you want taken apart properly.Draw 10 cards
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What a reading looks like

a real past, present, future draw

This one was dealt on the question below. It is the same three cards every time you load this page, because it is a worked example and not somebody’s live reading. Each card shows what it means, whether it came up upright or reversed, and which part of the question it answers.

Your own is one click away. It arrives face down, and you turn the cards over one at a time. Nothing is saved and there is no sign-up.

The questionShould I take the new job?
SpreadPast, present, future

Your cards are face down. Tap each one to turn it over.

Past
Ace of Pentacles reversed. A hand comes out of a cloud holding a large gold coin marked with a pentacle, over a walled garden of lilies and an arched gate.
Ace of Pentaclesreversed

An offer that does not come, or a start on ground that will not hold.

missed chanceshaky grounddelay
What brought this here
Present
King of Wands. A crowned king sits in profile holding a sprouting staff, salamanders and lions on his throne and robe.
King of Wandsupright

The one who sees where this goes and gets others to build it. Bold, and usually right.

visionleadershipconviction
Where it stands today
Future
Death reversed. An armoured skeleton rides a white horse past a fallen king, a bishop, a woman and a child, carrying a black flag with a white rose, with the sun rising between two towers.
Deathreversed

Holding the door shut on an ending that has already happened.

clingingslow endingfear of change
Where it goes if nothing changes
Deal summary
  • The Ace of Pentacles — something here genuinely begins rather than carries on.
  • One court card, the King of Wands — there is a person in this and not only a situation.
  • 2 of the 3 came up reversed — there is more friction here than flow.
  • A mix of major and minor — some of this is yours to move and some is not
Draw your own three cards or pick another reading above
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The four suits

what each suit is for
WandsFire

Reads for work, drive and what you are building.

Aries · Leo · Sagittarius
CupsWater

Reads for feeling, family and what you love.

Cancer · Scorpio · Pisces
SwordsAir

Reads for thought, speech and conflict.

Libra · Aquarius · Gemini
PentaclesEarth

Reads for money, health and the body.

Capricorn · Taurus · Virgo
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Every card

all 78, upright and reversed

The 22 major arcana are the ones people recognise: the Fool, the Tower, Death. They read for the big turns. They tell you what a stretch of your life is about, not what happened on Tuesday.

The 56 minor arcana are four suits of fourteen, and they read for the ordinary: work, money, feeling, argument. Each card below opens its own page. That page has the full meaning, what the card says about love and about work, and the planet or sign the Golden Dawn gave it.

0The Fool. A young traveller steps off a cliff edge in the morning sun, a white rose in one hand and a small bundle on a stick over the shoulder, with a little white dog leaping at the heels.The FoolAirIThe Magician. A figure stands at a table of cup, coin, sword and wand, one arm raised to the sky and the other pointing to the ground, with a lemniscate above the head and roses and lilies below.The MagicianMercury · BudhIIThe High Priestess. A veiled woman sits between a black pillar and a white one, a crescent moon at her feet and a half-hidden scroll in her lap.The High PriestessMoon · ChandraIIIThe Empress. A crowned woman reclines on cushions in a field of ripe wheat, a shield with the sign of Venus beside her and a wood and waterfall behind.The EmpressVenus · ShukraIVThe Emperor. A bearded king sits square on a stone throne carved with rams' heads, holding an ankh sceptre, with bare red mountains behind him.The EmperorAries · MeshaVThe Hierophant. A robed priest between two stone pillars raises a hand in blessing over two tonsured monks, with crossed keys on the floor.The HierophantTaurus · VrishabhaVIThe Lovers. A naked man and woman stand under a great winged angel, a flaming tree behind him and a serpent in the apple tree behind her.The LoversGemini · MithunaVIIThe Chariot. An armoured figure rides a canopied chariot drawn by one black sphinx and one white, holding no reins, with a walled city behind.The ChariotCancer · KarkaVIIIStrength. A woman in white, a lemniscate over her head, calmly closes the jaws of a lion with her bare hands.StrengthLeo · SimhaIXThe Hermit. A grey-bearded man alone on a snowy peak holds up a lantern with a six-pointed star inside it, leaning on a long staff.The HermitVirgo · KanyaXWheel of Fortune. A great wheel turns in the sky, a sphinx above it and a serpent descending one side, with a winged bull, lion, eagle and angel reading in the four corners.Wheel of FortuneJupiter · GuruXIJustice. A crowned figure sits between two pillars with an upright sword in the right hand and level scales in the left.JusticeLibra · TulaXIIThe Hanged Man. A man hangs upside down by one ankle from a living T-shaped tree, the free leg crossed behind, his face calm and haloed.The Hanged ManWaterXIIIDeath. An armoured skeleton rides a white horse past a fallen king, a bishop, a woman and a child, carrying a black flag with a white rose, with the sun rising between two towers.DeathScorpio · VrischikaXIVTemperance. A winged figure stands with one foot on land and one in a pool, pouring liquid between two cups, with irises and a path to a crowned mountain behind.TemperanceSagittarius · DhanuXVThe Devil. A horned figure squats on a block above a naked man and woman loosely chained to it by the neck, both grown small horns and tails.The DevilCapricorn · MakaraXVIThe Tower. Lightning strikes the crown off a tall tower and two figures fall head-first from the windows into the dark.The TowerMars · MangalXVIIThe Star. A naked woman kneels at a pool pouring water from two jugs, one onto the land and one into the water, under one great star and seven small ones.The StarAquarius · KumbhaXVIIIThe Moon. A moon with a face drips dew over a path running between two towers, a dog and a wolf howling below and a crayfish crawling out of the water.The MoonPisces · MeenaXIXThe Sun. A child on a white horse rides out from behind a garden wall of tall sunflowers under a huge sun with a face, holding a red banner.The SunSun · SuryaXXJudgement. An angel blows a trumpet from the clouds and grey figures rise with arms raised from open coffins on the water below.JudgementFireXXIThe World. A dancing figure wrapped in a violet scarf floats inside an oval wreath holding two wands, with the bull, lion, eagle and angel in the four corners.The WorldSaturn · Shani
AceAce of Wands. A hand comes out of a cloud gripping a sprouting wooden staff, leaves falling from it, with a castle on a hill in the distance.Ace of Wandsthe root of FireTwoTwo of Wands. A man in a castle courtyard holds a globe in one hand and a staff in the other, looking out over the sea past a second staff fixed to the wall.Two of WandsMars in Aries · Mesha 1st decanThreeThree of Wands. A cloaked figure stands on a cliff among three planted staves, watching ships pass on the water below.Three of WandsSun in Aries · Mesha 2nd decanFourFour of Wands. Four staves carry a garland of flowers like a canopy, with two figures raising bouquets beneath it and a castle behind.Four of WandsVenus in Aries · Mesha 3rd decanFiveFive of Wands. Five young men brandish staves at each other in a scrappy, unserious brawl, none of them landing a blow.Five of WandsSaturn in Leo · Simha 1st decanSixSix of Wands. A rider crowned with laurel carries a laurelled staff through a crowd of walking figures with staves.Six of WandsJupiter in Leo · Simha 2nd decanSevenSeven of Wands. A man on high ground defends himself with a staff against six more thrust up at him from below.Seven of WandsMars in Leo · Simha 3rd decanEightEight of Wands. Eight staves fly through clear sky over open country and a river, level and almost landed.Eight of WandsMercury in Sagittarius · Dhanu 1st decanNineNine of Wands. A bandaged man leans on a staff, watching, with eight more staves standing like a fence behind him.Nine of WandsMoon in Sagittarius · Dhanu 2nd decanTenTen of Wands. A man carries all ten staves in a bundle before him, bent under them, with a farmhouse close ahead.Ten of WandsSaturn in Sagittarius · Dhanu 3rd decanPagePage of Wands. A young figure in a patterned tunic stands in a desert holding a sprouting staff, looking up at it.Page of WandsEarth of FireKnightKnight of Wands. An armoured knight on a rearing horse charges with a sprouting staff, plumes flying, pyramids behind.Knight of WandsFire of FireQueenQueen of Wands. A crowned woman sits facing forward with a sprouting staff in one hand and a sunflower in the other, a black cat at her feet.Queen of WandsWater of FireKingKing of Wands. A crowned king sits in profile holding a sprouting staff, salamanders and lions on his throne and robe.King of WandsAir of Fire
AceAce of Cups. A hand comes out of a cloud holding an overflowing cup, a dove descending into it with a wafer, five streams falling to a lily pond.Ace of Cupsthe root of WaterTwoTwo of Cups. A man and a woman face each other exchanging cups, a winged lion's head over a caduceus above them.Two of CupsVenus in Cancer · Karka 1st decanThreeThree of Cups. Three women raise their cups together in a circle among vines and fruit.Three of CupsMercury in Cancer · Karka 2nd decanFourFour of Cups. A young man sits under a tree with arms folded, ignoring a cup offered by a hand from a cloud, three cups already at his feet.Four of CupsMoon in Cancer · Karka 3rd decanFiveFive of Cups. A cloaked figure looks down at three spilled cups, not seeing the two still standing behind, with a bridge and a house across the river.Five of CupsMars in Scorpio · Vrischika 1st decanSixSix of Cups. A child hands a cup of white flowers to a smaller child in a walled courtyard, four more flower-filled cups around them.Six of CupsSun in Scorpio · Vrischika 2nd decanSevenSeven of Cups. A dark figure faces seven cups in a cloud holding a face, a veiled figure, a snake, a castle, jewels, a wreath and a dragon.Seven of CupsVenus in Scorpio · Vrischika 3rd decanEightEight of Cups. A cloaked man walks away over rocky ground towards mountains under an eclipsed moon, leaving eight cups stacked behind him.Eight of CupsSaturn in Pisces · Meena 1st decanNineNine of Cups. A well-fed man sits arms folded on a bench with nine cups arched on a covered table behind him.Nine of CupsJupiter in Pisces · Meena 2nd decanTenTen of Cups. A couple stand with arms raised beside two dancing children, a rainbow of ten cups arched over their house.Ten of CupsMars in Pisces · Meena 3rd decanPagePage of Cups. A young figure in a flowered tunic holds up a cup with a fish looking out of it, the sea behind.Page of CupsEarth of WaterKnightKnight of Cups. A winged-helmeted knight rides a walking white horse, holding a cup out before him, a river crossing the dry land ahead.Knight of CupsFire of WaterQueenQueen of Cups. A crowned woman sits at the water's edge gazing into an ornate closed cup shaped like a shrine.Queen of CupsWater of WaterKingKing of Cups. A crowned king sits on a throne afloat on rough sea, a cup in one hand and a sceptre in the other, a fish leaping behind.King of CupsAir of Water
AceAce of Swords. A hand comes out of a cloud gripping an upright sword crowned with a wreath and two branches, over jagged mountains.Ace of Swordsthe root of AirTwoTwo of Swords. A blindfolded woman sits with two swords crossed over her chest, a rocky sea and a crescent moon behind.Two of SwordsMoon in Libra · Tula 1st decanThreeThree of Swords. Three swords pierce a red heart under grey rain cloud.Three of SwordsSaturn in Libra · Tula 2nd decanFourFour of Swords. A knight lies in effigy on a tomb with hands in prayer, one sword beneath him and three hanging on the wall above.Four of SwordsJupiter in Libra · Tula 3rd decanFiveFive of Swords. A smirking man gathers up swords while two figures walk away with their backs turned under a ragged sky.Five of SwordsVenus in Aquarius · Kumbha 1st decanSixSix of Swords. A ferryman poles a boat carrying a huddled woman and child across still water, six swords standing in the hull.Six of SwordsMercury in Aquarius · Kumbha 2nd decanSevenSeven of Swords. A man creeps away from a camp carrying five swords, glancing back at the two left standing in the ground.Seven of SwordsMoon in Aquarius · Kumbha 3rd decanEightEight of Swords. A woman stands bound and blindfolded among eight swords set in the mud, the ropes loose, a castle on the hill behind.Eight of SwordsJupiter in Gemini · Mithuna 1st decanNineNine of Swords. A figure sits up in bed with the face in both hands, nine swords hanging on the wall behind in the dark.Nine of SwordsMars in Gemini · Mithuna 2nd decanTenTen of Swords. A man lies face down on the shore with ten swords in his back, under a black sky with the first light on the horizon.Ten of SwordsSun in Gemini · Mithuna 3rd decanPagePage of Swords. A young figure stands on high ground holding a sword upright in both hands, hair and clouds blown by wind, looking back over the shoulder.Page of SwordsEarth of AirKnightKnight of Swords. A knight charges flat out with sword raised, cloak and horse's mane streaming, trees bent in the wind.Knight of SwordsFire of AirQueenQueen of Swords. A crowned woman sits facing forward with an upright sword in one hand and the other raised open, clouds and one bird behind.Queen of SwordsWater of AirKingKing of Swords. A crowned king sits square on his throne holding an upright sword slightly tilted, two butterflies carved behind him.King of SwordsAir of Air
AceAce of Pentacles. A hand comes out of a cloud holding a large gold coin marked with a pentacle, over a walled garden of lilies and an arched gate.Ace of Pentaclesthe root of EarthTwoTwo of Pentacles. A young man dances juggling two coins joined by a green lemniscate, two ships riding high waves behind him.Two of PentaclesJupiter in Capricorn · Makara 1st decanThreeThree of Pentacles. A stonemason stands on a bench in a cathedral while a monk and a hooded figure hold up the plans, three pentacles carved in the arch.Three of PentaclesMars in Capricorn · Makara 2nd decanFourFour of Pentacles. A seated man clutches one coin to his chest, wears another as a crown, and stands on two more, a city behind him.Four of PentaclesSun in Capricorn · Makara 3rd decanFiveFive of Pentacles. Two beggars, one on crutches, trudge through snow past a lit stained-glass window with five pentacles in it.Five of PentaclesMercury in Taurus · Vrishabha 1st decanSixSix of Pentacles. A merchant holds a level pair of scales and drops coins into the hands of two kneeling beggars.Six of PentaclesMoon in Taurus · Vrishabha 2nd decanSevenSeven of Pentacles. A young man leans on his hoe looking at seven pentacles growing on a leafy bush.Seven of PentaclesSaturn in Taurus · Vrishabha 3rd decanEightEight of Pentacles. A craftsman at a bench hammers a pentacle into a disc, six already hung up beside him and one at his feet.Eight of PentaclesSun in Virgo · Kanya 1st decanNineNine of Pentacles. A richly dressed woman stands alone in a walled vineyard with a hooded falcon on her gloved hand, nine pentacles among the vines.Nine of PentaclesVenus in Virgo · Kanya 2nd decanTenTen of Pentacles. An old man with two white dogs watches a couple and a child under an archway, ten pentacles laid out across the scene.Ten of PentaclesMercury in Virgo · Kanya 3rd decanPagePage of Pentacles. A young figure in a green field holds up a single pentacle in both hands, studying it.Page of PentaclesEarth of EarthKnightKnight of Pentacles. An armoured knight sits still on a heavy black carthorse, holding out a pentacle, ploughed fields behind.Knight of PentaclesFire of EarthQueenQueen of Pentacles. A crowned woman sits in a bower of roses looking down at a pentacle held in her lap, a rabbit in the grass beside her.Queen of PentaclesWater of EarthKingKing of Pentacles. A crowned king in a robe of vines sits on a throne carved with bulls, a pentacle in his lap and a castle behind.King of PentaclesAir of Earth
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What this is, and what it is not

worth reading once
Tarot is not jyotish

Everything else on this site is calculated from your birth time with Swiss Ephemeris: your kundli, your dasha, your gochar. A tarot reading is a shuffle. Both are here. They are not the same thing, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.

The zodiac on a card is not your rashi

The Emperor is Aries and the Two of Wands is Mars in Aries. Those come from Book T, so they are tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, about 24° apart. A card’s sign describes the card, never your chart.

Nothing is saved

No account, no reading history, no row in a database. Every draw returns the seed it was shuffled with, so the same seed deals the same cards forever — that is how you keep a reading, by keeping the link.

Who drew the pictures

The pictures are Pamela Colman Smith’s, drawn for A. E. Waite and published by Rider in London in 1909. They have been in the public domain for years, so they need no permission and no credit. She gets one anyway. These are scans of that first edition, not the 1971 recolouring, and they are served from our own server rather than borrowed from someone else’s.

The shuffle is a shuffle

Cards are drawn without replacement, so nothing comes up twice, and each one lands upright or reversed on a coin flip. There is no weighting toward pleasant cards. The Tower is as likely as the Sun.

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Common questions

12 of them
Is tarot the same as jyotish?

No, and they are not doing the same job. Your kundli is calculated from the minute you were born with Swiss Ephemeris. Run it a hundred times and it gives the same chart. A tarot reading is a shuffle, and a different shuffle gives different cards. Both are on this site, but we keep the difference between them clear.

Is it wrong to do this?

That is for you to decide, and we are not going to tell you it is harmless or that it is dangerous. What we can tell you is what it is: seventy-eight pictures, drawn in London in 1909, dealt in a random order, each with a written meaning that does not change. Nothing is called on, and you are not asked to do anything.

Is the card I get random?

Yes. Once a card is drawn it cannot come up again in the same reading, and each one lands upright or reversed on a coin flip. Pleasant cards are not favoured: the Tower is exactly as likely as the Sun. Every draw returns the seed it was shuffled with, so the same seed deals the same cards forever.

What does it mean when a card is reversed?

It came out of the shuffle upside down, so it is read differently. Usually it means the same meaning blocked, delayed, overdone or turned inward, rather than its opposite. Every card here carries both readings, and the one you drew is the one shown. We say "reversed" in words rather than printing the picture upside down.

Can I ask the same question again?

You can, and the cards will be different, so it is worth pausing before you do. Asking twice usually means the first answer was not the one you wanted, rather than that it was unclear. If you keep coming back to it, that tells you something about the question and not about the deck.

Which deck is this, and are the pictures the real ones?

The Rider–Waite–Smith deck. Pamela Colman Smith drew it for A. E. Waite, and Rider published it in London in 1909. It is the deck nearly every reader learned on. These are scans of that first edition, in the public domain, served from our own server.

Do you keep my reading?

No. No account, no history, no row in a database, and your question is not stored. The only way to keep a reading is to keep the seed it returns, which deals those same cards again.

Is the kundli really free?

Yes, really. The kundli, the dasha timeline, yogas, doshas, rashifal, panchang and all 40+ calculators are free, with no sign-up and no daily limit. You pay only if you want a written report or a conversation with an astrologer, and both are one-time.

Do I have to make an account?

Not for anything free. The kundli, matching, rashifal, panchang and the calculators all run without one. You need an account only to hold a wallet — that is, to talk to an astrologer or buy a report — because the money and the conversation have to belong to somebody.

Why do you need my exact birth time?

Your lagna changes roughly every two hours, so being half an hour out can give you a different lagna and shift every bhava with it. Your Moon rashi, nakshatra and tithi move much more slowly, so they stay reliable even when the time is only approximate. We mark which part of your reading depends on the exact minute.

Nobody in my family remembers my birth time. Is this useless?

Not at all, and many people do not know it. Put in your best guess and tick the box that says you are not sure. You lose the lagna and the bhava positions, but you keep your Moon rashi, your nakshatra, the whole dasha timeline and the numerology. That is most of what people come here for anyway.

Kya yeh Hindi mein hai?

The astrologers, haan — all 24 of them read and answer in Hindi, and a written report comes in either language. These pages are in English for now; the Hindi ones are being written.