The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot

This quick-reference guide provides beginners and content creators with instant access to meanings for all 78 Rider-Waite-Smith tarot cards. Written and researched by Finbarre Snarey.

Queen of Cups Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a queen seated beside the sea holding an ornate covered cup.

Queen of Cups

Attunement

King of Cups Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a king on a throne amid waves holding a cup and sceptre.

King of Cups

Equanimity

Ace of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a hand emerging from a cloud holding a crowned upright sword.

Ace of Swords

Incision

Two of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a blindfolded woman by the sea holding two crossed swords.

Two of Swords

Impasse

Three of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a red heart pierced by three swords beneath rain clouds.

Three of Swords

Laceration

Four of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a knight effigy resting on a tomb beneath three hanging swords.

Four of Swords

Interlude

Five of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a smirking figure gathering swords as two people walk away.

Five of Swords

Pyrrhic

Six of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a boat carrying cloaked passengers past six upright swords.

Six of Swords

Crossing

Seven of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a figure carrying away five swords while two remain behind.

Seven of Swords

Subterfuge

Eight of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a bound and blindfolded woman surrounded by eight swords.

Eight of Swords

Constriction

Nine of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a person sitting upright in bed beneath nine swords.

Nine of Swords

Torment

Ten of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a prone figure pierced by ten swords beneath a dark sky and dawn.

Ten of Swords

Terminus

Page of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a youthful figure holding an upright sword in a windy landscape.

Page of Swords

Inquiry

Knight of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing an armoured knight charging forward with a raised sword.

Knight of Swords

Onslaught

Queen of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a queen on a stone throne holding a sword with one hand extended.

Queen of Swords

Acuity

King of Swords Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card showing a crowned king seated upright holding a vertical sword.

King of Swords

Jurisprudence