The new cards are in italics. In addition to the new suit of Bolts, there are three new cards in each of the old suits: an 11 and 12, and the Princess (or Gilt).
| Suit | Wands | Cups | Swords | Coins | Bolts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Fire | Water | Air | Earth | Aether | ||
| Rank | General meaning | energy & growth | love & happiness | strife & courage | trade & law | exploration & travel | |
| 1: Ace | beginning | beginning of venture | beginning of love | (victory) | beginning of wealth | beginning of exploration | |
| 2 | balance | (boldness) | friendship; balance of male and female | balance forces | balance of two situations | balance of courage and caution | |
| 3 | material gain | successful venture | good luck | (quarreling) | material increase | find what you wanted | |
| 4 | rest after victory | perfected work | pause; weariness | rest after war | (miser) | successful journey | |
| 5 | negative (-) | strife | disappointment | conquest & defeat | unemployment; financial ruin | (success, but up a dead end) | |
| 6 | future is better | victory after strife | (memories of the past) | future will be better | gifts; inheritance | moving on; change for good | |
| 7 | excess | (victory thru courage) | daydreams | plan may fail | pause; loss of fortune | gone to far; journey past your stop | |
| 8 | problems | haste | success abandoned | bondage | (learning a trade) | wrong turn, off the path | |
| 9 | medium good (+) | strength in reserve | wish card | loss, misery | solitary enjoyment | (counsel, for good or ill) | |
| 10 | success (++) | (energy misused) | contentment | ruin | riches | find what is needed | |
| 11 | choice | choice of methods | (things will improve; hope) | chance to avoid defeat | chance of investment | choice of paths | |
| 12 | success (+++) | growth to full potential | lasting joy | (something strange) | riches, but used wisely | enlightenment | |
| 13: Page | child | courage, beauty | studious, friendly | grace, dexterity | scholar, introvert | bright, spunky | |
| 14: Knight | young man | impetuous | romance | brave, clean heart | patient, trustworthy | careful, eggplantish | |
| 15: Princess | young woman | wild & crazy | beauty, sexy | amazon, strong | helpful, ambitious | artist, dreamer | |
| 16: Queen | older woman | love of home | intuition | morning, quick wit | security | knows the way | |
| 17: King | older man | honesty, passion | generosity, intelligence | power, strength | reliability, math | pious, open hearted | |
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