Mystical Angels

The Personalities of the Major Arcana?

I was looking though my friends deck while checking out a RP based off the tarot cards. I want to make a character, but I'd like to know the personalities of the Major Arcana before doing so. So does anyone have the personalities for all 21 of the Major Arcana? Not just meanings in a reading, but actual personalities. You can be short and summarized, but please include your source so I can do some reading of my own from the original source. The Fool The Magician The High Priestess The Empress The Emperor The Hierophant The Lovers The Chariot Justice The Hermit Wheel of Fortune Strength / Fortitude The Hanged Man Death Temperance The Devil The Tower The Star The Moon The Sun Judgment The World

Public Comments

1. I wish I could help. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish or write, but the major arcana isn't really "people"cards... they are more "event" or "phase" type cards. The cards that tend tohave personalities are the court cards. The major arcana describes a journey... stages of development and things you encounter as you grow... The Empress is your mother, the Emperor is your father, the Heirophant is a teach-figure, strength is discovering self-control, the Hanged Man is a rite of passage, the Devil is your own inner shadow-side, the Moon is your intuition etc. However, the court cards lend themselves to personalities. The Page of Wands is a poet, writer and enthusiastic "intern" type. The Knight of Cups is a seducer, lover, a romantic. The King of Pentacles is a businessman. The Queen of Swords is a sharp-tounged widow etc. If you are telling a story based on the tarot, it would be better if you taught yourself the meanings of these cards and came up with the characters based on your own understanding of the majors. Readers don't usually interpret the majors as people in the seekers life and they don't readily lend themselves to becoming a string of characters in a story other then stories that are openly based on telling the journey of the tarot Fool. Before basing a story on tarot, I'd learn the cards themselves. As they say, "write what you know." If you don't know the cards (as indicated by your question) then I'd avoid trying to base a story on them since those who DO know tarot and read your story may easily be confused or critical of such a story. It's your story, however... feel free to do what you like and make things up as you go along. -Scarlet
2. If you want to make a character based off of a Tarot card, my best suggestion is using the Court cards; the Pages, Knights, Kings, and Queens. Those represent people, and while the major achana is more on events, some of them represent people, and I can give you some advice on each of those. The Fool-- The fool is the beginning. Young, naive, and ready to face the world. However, while he's creative and has the will to do anything he wishes, he's naive and impulsive, jumping head-first into a situation without thought. The Magician-- The Magician is a more mysterious card. He can aid the fool in his travels, and he is all-knowing, patient, and resourceful. The High Priestess--She's balanced in judgement, and confident in what she does. Level-headed, and cautious in all that she does. The Empress-- Loving, open-minded, and resourceful. She's also wealthy and creative. However, she may also be unstable and spark unnessicary fights. The Emperor-- He's a leader. He's strong, powerful, and reasonable with a sense of leadership and responseablity. The Hierophant-- A teacher. This card more represents a need to be socially approved, and stuck at the mercy of society. The Lovers-- Either a married, happy couple, or a character who has trouble choosing between two things he or she really wants. The Chariot-- Someone who enjoys travelling. Justice--See the High Priestess. The Hermit-- Wise old man. Somebody who is always full of wisdom and advice. Wheel of Fortune-- Chance, gamble, and luck. Strength / Fortitude-- Someone confident in all that they do, and can stand their own in the face of trouble. The Hanged Man-- Religion. Yes, I said that-- the Hanged Man represents somebody who surrenders themself to a higher power or has drastically changed their life. Death-- A clean start. Destruction of the old with the birth of the new. Temperance-- Adaption, balance, and self-control. The Devil-- Black magic and somebody who's greedy. The Tower-- Change, and the overthrow of selfish ambitions. The Star-- Inspiration, hope, and charity The Moon--Card of the psychic. The Sun--Fertility, asuccess. Judgment--Spirituality and religion. The World--Biss, happiness, goals met.