So, I got tired of flipping through books or endless scrolling online every time I wanted a quick reminder of a tarot card’s meaning, especially when I just wanted a visual cue too. I figured, why not make my own list? Something simple, with pictures right there next to the basic meanings.
Getting Started
First thing, I decided I needed all 78 cards. No point doing half a job, right? Major Arcana, Minor Arcana – the whole lot. Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles, all of ’em.
Then came the grunt work: gathering the meanings. I didn’t want anything too complicated, just the core ideas, maybe a few keywords for upright and reversed. I dug out some of my old notes, checked a couple of websites I kinda trust, and basically jotted down the most common interpretations. Tried to keep it straightforward, you know? No fancy essays for each card.
Finding the Pictures
This part was a bit more fun but also tricky. I needed images for every single card. I decided to stick with the classic Rider-Waite-Smith deck images because they’re the ones most people recognize, and frankly, they’re the ones I learned with. So, I started searching for decent quality pictures of each card. Took a while to find ones that were clear and not watermarked all over the place.
Putting It All Together
Okay, so I had my pile of meanings and my folder full of images. Now I had to actually make the list. I just opened up a basic text editor – nothing fancy. For each card, I did the following:
- Put the card name in bold, like The Fool or Ace of Wands.
- Dropped in the picture I’d found for that card. Had to make sure the image wasn’t massive, just big enough to see clearly.
- Below the picture, I typed out the keywords or short meanings I’d gathered for upright and reversed.
It was pretty repetitive work, honestly. Card name, image, meaning. Card name, image, meaning. Seventy-eight times. I used some super basic formatting, like paragraph breaks and bold text, just to make it readable.
The Final Result
After a few hours spread over a couple of days, I had it done. A long scrollable document with every tarot card, its picture, and a quick list of meanings. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s exactly what I needed. A personal, visual reference guide. Now, when I’m doing a reading or just studying, I can quickly pull it up. It’s rough, simple, but it works for me. Way better than fumbling with books or clicking through a dozen browser tabs.
