All the Black Tarot Cards
Twenty-two Major Arcana with full shadow portraits. Fifty-six minors by suit, card after card: shadow, trap, way out.
Major Arcana
0The FoolA leap that refuses to look down, the eternal fresh start, escape wearing the mask of lightness
IThe MagicianTalent spent on tricks; manipulation where mastery should be
IIThe High PriestessMystery kept for power, silence as a wall, intuition curdled into suspicion
IIIThe EmpressCare that smothers; abundance held over your head
IVThe EmperorOrder kept for control's sake, strength afraid of softness
VThe HierophantTradition as a cudgel, 'the done thing' instead of the living thing
VIThe LoversThe choice never made; love as a permanent fork in the road
VIIThe ChariotVictory at any cost, motion with the question 'where to' forbidden
VIIIStrengthPatience rotted into endurance; strength turned against its owner
IXThe HermitSolitude turned bunker; wisdom with no witnesses
XWheel of FortuneLife on 'whatever happens', responsibility outsourced to fate
XIJusticeThe ledger instead of love, being right worth more than being close
XIIThe Hanged ManMartyrdom as a profession, a pause with permanent residency
XIIIDeathClinging to the dead, horror of any ending
XIVTemperanceThe eternal middle, compromise past the point of taste
XVThe DevilVoluntary chains, a deal paid for in yourself
XVIThe TowerLiving on a cracked foundation, repainting instead of rebuilding
XVIIThe StarHope instead of action, the dream as a painkiller
XVIIIThe MoonFears promoted to premonitions; a fog it is cosy inside
XIXThe SunCompulsory positivity, radiance with the inside switched off
XXJudgementThe past under eternal review, a self-sentence with no counsel for the defence
XXIThe WorldAn ending too frightening to celebrate; success with impostor's aftertaste
Minor Arcana
The light meanings of every card live in the main Tarot section — shadow and light pages link to each other.