Yes or No Tarot: Free Instant Reading + All 78 Card Answers

How to get a good yes or no reading

Ask one clear question. Specific, about your own choices, and answerable with yes or no.
Hold it in mind while the deck shuffles. Then pick the card that pulls at you.
Read the answer, then the why. The verdict is the headline. The card's meaning tells you what's driving it, which is usually the more useful part.

A "maybe" isn't the cards dodging you. It usually means the outcome depends on something you haven't decided yet, or on timing you can't rush.

Yes or no meaning of every tarot card

Here's how each of the 78 cards answers a yes or no question, upright and reversed. Tap any card for its full meaning.

Card	Upright	Reversed
The Fool	yes	no
The Magician	yes	no
The High Priestess	maybe	no
The Empress	yes	maybe
The Emperor	yes	no
The Hierophant	yes	no
The Lovers	yes	no
The Chariot	yes	no
Strength	yes	maybe
The Hermit	maybe	no
Wheel of Fortune	yes	no
Justice	maybe	no
The Hanged Man	maybe	no
Death	no	no
Temperance	yes	no
The Devil	no	yes
The Tower	no	maybe
The Star	yes	maybe
The Moon	maybe	maybe
The Sun	yes	yes
Judgement	yes	no
The World	yes	maybe
Ace of Wands	yes	no
Two of Wands	yes	no
Three of Wands	yes	no
Four of Wands	yes	maybe
Five of Wands	no	maybe
Six of Wands	yes	no
Seven of Wands	yes	no
Eight of Wands	yes	no
Nine of Wands	yes	no
Ten of Wands	no	maybe
Page of Wands	yes	no
Knight of Wands	yes	maybe
Queen of Wands	yes	no
King of Wands	yes	no
Ace of Cups	yes	no
Two of Cups	yes	no
Three of Cups	yes	maybe
Four of Cups	no	maybe
Five of Cups	no	maybe
Six of Cups	yes	no
Seven of Cups	maybe	yes
Eight of Cups	no	maybe
Nine of Cups	yes	no
Ten of Cups	yes	no
Page of Cups	yes	no
Knight of Cups	yes	no
Queen of Cups	yes	no
King of Cups	yes	no
Ace of Swords	yes	no
Two of Swords	maybe	no
Three of Swords	no	maybe
Four of Swords	no	maybe
Five of Swords	no	maybe
Six of Swords	yes	no
Seven of Swords	no	no
Eight of Swords	no	yes
Nine of Swords	no	maybe
Ten of Swords	no	yes
Page of Swords	yes	no
Knight of Swords	yes	no
Queen of Swords	yes	no
King of Swords	yes	no
Ace of Pentacles	yes	no
Two of Pentacles	maybe	no
Three of Pentacles	yes	no
Four of Pentacles	maybe	no
Five of Pentacles	no	maybe
Six of Pentacles	yes	no
Seven of Pentacles	maybe	no
Eight of Pentacles	yes	no
Nine of Pentacles	yes	maybe
Ten of Pentacles	yes	no
Page of Pentacles	yes	no
Knight of Pentacles	yes	no
Queen of Pentacles	yes	maybe
King of Pentacles	yes	no

Yes or No Tarot FAQ

How does yes or no tarot work?

You ask a question that can be answered yes or no, draw a single card, and read its energy. Bright, forward-moving cards lean yes, painful or blocked cards lean no, and cards about waiting or mixed signals land on maybe. Reversed cards usually soften or flip the upright answer.

What's the best way to phrase a yes or no question?

Make it specific and about you. 'Should I apply for the job at the agency this month?' works better than 'Will my life get better?' Avoid two questions in one, because one card can't answer both.

Which tarot cards mean yes?

The strongest yes cards include The Sun, The Star, The World, the Aces, the Ten of Cups and the Six of Wands. Check the table on this page for the upright and reversed answer of every card.

Can I keep pulling until I get a yes?

You can, but the first card is the reading. If you didn't like the answer, it's worth asking yourself why you were hoping for the opposite. That's usually the real information.

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