Yes or No Tarot

Hold a yes-or-no question in mind and draw one card. Every card’s lean is listed openly below, so you can see exactly how the answer is reached.

How the answer works

  1. One card is drawn at random from the 78-card Rider-Waite deck, with an even chance of upright or reversed.
  2. Each card has a published upright lean — yes, no, or maybe — based on its traditional meaning (see the table).
  3. Reversed, the lean drops one step: yes becomes maybe, maybe becomes no.
  4. Tarot helps you reflect; it should not make important decisions for you.

Yes or no lean of all 78 cards (upright)

Reversed cards drop one step.

CardLean
The FoolYes
The MagicianYes
The High PriestessMaybe
The EmpressYes
The EmperorYes
The HierophantYes
The LoversYes
The ChariotYes
StrengthYes
The HermitMaybe
Wheel of FortuneYes
JusticeMaybe
The Hanged ManMaybe
DeathNo
TemperanceYes
The DevilNo
The TowerNo
The StarYes
The MoonNo
The SunYes
JudgementYes
The WorldYes
Ace of WandsYes
Two of WandsMaybe
Three of WandsYes
Four of WandsYes
Five of WandsNo
Six of WandsYes
Seven of WandsMaybe
Eight of WandsYes
Nine of WandsMaybe
Ten of WandsNo
Page of WandsYes
Knight of WandsYes
Queen of WandsYes
King of WandsYes
Ace of CupsYes
Two of CupsYes
Three of CupsYes
Four of CupsNo
Five of CupsNo
Six of CupsYes
Seven of CupsMaybe
Eight of CupsNo
Nine of CupsYes
Ten of CupsYes
Page of CupsYes
Knight of CupsYes
Queen of CupsYes
King of CupsYes
Ace of SwordsYes
Two of SwordsMaybe
Three of SwordsNo
Four of SwordsMaybe
Five of SwordsNo
Six of SwordsMaybe
Seven of SwordsNo
Eight of SwordsNo
Nine of SwordsNo
Ten of SwordsNo
Page of SwordsMaybe
Knight of SwordsYes
Queen of SwordsMaybe
King of SwordsMaybe
Ace of PentaclesYes
Two of PentaclesMaybe
Three of PentaclesYes
Four of PentaclesMaybe
Five of PentaclesNo
Six of PentaclesYes
Seven of PentaclesMaybe
Eight of PentaclesYes
Nine of PentaclesYes
Ten of PentaclesYes
Page of PentaclesYes
Knight of PentaclesYes
Queen of PentaclesYes
King of PentaclesYes