0: The Graduate Student / The Fool
UPRIGHT: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit
REVERSED: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking
REVERSED: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking
1: The President / The Magician
UPRIGHT: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action
REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents
REVERSED: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents
2: The Archivist / The High Priestess
UPRIGHT: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, the subconscious mind
REVERSED: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence
REVERSED: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal and silence
3: The Arboretum / The Empress
UPRIGHT: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others
REVERSED: Creative block, dependence on others
4: The Head Coach / The Emperor
UPRIGHT: Authority, establishment, structure, a father figure
REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility
REVERSED: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility
5: The Department Admin / The Hierophant
UPRIGHT: Spiritual wisdom, religious beliefs, conformity, tradition,institutions
REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo
REVERSED: Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo
6: The Cohort / The Lovers
UPRIGHT: Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices
REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values
REVERSED: Self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values
7: The Side Gig / The Chariot
UPRIGHT: Control, willpower, success, action, determination
REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction
REVERSED: Self-discipline, opposition, lack of direction
8: The IT Specialist / Strength
UPRIGHT: Strength, courage, persuasion, influence, compassion
REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion
REVERSED: Inner strength, self-doubt, low energy, raw emotion
9: The ABD / The Hermit
UPRIGHT: Soul-searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance
REVERSED: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal
REVERSED: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal
10: The Job Market / The Wheel of Fortune
UPRIGHT: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point
REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles
REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles
11: The DEI Committee / Justice
UPRIGHT: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law
REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
REVERSED: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
12: The Adjunct / The Hanged Man
UPRIGHT: Pause, surrender, letting go, new perspectives
REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision
REVERSED: Delays, resistance, stalling, indecision
13: The Alt-Ac / Death
UPRIGHT: Endings, change, transformation, transition
REVERSED: Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging
REVERSED: Resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging
14: The Assistant Professor / Temperance
UPRIGHT: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose
REVERSED: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment
REVERSED: Imbalance, excess, self-healing, re-alignment
15: The Board of Regents / The Devil
UPRIGHT: Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality
REVERSED: Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment
REVERSED: Releasing limiting beliefs, exploring dark thoughts, detachment
16: Interlibrary Loan / The Tower
UPRIGHT: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening
REVERSED: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster
REVERSED: Personal transformation, fear of change, averting disaster
17: The Union / The Star
UPRIGHT: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality
REVERSED: Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection
REVERSED: Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection
18: The Spousal Hire / The Moon
UPRIGHT: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition
REVERSED: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
REVERSED: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
19: The Undergrad / The Sun
UPRIGHT: Positivity, fun, warmth, success, vitality
REVERSED: Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic
REVERSED: Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic
20: The Defense / Judgement
UPRIGHT: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution
REVERSED: Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call
REVERSED: Self-doubt, inner critic, ignoring the call
21: Commencement / The World
UPRIGHT: Completion, integration, accomplishment, travel
REVERSED: Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays
REVERSED: Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays