Tarot Cheat Sheet for Beginners - Printable
Learning tarot can feel overwhelming when you think you need to memorize 78 different card meanings. This printable guide was created to make the process much easier. The Yellow Tree Company Tarot Cheat Sheet is a beautifully illustrated 7-page beginner...
Learning tarot can feel overwhelming when you think you need to memorize 78 different card meanings. This printable guide was created to make the process much easier.
The Yellow Tree Company Tarot Cheat Sheet is a beautifully illustrated 7-page beginner reference guide based on the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot system. Instead of simply giving you a long list of meanings, it helps you understand how the deck is structured, recognize patterns between cards, and begin putting your own readings together.
Use it while learning tarot, keep it beside you during readings, or print the pages for your journal or study binder.
Inside the 7-page guide:
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How Tarot Works
Understand Major vs. Minor Arcana, the four suits, elemental associations, number patterns, and Court Cards. -
Major Arcana 0–10
Visual card references with simple beginner-friendly keywords. -
Major Arcana 11–21
Continue through the Major Arcana with clear core meanings and helpful context. -
Cups + Pentacles
All 28 cards with visual references and concise meanings for emotions, relationships, work, money, resources, and everyday life. -
Swords + Wands
All 28 cards with quick meanings for thoughts, communication, action, creativity, ambition, and decision-making. -
How to Read a Tarot Card
Learn how to combine the card image, suit, number or rank, question, and context instead of relying only on memorized definitions. -
Reversals + Beginner 3-Card Spread
Understand several ways a reversed card can be interpreted and practice with a simple Situation • Challenge • Advice spread.
Made for Beginners
You do not need to memorize all 78 cards before you can start reading tarot.
This guide helps you learn the underlying language of the deck:
Image + Structure + Position + Question + Context = Interpretation
The goal is to help you move from asking, “What does this card mean?” to understanding how the card is responding to the reading in front of you.
Product Details
7 printable pages
8.5 × 11 inch US Letter format
High-resolution digital printable
Designed for personal tarot study and reference
Beginner-friendly Rider-Waite-Smith based guide
Please Note
This is a digital product only. No physical item will be shipped.
Tarot can be used as a symbolic or reflective practice and should not replace qualified medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice.
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Very helpful for anyone starting tarot.
I’m a visual learner, so having the cards and keywords together works much better for me than reading long descriptions. Really happy with this purchase.
Everything is easy to find and the pages don’t feel crowded.
I use the Situation, Challenge and Advice spread when I don’t know what to ask. It’s simple, but it has been a good way to build confidence.
Already using it every day.
The section explaining the four suits and their associations helped me see connections I had been missing. It’s a very approachable guide for a new reader.
No unnecessary information. Just what I needed.
I reduced the print size and added the pages to my tarot notebook. They look beautiful and I refer to them all the time.
The guide covers all the cards and the beginner spread is a nice addition. I would have liked a second spread example, but I’m happy with it overall.
Easy download and nice quality.
I’m still learning and sometimes lose my train of thought when I have to look through a large book. This lets me check a keyword quickly and continue the reading.
Great little guide for the price.
I never knew what to do when a card appeared reversed. The different ways of looking at reversals made it feel much less confusing.
Short enough to scan quickly but still helpful.
I printed it double-sided and keep it in my binder. It gives me enough information to keep practicing without having to stop and search every card online.
Very well put together.
The number patterns section was the part that helped me most. I’m starting to understand the cards instead of memorizing separate definitions.
There is a lot included in seven pages. Some of the writing printed a little small on my home printer, but the content itself is very useful.
Downloaded right away and printed without any issues.
I bought my first tarot deck last month and this guide has been so helpful. I especially like the explanation of how the Major and Minor Arcana are organized.
Much faster than flipping through a full book every time I forget a meaning.
The illustrations are lovely and the text is easy to read. I printed the pages on heavier paper and added them to my tarot journal.
I keep it beside me during readings.
I was getting frustrated trying to memorize every card. Seeing the suits, numbers and card meanings together helped everything make much more sense.
The information is great. I just wish there was an A4 version included because I had to adjust the print settings.
Simple, organized and easy to follow.
This has been really useful while practicing three-card readings. I still look at my guidebook for more detail, but this helps me remember the main ideas.
Printed perfectly!
I’ve tried a few tarot reference sheets and this is the first one that didn’t feel overwhelming. The keywords are clear and the layout makes it easy to find a card quickly.
Exactly what I needed as a beginner.

