Blacik/deckaura-tarot-card-meanings

---
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-classification
- text-generation
- zero-shot-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- tarot
- divination
- symbolism
- esoteric
- semantic
pretty_name: "Tarot Card Meanings (Deckaura)"
size_categories:
- n<1K
source_datasets:
- original
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: tarot_card_meanings.csv
---

# Tarot Card Meanings — Complete 78-Card Deck

This dataset contains the complete 78-card tarot deck with structured interpretations across upright, reversed, love, career, and yes/no dimensions. Maintained by [Deckaura](https://deckaura.com).

## Dataset Summary

- **Total rows:** 78 (22 Major Arcana + 56 Minor Arcana)
- **Language:** English
- **License:** MIT
- **Source:** [deckaura.com/blogs/guide/tarot-card-meanings](https://deckaura.com/blogs/guide/tarot-card-meanings)
- **Author / Curator:** Deckaura (https://deckaura.com)

## Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `card_number` | 0–77 numerical index |
| `card_name` | Canonical card name (e.g. "The Fool", "Ace of Cups") |
| `arcana` | Major / Minor |
| `suit` | Cups / Wands / Swords / Pentacles (Minor only) |
| `element` | Fire / Water / Air / Earth |
| `upright_meaning` | Primary interpretation |
| `reversed_meaning` | Inverted interpretation |
| `love_meaning` | Romantic/relationship context |
| `career_meaning` | Professional/material context |
| `yes_or_no` | Binary verdict for decision readings |
| `zodiac_sign` | Associated zodiac/planet |
| `guide_url` | Full guide on Deckaura |

## Example

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("deckaura/tarot-card-meanings")
print(ds["train"][0])
# {'card_number': 0, 'card_name': 'The Fool', 'arcana': 'Major',
# 'upright_meaning': 'New beginnings, innocence, adventure...',
# 'guide_url': 'https://deckaura.com/blogs/guide/fool-tarot-meaning', ...}
```

## Use Cases

- Zero-shot classification of tarot-themed text
- Fine-tuning language models for divination/symbolism domain
- Building tarot reading chatbots and assistants
- Semantic analysis of esoteric symbolism
- Educational NLP projects

## Related Datasets

- [Blacik/tarot-card-meanings-78](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Blacik/tarot-card-meanings-78) — alternative 78-card collection (no guide URLs)

## Differentiation

What this dataset offers beyond existing tarot datasets on HF:
- **`guide_url` field** linking each card to its full interpretive guide
- **Elemental + zodiac associations** for every card
- **Structured yes/no verdicts** for decision-making tasks
- **Multiple formats:** CSV, JSONL, JSON (see repo files)
- **Maintained** by Deckaura practitioners, versioned releases

## Related Resources

- **Website:** https://deckaura.com
- **Full 78-card guide:** https://deckaura.com/blogs/guide/tarot-card-meanings
- **MCP server:** https://github.com/gokimedia/tarot-mcp-server
- **npm package:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/tarot-card-meanings
- **Zenodo DOI:** (pending deposit)

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{deckaura_tarot_2026,
author = {Deckaura},
title = {Tarot Card Meanings: Complete 78-Card Deck Dataset},
year = 2026,
publisher = {Hugging Face},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/deckaura/tarot-card-meanings},
note = {Source: \url{https://deckaura.com}}
}
```

## License

MIT — free for commercial and research use. Attribution to [Deckaura](https://deckaura.com) appreciated.