A clawed hand reaches to grab an emerald ring which disintegrates at the claw's approach. The Talons card indicates greed or the rapacious hunger of a predator.
Upright Meaning
- Person. A person who preys on other folk to acquire wealth or power.
- Creature or Trap. A predator, especially one that preys on people or slowly drains their life (such as a vampire).
- Place. A place where the rich benefit from the labor of the poor.
- Treasure. A treasure that is a collector's prized possession or the object of a heist.
- Situation. A situation driven by someone's avarice.
Reversed Meaning
- Person. A person trapped by predatory debt or victimized by a monster that slowly drains the person's life.
- Creature or Trap. A creature hunted for parts of its body that are considered valuable, or for the treasure it hoards.
- Place. A tenement or workhouse where oppressed victims of the rich live in squalor.
- Treasure. A treasure that was stolen from its rightful owner.
- Situation. A situation driven by a desperate individual victimized by the greedy.