Major Arcana 17 · Tsadi צ (He in Thoth) · Aquarius
The Star
Hope, healing, renewal. Keep the faith: your light guides others.
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Hopeful
- Inspired
- Generous
- Spiritual
- Healing
Bad traits
- Naive
- Dreamy
- Disappointed
- Passive
What The Star means
- Love
- You love with hope and openness and heal the people you love.
- Work
- Art, healing, astrology, charity, inspiration and public life.
- Money
- Money comes through inspiration, the arts, healing and the public; be generous, but wisely.
- Health
- The circulation, ankles and nerves; calm water and night skies restore you.
- Spirit
- Hope and healing: after your own dark nights you become a light for others.
- Advice
- Keep the faith: your light guides others.
Reversed
Lost hope, disappointment, or dreams with no ground under them.
Shadow work: You may wait to be rescued instead of acting. Hope is a verb.
Yes or no
Yes
As a yes or no card, the Star answers yes.
Ask yourself
What do I still hope for, and what is one step toward it?
Affirmation: “I trust the future and shine my light freely.”
Correspondences
- Number
- 17
- Hebrew letter
- Tsadi צ (He in Thoth)
- Astrology
- Aquarius: the card of Aquarius
- Constellation
- Courage and hope. Strength and the Star: patient inner strength and a faith that heals.
- In the Destiny Matrix
- Hope, Talent, Inspiration, Fame, Creativity; in the minus: Daydreaming, Vanity, Unused talent, Arrogance
The Star as a birth card
Add your birth month, day and year (for 7 March 1990: 3 + 7 + 1990 = 2000), then add the digits until the total is 22 or less; 22 is the Fool. The card you reach first is your soul card, the last your personality card. Work out yours.
Famous people with The Star as their soul card
Every card
- 0. The FoolBeginnings, faith, the leap into the unknown
- 1. The MagicianWill, skill, turning ideas into reality
- 2. The High PriestessIntuition, secrets, the inner voice
- 3. The EmpressFertility, abundance, nature, mothering
- 4. The EmperorAuthority, structure, fatherhood
- 5. The HierophantTradition, teaching, institutions
- 6. The LoversUnion, choice, values
- 7. The ChariotWillpower, victory, direction
- 8. StrengthCourage and gentle mastery (Justice is 8 in Marseille;…
- 9. The HermitSolitude, wisdom, the inner light
- 10. Wheel of FortuneCycles, fate, turning points
- 11. JusticeTruth, cause and effect (Strength is 11 in Marseille; Lust…
- 12. The Hanged ManSurrender, sacrifice, a new perspective
- 13. DeathTransformation and endings
- 14. TemperanceBalance and alchemy (Art in Thoth)
- 15. The DevilBondage, desire, materialism
- 16. The TowerSudden upheaval and revelation
- 18. The MoonIllusion, dreams, the unconscious
- 19. The SunJoy, success, vitality
- 20. JudgementAwakening and calling (The Aeon in Thoth)
- 21. The WorldCompletion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth)
Questions and answers
What does The Star mean?
Hope, healing, renewal. Keep the faith: your light guides others.
What does The Star mean reversed?
Lost hope, disappointment, or dreams with no ground under them.
Is The Star a yes or no card?
Yes.
What does The Star mean in love?
You love with hope and openness and heal the people you love.
What does The Star mean for money and work?
Money comes through inspiration, the arts, healing and the public; be generous, but wisely. Art, healing, astrology, charity, inspiration and public life.
Which zodiac sign is The Star?
Aquarius, in the Golden Dawn's order; its astrological attribution is Aquarius.