The Star (tarot card)

Tarot card of the Major Arcana

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The Star (XVII) from the Rider–Waite tarot deck

The Star (XVII) is the 17th ranking or Major Arcana card in most traditional tarot decks.[1] It is used in game playing as well as in divination.

## Description and symbolism

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A naked woman kneels by the water; one foot is in the water and one foot is on the land.[2] Above her head is one large star, representing her core essences, and seven smaller stars, representing the chakras.[3] The star is typically eight-pointed, but some late 15th-century depictions depict a six-pointed star instead.[4] In each hand she holds a jug. From one jug she pours a liquid into the water. From the other jug she pours a liquid onto the land.[5] The five senses are represented by the five unique lines formed by water spilled on the ground. Temperance, the 14th Major Arcana card, also has a foot on both land and water while pouring water, but is depicted as standing and rigid.[6] It is the first out of three cards in the Major Arcana to depict celestial imagery. Sometimes three men, representing the three Magi are depicted below the Star.[4]

## Interpretation

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According to A.E. Waite's 1910 book The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Star card carries several divinatory associations:[7]

> 17.THE STAR.--Loss, theft, privation, abandonment; another reading says-Hope and bright prospects, Reversed: arrogance, haughtiness, impotence.

In astrology, the Star card is associated with the planet Uranus and its domicile, the Aquarius zodiac sign.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "The Star Tarot Card". Keen. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
2. ^ "Star Tarot Card Meanings". Biddy Tarot. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
3. ^ "Star Tarot Card Meanings". Biddy Tarot. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
4. ^ a b Place (2005), pp. 156–157.
5. ^ "The Star Meaning - Major Arcana Tarot Card Meanings". Labyrinthos. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
6. ^ Pollack (2009), pp. 122–125.
7. ^ Waite (1979).
8. ^ "The Star Tarot Card". askAstrology.

### Works cited

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* Place, Robert (2005). The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4406-4975-2.
* Pollack, Rachel (2009) [1980]. Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-1-57863-408-8.
* Waite, A. E. (1979) [1910]. The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. New York: Samuel Weiser. ISBN 0-87728-218-8.

## Further reading

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* Wood, Juliette (1998). "The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making". Folklore. 109: 15–24.15-24&rft.date=1998&rft.aulast=Wood&rft.aufirst=Juliette&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:The+Star+(tarot+card)" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Media related to Star (Major Arcana) at Wikimedia Commons

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