The Star in Tarot: Meaning of Arcanum XVII

When the Star appears on the table, the client almost always smiles. There is a gentleness, a light, a calm in this card that you feel even before reading it. A naked woman, kneeling at the water's edge, pours the contents of two jugs under a starry sky. After the cards of upheaval, the Star comes to bring hope. But hope, in tarot as in life, needs to be nourished.

Description of the card

A young woman, completely naked, kneels beside a stream. She holds two jugs and pours out their contents: one into the river, the other onto the earth. Above her, a sky full of stars, with one large central star. Behind her, a tree with a bird perched on it.

• Nakedness evokes sincerity, authenticity, showing yourself as you are.
• The jugs represent generosity, giving without counting.
• The stars symbolize hope, guidance, inspiration.
• The bird evokes rising thought, intuition.

The Star's keywords

• Hope, confidence, optimism
• Sincerity, authenticity
• Inspiration, creativity
• Generosity, giving of oneself
• Reversed: hope lacking substance, lack of confidence

The Star in love

In a relationship

The Star announces a sincere relationship, without masks. She favors tenderness, trust, renewal after a difficult period. She is one of the most beautiful cards for a relationship.

Single

She announces a period favorable to meetings, especially if you show yourself as you are. The Star does not promise a date, but she opens a door.

Many people who draw the Star immediately wonder whether the other person shares their feelings. Our article does he love me? Tarot and pendulum to see more clearly offers a calmer way to ask the question. For an overview, see also our guide psychic readings and love, seeing your relationship more clearly.

The Star at work

At work, the Star evokes:

• recognition, your talents brought into the light;
• inspiration, new ideas;
• artistic and creative careers, or those devoted to helping others;
• a vocation becoming clearer.

She invites you to follow what truly inspires you. If you are wondering about your path, our article on the link between life path and vocation offers complementary insight through numerology.

The Star and money

For money, the Star announces a calmer period, regained confidence. She invites generosity, but also not to give everything away without counting. She guarantees no gain, but indicates a favorable energy.

The Star reversed

Reversed, the Star keeps her light, but it is veiled:

• hope lacking substance: dreaming without acting;
• lack of confidence in yourself or in the future;
• temporary discouragement.

She invites you to move from dreaming to action.

The Star in a yes or no reading

It is a yes, full of hope. A yes that calls for confidence and sincerity.

Common combinations

• The Star and the Sun: a very bright period, a happy success.
• The Star and the unnamed arcanum: renewal after an ending.
• The Star and the Tower: hope after the crisis.
• The Star and the Moon: hope mixed with doubt.
• The Star and the Hermit: a light reborn after solitude.

The Star and intuition

The Star is a card closely linked to intuition. She invites you to listen to the little inner voice that guides you. But how do you recognize it, and tell it apart from your fears or desires? Our article on intuition, and how to tell it apart from fear and desire offers valuable landmarks. This inner reading also joins our approach of the spread as a mirror of self confidence.

A practitioner's advice

When the Star comes out, I often ask: "What gives you hope right now?" The answer is sometimes surprising, and that is often where the lead to follow lies.

If you are a beginner, learning to draw tarot cards with a good method and to interpret a tarot spread without getting it wrong will help you read the Star in all her richness. And to practice, online readings are useful, provided you know what a free tarot reading is really worth.

In summary

The Star is the card of hope, sincerity and inspiration. In love, she announces a sincere relationship or a renewal. At work, recognition or a vocation becoming clearer. For money, a calmer period. Reversed, hope lacking substance. Her message: have confidence, show yourself as you are, and follow your star.