The Star (Tarot card)

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

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

Description

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] 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.[4]

According to A.E. Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Star card carries several divinatory associations[5]:

17.THE STAR.--Loss, theft, privation, abandonment; another reading says--hope bright prospects, Reversed: Arrogance, haughtiness, impotence.

References
  • A. E. Waite's 1910 Pictorial Key to the Tarot
  • Juliette Wood, Folklore 109 (1998): 15–24, "The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making" (1998)
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  5. Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942. (2005). The pictorial key to the tarot. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-44255-1. OCLC 57549699.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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