The Star

Quiet hope after difficulty. The Star follows the Tower and stands for healing, openness and a renewed sense of direction.

Upright

• hope
• renewal
• calm
• inspiration

Quiet hope after difficulty. The Star follows the Tower and stands for healing, openness and a renewed sense of direction.

Reversed

• discouragement
• lost faith
• disconnection
• dim hope

Hope worn thin or faith in the future that has gone out of reach. Reversed, the card asks for small, steady things that restore it.

Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.

In the picture

A naked woman kneels by a pool, pouring water from two jugs onto land and into the pool, under a large eight-pointed star surrounded by seven smaller ones.

Astrology and numerology

The Star is linked with Aquarius, a fixed air sign, and so with the element air.

Its number reduces to 8, which numerology associates with power, authority, material success. See every card that reduces to 8.

Yes or no

In yes or no tarot, The Star counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.

Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.