The Star Tarot Card Meaning

A naked woman kneels beside a pool. She's beautiful and pure, with eight radiant stars shining above her. A tree and a songbird in the background give card XVII a peaceful, harmonious atmosphere.

She holds a pitcher in each hand, pouring the precious Water of Life onto the earth and into the pool. In the same way, the Star pours the balm of hope over our sorrows, bringing our loveliest dreams and wishes back to life.

The Star upright is a good sign. It promises peace and harmony, goals achieved, and your moment to shine. Just be sure to take the opportunities fate offers!

The heavens are smiling on you. Every road is open, with room to act, develop your talents, improve relationships, make friends, and find love. The Star brings spiritual and physical renewal, filling every part of your life with fresh possibilities.

You may not feel this positive transformation yet. But dawn is approaching, with a wonderful morning to follow, and the Star in your reading is proof of it. The seed of hope has been planted; now it needs time to grow. This card promises gradual, pleasant changes for the better: a new love taking shape, a promising job, profitable business projects. Believe in your luck and your bright future. Fate won't disappoint you!

Upright The Star: Key Meanings

• A fortunate new phase, fresh prospects and opportunities, recognition of your talents, personal fulfillment, and success.
• Reaching your goals, inspiration, problems resolved, and a rise in rank.
• Healing, good health, and high spirits.
• Happiness, a good feeling about the future, harmony, joy in being alive, and a surge of creativity.

The Star reversed isn't outright negative. It warns that passivity, stubbornness, the wrong attitude, distrust, or indecision are keeping you from using your chances and succeeding. You're holding up your own progress and creating your own setbacks. The fortunate period is pushed back indefinitely, and your goals take longer to reach.

Perhaps you're waiting on the sidelines, doing nothing to improve your life. Or perhaps you're demanding far too much of yourself, your partner, and life in general, nursing impossible projects or letting false ideas blind you.

The Star reversed asks you to open your heart to happiness. Trust yourself, other people, and fate a little more. Keep moving and hope for a good outcome. And always keep that Star of hope in view, showing you the way to your dream!

Reversed The Star: Key Meanings

• Fruitless attempts, vain hopes, retreating into illusions, disappointment, low energy, and stubbornness.
• Plans delayed and happy events postponed.
• Uncertainty, inertia, indifference, and stalled growth.
• Loneliness, inner turmoil, apathy, and an illness flaring up.

The Star predicts the beginning of a beautiful romance and a happy, lasting marriage. You've either met someone you feel close to already, or you're about to. Ahead lies that sweet early stage of dating: the joy of seeing each other and gradually growing closer. There will be a few nerves, of course, and worries about living up to your partner's expectations. But the hope of having your feelings returned is stronger.

The Star asks you to cast fear aside, be bolder, and reach for the stars! There are no rivals and no barriers. Even someone you've only dreamed about, someone who seemed out of reach, could return your feelings.

Reversed, the meaning flips to inertia and disappointment in a relationship.

How They Love

Upright, the card says this person can put the one they love on cloud nine! Life beside them is fun, interesting, secure, and simply lovely.

Reversed, it describes someone who lacks confidence in love and usually prefers to wait rather than act.

In a career reading, the Star promises bright prospects and the chance to bring all your plans to life. Creative professionals will be especially lucky, as will anyone who followed their heart into a career and sees work as a way to use their talents as well as earn a living.

The Star doesn't promise instant profits. You'll probably have to wait for your reward. But financial comfort isn't far away, and your efforts will definitely pay off.

Reversed, the meaning turns around: career dreams unfulfilled, or success going to your head.

Upright, this is a highly creative, open, energetic, positive person. They welcome change instead of fearing it and try to make use of every opportunity that opens up.

Reversed, it describes someone fairly private and conservative, suspicious of change, new ideas, and opportunities because they always expect a catch.

Upright, the card advises you to open up to the world and other people. Honesty, sincerity, and faith in your lucky star will bring good fortune!

Reversed, it asks you to expect the best and believe in yourself, whatever happens. A positive outlook is the first step toward your dream!

Upright, the outlook is excellent. Inner harmony and faith in your lucky star will ensure you get what you want. Your prospects are wonderful!

Reversed, the outcome is still uncertain. Stagnation and a lack of progress in life or work could get in your way. Bring a little more optimism and self-belief!

Jupiter in contact with Venus, and Jupiter in Sagittarius: renewal, fresh hope, happy anticipation, and inspiration.

The Fool — Sheer dumb luck; a lottery win; charming innocence or immaturity.

The Magician — Hope of having your feelings returned; an excellent idea; a good time to begin.

The High Priestess — Self-confidence; good news; trusting your intuition and being right.

The Empress — A sweet homemaker; a cheerful or dreamy woman; a harmonious family life.

The Emperor — Extending your influence; hiring new staff; putting forward a brilliant idea; emerging from a crisis.

The Hierophant — Faith in your abilities; a good mentor or spiritual adviser; the right stance; kindred souls.

The Lovers — Choosing work you love; starting a successful romance; a pleasant relationship.

The Chariot — Successful cooperation or a happy relationship; a good start for a business; following your dream.

Strength — Being a professional; achieving everything through your own efforts; working on yourself.

The Hermit — Self-sufficiency; enjoying your own company; wisdom gained through experience.

Wheel of Fortune — A vacation abroad; a lucky chance or good fortune; positive changes.

Justice — A sensible decision; a situation resolving well; a good result and approval.

The Hanged Man — A chance to get out of difficulty; a far-fetched idea; empty daydreams.

Death — Changing professions or falling for someone else; good following bad; help from an unexpected source.

Temperance — Inspiration; writing; recovering from an illness or hoping for happiness.

The Devil — A chance to break a dependency; temptation; dark dreams that lead you astray.

The Tower — Empty dreams; shattered plans; divorce or a forced move.

The Moon — Strange illusions; behaving like a child; failing to notice real problems or infidelity.

The Sun — Luck in a game; a bonus or award; plans fulfilled and progress made; a baby being born.

Judgment — Fate settling things for you; a favorable court ruling; making good use of past experience.

The World — Discovering your talent; an overseas appointment; traveling with pleasure.

Ace of Wands — Following a dream; a good person; working for an idea you believe in.

Two of Wands — Searching for your purpose; a job interview; wanting to find like-minded people or a partner.

Three of Wands — Getting the position you wanted; high hopes for the future; a clear path to growth.

Four of Wands — Recovery; a couple who work well together; finding friends or the right hobby.

Five of Wands — Learning; entering a school or college; a good chance to learn from experience.

Six of Wands — Everything going right; inspiring others or leading the way; taking charge among friends or with a partner.

Seven of Wands — Defending your beliefs; overcoming obstacles; being consumed by an idea.

Eight of Wands — Luck in work and love; feeling inspired; winning without a fight.

Nine of Wands — Doubts; protecting your inner world; keeping outsiders at a distance.

Ten of Wands — Sharing responsibility; understanding yourself; setting priorities.

Page of Wands — Success in your studies; charming flights of fancy; a sensible, well-behaved young woman.

Knight of Wands — Spiritual growth through work; everything falling into place; a pleasant young man.

Queen of Wands — Faith in success; promoting your own business; useful connections; an active, enterprising woman.

King of Wands — Creating something; a lively idea for expanding a business; protection from a wise person or an older admirer.

Ace of Swords — A change in political direction; an idea that breaks through; ideals prevailing.

Two of Swords — Indecision; wanting to move ahead without the necessary skills; playing on sympathy.

Three of Swords — Trying to justify yourself; a confrontation with an ex; wanting a quick solution to difficulties.

Four of Swords — Nervous exhaustion; your mind being elsewhere; daydreaming through routine tasks.

Five of Swords — Ruining a good idea; poor execution; insufficient planning; a demonstration being dispersed.

Six of Swords — Learning your lesson; a second attempt that goes better; making sense of your experience.

Seven of Swords — Accidental success; misleading guidance; unreliable information.

Eight of Swords — Many obstacles; poor analysis; a barrage of small problems.

Nine of Swords — Rejection by society; realizing how much hypocrisy there is; withdrawing into yourself and finding comfort in hope.

Ten of Swords — Success going to your head; arrogance; losing a job or relationship through your own conceit.

Page of Swords — The start of a government career; gaining a little power or influence; an unhelpful acquaintance.

Knight of Swords — A hot-tempered suitor; hopes for a strong partner; criminal connections.

Queen of Swords — A second or subsequent marriage; strength of character; a determined woman with firm beliefs.

King of Swords — An influential patron or admirer; living together without marrying; staying together out of habit.

Ace of Cups — Overflowing emotions; a celebration; a wedding or wedding preparations; good news.

Two of Cups — An unexpected introduction; a pleasant get-together; a club for shared interests.

Three of Cups — Wild partying; a party or school reunion; thoughts of a break.

Four of Cups — Wanting change; becoming dependent on people around you; wishing to be alone.

Five of Cups — Trusting and being deceived; disappointment; mourning a dream or spending time apart from a partner.

Six of Cups — Platonic love; affection; sharing plans or revealing a dream.

Seven of Cups — Losing touch with reality; being intoxicated by possibilities; wanting everything at once.

Eight of Cups — Faith in eternal love; sacrifices for a relationship; deep feeling.

Nine of Cups — Getting involved in social disputes; becoming a volunteer or human rights advocate; working for the public good.

Ten of Cups — Success; support from family; a good team.

Page of Cups — Faith in the future; the first positive results; pleasure in work or study.

Knight of Cups — Winning an argument; handling important negotiations; being on a roll; catching an interesting guy's eye.

Queen of Cups — A skilled salesperson or manager; a press secretary; a clever, determined woman.

King of Cups — A charismatic person; a thriving business; rapid progress toward a goal.

Ace of Pentacles — A chance to make a fortune; brief popularity; a wave of hype.

Two of Pentacles — Shifting principles; an unstable income; buying things you don't need.

Three of Pentacles — Finding a promising direction; helping with a family business; lending a hand wherever needed.

Four of Pentacles — The illusion of financial security; dreams of growing your money; too little confidence to carry out a plan.

Five of Pentacles — Wanting something but fearing the risk; envying someone else's savings; a hunger for easy money.

Six of Pentacles — Using valuable experience; help from old friends or acquaintances; counting on a favor being returned.

Seven of Pentacles — Expectations that may not be met; a gap between dreams and reality; inaction.

Eight of Pentacles — Conscientious work; being undervalued; working for others' benefit.

Nine of Pentacles — Acting ability; earning a living in the arts; a young talent.

Ten of Pentacles — A marriage of convenience; confirming your status; climbing the social ladder.

Page of Pentacles — Enjoying your studies; a hobby that earns money; stronger motivation; an enthusiastic young woman.

Knight of Pentacles — Progress; a fruitful idea or venture; a talent for organizing; an eligible bachelor.

Queen of Pentacles — A wealthy lover; a woman with high expectations; a businesswoman.

King of Pentacles — A sponsor or patron; approval from your elders; finding work in a profitable industry.