The Star (Tarot card)

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

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

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[edit] Description

A. E. Waite was a key figure in the development of modern Tarot interpretations;[1] however, not all interpretations follow his theology.

Some frequent keywords are: [1]

  • Calmness ----- Free-flowing love ----- Trust
  • Tranquility ----- Peace of mind ----- Pure essence
  • Hope ----- Serenity ----- Inspiration ----- Generosity
  • Thinking positive ----- Joy ----- Faith ----- Regeneration
  • Good will ----- Optimism ----- Harmony ----- Renewal of forces

A naked woman kneels by the water; one foot is in the water, one foot is on the land. Above her head a star shines out. 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. In other, older decks a woman (or sometimes even a man) is simply looking and sometimes gesturing at a large star in the sky.

[edit] Divination Usage

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[edit] Interpretation

The pool of water refers to the subconscious. The land refers to the material world. She renews both.


[edit] Trivia

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  • Jotaro Kujo, The protagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has a stand named Star Platinum which is based on this tarot sign.
  • Founding father of surrealism Andre Breton's 1945 book "Arcanum 17" invokes The Star as a figure of healing and reconciliation in post-war Europe.
  • In the video game Persona 3, when the player completes The Star Arcana he will be able to summon Lucifer the ultimate form of The Star Arcana, Lucifer also appears in his holy (Before he went against God) and his unholy form (After he went against God).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wood, 1998

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Major Arcana
0 (The Fool) · I (The Magician) · II (The High Priestess) · III (The Empress) · IV (The Emperor) · V (The Hierophant) · VI (The Lovers) · VII (The Chariot) · VIII (Strength) · IX (The Hermit) · X (Wheel of Fortune)
XI (Justice) · XII (The Hanged Man) · XIII (Death) · XIV (Temperance) · XV (The Devil) · XVI (The Tower) · XVII (The Star) · XVIII (The Moon) · XIX (The Sun) · XX (Judgement) · XXI (The World)
Tarot · Minor Arcana