The Star (Tarot card)


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

Description

A naked woman kneels by the water; one foot is in the water and one foot is on the land. Above her head is one large star, representing her core essences, and seven smaller stars, representing the chakras. 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.
According to A.E. Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Star card carries several divinatory associations:
17.THE STAR.--Loss, theft, privation, abandonment; another reading says--hope bright prospects, Reversed: Arrogance, haughtiness, impotence.