F ollowing the painful turbulence and intensity of the Tower, the Fool finds themselves totally surrendered with nothing left but the purity of their soul’s essence. When everything is stripped away, the Fool encounters the brilliant, refreshing, illuminating light of the Star card. Probably one of the most popular cards in the deck, this card brings fresh spiritual insight, revelations, and clarity in the forms of beauty, light, and cleansing. The Star is our courageous heart shining forth, connected to the infinite universe of unconditional love and brings us a sense of renewal, hope, faith, and rebirth.
The number seventeen continues to carry the essence of the Magician as well as the Chariot, number seven. The magical energy is moving forward now full of light, energy, power, and force. The combination number eight signifies creative flow, work, and manifestation of clear insight and radiance. When the Star appears in a reading, almost everyone is delighted. It carries a resounding “ta-da!” and is the kind of energy that refreshingly arrives following a sense of dread, sorrow, and the troubled aftermath of the Tower. The Star brings the confident and purposeful awareness of the soul’s calling.
The Star has the ability to translate spirit directly into form without having to overly process the emotional and mental realms; instead, we are asked to rely on higher sources of wisdom. The Star is a reminder to step into our own confident selves and trust the flow of life. While the Tower completely humbles us as humans on the journey, the stars remind us we are also divine in nature. With it, the Star brings an outpouring of blessings, revelations, and clear dreams.
At night, we look above to the stars—those brilliant reminders of light that shine in the dark night—and are moved by their ancient beauty. They are so far away that when we look at them, we are actually looking into the past. We can harness this awareness and remember that although we perceive we are having a linear, mortal, progressive experience from birth to death, the truth of awakening shows us that the universe is not linear and time is a mental construct. The Star evokes the energy of compassion, forgiveness, and spontaneous healing, reminding us that these things can happen across both time and distance, through generations, and even with those who have passed away.
The Star reminds us that we are always guided, even if we don’t always feel that way. The assistance of our unseen helpers, guides, dreams, and spiritual beings are always available—we only need to ask. Dreams are one of the most potent forms of guidance and are often overlooked in their usefulness for assistance. I recommend taking advantage of this rich time at night to invoke healing, guidance, and wisdom more fully into your daily life. Whatever you are struggling with simply ask out loud for assistance before you go to sleep every single night that you remember.
In the Waite-Smith imagery, the Star card shows a woman who is naked and vulnerable yet fully empowered and open to her pure expression of beauty in the world. One foot rests on the earth, grounded and connected, while the other foot is in the water, representing the emotional body. She pours two vessels of water, symbolizing cleansing, rebirth, renewal, and illumination. Above her shines seven smaller stars and one large star, all with eight points. The eight-pointed star is symbolic of regeneration and resurrection, the bright rebirth that follows the long, dark night.
In the Crowley deck, the Star card is imbued with vivid and bright colors of indigo, magenta, and white. A lithe and graceful figure pours a crystalline flow from one vessel downward entering the body and another down toward the earth. There are three seven pointed stars which symbolize Venus, hope, love, and healing. Behind the figure is a large celestial globe indicating the connection to the cosmic rays of the universe. Below the figure are crystal formations symbolizing the pure elemental nature of creation from soul essence to material form.
When the Star appears in a reading, it casts its brilliant and beautiful light onto the other cards, lifting their meaning into the awareness of divine purpose. The Star indicates a healing, clearing, and renewing time often following obstacles and troubles. It may indicate a surprise blessing, unexpected good news, divine inspiration, or guidance. In relationships and work, the appearance of the Star is a positive blessing on any endeavor. The Star suggests following one’s intuition and avoiding getting caught in the material or emotional world and to trust a more spiritual or essence level outlook.
Essential Qualities: light, healing, rebirth, love, brilliance, guidance, peace, restoration, ancient, ancestors, angelic, beauty, wonder, awe
Suggestions: I invite you to meditate with the starry night sky! During the time of the new moon, you have the opportunity to reflect on a more star filled sky. As you sit with the stars, imagine the brilliant silver and gold light pouring down and illuminating your energetic, emotional, and physical bodies. Set an intention at night to receive a healing dream and be open to receiving guidance in myriad ways.
Oracle Vision
I am the Star. I shine brilliantly in the vast, cosmic heavens reminding you of your own divinity. I illuminate all that has transpired, offering forgiveness, healing, cleansing, and purification. I wash away aches and pains and soothe the scars of your heart. I offer the waters of beauty and sweetness to help you remember the joy that life has to offer.
I emerge shining night after night in the sky above you to remind you where you come from. I am your ancestor that dances in fiery expression echoing a time from long ago. You are my future and I look to you and admire your willingness to fall down and rise, again and again.
I am here to illuminate your path and show you the way when you thought you were lost. I am your higher self, your innate wisdom, your unseen guidance that is always with you even when you seem the most lost, the most desolate.