Tarot Tips: Astrology in a Tarot Reading
Published: Tue, 01/01/19
"All the cards in a tarot deck have astrological attributions assigned..."
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In this Issue: - Welcome
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ASTROLOGY IN A TAROT READING
All the cards in a tarot deck have astrological attributions assigned to them. Even though tarot and astrology are two separate disciplines, if you're familiar with astrology, you may find knowing these attributions can add an extra layer of insight to your card interpretations. But you don't need to be an astrologer to use them to good effect. Understanding the energies of the planets, signs and modalities can give you information that you won't get any other way. For your reference, here is a list of astrological and elemental attributions according to a standard and widely used system that we follow at The Tarot School. (You may find other systems of attribution elsewhere.) Astrological Attributions of the Major Arcana (Elements, Planets and Signs) The Fool Air / Uranus The Magician Mercury The High Priestess Moon The Empress Venus The Emperor Aries The Hierophant Taurus The Lovers Gemini The Chariot Cancer Strength Leo The Hermit Virgo Wheel of Fortune Jupiter Justice Libra The Hanged Man Water / Neptune Death Scorpio Temperance Sagittarius The Devil Capricorn The Tower Mars The Star Aquarius The Moon Pisces The Sun Sun Judgement Fire / Pluto The World Saturn Planetary Attributions of the Numbers of the Minor Arcana (Order of the Planetary Progression) Ace - The creative energy before astrology Two - The entire zodiac combined Three - Saturn Four - Jupiter Five - Mars Six - The Sun Seven - Venus Eight - Mercury Nine - The Moon Ten - The Earth Elemental Attributions of the Four Suits Suit of Swords - Air Signs: Libra, Aquarius, Gemini Suit of Wands - Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Suit of Cups - Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Suit of Pentacles - Earth Signs: Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo The 10 Numbers in the Four Suits (Planets, Signs, Elements and Modalities) • Suit of Swords (Element of Air): Ace = the season of Spring Cardinal Air 2 = Moon in Libra 3 = Saturn in Libra 4 = Jupiter in Libra Fixed Air 5 = Venus in Aquarius 6 = Mercury in Aquarius 7 = Moon in Aquarius Mutable Air 8 = Jupiter in Gemini 9 = Mars in Gemini 10 = Sun in Gemini • Suit of Wands (Element of Fire): Ace = the season of Summer Cardinal Fire 2 = Mars in Aries 3 = Sun in Aries 4 = Venus in Aries Fixed Fire 5 = Saturn in Leo 6 = Jupiter in Leo 7 = Mars in Leo Mutable Fire 8 = Mercury in Sagittarius 9 = Moon in Sagittarius 10 = Saturn in Sagittarius • Suit of Cups (Element of Water): Ace = the season of Autumn Cardinal Water 2 = Venus in Cancer 3 = Mercury in Cancer 4 = Moon in Cancer Fixed Water 5 = Saturn in Scorpio 6 = Jupiter in Scorpio 7 = Mars in Scorpio Mutable Water 8 = Saturn in Pisces 9 = Jupiter in Pisces 10 = Mars in Pisces • Suit of Pentacles (Element of Earth): Ace = the season of Winter Cardinal Earth 2 = Jupiter in Capricorn 3 = Mars in Capricorn 4 = Sun in Capricorn Fixed Earth 5 = Mercury in Taurus 6 = Moon in Taurus 7 = Saturn in Taurus Mutable Earth 8 = Sun in Virgo 9 = Venus in Virgo 10 = Mercury in Virgo If you assign the four Aces to the four seasons, thirty-six cards remain in the numbered cards of the Minor Arcana, nine per suit. Each of these thirty-six cards coincides with ten degrees of the circle of the year, and each of these ten degree sections is called a “decan.” Since a sign contains 30 degrees, there are three decans to each sign. For example: The 2 of Wands is attributed to the first decan of the sign of Aries and runs from 0–10 degrees. The second decan (3 of Wands) runs from 11–20 degrees of Aries. And the third decan (4 of Wands) runs from 21–30 degrees of Aries. This pattern is repeated throughout all the signs. The ten degrees of a decan = approximately ten days of a sign, which is attributed to a single card of the Minor Arcana. Example: The first decan of Aries (March 21–31) = the 2 of Wands. The second decan of Aries (April 1–10) = the 3 of Wands. The third decan of Aries (April 11–21) = the 4 of Wands. Knowing the astrological attributions of the Minor Arcana is very helpful in determining timing in readings. If you would like a more in-depth exploration of how astrology is specifically used in tarot, check out our Pain-Free Astrology for Tarot Readers audio course. It's included with our correspondence course, or you can order it separately HERE. Have fun! Tarot School Aphorism ![]() ![]() AND POSTER ART! Believe it or not, it's just a little more than 100 days until the 2019 Readers Studio! And this year, we're debuting the very exciting Divination Day with presentations on Lenormand, Crystal Ball and Charm Casting. It's going to be epic! The wonderfully talented Callie French designed the poster, and she artfully combined symbols from both events into her painting. (You can purchase a print by contacting Callie at [email protected]) ![]() website for the latest details on RS19 and the premiere of Divination Day! ![]() ReadersStudio.com Diviner's Corner DIVINATION AND THE NATURAL WORLD ![]() © 2005 by Nigel Jackson Have you ever looked at the clouds and sought inspiration from Spirit? On a casual walk outdoors, does the sound of nature, the whistling of the wind through trees or the call of birds produce a sudden rise of wonder about the meaning of the messages of nature? Humanity has long sought to understand divine will and intervention in their destiny through signs found in natural phenomena, based on the belief that spirits or divine wisdom can be found everywhere. One type of divination known as augury, which is divining the future by observation of natural phenomena, was particularly important in ancient Roman society. Practitioners of this form of divination, called augurs, taught the art and practiced in colleges. Augurs had an official function that was not so much about foretelling the future, but “taking the auspices” to discover whether or not the gods approved of a proposed course of action, such as military maneuvers or in elections. The term 'auspice' is from the Latin auspicium and auspex, literally meaning "one who looks at birds,” and was an ancient indigenous practice of divining by the behaviors of birds. Augurs also used cloud formations, lightning and the entrails and livers of sacrificed animals in divinatory practice. Even today, many use the natural world to look for messages from the Divine realm. Often a bird feather left at the doorstep or a flock of birds flying overhead are seen as signs from spirit. Several types of augury are common and others have been created for modern divinatory practice. Here are a few that may or may not be familiar: • Aeromancy – a form of divination using the element of Air by observing the sky, particularly meteorological and cosmological events, including the movements of clouds, winds and sometimes comets, the appearance of rainbows and other phenomena such as auroras. • Bibliomancy – the random consultation of the Bible or other books. • Ceromancy – the shapes wax form when dripped in water. • Cheiromancy – the art of studying the lines and shapes of the human hand. • Geomancy – divination from configurations seen in a handful of earth thrown on the ground, or by interpreting lines or textures on the ground. • Hydromancy – a method of divination by means of water, including the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool. • Oneiromancy – the interpretation of dreams and nocturnal visions. • Osteomancy – divination by means of bones. • Pyromancy – the patterns of smoke and flames. 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