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Major Arcana · XVII

The Star

Upright: hope, healing, renewal, inspiration. Reversed: discouragement, lost faith, despair, disconnection.

The Star — the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot card
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909

The Star upright meaning

  • hope
  • healing
  • renewal
  • inspiration

After a hard stretch, calm and hope are coming back, and you can finally exhale. Take gentle steps toward healing this week and let yourself believe things are opening up again, because they are.

The Star reversed meaning

  • discouragement
  • lost faith
  • despair
  • disconnection

You've lost some faith and it's hard to see the point of trying right now. Don't force optimism, tend one small thing that heals you and let hope come back slowly.

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Arcana
Major
Number
XVII (17)
Deck
Rider–Waite–Smith

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