“I don’t believe in Astrology. I am a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.” -Arthur C. Clarke
Garbage, you know, is very revealing. It beats the shit out of Tarot cards.” – Armistead Maupin
As discussed in the post The Truth of Tarot, astrology signs have been directly tied to tarot cards for hundreds of years. Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1738-1791), became the first renown occultist doing card divination. The French occultist devised a set of corresponding references between astrology and tarot. In 1785, he wrote a book called How to Entertain Yourself With the Deck of Cards Called Tarot. In 1790, he wrote another book where he tried to interpret the Egyptian book of Thoth, supposed to have been written by the Egyptian god Thoth, the god of writing and knowledge. This was the birth of the Thoth deck idea of the Major and Minor Arcana and their connection with the four elements and the 12 zodiac signs.
Taken from a book called Tarot and Astrology: Enhance Your Readings With The Wisdom Of The Zodiac, by Corrine Kenner, I produced a cheat sheet for these correlations of the 22 Major Arcana cards.
| Tarot Card | Meaning | Zodiac/Planet | Meaning |
| The Fool | Doesn’t care what people think | Uranus | rebellion, revolution |
| The Magician (Magus) | Master of banter and fast talk | Mercury | speed, communication |
| The High Priestess | Archetypal Psychic | Moon | reflection, intuition |
| The Empress | Wife and Mother | Venus | love, attraction |
| The Emperor | Master and Commander | Aries | action, leadership |
| The Hierophant | Keeper of Tradition | Taurus | stability, pleasure |
| The Lovers | Think and Speak as One | Gemini | thought, communication |
| The Chariot | Protector of Moving Home | Cancer | home, family |
| Justice (Adjustment) | Model of Fairness | Libra | balance, equality |
| The Hermit | Quiet Leader | Virgo | responsibility, service |
| The Wheel of Fortune | Ups and Downs | Jupiter | luck, abundance |
| Strength (Lust) | Master of Gentle Force and Control | Leo | courage, passion |
| The Hanged Man | Suspension | Neptune | mysticism, illusion |
| Death | Ruler of the Underworld | Scorpio | rebirth, transformation |
| Temperance (Art) | The Alchemist | Sagittarius | philosophy, education |
| The Devil | Material Temptation | Capricorn | success, status |
| The Tower | Unexpected Destruction | Mars | war, aggression |
| The Star | Hope and Inspiration | Aquarius | social, futuristic |
| The Moon | Bringer of Night | Pisces | mystical, subconscious |
| The Sun | Sustainer of Life | Sun | energy, enlightenment |
| Judgment (The Aeon) | Awareness and Understanding | Pluto | resurrection, change |
| The World (The Universe) | Boundaries and Structure | Saturn | limitation, restriction |
Let’s go deeper into just the 12 Zodiac signs and their corresponding Tarot cards.
Aries-The Emperor: authority, leader, power, action, adventure
Taurus-The Hierophant: teacher, advisor, carefulness, deliberate, stability
Gemini-The Lovers: duality, union, connection, attraction, communication
Cancer-The Chariot: home, family, beginnings, growth, security
Leo-Strength: endurance, creativity, courage, passion, loyalty
Virgo-The Hermit: responsibility, service, purpose, inward, alone
Libra-Justice: balance, equality, centering, options, decisions
Scorpio-Death: rebirth, transformation, resurrection, mysterious, release
Sagittarius-Temperance: alchemy, philosophy, education, enlightenment, mediator
Capricorn-The Devil: materialism, success, status, work, acquiring
Aquarius-The Star: original, futuristic, social, optimism, inspiration
Pisces-The Moon: dreams, illusions, mystical, subconscious, emotions
Next, looking at the elements that are associated with Zodiac signs and Tarot cards, we have the suits and signs that are aligned with the elements, along with a glimpse into the corresponding Court cards.
Fire-Wands: Aries (King), Leo (Queen), Sagittarius (Page)
Wands stand for energy and action. Wands people are energetic, charismatic, warm, and spiritual.
Earth-Pentacles: Taurus (King), Virgo (Queen), Capricorn (Page)
Pentacles stand for possessions and abundance. Pentacles people are stable, reliable, sturdy, and responsible.
Air-Swords: Gemini (King), Libra (Queen), Aquarius (Page)
Swords stand for thoughts and ideas. Swords people are talkative, intelligent, quick witted and unique.
Water-Cups: Cancer (King), Scorpio (Queen), Pisces (Page)
Cups stand for love and relationships. Cups people are emotional, passionate, loving, and sensitive.
Noticing how Court cards have an associated Zodiac sign, the King, Queen and Page/Knight (Princess/Prince) also all correspond to the 12 astrological signs.
Let’s look at my trifecta of signs and their relation to tarot. I have my sun in Sagittarius, my rising in Scorpio, and my moon in Leo. Using my Thoth deck and companion book, these are the corresponding cards.
Sagittarius (Temperance/Art): unification of opposites, balance, inner change, transformation, alchemy, a quantum leap, creative power.
Scorpio (Death): death and resurrection, transformation, external changes, free from the old.
Leo (Strength/Lust): passion, multidimensional creativity, talents, strength, integration of animalistic energies, overcoming old fears and conditionings.
Notice my blueprint has a reoccurring theme. Transformation, internal and external changes, overcoming and being free from the old, unification and integration through creativity.
Each zodiac sign has a Court card and these are mine.
Sagittarius-Princess of Wands: being freed from fear, new beginning, optimism, increased perception.
Scorpio-Queen of Cups: as above-so below, emotions shown openly, emotional integrity.
Leo-Queen of Wands: self-knowledge, change, compassion.
Now my Court cards show interesting patterns with symbols occurring over and over again. Notice the images of cats (4 cards), birds (3 cards), and snakes (2 cards). And they also contribute to the same theme of transformation (as above, so below), change and being freed.
This whole Phoenix rising from the ashes bit has been a part of my life, over and over again, long before I corresponded my tarot cards with my zodiac signs.
Tying in someone’s Zodiac signs with their corresponding Tarot cards can give great insight into their personality, traits, purpose and mission in life and can contribute to a larger picture of one’s destiny.
For your personal reading of Astrological and Tarot interpretations ($22.00), please email me at: lisa@lovespiritjourney.com with your date of birth, time of birth and birth place.
Thank you for reading. xoxo