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Tarot and Astrology Correspondences
All occult arts and sciences reflect or correspond with one another, and while the methodologies are different
the end goal is always the same - greater self-knowledge or enlightenment.
Tarot and astrology share similar foundations. The Major Arcana of 22 cards are linked to the ten planets
and twelve signs of the zodiac as follows...
Note: Click on the card links to view the cards(scanned from my own Morgan-Greer deck). The planet and sign glyphs have been added using Photoshop.
| Card |
Planet/Sign | Meaning(s) |
| 0 Fool | Uranus | Rebellion |
| 1 Magician | Mercury | Communication |
| 2 High priestess | Moon | Intuition, psychic |
| 3 Empress | Venus | Motherly Love |
| 4 Emperor | Aries | Leadership |
| 5 Hierophant | Taurus | Tradition |
| 6 Lovers | Gemini | Thought |
7 Chariot | Cancer | Home | |
| 8 Strength | Leo | Force, Courage |
| 9 Hermit | Virgo | Responsibility |
| 10 Wheel of Fortune | Jupiter | Luck and growth |
| 11 Justice | Libra | Equality and balance |
| 12 Hanged man | Neptune | Water, mysticism, illusion |
| 13 Death | Scorpio | Sex, death, and watery energy |
| 14 Temperance | Sagittarius | Philosophy, traveling between worlds |
| 15 Devil | Capricorn | Material temptation |
| 16 Tower | Mars | Energy, aggression, deconstruction, war |
| 17 Star | Aquarius | Humanistic, futuristic |
| 18 Moon | Pisces | Mystical, dreamy, creative, watery |
| 19 Sun | Sun | Enlightenment, energy, fiery |
| 20 Judgement | Pluto | Resurrection |
| 21 World | Saturn | Limitations, restrictions |
The Minor Arcana has 56 cards but only the 36 number cards are used for specific placements. The 4 Aces correspond to the 4 elements. The 16 suit cards
are unclear although many associate them to the modalities and the twelve signs in full(all decans), with the Page cards left out...
| Card |
Decan | Planet and Sign |
| Ace of Wands | fire signs | Ari, Leo, Sag |
| 2 of Wands | 0-9 Aries | Mars in Aries |
| 3 of Wands | 10-19 Aries | Sun in Aries |
| 4 of Wands | 20-29 Aries | Venus in Aries |
| 5 of Wands | 0-9 Leo | Saturn in Leo |
| 6 of Wands | 10-19 Leo | Jupiter in Leo |
| 7 of Wands | 20-29 Leo | Mars in Leo |
| 8 of Wands | 0-9 Sagittarius | Mercury in Sag |
| 9 of Wands | 10-19 Sagittarius | Moon in Sag |
| 10 of Wands | 20-29 Sagittarius | Saturn in Sag |
| Ace of Cups | water signs | Can, Sco, Pis |
| 2 of Cups | 0-9 Cancer | Venus in Cancer |
| 3 of Cups | 10-19 Cancer | Mercury in Cancer |
| 4 of Cups | 20-29 Cancer | Moon in Cancer |
| 5 of Cups | 0-9 Scorpio | Mars in Scorpio |
| 6 of Cups | 10-19 Scorpio | Sun in Scorpio |
| 7 of Cups | 20-29 Scorpio | Venus in Scorpio |
| 8 of Cups | 0-9 Pisces | Saturn in Pisces |
| 9 of Cups | 10-19 Pisces | Jupiter in Pisces |
| 10 of Cups | 20-29 Pisces | Mars in Piscfes |
| Ace of Swords | air signs | Gem, Lib, Aqu |
| 2 of Swords | 0-9 Libra | Moon in Libra |
| 3 of Swords | 10-19 Libra | Saturn in Libra |
| 4 of Swords | 20-29 Libra | Jupiter in Libra |
| 5 of Swords | 0-9 Aquarius | Venus in Aquarius |
| 6 of Swords | 10-19 Aquarius | Mercury in Aquarius |
| 7 of Swords | 20-29 Aquarius | Moon in Aquarius |
| 8 of Swords | 0-9 Gemini | Jupiter in Gemini |
| 9 of Swords | 10-19 Gemimi | Mars in Gemini |
| 10 of Swords | 20-29 Gemini | Sun in Gemini |
| Ace of Pentacles | earth signs | Tau, Vir, Cap |
| 2 of Pentacles | 0-9 Capricorn | Jupiter in Capricorn |
| 3 of Pentacles | 10-19 Capricorn | Mars in Capricorn |
| 4 of Pentacles | 20-29 Capricorn | Sun in Capricorn |
| 5 of Pentacles | 0-9 Taurus | Mercury in Taurus |
| 6 of Pentacles | 10-19 Taurus | Moon in Taurus |
| 7 of Pentacles | 20-29 Taurus | Saturn in Taurus |
| 8 of Pentacles | 0-9 Virgo | Sun in Virgo |
| 9 of Pentacles | 10-19 Virgo | Venus in Virgo |
| 10 of Pentacles | 20-29 Virgo | Mercury in Virgo |
Two more planets and cards would make the Major Arcana complete and 144 minor cards and positions would yield all of the possible
planet/sign combinations. Perhaps in the future this will be so.
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