TAROT CARDS FOR ZODIAC SIGNS

What Are the Tarot Cards for Your Zodiac Sign?

There are many ways to use tarot cards. As meditation, as a way to try and divine the future, or as a way to give you a focus for the day or week. You might know that each card has many layers of meaning, but did you know that every card is connected to an astrological sign?

Within a tarot deck, there are 22 Major Arcana cards. The members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn associated each of these cards with either a planet, an element, or a zodiac sign. They also associated the Minor Arcana cards and court cards with an element and a zodiac sign.

WHY DO CERTAIN TAROT CARDS CORRESPOND WITH CERTAIN ZODIAC SIGNS?

To answer this, let’s go back in time a bit. To help them measure time and eventually create their calendar, the Ancient Egyptians followed the movement of 36 small constellations they called decans.

Every hour during the night, one of these decans appeared on the horizon. And, about every 10 days, a new decan would appear in the sky.

Eventually, astrology made its way to Egypt and three decans were assigned to each astrology sign. Astrologists and others still use this concept to divide each sign into three equal parts, each 10 days in length

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH TAROT?

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn used this concept to combine the tarot with the zodiac.

They began with the first decan of Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, and matched it with the first wands card from the Minor Arcana. (Wands represent fire and Aries are a fire sign.)

They continued this way around the entire decan wheel, aligning the first three cards of a suit with the corresponding element’s cardinal sign. As a result:

2, 3, 4s correspond to cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)

5, 6, 7s correspond to fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius)

8, 9, 10s correspond to mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces)

Aces represent the most intense, purest version of the element. They are associated with all signs of that element. For example, the Ace of Cups is associated with all water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces).

THE COURT CARDS AND ASTROLOGY

Things get much more complicated with the court cards. In the Golden Dawn tradition, each of the court cards is tied to an element. This is in addition to the element of the suit.

Pages: Earth

Knights: Fire

Queens: Water

Kings: Air

But there’s another level, which the Hermit’s Mirror explains here. Essentially:

The Queens connect primarily to the cardinal element of a sign (Aries is the Queen of Wands, Cancer is the Queen of Cups)

The Knights connect primarily to the fixed element of a sign (Leo is the Knight of Wands, Scorpio is the Knight of Cups)

The Kings connect primarily to the mutable element of a sign (Sagittarius is the King of Wands, Pisces is the King of Cups)

Using this, the Golden Dawn were able to associate the Knights, Queens, and Kings with the signs.

HOW DO I USE THE CORRESPONDENCES IN A TAROT READING?

When doing a tarot reading, the astrological correspondences could be useful in a few ways. If a particular card keeps surfacing, it might be connected to a person born during that time.

Or, if you’re trying to find out when something will happen, the tarot could be letting you know that it will happen during the time associated with that particular card.

THE TAROT CARDS FOR EACH ASTROLOGICAL SIGN

ARIES TAROT CARDS

The Emperor (IV)

Queen of Wands — 1st and 2nd decan

Knight of Pentacles — 3rd decan

Two of Wands — 1st decan of Aries (March 21-30)

Three of Wands — 2nd decan of Aries (March 31-April 10)

Four of Wands — 3rd decan of Aries (April 11-20)

TAURUS TAROT CARDS

The Hierophant (V)

Knight of Pentacles — 1st and 2nd decan

Knight of Swords — 3rd decan

Five of Pentacles — 1st decan of Taurus (April 21-30)

Six of Pentacles — 2nd decan of Taurus (May 1-10)

Seven of Pentacles — 3rd decan of Taurus (May 11-20)

GEMINI TAROT CARDS

The Lovers (VI)

Knight of Swords — 1st and 2nd decan

Queen of Cups — 3rd decan

Eight of Swords — 1st decan of Gemini (May 21-31)

Nine of Swords — 2nd decan of Gemini (June 1-10)

Ten of Swords — 3rd decan of Gemini (June 11-20)

CANCER TAROT CARDS

The Chariot (VII)

Queen of Cups — 1st and 2nd decan

Knight of Wands — 3rd decan

Two of Cups — 1st decan of Cancer (June 21-30)

Three of Cups — 2nd decan of Cancer (July 1-11)

Four of Cups — 3rd decan of Cancer (July 12-21)

LEO TAROT CARDS

Strength (VII)

Knight of Wands — 1st and 2nd decan

King of Pentacles — 3rd decan

Five of Wands — 1st decan of Leo (July 22-August 1)

Six of Wands — 2nd decan of Leo (August 2-11)

Seven of Wands — 3rd decan of Leo (August 12-22)

VIRGO TAROT CARDS

The Hermit (IX)

King of Pentacles — 1st and 2nd decan

Queen of Swords — 3rd decan

Eight of Pentacles — 1st decan of Virgo (August 23-September 1)

Nine of Pentacles — 2nd decan of Virgo (September 2-11)

Ten of Pentacles — 3rd decan of Virgo (September 12-22)

LIBRA TAROT CARDS

Justice (XI)

Queen of Swords — 1st and 2nd decan

Knight of Cups — 3rd decan

Two of Swords — 1st decan of Libra (September 23-October 2)

Three of Swords — 2nd decan of Libra (October 3-12)

Four of Swords — 3rd decan of Libra (October 13-22)

SCORPIO TAROT CARDS

Death (XII)

Knight of Cups — 1st and 2nd decan

King of Wands — 3rd decan

Five of Cups — 1st decan of Scorpio (October 23-November 1)

Six of Cups — 2nd decan of Scorpio (November 2-12)

Seven of Cups — 3rd decan of Scorpio (November 13-22)

SAGITTARIUS TAROT CARDS

Temperance (XIV)

King of Wands — 1st and 2nd decan

Queen of Pentacles — 3rd decan

Eight of Wands — 1st decan of Sagittarius (November 23-December 2)

Nine of Wands — 2nd decan of Sagittarius (December 3-12)

Ten of Wands — 3rd decan of Sagittarius (December 13-21)

CAPRICORN TAROT CARDS

The Devil (XV)

Queen of Pentacles — 1st and 2nd decan

Knight of Swords — 3rd decan

Two of Pentacles — 1st decan of Capricorn (December 22-30)

Three of Pentacles — 2nd decan of Capricorn (December 31-Jan 9)

Four of Pentacles — 3rd decan of Capricorn (January 10-19)

AQUARIUS TAROT CARDS

The Star (XVII)

Knight of Swords — 1st and 2nd decan

King of Cups — 3rd decan

Five of Swords — 1st decan of Aquarius (January 20-29)

Six of Swords – 2nd decan of Aquarius (January 30-February 8)

Seven of Swords — 3rd decan of Aquarius (February 9-18)

PISCES TAROT CARDS

The Moon (XVIII)

King of Cups — 1st and 2nd decan

Queen of Wands — 3rd decan

Eight of Cups — 1st decan of Pisces (February 19-28)

Nine of Cups — 2nd decan of Pisces (March 1-10)

Ten of Cups — 3rd decan of Pisces (March 11-20)

THE CORRESPONDING SIGNS FOR THE MAJOR ARCANA

Tarot Card?????? ??Sign

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The Emperor (IV) Aries

The Hierophant (V) Taurus

The Lovers (VI) Gemini

The Chariot (VII) Cancer

Strength (VII) ???? Leo

The Hermit (IX) Virgo

Justice (XI) ??? ?Libra

Death (XIII) ??? ?Scorpio

Temperance (XIV) Sagittarius

The Devil (XV)? Capricorn

The Star (XVII) Aquarius

The Moon (XVIII) Pisces

THE CORRESPONDING SIGNS FOR THE MINOR ARCANA

Tarot Card Sign

2 of Wands Aries – 1st Decan

3 of Wands Aries – 2nd Decan

4 of Wands Aries — 3rd Decan

5 of Wands Leo – 1st Decan

6 of Wands Leo – 2nd Decan

7 of Wands Leo – 3rd Decan

8 of Wands Sagittarius – 1st Decan

9 of Wands Sagittarius – 2nd Decan

10 of Wands Sagittarius – 3rd Decan

2 of Cups Cancer – 1st Decan

3 of Cups Cancer – 2nd Decan

4 of Cups Cancer – 3rd Decan

5 of Cups Scorpio – 1st Decan

6 of Cups Scorpio – 2nd Decan

7 of Cups Scorpio – 3rd Decan

8 of Cups Pisces – 1st Decan

9 of Cups Pisces – 2nd Decan

10 of Cups Pisces – 3rd Decan

2 of Swords Libra – 1st Decan

3 of Swords Libra – 2nd Decan

4 of Swords Libra – 3rd Decan

5 of Swords Aquarius – 1st Decan

6 of Swords Aquarius – 2nd Decan

7 of Swords Aquarius – 3rd Decan

8 of Swords Gemini – 1st Decan

9 of Swords Gemini – 2nd Decan

10 of Swords Gemini – 3rd Decan

2 of Pentacles Capricorn – 1st Decan

3 of Pentacles Capricorn – 2nd Decan

4 of Pentacles Capricorn – 3rd Decan

5 of Pentacles Taurus – 1st Decan

6 of Pentacles Taurus – 1st Decan

7 of Pentacles Taurus – 3rd Decan

8 of Pentacles Virgo – 1st Decan

9 of Pentacles Virgo – 2nd Decan

10 of Pentacles Virgo – 3rd Decan

ACES AND THEIR SIGNS

Tarot Card??????????????Sign

Ace of Wands ??? ?Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Ace of Cups ??? ?Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Ace of Swords ????Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Ace of Pentacles Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn