The Star

What the card means

Upright

Hope comes back more quietly than it left. After the Tower: water, night, nobody about - not a victory but a calm in which it becomes visible where to go. The card is about giving without reckoning, and about strength returning once you stop rationing it.

Reversed

Hope was set aside as unserious, and now there is no bearing to steer by. Or a sign is being waited for instead of walking towards the light that is already visible.

Love and relationships

Upright

Openness without armour, trust that asks for no guarantee. Good for something new and for healing something old.

Reversed

Closed up after being hurt and calling it realism. Or idealising somebody barely known.

Work and business

Upright

The point of it comes back: it is clear what for. A good time for what is not done for money - making things, studying, reputation.

Reversed

Burnout in which the purpose got lost. The work goes on; what for is anyone's guess.

Money

Upright

A quiet stretch. Not much, and it is enough, and there is no anxiety in it. Better to give than to hoard.

Reversed

Hoping for money that is not visible from anywhere yet.

The card's advice

Do not hurry to close up. Give something without reckoning - that is precisely what works here. And stop waiting for a sign: the star is already up, the only question is whether you are walking towards it.

As the card of the day

A quiet, light day. Good for recovery, for making things, for generosity. Poor for settling scores and for counting the advantage.

What is depicted

A naked woman at the water's edge, one knee on the ground, one foot in the pool; she pours from two jugs, into the water and onto the land. One great star above and seven small ones, a bird in the tree. No clothing and no shelter - and nothing threatening.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Aquarius - what shines evenly and far.

With other cards

• The Star + The Hanged Man — it gets easier after the pause; this one is worth sitting out.
• The Star + Temperance — quiet recovery; the best pairing there is for coming back to yourself.
• The Star + The Tower — quiet arrives after the collapse; the worst of it is behind.