Signs/Constellations [Twelve archetypes associated with the zodiac]/[Named formations of stars]
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Aries
- Ari
- Masculine cardinal fire (lightning)
- Signified by the ram
- Runs generally from March 21-April 19
- Rules the Emperor card
- Manifests first and seventh ray energies
- I Am
- New- and reborn
- Self, ego and personality
- Governed by Mars
- Governs the head
- Red
- Diamond
- Iron
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Taurus
- Tau
- Feminine fixed earth (rock)
- Signified by the bull
- Runs generally from April 20-May 20
- Associated with the World card
- Rules the Hierophant card
- Manifests fourth ray energy
- I Have
- Toddlerhood
- Property and money
- Governed by Venus
- Governs the neck and throat
- Pale blue and mauve
- Emerald
- Copper
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Gemini
- Gem
- Masculine mutable air (nebula)
- Signified by the twins
- Runs generally from May 21-June 20
- Rules the Lovers card
- Manifests second ray energy
- I Think
- Child
- Thought and personal communication
- Governed by Mercury
- Governs the hands, arms, shoulders and lungs
- Yellow
- Agate
- Mercury
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Cancer
- Can
- Feminine cardinal water (geyser)
- Signified by the crab
- Runs generally from June 21-July 22
- Rules the Chariot card
- Manifests third and seventh ray energies
- I Feel
- Adolescent
- Home and family life
- Governed by the Moon
- Governs the breasts and stomach
- Sea green and silver
- Pearl
- Silver
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Leo
- Leo {of course}
- Masculine fixed fire (star)
- Signified by the lion
- Runs generally from July 23-August 22
- Associated with the World card
- Rules the Strength card
- Manifests first and fifth ray energies
- I Will
- Teenager
- Pleasure and creativity
- Governed by the Sun
- Governs the back, spine and heart
- Gold and orange
- Ruby
- Gold
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Virgo
- Vir
- Feminine mutable earth (loose soil)
- Signified by the temple virgin
- Runs generally from August 23-September 22
- Rules the Hermit card
- Manifests second and sixth ray energies
- I Analyze
- Adult
- Work and self-improvement
- Governed by Mercury
- Governing the nervous system and intestines
- Navy blue and grey
- Sapphire
- Mercury
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Libra
- Lib
- Masculine cardinal air (wind)
- Signified by the scales (specifically of justice)
- Runs generally from September 23-October 22
- Rules the Justice card
- Manifests third ray energy
- I Balance
- Marriage
- Marriage and partnership
- Governed by Venus
- Governs the lower back, buttocks and kidneys
- Blue and lavender
- Opal
- Copper
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Scorpio
- Sco
- Feminine fixed water (ice)
- Signified by the scorpion, the eagle/snake and the dove/eagle (each incarnating from the last as is appropriate to the situation)
- Runs generally from October 23-November 21
- Associated with the World card
- Rules the Death card
- Manifests fourth ray energy
- I Desire
- Sex
- Inheritance and legacies
- Governed by Pluto
- Governs the genitals
- Crimson, burgundy, and maroon
- Topaz
- Plutonium
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Sagittarius
- Sag {pronounced 'sadge'}
- Masculine mutable fire (candle flame, camp fire, forest fire)
- Signified by the centaur-archer
- Runs generally from November 22-December 21
- Rules the Temperance card
- Manifests fourth, fifth and sixth ray energies
- I See
- Knowledge
- Philosophy, higher learning and broad concepts
- Governed by Jupiter
- Governs the liver, hips and thighs
- Purple
- Turquoise
- Tin
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Capricorn
- Cap
- Feminine cardinal earth (bullet)
- Signified by the sea-goat
- Runs generally from December 22-January 19
- Rules the Devil card
- Manifests first, third and seventh ray energies
- I Use
- Experience
- Reputation, career and public standing
- Governed by Saturn
- Governs the bones, joints and knees
- Dark green and brown
- Garnet
- Lead
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Aquarius
- Aqu
- Masculine fixed air (atmosphere)
- Signified by the water-bearer
- Runs generally from January 20-February 18
- Associated with the World card
- Rules the Star card
- Manifests fifth ray energy
- I Know
- Idealism
- Hopes and dreams, friends and wishes
- Governed by Uranus
- Governs the circulatory system, shins and ankles
- Electric blue
- Amethyst
- Uranium
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Pisces
- Pis
- Feminine mutable water (drop and ocean)
- Signified by the fishes
- Runs generally from February 19-March 20
- Rules the Moon card
- Manifests second and sixth ray energies
- I Believe
- Submission
- Dreams and mysticism
- Governed by Neptune
- Governs the feet
- Pale green and turquoise
- Aquamarine
- Platinum
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Major Arcana [Depiction of the Fool's journey from ignorance to enlightenment]
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The Fool
- 0
- Ruled by Air
- Indicates new beginnings, faith, and folly
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The Magician
- I
- Ruled by Mercury
- Indicates creation, initiative, and first steps
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The High Priestess
- II
- Ruled by the Moon
- Indicates latent potential, wisdom, and esoterica
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The Empress
- III
- Ruled by Venus
- Indicates fulfilled potential, marriage, and fertility
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The Emperor
- IV
- Ruled by Aries
- Indicates ambition, authority, and material success
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The Hierophant
- V
- Ruled by Taurus
- Indicates spiritual guidance and assistance from a wise person in order to find necessary spiritual meaning in life
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The Lovers
- VI
- Ruled by Gemini
- Indicates a relationship involving a trial or choice
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The Chariot
- VII
- Ruled by Cancer
- Indicates fighting energy, struggle, and when well-placed, victory
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Strength
- VIII
- Ruled by Leo
- Indicates courage, determination, and potential self-awareness
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The Hermit
- IX
- Ruled by Virgo
- Indicates a time for meditation, and a need for patience and solitude
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Wheel of Fortune
- X
- Ruled by Jupiter
- Indicates an important decision and a new cycle of luck
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Justice
- XI
- Ruled by Libra
- Indicates a need for reason, impartiality, and balance.
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The Hanged Man
- XII
- Ruled by Water
- Indicates increased understanding, and sacrifice in the name of gain
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Death
- XIII
- Ruled by Scorpio
- Indicates endings in the name of surrender to new beginnings
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Temperance
- XIV
- Ruled by Sagittarius
- Indicates cooperation, successful blending, and emotional stability
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The Devil
- XV
- Ruled by Capricorn
- Indicates the removal of blocks which when fulfilled will allow for great growth.
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The Tower
- XVI
- Ruled by Mars
- Indicates the destruction of the old in making way for the new
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The Star
- XVII
- Ruled by Aquarius
- Indicates promise, inspiration, and renewal
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The Moon
- XVIII
- Ruled by Pisces
- Indicates fluctuation, illusion, and a directive to look to dreams and intuition for guidance
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The Sun
- XIX
- Ruled by the Sun
- Indicates energy, prosperity, and optimism
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Judgment
- XX
- Ruled by Fire
- Indicates settlement, resurrection, and reward
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The World
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Minor Arcana [People, events, and energies]
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Cups [Water/Feeling principle]
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Pentacles [Earth/Sensation principle]
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Swords [Air/Thinking principle]
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Wands [Fire/Intuition principle]
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Ace/One/Root [Beginning, creative principle full of positive energy and vitality]
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- Root of Water
- Creation, illumination, inspiration, satisfaction
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- Root of Earth
- Continuation, revitalization, investment, potential, prosperity
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- Root of Air
- External pressure, tension, anxiety
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- Root of Fire
- Potential, increased activity, unexpected opportunity
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Two [Beginning and fulfillment of creative duality]
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- Venus in Cancer
- Impactful relationships, cooperation, reconciliation, pleasure
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- Jupiter in Capricorn
- Time management, discouragement, ineffectivity in the written word
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- Moon in Libra
- Anticipation despite doubtfulness, choice, friendly support
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Three [Growth, expansion, and fruitfulness]
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- Mercury in Cancer
- Self-realization, social interactions, enlightenment, animals
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- Mars in Capricorn
- Career, written communication, construction, application
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- Saturn in Libra
- External influences, strife, disappointment, restructuring
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- Sun in Aries
- Crises of faith, productive partnerships, companies, contracts, unexpected triumph
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Four [Material reality, logic, and reason]
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- Moon in Cancer
- Health, desire, purpose, ability, application
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- Jupiter in Libra
- Activity, especially writing, self-promotion, starting a business
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- Venus in Aries
- Relationships, communications, travel, quest for enlightenment
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Five [Uncertainty, change, and a degree of adversity]
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- Mars in Scorpio
- Setback, exhaustion, longing, depression
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- Saturn in Leo
- Inner conflict, analysis, reformation
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Six [Constancy, harmony, and balance]
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- Sun in Scorpio
- Motion, dynamism, loved ones, nostalgia, work
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- Moon in Taurus
- Symbolic beginnings, potential, health decisions, fulfillment
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- Mercury in Aquarius
- Public evaluation, career goals, business relationships
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- Jupiter in Leo
- Frustration due to circumstance, broken things
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Seven [Wisdom, and completion of a phase]
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- Venus in Scorpio
- Epiphany, intense experience, confusion, potential enlightenment
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- Moon in Aquarius
- Effort, introspection, self-protection, family, health
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- Mars in Leo
- Clarity, pressure, schedules, commitments
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Eight [Regeneration, and purification through renewal]
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- Sun in Virgo
- Support, enlargement, accomplishment, betterment
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- Jupiter in Gemini
- Withdrawal, restriction, health problems, limbo
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Nine [Summation, foundation, and the beginning of completion]
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- Jupiter in Pisces
- Intense personal- and physically-related emotional events
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- Mars in Gemini
- Deprivation, blocked conception, worry for the future
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- Sun in Sagittarius
- Discipline, faith, striving for excellence regardless of circumstances, patience
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Ten [Perfection through completion]
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- Mars in Pisces
- Impromptu travel, flight from responsibility, rest, relief, unusual relationships
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- Mercury in Virgo
- Domestic matters, friends, neighbors, community, work environment
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- Sun in Gemini
- Stagnancy, loose ends, decluttering
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Page [Earth, children, and undeveloped personality traits and ideas]
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- Earth of Water
- Expansion, yearning, meetings, forward thinking, a Pisces-type person
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- Earth of Earth
- Career, work, pragmatism, a Capricorn-type person
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- Earth of Air
- Surprise, dynamism, ideas toward growth, a Taurus-type person
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- Earth of Fire
- Inventory, philosophy, desire for expansion, sexual attraction, a Sagittarius-type person
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Knight [Air, young people, and seeking in order to reach a goal]
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- Air of Water
- Friends, social occasions, travel or advancement, branching out
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- Air of Earth
- Travel, promotion, investment, but most of all happiness
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- Air of Air
- Renewal, increasing status, decision-making
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- Air of Fire
- A crossroad, stress, difficulty, eventual success
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Queen [Water, females, and the feminine principle]
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- Water of Water
- Study, attempted communication, resolution, the home, magnetism, a Scorpio-type person
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- Water of Earth
- Aspirations, results, humanitarianism, finance, an Aquarius-type person
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- Water of Air
- Research, technology, training in a new area, shifted consciousness, a Virgo-type person
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- Water of Fire
- New direction, family, spirituality, fulfillment, a Leo-type person
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King [Fire, males, and the masculine principle]
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- Fire of Water
- Home business, financial independence, romantic daydreaming, a Cancer-type person
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- Fire of Earth
- Communication, expansion, mental absorption, powerful contacts, completion and beginning, a Gemini-type person
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- Fire of Air
- Getting ahead, conflict, change, clarity, legal matters, a Libra-type person
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- Fire of Fire
- Ambition, planning, development, standing alone, an Aries-type person
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