Agnostic Tarot

Astrology in the Major Arcana

Basic tarot associations based on Western style card reading.

Here are some basic correspondances for the major arcana that are pretty universal in Western tarot methods. Use what resonates and take your time. There is a lot to unpack. You can get your majors in order and then go through each card as you look at the associations. Some of them will stick.

RankTitleAstroElement
The FoolAirAir
1The JugglerMercuryAir
2PapesseMoonWater
3The EmpressVenusEarth
4The EmperorAriesFire
5The PopeTaurusEarth
6The LoversGeminiAir
7The ChariotCancerWater
8JusticeLibraAir
9The HermitVirgoEarth
Next TenTitleAstroElement
10The Wheel of FortuneJupiterFire
11FortitudeLeoFire
12The Hanged ManWaterWater
13DeathScorpioWater
14TemperanceSagitariusFire
15The DevilCapricornEarth
16The TowerMarsFire
17The StarAquariusAir
18The MoonPiscesWater
19The SunThe SunFire
Next TenTitleAstroElement
20The JudgementFireFire
21The WorldEarthEarth

You can group cards together for further insights. For example every card that ends in one(1), the Juggler, Fortitude and The World, put them together and see if you notice anything that ties them together. You could go further and include The Wheel of Fortune (10) 1 + 0 = 1, The Sun (19) 1 + 9 = 10 All aces, and all tens.

Another thing you can do is to add up the numbers for cards over 10 and then read that major. For example if you draw Temperance (14), also pull card (5) The Pope, because 1 + 4 = 5. You can do this with minors too, incorporating numerology.

Additional Note:

Valet = 11 / 2

Knight = 12 / 3

Queen = 13 / 4

King = 14 / 5