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.

There are 4 elements: Fire, Water, Air and Earth

The Astro Column includes the planets(7), the astrological signs(12), and the 4 elements(4). Card 21, The World, can be used for both the planet Saturn and the element of Earth. You can group them by element, or by planets, or by astrological associations for some interesting combinations.

RankTitleAstroElement
The FoolAirAir
1I The JugglerMercuryAir
2II PapesseMoonWater
3III The EmpressVenusEarth
4IIII The EmperorAriesFire
5V The PopeTaurusEarth
6VI The LoversGeminiAir
7VII The ChariotCancerWater
8VIII JusticeLibraAir
9VIIII The HermitVirgoEarth
Next TenTitleAstroElement
10X The Wheel of FortuneJupiterFire
11XI FortitudeLeoFire
12XII The Hanged ManWaterWater
13XIII DeathScorpioWater
14XIIII TemperanceSagitariusFire
15XV The DevilCapricornEarth
16XVI The TowerMarsFire
17XVII The StarAquariusAir
18XVIII The MoonPiscesWater
19XVIIII The SunThe SunFire
Next TenTitleAstroElement
20XX The JudgementFireFire
21XXI The WorldSaturn / EarthEarth

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