Pulled The Star Card In A Tarot Reading? Here's What You Need To Know

If you've been feeling inspired on your healing journey lately, don't be surprised if you pull the Star card in your next tarot reading. Of the 78 cards in a traditional tarot deck, the Star is widely considered a sign of spirituality and transcendence. Here's what the card means, plus what it might say about your love life, career, and more.

And as Vanderveldt adds, "When your reality and sense of self have been shaken, you have an opportunity to come back stronger, wiser, more you than ever before. Prioritizing your inner peace now will ultimately have ripple effects to your community and beyond."

If you're in a relationship, according to her, there's a renewal underway—"One that might require time and space to identify what you want and need and find a shared focus that feels nourishing," she adds.

"Prioritize deep, peaceful nourishment right now. Maybe you need a little space to figure out what works for you, or perhaps it's a good opportunity to slow down together," she explains.

As Vanderveldt recommends, now would be a good time to get clear on what motivates you in your career or finances. "Getting clear on the guiding principles for your life will ultimately make you feel more secure in your situation and decision making," she says, adding these principles can serve as filter for what kind of job to take or what you spend your money on.

"Maybe that looks like a spending freeze on nonessentials, saying no to any new commitments, or reassessing what your goals are in a broader sense," Vanderveldt adds. Whatever it is, the name of the game here is to lay low.

If you asked the cards about a challenge you're currently facing or may face in the future, pulling the Star upright signals that healing is underway. As Vanderveldt notes, "healing" may be a weighty word that overwhelms some, but it can also be thought of "as the process of coming back into wholeness." Sustainability is the goal, she adds, "but it requires rest, peace, and regeneration to be part of the equation."

If you pulled the Star in reverse in a reading about challenges, Vanderveldt notes that it's calling for outside-the-box thinking, creative receptivity, and connection—which require actually stepping outside the box and giving yourself space to receive, she adds. "Removing yourself (even in a metaphorical sense) can be hard at first," she says, but that's the only way to make more space for new things to come into your life.

Upright or in reverse, there is much to be learned from the Star card appearing in a tarot reading. It's a symbol of renewed hope and immense blessings from the universe, and its lessons are a road map to growth and transcendence.