Predictions using Tarot & Astrology

Reading Tarot is usually about predictions in the real world. Astrologers have been asking similar questions using transits or progressions for centuries. Transits reflect the aspects between the planetary natal positions, and future planetary positions. When doing a tarot reading, this information is unlikely to be available, but we can still use astrological indicators presented below to add depth to readings.

Each planet has two sections below: the general interpretation is from the Book of Thoth, then interpretations according to astrological transits for the planet. It is interesting to see just how much the astrological and tarot interpretations dovetail.

See Powers of the Tarot for interpretations according to the elemental positions.

The astrological table for each planet shows:

• Indicators: Possible events
• Time travel: The rate of movement of the planet on a daily or annual basis - useful for timing events, and shows how long situations may last.
• People: General description of a person or people

Magician: Mercury

• Skill, wisdom, adroitness, elasticity, craft, cunning, deceit, theft. Sometimes occult wisdom or power, sometimes quick impulse, "a brain-wave". It may imply messages, business transactions, the interference of learning or intelligence with the matter in hand.
• Indicators: Events concerning paperwork, study, writing, talking, short journeys, movement. New ways of finding information, such as a book, or prophetic visions
• Time travel: Up to 2°30' per day
• People: Young people, or people dealing with People communications or information

Priestess: Moon

• Pure, exalted and gracious influence, the matter. Hence, change, alternation, increase and decrease, fluctuation. There is, however, a liability to be led away by enthusiasm; one may become "moon-struck" unless careful balance is maintained.
• Indicators: Mother, nurturing, children, body, emotions, responsiveness. Change in emotional response, changes in body rhythms, changes to feelings of security.
• Time travel: 12° per day approximately
• People: Mother, children, loved ones that need nurturing, people who need help.

Empress: Venus

• Love, beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, completion, good fortune, graciousness, elegance, luxury, idleness, dissipation, debauchery, friendship, gentleness, delight.
• Indicators: Relating to individuals or the world. Changing attitudes to people. Changes in sense of worth in respect to others. Examination of resources, which could be stretched.
• Time travel: 1°15' per day
• People: Young women, artists, lovers, dealers in money

Wheel of Fortune: Jupiter

• Change of fortune. (This generally means good fortune because the fact of consultation implies anxiety or discontent.)
• Indicators: Transformation of one's worldview. Expansion of knowledge or study area. Seeing the bigger picture.
• Time travel: 30° per year
• People: Grandfather, teacher, guru, traveller, foreigner

Tower: Mars

• Quarrel, combat, danger, ruin, destruction of plans, sudden death, escape from prison.
• Indicators: Action, drive, inspired by a thought or idea, dealing with anger or aggression.
• Time travel: Up to 0°40' per day
• People: Angry or coarse young men or women, motivated sexual or energetic people

Sun: Sun

• Glory, gain, riches, triumph, pleasure, frankness, truth, shamelessness, arrogance, vanity, manifestation, recovery from sickness, but sometimes sudden death.
• Indicators: Life, vitality, self, the life journey, seeking awareness of a situation, which can life enhancing or threatening.
• Time travel 1° per day
• People Authority figures, a famous or superior person

World: Saturn

• The matter of the question itself, synthesis, the end of the matter, may mean delay, opposition, obstinacy, inertia, patience, perseverance, persistent stubbornness in difficulty. The crystallization of the whole matter involved.
• Indicators: Responsibility, commitment, authority, building. Events taking shape or form. Consolidating situations. Accepting consequences for actions. Learning through restriction.
• Time travel:12° per year People: Authority figures. Individuals or groups for which you are responsible.

The outer planets are related to the Major corresponding to the Mother Letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As you can see, they move very slowly.

Uranus: Fool

• Indicators: Sudden change, freedom, awakening.
• Time travel: 4° per year
• People: Unconventional, independent, chaotic, eccentric or rebellious people. Someone who brings change or is non-commital. Responsibilities end suddenly.

Neptune: Hanged Man

• Indicators: Loss, confusion, boundaries disappearing. Sense of hopelessness and indecision, desire to escape. A period of waiting. Slow crumbling of situations.
• Time travel: 1-2° per year
• People: Victim or martyr, visionary person, grandmother or wise woman

Pluto: Judgement/Aeon

• Indicators: Deep emotional transformations. The ending of redundant patterns.
• Time travel: Approximately 1° per year
• People: Mother figures, family members, people connected with death and dying.