Major Arcana · XVII
The Star — tarot meaning
hope, healing, quiet faith
Upright
Hope after the storm. Quiet faith, healing and the sense of being guided by something gentle and vast.
Reversed
Dimmed hope or faith in hiding — the light is there, unseen.
In the Papus Tarot, 1909
L'Étoile — The Star · Hebrew letter פ Pe
Papus: immortality of the spirit, the star of the mages, the descent of grace into nature. Martinists call it the answer to a sincere prayer.
In the Oswald Wirth Tarot, 1889
Les Étoiles — The Star · Hebrew letter פ Pe
After the tower's fall Wirth places the naked figure at the water: nothing hidden and nothing owned, the eight stars marking a peace that is given rather than won.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.