Tarot
XVII — The Star
Keywords — The Star
Blessing, Great Expectations & Success Back to Keywords
When the Star card appears, it pours a magnificent blessing into your life. The trials and tribulations you have previously endured are coming to a welcome end, replaced by a beautiful, radiant sense of hope. You can freely leave behind the negativity that once restricted your choices, stepping forward with wholesome confidence. New successes are forming on the horizon; you have only to believe in this bright state of life and feel it within the very fabric of your being to manifest it.
Great expectations turn into reality when you back them with unassailable motivation. Inspiration will naturally arise to lift your life to a higher state of being. You will become incredibly creative, viewing past impasses not as roadblocks, but as steps toward achieving your heart’s desires.
Unbounded Strength & Finding Solutions Back to Keywords
During this highly motivated period, you must open your mind to every possibility. You possess an unbounded strength and stamina that, paired with clarity of mind, will help you achieve whatever you desire. What seemed impossible before will now yield to innovative, elegant solutions.
Giving & Contentment Back to Keywords
The Star also calls for a period of beautiful selflessness. As you successfully achieve your goals, your heart will naturally expand to consider those around you. You will find yourself bearing an open heart to the concerns of others.
A friend or colleague may come to you seeking answers to problems they cannot solve on their own. Because you are operating from such a creative, spirited, and confident state of mind, you will easily find solutions for them. Give this gift freely to those who are dear to you.
Giving from the bottom of your heart brings a peaceful, serene sensation to the mind. Harmony will flow, and this tranquility will wash away past troubles. Make time each day to relax and align with the deep vault of the Universe. This peaceful state of being will anchor a profound sense of harmonious contentment and lifelong happiness.
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About Karl Swainston
Karl Swainston is a writer and storyteller whose work is forged from a life lived across the North of England and far beyond. Growing up on a Leeds council estate in the 1960s, Karl's journey was anything but linear. By the age of thirty, he had already lived a dozen lives: from the rigors of grammar school to a degree in Latin, a stint as a fishmonger, a period of discovery living in Marseille, and a return to the hustle of London. Whether working as a postman, a builder, or competing as a county-level chess player, he was, above all, an avid reader—constantly documenting the world around him. This restless spirit continued into his professional life. Karl later taught in Bradford, where he ran a specialist unit for 244 of the most excluded students from across the region—young people whom even the local Pupil Referral Units could not accommodate. Working alongside his old friend Malcolm, Karl spent his days navigating the volatility of Bradford's most aggressive and dysfunctional teenagers. Throughout his life, Karl has been an avid runner and has always shared his home with a rotating cast of beloved dogs and cats—companions who have been constant witnesses to his work. As a writer, Karl's range is as expansive as his history. He works across a wide breadth of genres, including fiction and short stories, autobiography and memoir, biography, non-fiction, and metaphysical writing, as well as providing sharp commentary, opinion, analysis, and essays. Whether writing about his years managing the Harrogate Arms or offering insights from his current adopted home in South East India, where he lives in a simple village with his dog, Bambi, Karl's voice reflects the full, untidy, and deeply human breadth of life. He continues to draw on the rich, decades-long tapestry of his experiences to tell stories that matter, proving that no matter where you live, the human story remains the same.
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