What’s That I Hear?
Is that the sound of cards shuffling?
Why yes, yes it is.
And what card have a I drawn for this evening?
The Star
What a lovely vision. A woman emerging from the deep, dark water into a magical starry night. Her face is serene and content. One can imagine her rising from the water to stand on the shore and stretch her limbs and yawn after a long and peaceful sleep. What sort of dreams was she having? What knowledge does she now possess that she did not before her long sleep in the water?
Only time will tell…
The Star card is from the Hudes Tarot Deck
Star Light, Star Bright
I think my favorite Major Arcana card is the Star. Most of the decks I’ve seen have lovely Star cards. My all-time favorite might be the Star from the Hudes deck. (I say ‘might’ because my favorite ‘anything’ changes according to my mood and experience.)
This card strongly evokes a recurring dream of mine. When I see this card I get a very strong memory of that dream – the way it feels… the sounds, the colors, the sensations… almost as if I’m having the dream again. Tarot cards and dreams have always had a close relationship in my life, but this one is as close to any one dream as a card can get – at least so far.
This has affected the way I read the Star when I see it. I know many people see the Moon as representing dreams and the unconcious, but for me the Moon has more to do with instinct and heeding your inner voice. The Star has grown to mean dreams to me, especially ones that are more like memories than fantasy. The ones that mean something and connect to something difficult to access in waking life.
