Although they are not intrinsically interwoven, there’s been a long-standing tradition of placing astrological influence onto each tarot card. This helps to get more accurate readings with timing and identifying the people whose energy is showing up in a reading. It’s said that each suit is associated with an element in the zodiac, so:
Wands = fire sign energy;
Cups = water sign energy;
Pentacles = earth sign energy;
Swords = air sign energy.
Each zodiac sign can also be seen in the Major Arcana cards. There’s a slight discrepancy between readers and which sign they assign to each Major Arcana card, but these are the discoveries that I’ve seen most accurately in my years of professional readings:
Aries: The Emperor, The Fool;
Taurus: The Hierophant, The Empress (Venus ruled);
Gemini: The Lovers, The High Priestess (both showing duality);
Cancer: Temperance, The Chariot, The Moon (Planetary Ruler);
Leo: Strength;
Virgo: The Hermit; secondary: The Maiden in Strength;
Libra: Justice; secondary: The Empress (Venus ruled);
Scorpio: Death
Sagittarius: Judgment, Temperance
Capricorn: The Devil
Aquarius: The Star, The Hanged Man
Pisces: The Moon
The World card and The Wheel of Fortune also represent and show imagery of the four fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius), so it’s important to note that they all share influence over these two cards.
