Aquarius Tarot: The Star

The last Astrology/Tarot pairing that we covered involved one of the nastiest cards in the deck. For those following along at home, The Devil is followed directly by The Tower, another card that represents evil and ruin. But luckily for Aquarius, we’re skipping that one, and moving directly to a decidedly positive card: The Star.

While the card is named after the eight-pointed celestial body in the sky, the focal point is the naked female figure in the foreground. The water she pours onto both the sea and the land is called “Water of Life” by Arthur Edward Waite in his “Pictorial Guide to the Tarot.” Waite continues to describe the figure herself as “the type of Truth unveiled, glorious in undying beauty, pouring on the waters of the soul some part and measure of her priceless possession.” This is all a very fancy way of saying that the card represents Hope, with a capital H, or the general feeling that things are looking up.

The corresponding card to The Star in the Baseball Tarot does not have to do with a star player, per se. But Batting A Thousand is something that only a star player could do. Or a very lucky player. Because no one can bat 1.000 for a very long period of time. It’s more of an inspiring ideal, rather than a goal. “The outrageous idea of Batting a Thousand calls our attention to the immeasurable value of cultivating a vision… We each need a dream, for though dreams are unreal their inspiration brings meaning to reality.” To the concept of Hope, Mark Lerner and Laura Philips add Dreams.

A player who can bat 1.000 for any length of time – realistically, any period longer than a single game – could be labeled a star. And of course there’s the obvious connection between astrology and stars, which are the building blocks of constellations. The fact that Aquarius is associated with such an inspirational Tarot card shows that the sign holds a significant position on the karmic wheel. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the Aquarius Fantasy Astrology Baseball team – a few notable exceptions notwithstanding. But maybe we’re just a season or two away from the Age of Aquarius.

Next time it’s 1983 week in FABL history, which means we take a look back at one of the most controversial seasons of the 80’s. Tune in to find out why!