17-The Lord – Upright Salem Deck

Your Chosen Card – The Lord Upright Salem Deck

When upright, the Star trump offers hope and support after the disruption of the Tower card. You are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. You have located a trail leading to your destination. There is a promise of peace and tranquility if you continue on your current path. Help may materialize from unexpected sources. You can proceed with faith that the future holds brighter prospects. As Marcus Tullius Cicero said some two thousand years ago, ‘Where there is life, there is hope.’

Keywords Upright: Hope, support, bright prospects, a guiding light, a trail leading to a destination, faith in a better future, inspiration, clarity, peace, tranquility, the possibility of improvement, opportunity for renewal, following a righteous path, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Key XVII: The Star
Myths/Archetypes: The Star of Bethlehem. The Fairy Godmother. The Egyptian sky goddess Nuit (aka Nut, Neuth, Newet). Aquarius, the Water Bearer.
Dates of Aquarius: 20 January–17 February (tropical); 13 February–13 March (sidereal)
Astrology: Aquarius, the Water Bearer (an Air sign ruled by Saturn and Uranus)

Hebrew letter: Tsadhe, Tsade, Tzaddi, or Tsadiq (a trail leading to a destination, or a figure lying on its side; a Hebrew word meaning a stronghold built on the side of a mountain; also a journey, desire, need; to chase, hunt, catch, or capture; just or righteous). The Star of Bethlehem provided a trail that led the Magi to the birthplace of Jesus. The Hebrew letter is also said to resemble a fishing hook. Aleister Crowley pairs the Star with the letter He, which the Golden Dawn, in contrast, associates with the Emperor.

When The Lord is upright you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise.  If The Lord is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is The Lord is trying to tell you.  If you had a particular issue in  mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.

This chosen card is part of your upright card reading for The Lord using cards from the Salem Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.


Here are some snippets from a few of my favorite books

Portable Magic
Book Details
Portable Magic: The details of Tarot suit symbols do not remain absolutely constant throughout their history, but vary from place to place and from deck to deck. These minor differences are reflected in the names given to the symbols. Wands are sometimes called Rods of Staffs. Cups are sometimes called Chalices or Goblets. Swords are sometimes known as Daggers or, more rarely, Pins. Pentacles are also called Disks or Coins. The names for the suits employed here are those used by both the Golden Dawn and by the popular Rider Waite Tarot.

Tarot Books

Complete Book of Tarot: Glory/Splendor. Hod is associated with the planet Mercury and thus with rational thought and the orderliness of the universe. The tarot cards related to the number eight are Strength or Justice (VIII), the Star (XVII, 1 + 7 = 8), and all the pip cards numbered eight.

Development for Beginners: For starters, take the Prophet Isaiah from the Old Testament. Prophecies are predictions of the future; thus, from a psychic standpoint, it could be argued that through his prophecies, Isaiah was tapping into his innate psychic abilities.

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Development for Beginners: For starters, take the Prophet Isaiah from the Old Testament. Prophecies are predictions of the future; thus, from a psychic standpoint, it could be argued that through his prophecies, Isaiah was tapping into his innate psychic abilities.