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Tarot and astrology have an interesting link that allows you to learn more about your specific zodiac sign. Since we are in Pisces season, here are the tarot cards most associated with Pisces and its ruler Neptune.
The Moon
The Moon card in tarot embodies the secretive, nebulous, and hidden energies of Pisces/Neptune. This card represents confusion and uncertainty when in the upright position. If you look at the moon card carefully, you’ll see that there are two dogs or wolf-like figures of different colors howling at the moon. Some believe that these differing animal figures represent the subconscious and conscious as well as the duality of light and dark. When this card comes up in a reading, it is important to note that things are not always what they appear to be. There is a possibility that there are things hidden from the querent. The moon can also indicate confusion that is preventing someone from seeing a person, place, or thing clearly.
The Hanged Man
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The Hanged Man is another Neptune/Pisces tarot card that represents the energy of standing still to be enlightened. If you look carefully at this particular card, you will see a figure that is hanging upside down with their arms crossed over their chest. There is also a beam of light surrounding the head. When this card shows up, action is suspended to encourage personal reflection. Receiving this card in a reading can be quite frustrating for someone that wants to move forward as the Hanged Man does not have their feet on the ground. Now is not the time for action.
One of the major messages of the hanged man card is to stop and allow oneself to receive enlightenment which is represented by the beam of light surrounding the Hanged Man’s head. It is through non-action and suspending movement that the querent is able to gain wisdom and knowledge that can be used to support forward movement at a later time. In many ways, this card represents the passive and receptive nature of Pisces/Neptune energy where allowing oneself to receive intuitive guidance is necessary before taking action.
The Queen & King of Cups
Both the Queen and King of Cups are representative of the mature water sign energy of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Upright, these positions represent individuals who have learned how to utilize their emotional nature to their advantage while being able to offer their cup of emotional awareness and support to others. The Queen of Cups represents someone who is the embodiment of emotional caregiving, nurturing, sympathy, compassion, and awareness. It is important to note that the Queen of Cups is the only cup card in the traditional Rider-Waite tarot deck that has a lid. This represents the maturation of knowing when to pour out emotional energy to others. The Queen of Cups understands that in order to pour into others she must first be able to give to herself.
The King of Cups is someone that has learned how to utilize their emotional awareness in a practical manner. This is the pentacle of watery emotional expression where the individual has gained the understanding of how to utilize their emotional nature for their advantage instead of allowing their emotions to consume them negatively. This is someone who knows how to handle situations with a balance of emotionalism and practicality that allows them to be effective yet emotionally aware.
The Eight of Cups
The Eight of Cups represents the power of knowing when to walk away which is reminiscent of the Pisces/Neptune energy of surrender. To be quite honest, this is often a somber card where the individual feels that they have to leave behind everything that they have accumulated due to feeling unsatisfied as represented by the eight cups standing in front of the card. The person in the card has their back to the cups as they embark on a journey for personal fulfillment to eventually become whole and complete under the energy of the Nine of Cups. Pisces/Neptune energy understands that sometimes you have to surrender what you have in order to get something even greater.
However, even with this understanding, this doesn’t mean that walking away is easy. Remember, the cups in tarot represent emotions. If you look carefully at this card, the atmosphere is dark and gloomy with a figure walking away with very few possessions leaving behind the eight full cups that they have acquired up to this point in their journey. It is also important to note that there is a full moon lunar eclipse in this card which is associated with the emotional revelations required to leave behind what is no longer emotionally fulfilling to embark on personal fulfillment.
The Seven of Cups
If there ever was a tarot card that represented indecision and choices, it definitely is the Seven of Cups. When this card shows up, the querent is cautioned to make a good decision as there are numerous options to consider. The card shows a character facing seven cups filled with different options. However, true to the nature of Neptune/Pisces energy, not everything is as it appears to be. Some of the cups have true gifts such as riches, happiness, and bounties while other cups represent the not-so-good energies such as misfortune and threatening creatures. Just because there is a pretty cup doesn’t mean the contents are just as nice. Again, choose wisely.
Also, since there are so many cups to choose from, this card can also represent imagination and wishful thinking. Being in this state of mind can prevent the querent from taking action because they are too busy with their head in the clouds daydreaming. This card usually features clouds or some type of mist surrounding the seven cups. Thus, knowing how to choose wisely while also not being caught up in illusions, delusions, dreams, and fantasies is part of the energy of the Seven of Cups.
It is with great hope that this overview of Pisces-related tarot cards helps people understand how to use tarot to better understand their astrological energies.
