Tarot and the Pleiades: A Celestial Guide to Divine Insight

If you’ve read my deep-dive into the Pleiades over on Whats-Your-Sign.com, you already know I’m completely star-struck by this sparkling star cluster. But what does that have to do with the tarot? Oh, just about everything if you’re willing to get a little cosmic with me.

The Pleiades (also known as the “Seven Sisters”) have been revered in ancient mythologies across the globe: from the Hopi and Maori to the Greeks and Celts.

They’ve long symbolized spiritual awakening, sacred feminine energy, intuition, and the soul’s sojourn home. And guess what the tarot is all about? Yup…tapping into spiritual awareness, divine timing, and cosmic insight. Tarot and the Pleiades go together like stardust and synchronicity.

Why the Pleiades Matter

These stellar sisters are more than just a pretty cluster twinkling in the shoulder of Taurus. They’ve acted as celestial GPS for ancient travelers, timekeepers for farmers, and symbolic reminders of the sacred feminine across traditions. In Greek mythology, they were daughters of Atlas and companions of Artemis. In Native American lore, they are often viewed as ancestral spirits or divine beings watching over the earth. That kind of cultural weight? It’s not fluff…it’s sacred fuel for intuition, meditation, and yes, tarot work.

Tarot + Pleiades = Next-Level Insight

So how do you work with the tarot and the Pleiades together? You can weave Seven Sister starry energy with the energy of your tarot work.

This is a great practice because the veil between worlds feels thinner when the Pleiades are visible (especially during key dates like their heliacal rising or conjunction with the Moon). It’s like the volume is cranked up on your spiritual radio.

Ergo, pulling tarot cards during these celestial pockets of power can help you tune in to subtle messages with more clarity and resonance.

Use this time for spreads focused on:

• Ancestral messages
• Soul path guidance
• Feminine wisdom
• Spiritual realignment

The Pleiades are all about soul memory and lightbody activation. So when you’re working with the tarot under their influence, don’t just ask “What’s going to happen next?” Ask instead:

• “What depth am I called to remember?”
• “How can I travel back into my truest self?”
• “Which path leads me home: spiritually, emotionally, energetically?”

Spread Idea: The Seven Sisters Star Spread

Use seven cards in the shape of the Pleiades star cluster. Each card represents:

1. Merope (The Hidden One): What truth are you avoiding?
2. Taygete (The Dancer): What needs to be expressed physically or creatively?
3. Maia (The Eldest): What ancestral wisdom is guiding you now?
4. Electra (The Griever): What needs grieving or releasing?
5. Alcyone (The Center): Where is your inner light strongest?
6. Celaeno (The Faint One): What quiet truth wants to be heard?
7. Sterope (The Flash): What inspiration is striking you right now?

Lay this out under the stars…or inside by candlelight if weather (or mosquitoes) aren’t cooperating.

Tarot Cards That Echo the Pleiades Vibe

A few tarot cards practically hum with Pleiadian energy:

• The High Priestess – Keeper of hidden knowledge. Think: cosmic downloads.
• The Star – Need I say more? Pure celestial alignment and spiritual refreshment.
• The Moon – Symbol of mystery, cycles, and the deep feminine.
• Judgment – Awakening, soul callings, karmic reckoning.
• The Empress – Fertile, nurturing, divine feminine incarnate.

Cosmic Collaboration

Tarot is a language of symbols, myth, and soul. So is the Pleiades. Combining them and working with both energies together means you’re initiating a celestial dialogue.

I love using the Pleiades to frame a larger story in my readings…one of reconnection, insight, and transformation. If tarot is the tool that helps me see, the Pleiades are the flashlight aimed at the soul. Together? They light the way.

Stay starry,

Mighty brightly,

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