The Star

Upright

Hope you've earned, arriving after the thing that had to fall has fallen. Notice its position: immediately after the Tower. It doesn't show up in easy seasons — easy seasons don't need it.

Reversed

Bracing against hope because you've been disappointed. The invitation is to un-brace, which is harder than it sounds.

Knowing the card isn't reading it

Every entry on this site is free, and always will be — meanings are the easy half. The hard half is what a card does in a position, next to another card, for a real question. Learn to Read is the lessons for that, plus a practice partner that critiques your interpretations — $111, once.

Or read this card in your hand: the deck is all 78 drawn the way you see it above.