In a word (upright)
A very positive card where the light of hope shines in. Having come through a hard time, your heart slowly heals. A perfect time to picture your dreams and wishes. If you believe in the future with an open heart, those wishes will gradually come closer to reality.
When it appears reversed
You seem to have lost some confidence, and hope is harder to see. But the stars haven't disappeared—they're just hidden by clouds. Don't chase big dreams all at once; find one small joy you can have today. From there, the light will appear again.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, Beneath stars, a figure pours water from two vessels onto water and land.
Use Hope · Restoration · Inspiration as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.
Upright meaning
Connect a hopeful view ahead with care possible now. Rather than turning a wish immediately into a result, choose small upkeep you can continue comfortably. Enjoyment without a plan to show others can also inform direction. Return one thing you want to experience again to your hands.
This position explores how to create an opening for something not yet defined. Keeping the start small enough to reconsider afterward may also help you discover what interests you.
Reversed meaning
This is a time to look at whether your ideals have grown so high that you are treating what is already going well as small. Rather than forcing positive words, you can count one condition that has become a little easier than before. You can also take some time to write briefly why you want to continue, apart from how others react.
From something compared with an ideal, count one condition already easier or one idea that is continuing.
Love and relating to your partner
This is a time to think, in your own words, about what kind of relationship you want. Rather than deciding that someone who fits your ideal will appear, you can choose one thing you want from your current relationship, starting from places where talking is easy or exchanges where you can share what you hope for.
Consider the matter on your mind through Your own wishes and the promises you share. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.
In work and learning
Turn something to make or learn into a manageable trial. Alongside aiming for assessment after completion, retain a part you want to keep experiencing. Add one personally interesting example to the project note.
For a current task, the perspective is to clarify The role you accept and conditions you want to retain to continue. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.
When this card appears in a three-card spread
In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position invites you to count the tasks already underway before beginning something new. Distinguish one addition from what you will not increase for now, leaving space to experiment.
In the position for a next step you choose yourself, For the idea you move forward next, choose a first attempt rather than promise completion. After experiencing it directly, set a day to decide what follows.
For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.
One thing to take into daily life
Choose one pleasure to return to and enjoy it briefly with no plan to show anyone.