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Number seventeen in the major arcana is called Les Etoiles, the Stars. A naked young woman kneels with one foot in water and the other on land. She holds an urn full of water in each hand. She pours water from the urn in her right hand into the sea, creating ripples upon the water. The water from the urn in her left hand she pours onto the land, which flows into five tributaries. In the sky above the young maiden is a large yellow star, which is surrounded by seven smaller white stars. There is an ibis sitting in a tree behind her.

The universe is abundant and supports each of us. In order to see this, though, we must open all of our senses. We must be open to life’s mysteries and its treasures. Only then will our spiritual life begin to flourish. We must take time for renewal, and have faith in our path.

–The Book of Mysteries