Personality card + soul card
Tarot birth card pairs
In Mary K. Greer's system, some birthdays give two tarot birth cards: a personality card for the side of you people see, and a soul card for the purpose underneath. Across 1950 to 2010 that was 38.9% of all dates, spread over thirteen possible pairs. Find yours with the tarot birth card calculator, then open its page to see how the two cards work together.
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Wheel of Fortune & The Magician 10 / 1 · A sense of timing backed by real skill -
Justice & The High Priestess 11 / 2 · Fairness guided by intuition -
The Hanged Man & The Empress 12 / 3 · Patient, unconventional and creative -
Death & The Emperor 13 / 4 · A builder who knows when to clear the ground -
Temperance & The Hierophant 14 / 5 · A mediator and mentor with a steady center -
The Devil & The Lovers 15 / 6 · Strong desire meeting free choice -
The Tower & The Chariot 16 / 7 · Upheaval with a direction -
The Star & Strength 17 / 8 · Hope with steady courage underneath -
The Moon & The Hermit 18 / 9 · Deep, private and guided by an inner light -
The Sun, Wheel of Fortune & The Magician 19 / 10 / 1 · The only three-card result in the system -
Judgement & The High Priestess 20 / 2 · An inner call, heard and answered -
The World & The Empress 21 / 3 · Creativity that gets finished -
The Fool & The Emperor 0 / 4 · An adventurer who needs something solid to build
How common is each pair?
Share of all birth dates from 1950 to 2010, worked out with the same formula as the calculator (see methodology). Single birth cards (1 to 9) cover the other 61.1%, which is more than all the pairs combined.
| Pair | Cards | Share of birthdays |
|---|---|---|
| Wheel of Fortune & The Magician | 10 / 1 | 7.0% |
| Justice & The High Priestess | 11 / 2 | 5.1% |
| The Fool & The Emperor | 0 / 4 | 4.7% |
| The World & The Empress | 21 / 3 | 4.5% |
| Judgement & The High Priestess | 20 / 2 | 4.3% |
| The Sun, Wheel of Fortune & The Magician | 19 / 10 / 1 | 4.1% |
| The Hanged Man & The Empress | 12 / 3 | 3.3% |
| The Moon & The Hermit | 18 / 9 | 2.4% |
| Death & The Emperor | 13 / 4 | 1.7% |
| The Star & Strength | 17 / 8 | 0.98% |
| Temperance & The Hierophant | 14 / 5 | 0.57% |
| The Tower & The Chariot | 16 / 7 | 0.20% |
| The Devil & The Lovers | 15 / 6 | 0.06% |
Single birth cards
If your total reduces straight to a number from 1 to 9, your personality and soul card are the same card. Your outer style and inner purpose point the same way: The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit.
Read more in personality card vs soul card and constellations and hidden factor cards.
Frequently asked questions
Why are there only 13 birth card pairs?
Because a pair needs a personality card of 10 or more, and there are 13 cards from 10 to 22. Each one reduces to exactly one soul card, so each makes exactly one pair. A personality number of 19 is the only one that reduces twice (19, then 10, then 1), which is why the Sun, Wheel of Fortune and Magician set has three cards.
Can people born today get every pair?
No. Pairs at the top of the deck need high totals, which only older years produce. Nobody born after 1978 gets The Moon and The Hermit, after 1988 the Sun, Wheel and Magician trio, after 1989 Judgement and The High Priestess, after 1990 The World and The Empress, or after 1991 The Fool and The Emperor.
Do I read the personality card or the soul card first?
Start with the personality card, because it is the one you will recognize in your daily life. Then read the soul card as the reason underneath it. Each pair page below explains how the two cards pull together and where they rub.