Discovering which Tarot Cards represent your Personality and Soul, and which Card is your Significator, is an easy task. All you need to know is your birthday!
Your Personality and Soul cards correlate to the Major Arcana (0-THE FOOL through XXI-THE UNIVERSE). To find your Personality and Soul numbers, add together the day and month of your birthday. To this total add the year of your birth. Add the final total and reduce to a single digit.
For example, if your birthday is November 8, 1952:
| Month | 11 | |||
| Day | 8 | |||
| 19 | ||||
| Year | 1952 | |||
| 1971 | = 1 + 9 + 7 + 1 = 18 | = 1 + 8 | = 9 |
Your Personality number is 18 (XVIII-THE MOON) and your Soul number is 9 (IX-THE HERMIT).
If the final total reduces to the double digit 22, your Personality and Soul numbers are the same and represented by 0-THE FOOL.
If the final total reduces to a double digit of 23 or above, reduce this number to a single digit which will then represent your Personality and Soul. For example:
Birthdate: October 22, 1965
| Month | 10 | |||
| Day | 22 | |||
| 32 | ||||
| Year | 1965 | |||
| 1997 | = 1 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 26 | = 2 + 6 | = 8 |
In this case, both the Personality and Soul numbers are 8 (VIII-ADJUSTMENT).
Your Significator (the card in the Tarot Deck which represents you) is traditionally one of the Court Cards. These cards correlate with your Sun Sign. Whether you should use the King / Queen or Prince / Princess depends on your age. If you are under 30 use the Prince / Princess. Age 30 and above should use the King / Queen. Check the chart below to determine your Significator.
| Sun Sign | Significator (Male) | Significator (Female |
| Aquarius, Gemini, Libra | KING OF SWORDS PRINCE OF SWORDS |
QUEEN OF SWORDS PRINCESS OF SWORDS |
| Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio | KING OF CUPS PRINCE OF CUPS |
QUEEN OF CUPS PRINCESS OF CUPS |
| Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | KING OF WANDS PRINCE OF WANDS |
QUEEN OF WANDS PRINCESS OF WANDS |
| Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn | KING OF DISKS PRINCE OF DISKS |
QUEEN OF DISKS PRINCESS OF DISKS |
Once you know your Personality and Soul Cards and your Significator, be aware when they are revealed in a Reading. They will have special significance for you.
Blessings,
Mary Hawkins
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