October 17
your birthday’s tarot card
Everyone born on October 17 shares one Tarot Bearing: The Hierophant. It is set by tarot numerology from the month and day alone, so the year of birth never changes it. Two people born on this date in different decades still steer by the same card.
What a Bearing is
Your Bearing is the one tarot card you carry for life. The day card turns over every day and the month card sets the season. The Bearing holds still. It comes from your birth month and birth day, and it names the angle you meet the world from.
Your Bearing is The Hierophant
The Hierophant card in Tarot represents tradition, mentorship, shared beliefs, and knowledge passed down from one generation to the next. He sits between two pillars wearing a triple crown, with one hand raised in blessing. Two crossed keys lie at his feet, and two students kneel in front of him. This card is about learning from the people who came before you and belonging to something older than yourself.
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