August 1961
the world’s card for the month
The collective card for August 1961 is The Empress. It’s the same for everyone alive this month, set by the date alone, and it sits in the initiation third of the wheel.
The Empress is the part of you that makes things grow. She is abundance, creativity, the body and the senses, the force that nurtures whatever it touches. She creates by giving life room to unfold.
How August 1961 becomes The Empress
The collective year card for 1961 is The Star (17). Add the month number (August is month 8): 17 + 8 = 25, which wraps around the twenty-two to 3. Card 3 is The Empress.