XVII · Major Arcana
The Star
Branwen
A small light kept alive across a great distance, at cost.
Upright
Hope is warranted here, quietly. Something is healing and the way forward is to keep the faith visible and keep going. Let yourself be seen; the light works by being seen.
Reversed
Not used in Raynebow readings - reversals are off in the product. Shown here for reference.
Faith lost, or hope so thin it has become denial. Discouragement that has hardened into a settled belief about yourself.
Keywords
hope · healing · guidance · serenity · renewed faith
The Welsh story
Branwen daughter of Llŷr was given in marriage to Matholwch of Ireland and, after an insult by her half-brother, was demoted to the kitchen and struck daily for three years. She tamed a starling, taught it speech, and sent it across the sea to Bran — and the war that followed destroyed two kingdoms. She died on the bank of the Alaw of a broken heart. Her hope was real and it was also what broke everything.
On the card
Quiet, and enough.